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  1. EpicVIN
EpicVIN
TypePrivate
IndustryAutomotive information services
Founded2012; 14 years ago (2012)
HeadquartersAventura, Florida, U.S.,
Aventura, Florida
,
United States
Area served
United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Key people
Alex Black (Chief Marketing Officer)
ProductsVehicle history reports, VIN decoder, license plate lookup, dealer data services
ServicesVehicle history data, odometer verification, title and accident records, NMVTIS reports
RevenueUS$5 million (2025)
Number of employees
~10 (2025)
Websiteepicvin.com

EpicVIN is an American online provider of vehicle history reports, VIN decoding, and dealer data services, headquartered in Aventura, Florida.[1] Founded in 2012, the company operates a database of more than 350 million VIN records covering the majority of used vehicles in the United States and is an approved data provider under the U.S. Department of Justice's National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS).[2][1] The company markets its reports to consumers and independent and franchise automobile dealerships as a lower-cost alternative to incumbents such as Carfax and AutoCheck.[3]

History

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EpicVIN was established in 2012 in South Florida with the stated mission of reducing uncertainty and fraud in the used-vehicle marketplace by giving prospective buyers access to a vehicle's documented history.[1] The company is registered in Florida as EpicVin Inc. and maintains offices in Aventura, Florida.[4]

Over the following decade, EpicVIN expanded its data coverage and product surface area, releasing an Android mobile application with barcode-based VIN scanning and adding vehicle emissions data to its standard reports.[1]

In 2024, EpicVIN announced an expansion of its dealer-facing vehicle history reports, adding approximately 500,000 independently verified service and maintenance records drawn from a network of service providers.[5] In 2025, the company launched a United Kingdom–facing website at epicvin.uk.[1]

As of 2025, EpicVIN reported approximately US$5 million in annual revenue and around 10 employees.[6]

Services

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EpicVIN's primary product is a consumer-facing vehicle history report keyed to a vehicle's 17-character VIN. Reports typically include title and registration records, odometer readings, accident and salvage events, flood and hail damage records, theft and recovery status, open safety recalls, market valuation, and prior sales and auction listings with photographs where available.[3][5]

The company also offers free lookup tools, including a VIN decoder that returns manufacturer specifications and a U.S. license-plate lookup that resolves plates to VINs in supported states.[1][3]

For dealerships, EpicVIN provides a dealer subscription with unlimited reports, inventory enrichment, and API integrations. The company has stated that all service and maintenance records in dealer reports are VIN-matched and independently verified through its service provider network.[5] EpicVIN also operates two additional consumer-facing brands — VinGurus.com and Vininspect.com — which are listed by NMVTIS as additional websites owned by the same approved data provider.[2]

Pricing

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EpicVIN sells reports both individually and under a subscription model. As of 2025, single reports were priced at US$14.99, multi-report bundles at approximately US$5.40–US$7.04 per report, and an unlimited monthly subscription at US$49.99. The company also offers a short-duration paid trial that automatically converts to the monthly plan if not cancelled.[3]

Data sources

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EpicVIN is listed on the U.S. Department of Justice's official NMVTIS directory as an Approved NMVTIS Data Provider for both commercial and public customers.[2] NMVTIS, administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is a federally designated repository of state title and brand data that all U.S. states are statutorily required to report to; approved providers are authorized to resell NMVTIS data to consumers in a standardized format.[2]

In addition to NMVTIS, the company aggregates data from state Department of Motor Vehicles agencies, insurance carriers, salvage and auto auctions, police accident records, manufacturer recall databases, and its own dealer and service-provider network.[1][5][3] The company has also promoted the use of blockchain record-keeping for report integrity, describing itself as an early vehicle-history provider to adopt the technology.[1]

Reception

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Product reviews

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Consumer and trade reception of EpicVIN's vehicle history reports has been generally favourable. As of April 2026, the company held a rating of approximately 4.0 out of 5 on Trustpilot across more than 3,400 customer reviews, with reviewers most often citing report breadth, fast delivery, the inclusion of auction photographs, and the company's lower per-report pricing relative to incumbents.[7] An independent review by the personal-finance publication Dollarbreak rated the service 4.3 out of 5, praising the data coverage, single-report pricing relative to Carfax, the range of free supplementary tools, and the company's 14-day money-back guarantee.[3] The trade publication AutoSuccess has covered the company's dealer-facing data products, including its independently verified service-history dataset.[5]

Industry context for the product is provided by EpicVIN's status as an U.S. Department of Justice–approved NMVTIS data provider, a designation that requires reports to include a standardised set of federally sourced title, brand, odometer and salvage data and to be regularly audited for compliance.[2]

Subscription billing model

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EpicVIN's trial-to-subscription billing has been the subject of independent journalistic coverage and consumer complaints, alongside published statements of the company's position.

The company's standard commercial model offers a paid introductory trial — variously priced at US$1 or US$4.99 — which, if not cancelled within the trial window, automatically converts into a recurring monthly subscription. EpicVIN states that the trial-conversion terms are disclosed and explicitly agreed to during checkout, and that customers retain a 14-day money-back guarantee on paid reports; the company has also publicly responded to a substantial share of negative reviews on Trustpilot offering refunds and clarifications.[3][7][8]

A June 2024 article by Lewin Day in the automotive publication The Autopian presented a critical view of the same model, reporting that the writer had been charged approximately US$50 three days after authorising a US$1 trial and characterising the disclosure of recurring-subscription terms at checkout as insufficiently prominent. The article noted that EpicVIN's affiliated brands VinInspect.com and VinGurus.com use a comparable pricing structure.[8] The Better Business Bureau has separately listed a pattern of customer complaints against EpicVin Inc. relating primarily to billing and subscription disputes.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "About us — Opportunities of our company". EpicVIN. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Approved NMVTIS Data Providers". U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dollarbreak (27 January 2024). "Is EpicVIN Legit & Worth It? (Tested App Review)". Dollarbreak. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  4. 1 2 "EpicVin Inc. — BBB Business Profile". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "EpicVIN Boosts Dealer Vehicle History Reports with New Data". AutoSuccess. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Epicvin Vehicle History — Company Profile". VisualVisitor. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  7. 1 2 "EpicVIN Vehicle History Reports Reviews". Trustpilot. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  8. 1 2 Day, Lewin (2024-06-21). "I Feel Like I Got Screwed By This Shady VIN Check Site And I'm Not Happy". The Autopian. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
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