What is a Carfax?

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WHAT IS A CARFAX

CARFAX is a Canadian provider of vehicle history reports. A critical tool when you are buying or selling a used vehicle. A CARFAX vehicle report establishes trust and transparency between a used car buyer and a used car seller by removing the guesswork about a vehicles past, replacing it with impartial, accurate and real-time data

WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT A CARFAX REPORT?

CARFAX is the only service that provides consumers with Canadian lien and or security interest information on vehicles from across Canada and guarantees the results. CARFAX is connected live to each provincial and territorial registrar responsible for maintaining these records. CarFax does not provide any Canadian vehicle lien information.
CARFAX is electronically connected on a real-time basis to its data sources. This means that the data is always current and not outdated. Other services purchase data dumps periodically, leaving the chance that recent important data is not included in their reports. CARFAX is the only vehicle history report available in English and French.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?

Simply put, CARFAX supplies the most comprehensive vehicle history report available to the Canadian consumers. The fact that the vehicle you are interested in comes with a CARFAX report means that you can be confident in the integrity of both the vehicle and Strickland's Brantford GM, thereby allowing you to buy with confidence.

CARFAX IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT AVAILABLE FOR CANADIAN AND U.S. VEHICLES

CARFAX reports confirm, amongst other important items

  • Branding (if the vehicle was branded as Stolen, Salvaged, Non-Repairable, Rebuilt, etc)
  • Liens (all enforceable Liens in Canada and the U.S.)
  • Odometer Fraud/Tampering
  • Accident, Insurance and Claims history
  • U.S. Vehicle history
  • Registration Records

HOW CAN I GET A CARFAX REPORT?

Because of the fact that the CARFAX report may show Lien information with an individual's name on it, we respect that individual's privacy and do not provide live online reports for our vehicles.
Part of buying a pre-owned car the smart way is knowing exactly what you're getting. At Strickland's Brantford GM, we provide a CARFAX verification with each used car we sell.

  • Lien search in current Province of registration
  • Canada-wide enforceable lien search with guarantee
  • Live registration status check in all Provinces, including Stolen, Salvage, Rebuilt and Non-repairable
  • Accident claims data from Canada's private insurance industry
  • Vehicle insurance history data from Canada's private insurance industry
  • Vehicle insurance inspection data from Canada's private insurance industry
  • Canadian registration history data *
  • Canadian auto auction records and odometer data
  • U.S. title and registration history records including Stolen, Salvage, Rebuilt and Non-repairable
  • U.S. odometer records
  • U.S. title and vehicle problem check
  • U.S. police accident reports filed with State DMV's
  • U.S. auto auction records and odometer data
  • U.S. used vehicle import records from U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Canadian used vehicle import records from Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV)
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