HOW IT WORKS
Scan. Research. Shop.
VINly is 100% free: government safety data plus listings. No upload, no subscription, no account.
Scan or enter a VIN.
Point your camera at the door jamb, dashboard, or paperwork. Or type the 17 characters by hand.
Works in the iOS app and on vinly.dev. No account required.
Read the public record.
NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, crash-test ratings, and EPA fuel economy, pulled from the government's own APIs.
The dossier also compares this model year to nearby years so you can spot bad years.
Browse listings.
See cars for sale near you for that model, with live photos, prices, and locations from dealer inventory.
Research pages link to city-specific for-sale pages across 10 U.S. metros.
Save and compare.
In the iOS app, save cars you’re considering and line them up side by side.
Everything stays on your device. No subscription, no ads.
DATA FLOW
What goes where.
- VIN lookup NHTSA vPIC (public API) for decode.
- Year / Make / Model NHTSA Recalls & Complaints (public APIs).
- Fuel economy U.S. EPA public data.
- Listings Live dealer inventory via Auto.dev.
- Saved cars Local storage on your device only.