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VinAlert Vehicle History Report review
An online VIN check that the ClickBank form sells for $7.99 as a Complete Vehicle History Report, while the page shows $17, with no company named and no sample report.
Worth a look
The price is low and the refund window is generous at 60 days, so the money at risk is small. What lowers the score is how little the page lets you verify. Three different prices for the same service make it hard to say what exactly $7.99 buys compared with the $17 membership, no sample report shows what the output looks like, and the data-source claims, federal and DMV databases and 9,000 insurance and salvage companies, come without any named provider. There is no company name behind the brand, only an e-mail address and a phone number. For a quick low-cost screening check before looking at a used car it may be acceptable, but for a serious purchase we would want a report whose sources are named.
- Price
- $7.99
- Billing
- One-time payment
- Best for
- Used-car shoppers who want a cheap first screening check and will use the 60-day refund if the report is thin
- Not for
- Buyers who need a documented, named data source or a sample report before paying
VinAlert Vehicle History Report at a glance
VinAlert is a website where you enter a vehicle identification number and receive a vehicle history report. The page says each report checks 250 brands in 50 State DMVs and 9,000 insurance and salvage companies, and that the basic 16-point check connects to 16 other public databases. The list of checks covers major accidents, lemon cars, salvage and flooded cars, odometer rollback, title history, total loss, air bag deployment, gray market trade, undisclosed liens and theft. It also states that the service is not Carfax and that the access does not include unlimited reports. The page title mentions a VIN-Alert title check at $17, the join page offers a $17 one-time membership, the ClickBank listing says $9.99, and the order form we read charges $7.99 for the Complete VinAlert Vehicle History Report. The only seller details are a copyright line, an e-mail address and a 1-855 phone number, and no company name or sample report is shown.
- Format
- Online report by VIN, viewed after login
- Checks
- Accidents, lemon, salvage, flood, odometer rollback, title history, theft and more (when available)
- Price
- $7.99 one time on the form; page shows $17, listing shows $9.99
- Refund window
- 60 days on the order form
- Renewal
- One-time fee, no auto-renew per the join page
- Seller
- Not named beyond VINALERT, e-mail and 1-855-VINALERT phone
- Merchant of record
- Click Sales, Inc. (ClickBank), Boise, Idaho, USA
- ClickBank vendor
- quality478
A list of checks, no sample
The page lists what each report checks, but shows no sample report and does not explain what the $7.99 form item includes compared with the $17 membership.
For offer clarity we give 5.0.
Cheap, if the data is real
At $7.99 the report is inexpensive, and the value depends on data sources the page does not name.
For value for money we give 6.0.
Three prices for one service
The page shows $17, the ClickBank listing $9.99 and the form $7.99, all for what looks like the same report.
For pricing honesty we give 5.0.
A brand, no company
Only an e-mail address and a phone number are shown, with no company name or postal address.
For vendor transparency we give 4.5.
Sixty days
The ClickBank form allows a return or replacement within 60 days of purchase.
For refund terms we give 8.0.
Pros and cons
What works
- Low price of $7.99 on the form
- 60-day refund window
- Lists the checks each report runs
- States it is not Carfax and does not auto-renew
What does not
- Three different prices for the same service
- No company name or postal address
- No sample report
- Data sources not named
VinAlert Vehicle History Report FAQ
Is VinAlert legit?
It is a real service sold through ClickBank with a 60-day refund. We reviewed the offer, not the accuracy of its reports, and its data sources are not named on the page.
How much does it cost?
The order form charges $7.99 once; the page mentions $17 and the ClickBank listing $9.99.
Does it renew automatically?
The join page says the membership is a one-time fee and does not auto-renew.
How do I get a refund?
ClickBank allows a return or replacement within 60 days of purchase.
Is it the same as Carfax?
No. The page says it is not Carfax and that access does not include unlimited reports.
The bottom line
The price is low and the refund window is generous at 60 days, so the money at risk is small. What lowers the score is how little the page lets you verify. Three different prices for the same service make it hard to say what exactly $7.99 buys compared with the $17 membership, no sample report shows what the output looks like, and the data-source claims, federal and DMV databases and 9,000 insurance and salvage companies, come without any named provider. There is no company name behind the brand, only an e-mail address and a phone number. For a quick low-cost screening check before looking at a used car it may be acceptable, but for a serious purchase we would want a report whose sources are named.
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