Chassis verification report
The car’s auction history, read before anyone bids.
A used car in Japan leaves a record at every auction it passes through. The report pulls that record by chassis number, applies the rules in our guide, matches the sheet and the export certificate to the car, and gives a verdict with every check shown. Below is a sample.
- 1
The chassis number, off the car
Not from the listing: from the plate or the stamping, photographed by the exporter. The number is the key to every record the car has left behind.
- 2
Every auction appearance
Japanese auction houses record each car they sell: date, house, lot, grade, mileage, result and price. We pull the appearances by chassis number and read them in order.
- 3
The rules, applied
Mileage may only rise. Repair history declared once cannot vanish later. A grade that jumps between sales was earned in a bodyshop or given by a kinder house. A car back at auction three times in a year has a reason.
- 4
The paper, matched
The sheet in hand and the export certificate are compared to the chassis, so a substituted sheet or a wrong certificate is caught before money moves. The build country sets the duty.
A sample report
A 2019 Prius with three auction appearances and a clean record.
An invented car with a real-shaped history, so you can see what every check reads and how the verdict is reached.
Chassis verification report · Sample
2015–2022 Toyota Prius (ZVW50)
ZVW50-6123456
Generated 3 Oct 2026
- Make and model
- Toyota Prius
- Generation
- 4th generation (XW50); 55 is the E-Four all-wheel-drive
- Years
- 2015–2022
- Engine
- 1.8 hybrid (2ZR-FXE)
- Fuel
- hybrid
- Built in
- Japan
What was checked
- Pass
Chassis number decodes
2015–2022 Toyota Prius (ZVW50); 1.8 hybrid (2ZR-FXE).
- Pass
Sheet is for this chassis
The chassis number on the sheet, ZVW50-6123456, matches.
- Not yet
Export certificate not yet seen
The 抹消登録証明書 is issued after deregistration; check the chassis number and mileage on it against this report before any money moves for shipping.
- Pass
Mileage only rises across the record
4 readings from 31,400 km on 2022-05-12 to 58,200 km on 2026-10-02. The exporter listing claims 58,200 km, consistent.
- Pass
Use in the normal range
About 7,669 km a year since 2019-03.
- Pass
No repair history on record
None declared at 3 auction sales. The current sheet declares none.
- Pass
Grades consistent across sales
4.5 (USS Nagoya, 2022-05-12) → 4.5 (TAA Kinki, 2024-11-07) → 4.5 (TAA Kinki, 2024-11-21)
- Pass
No sign of churn
3 appearances between 2022-05-12 and 2024-11-21.
- Pass
First registration fits the model
2019-03, within the 2015–2022 run.
- Pass
Japanese-built; statement to come
Japanese-built: 0% duty once the exporter’s Statement on Origin is in hand (promised).
- Pass
Sheet read without flags
No flags were recorded from the sheet.
Auction history
3 appearances between 12 May 2022 and 21 Nov 2024, from the exporter’s auction platform, looked up by chassis number.
Mileage over time
| Date | House | Grade | Mileage | Result | Repair history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2022 | USS Nagoya · lot 10221 | 4.5 | 31,400 km | Sold ¥1,690,000 | None |
| 7 Nov 2024 | TAA Kinki · lot 5581 | 4.5 | 49,800 km | Unsold | None |
| 21 Nov 2024 | TAA Kinki · lot 5602 | 4.5 | 49,850 km | Sold ¥1,380,000 | None |
What this report cannot tell you
- · History from the exporter’s auction platform, looked up by chassis number.
- · Auction records cover auction sales only. A car sold privately or through a dealer between auctions leaves no trace for that period.
- · Flood, theft and outstanding-finance checks are not part of Japanese auction records. The export certificate confirms deregistration, nothing more.
- · Grades are one inspector’s judgement at one house. Compare grades within a house, and read the diagram and notes before trusting the number.
- · A report describes the paper trail up to the date it was generated. The car itself is inspected at the NCTS appointment, not here.
Questions
What it reads, and what it cannot.
Is this a history check like the UK ones?
Different data. UK checks read finance, write-off and theft registers. Japanese auction records are the inspection history of the car at every sale: grade, mileage, repair history and notes, written by the auction house rather than the seller. They are the most honest record a used car in Japan has, and nothing in the Irish market reads them for buyers.
Can a report clear a car completely?
No. It can confirm that the paper trail is consistent and catch the frauds that leave a trace: the sheet from another car, the mileage that went backwards, the repair history that was quietly dropped. It cannot see private sales between auctions, flood or theft, or the mechanical state of the car today.
Do I get one on a car you source for me?
Every car we bid on has one first, and it sits in your deal room with the timeline and the documents. That is the promise in the name: 審査, inspection.
Can I order one for a car I found myself?
Not yet as a public product; the history records cost per lookup and the service is being set up. Ask through the contact page and we will do it by hand while the numbers are small.
Every car we source gets one
The report is built before we bid and lives in your deal room beside the timeline, the documents and the costs against the estimate.