How to find out the mileage of a car using the diagnostic card number

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We remind you that the dates of technical inspection are considered whole years. That is, for example, if a vehicle of category “C” produced in 2021 is purchased in January 2021, then in order to obtain compulsory motor liability insurance it must first undergo a technical inspection, since 1 year has passed since the year of manufacture.

According to the rules approved in Russia, in order to be able to drive a car on the country’s roads, the owner must have a diagnostic card confirming its serviceability. To facilitate obtaining information about valid vehicle inspection coupons, the EAISTO database was created. It contains information about all vehicle diagnostic cards. Traffic police officers and motorists themselves can easily verify the authenticity of the inspection ticket. To do this, you just need to run it through the electronic database.

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Buying a car second-hand is a sure way to save money. However, there is always a risk of falling for the bait of cunning sellers who want to earn as much as possible through deception.

When buying a car, the main thing you should pay attention to is the number of former owners, the absence of restrictions and debts, the year of manufacture, the technical condition of the vehicle and, of course, the mileage. With the latter, it is very easy to confuse a naive buyer.

Cases of incorrect mileage in the odometer are quite common. After all, it is possible to hide the real mileage of a car even with the help of an ordinary screwdriver.

In this article we will tell you how to independently check whether the mileage is incorrect, and not fall into the clutches of evil scammers.

Check car mileage using documents

• To calculate the actual mileage of a car, you must first of all take the car’s service book and title.
  There you will see the year of manufacture of the vehicle. Based on the fact that on average a car travels about 15-16 thousand kilometers per year, we can draw a conclusion by correlating these data with the year of manufacture. Let's say the odometer shows 70 thousand kilometers on a 2007 car. Based on the above, we make a calculation. Over the entire period, the car had to travel approximately 160 thousand kilometers. It follows that the arrow of the device shows incorrectly.
• We recommend that you read the document indicating the last oil change.
  There may also be a catch here. This brochure usually indicates at what mileage the replacement was made. Let's say you like a car, the odometer shows 60-odd thousand kilometers. Look at the brochure and see that the oil was changed at 110 thousand. The conclusion emerges on its own.
• In addition to the year of manufacture of the car, you can also check the mileage in the service book. As a rule, after performing scheduled maintenance, technicians put a mileage mark.
• In the vehicle passport you will find information about what make the car is.
  German used cars are usually sold after 100-150 thousand kilometers. If the mileage is less, then the indicators were twisted.

Check using computer methods

• How to find out the mileage of a car?
  Perhaps there is simply no simpler way to check the odometer. You will need a laptop and an OBD-2 USB cable. The cost of such a cord will not be more than 400 rubles. We suggest using it to connect to the electronic control unit, which will show the actual mileage of the car upon purchase. Some “craftsmen” can reset data in the electronic unit. Therefore, you should be careful.
• How else can I check the mileage? Mileage traveled can be determined by looking at individual small systems. For example, a light control unit, which most often cannot be overwritten.

Check using technical means

• How to calculate mileage based on the technical characteristics of a car? Take a good look and determine how evenly the numbers on the odometer are located in relation to each other. If they dance “some into the forest, some for firewood,” then the hand of the twister has already been here. But apparently, inexperienced and unkempt, leaving behind traces.
• Open the hood and check all components. The replaced peripheral parts will tell you about the mileage of the car.
• When buying a car, listen to the sounds made by the bearings from the gearbox.
  Any knocking or unstable operation of the synchronizers will be familiar to you. Is it worth the purchase?

Also read: How to find out the mileage of a car: deception technologies

Check by indirect signs

• If you are allowed to inspect the dashboard from the inside, you will immediately notice abrasions and damage on some parts - bolts, rivets, housing.
• Also, the deceiver will be given away by worn-out elements of the car interior.
  For example, holes in the back of the seat usually appear when the car's mileage reaches 200 thousand kilometers. If there are covers on the seats, take the time to remove them. Often they cover up unwanted roughness.
• The seller claims that the actual mileage is low? Make sure the brake discs have never been replaced. Otherwise, this fact also does not speak in favor of the seller.
• If you want to calculate your mileage, don't forget to look at the windshield. Deep chips and scratches will indicate that the car has been in use for a very long time.
• This is evidenced by the condition of the plastic in the cabin.
  Even with the most careful handling, the driver and passengers touch the door handles, gear knob and parking brake. They will help determine the actual mileage of the car.

Check using the Internet

The Autocode service will provide assistance in matters of vehicle history. Determining the mileage of a car when purchasing is very convenient. You can check primary information about the car here for free by filling in the state number in the frame. After that, in just a few seconds you will be provided with a brief report about the car you are interested in - year of production, vehicle category, steering wheel location, type, power and engine size.

To find out complete information, including the mileage of your vehicle, you will have to pay a little. The cost of one full report on the website is 349 rubles. But it’s certainly cheaper than overpaying a cunning seller.

Moreover, for this money you will learn almost everything about the car: whether it was involved in an accident, whether it was registered in a taxi, whether it was left as collateral, whether it was wanted.

In addition, information about mileage, owner status, customs history and technical data will become available to you. inspection.

How to use the Autocode report to find out if you are being deceived:

• In the mileages section, look at the recording date and value. These data are calculated on the basis of diagnostic cards during maintenance. It should be remembered that technical inspection is carried out after three and five years from the date of purchase of the car. From the fifth year of use is carried out annually. You can also undergo MOT by paying for it from an insurance agent on the Internet. In this case, the owner himself indicates the mileage, which is entered into the diagnostic card.
• The report also indicates mileage based on insurance repair calculations. The service receives this data from insurance companies. When an insured event occurred, the owner contacted the insurance company. The car was inspected by a specialist, the mileage was determined, and based on the inspection results, a calculation of repair and restoration work was carried out. All this data can be seen in the Autocode report.

• Pay attention to the point about working in a taxi. If the car was used as a way of income, then its mileage will be appropriate.

• In the history of fines section, it is easy to check in which region and for what the car owner received the fine. Based on this data, you can also guess the mileage and compare it with the words of the seller.

You can find out the history of the car directly at the transaction. To do this, use the Autocode application on Android or iPhone.

What information does EAISTO provide?

Checking the technical inspection using the EAISTO database will allow the motorist to obtain the following information:

• date of issue of the technical inspection certificate;
• validity period of the document;
• vehicle brand;
• vehicle model;
• vehicle registration number;
• who carried out the technical inspection.

General points

If a driver wants to know the mileage of a vehicle based on the results of a technical inspection, he must have a clear understanding of the procedure itself and the parameters being checked.

The technical inspection is carried out by a highly qualified specialist who not only checks the condition of the machine, but also draws up a conclusion on the basis of which the machine is allowed or not allowed for further operation.

If the procedure is successfully completed, the vehicle owner is issued a card with data, including mileage. All information upon completion of the inspection is entered into a single database - EAISTO. Both the driver himself and another interested person can find out the mileage on it.

In addition to mileage, the following parameters are recorded:

1. Compliance of all parts with standards.
2. Standards for technical fluids in vehicles.
3. Condition of door systems and locks.
4. Operation of the braking system.
5. Performance of lighting parts.
6. General level of exhaust toxicity.

All information is reflected in the map and database. The data is necessary when obtaining an MTPL insurance policy, as well as in the event of an accident, if it is necessary to determine which malfunction in which car led to the accident.

Basic Concepts

Concepts that every car owner encounters:

Mileage checks using the diagnostic map of Russia are carried out at service stations. Based on the mileage data, we can draw a conclusion about the condition of the vehicle.

Duration of its validity

The validity period of the diagnostic card corresponds to the terms of the next technical inspection:

Thus, the validity period of a diagnostic card for a car that has been manufactured for 4 years is 24 months. A new diagnostic card must be obtained in order to renew the MTPL policy on time.

What regulations governs

Basic regulations used in drawing up diagnostic charts and carrying out maintenance:

1. Federal Law No. 170 – On technical inspection of vehicles.”
2. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1008 – On technical inspection of vehicles.
3. Federal Law No. 40 – On compulsory motor third-party liability insurance.

These regulations are applied by experts at technical inspection points, as well as by drivers.

Search options for the EAISTO information base

The motorist has three ways to search for data on his inspection card.

Diagnostic card number

In the search form field of the system, the car owner will need to enter the technical inspection ticket number. After a request to the database, the car enthusiast will see data about his card on the computer screen or smartphone.

Vehicle registration number

If you enter the license plate number of the vehicle in the search field of the service for accessing the EAISTO database, the system will display information about the vehicle’s last inspection.

VIN code

Searching by VIN code allows you to get the most complete data. The service user will see information about all diagnostic cards that have been received for the car since the existence of EAISTO.

What problems are possible?

If, as a result of the check, information is received about the absence of a diagnostic card for a car with the specified parameters and the reason for the absence is not a lack of time since passing the technical inspection, then the first thing that needs to be done is to issue a new document in another organization and only after that deal with the causes of the problem. .

There can be many reasons for the lack of technical inspection data. The most popular of them are:

1. Failure to undergo technical inspection in accordance with the established procedure. Before contacting the organization, you should remember that there are a number of malfunctions with which you will not be able to pass the inspection and receive a card. These include:
   • problems with the brake system;

   steering problems;

2. presence of large dents on the body;
3. discrepancy between some body elements and the color of the car;
4. presence of cracks on the windshield;
5. incorrect headlight adjustment;
6. installation of lamps that do not correspond to the design of the vehicle;
7. excess CO in exhaust gases;
8. lack of a first aid kit and/or fire extinguisher;
9. using rubber of the wrong size;
10. glass tinting exceeding established standards;

To fix the problem, you must contact a repair organization or carry out restoration work yourself.

11. Negligence of employees of the company that carried out the technical inspection of motor vehicles. The main purpose of any organization is to make a profit and such aspects as untimely entry of information into databases or complete disregard for maintaining a single database, as well as the correct filling of forms when maintaining EAISTO, force one to waste time on third-party actions; To eliminate the problem of negligence, you need to contact the company and provide documents on the completion of maintenance. If there are controversial situations, issues are resolved in court.
12. Fraud. Currently, there are many organizations that do not have the right to conduct technical inspections and issue diagnostic cards. Such companies also do not have the right to access the EAISTO system, which leads to a lack of information about technical inspection.

If the owner of the car has undergone maintenance in such an organization and has not found a diagnostic card in a single database, then the problem can be solved exclusively with the involvement of law enforcement agencies, who are obliged to conduct an investigation into the fact of fraudulent actions.

The absence of a diagnostic card can lead to problems with insurance companies, and if the driver is at fault for a road accident, the driver may have to pay for the damage caused at the driver’s own expense.

Therefore, it is recommended not to violate the law and undergo maintenance in a timely manner and only in accredited organizations.

Reasons why checking for technical inspection does not give results

Sometimes a motorist may encounter a situation where he is trying to find information about a diagnostic card, but the system reports that there is no information on it. This often causes panic among car owners. There may be several reasons for this situation:

• technical failure in the traffic police system (happens very rarely);
• service station employees did not provide information about new diagnostic cards;
• The maintenance coupon is invalid, so it simply cannot be in the database.

If the problem is on the side of the traffic police system, then car owners will find out about it quickly. This is reported in the news. As a result, the car owner only needs to wait until the problems with access to the database are resolved by specialists, and then try to check his inspection ticket again.

To find out whether a problem with the information arose due to the slowness of the service station operator, it is worth contacting representatives of the station where the motorist had his car checked and ask whether the data was transferred. After the information has been sent, after some time you need to check the maintenance again using the EAISTO database. They should appear.

Some motorists do not go to specialized service stations to have their cars checked, but purchase maintenance on the Internet from dubious sellers. But fraudsters do not have access to the traffic police database, as a result of which the website will not display information from the inspection tickets they sold. To avoid getting into an unpleasant situation when the diagnostic card is invalid, you should not be tempted to buy it online without undergoing a legal inspection.

How to roughly calculate the “normal” mileage

Follow a few useful tips from Autocode when buying a used car second-hand:

• If the car looks like it has been well-worn, and the odometer proudly displays the number 40 thousand km, it would be a good idea to check with the owner how he managed to damage the car in such a way.
• Find out what the owner does. If he “taxed” the car he was selling, then even several hundred thousand kilometers for a five-year-old car would be normal mileage. And if the seller only drove the model you liked to buy groceries and to the dacha with his family, then even for 10 years, a mileage of 100 thousand km will not be surprising.
• Off-road conditions, service work not carried out on time, the owner’s inattention to the car, and a “rash” driving style will affect even the low mileage of the car.
• Find out everything about the make and model of the car before buying it secondhand: how many years of warranty did the manufacturer provide, what positive and negative reviews it has, read forums and blogs, find out which components are the first to become unusable. This will allow you to choose a reliable car and know what to look for when buying a second-hand car.
• Choose a car whose appearance, mileage and condition are actually worth what the seller is asking for it. A greatly reduced or greatly inflated price is a reason to think that the mileage may be skewed.
• Pay attention to the odometer, but don't trust it blindly. Each individual case may have justifications. Low mileage may not be “normal” if the driver was not diligent. However, just like a hundred kilometers may not be a death sentence.

How to find out accurate data online

How can you find out the mileage using the diagnostic card number? You can use any card verification service and determine the VIN code, vehicle make and state number. Using this data, it is already possible to find out how many kilometers the car has traveled. Here are examples of service sites:

It’s worth saying right away that not all services will have this information available, and they are also mostly paid. You can check your car data for free on the official website of the traffic police, but for this you will definitely need a VIN code and you will need to find it. Well, if you have a technical inspection card in your hands, this will definitely not cause any difficulties.

If you are purchasing a car and hope to find out the actual mileage of the car using the DC, you suspect that the seller is being disingenuous and still misrepresented the kilometers, then it is better not to rely on any online verification methods, but to contact a service station.

A technician will conduct an inspection, including using special instruments, and provide accurate information. Considering that some services need to pay for providing more complete information about the car, this method can be considered one of the best.

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FAQ

How long does the verification take?

Few seconds. However, in some cases the system may be overloaded - then you will have to wait 1-2 minutes. Do not close the site and wait for the result.

Are the test results 100% correct?

No. We receive information from the EAISTO database, where data is collected when passing a technical inspection. If the mileage was twisted before the inspection, the inspector will not know about it. But often, based on the history of runs, you can understand whether it was wound earlier or not.

Why might the service not work?

The database side may sometimes fail. This usually happens because there are too many requests. We recommend that you wait and try again.

Where can I find a link to the official verification site?

There is no official website for checking mileage by database - there is only the EAISTO personal account, which can be accessed by employees of inspection stations. Thanks to our service, you can use a closed database that is also accessed by the traffic police

Mileage not found in the database. What to do?

This means that your car did not pass inspection legally, try using other services.

Can I check the mileage immediately after passing the technical inspection?

Yes, you can check your mileage immediately at the inspection point: the registered card number and mileage data are entered into the database very quickly.

What are the advantages of checking online?

Checking the authenticity of mileage via the Internet is fast, reliable and completely free. Besides, it's very simple. You don't have to fill in a lot of fields, just enter a minimum of data and you will get the result.

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Find out car mileage for free

Every new owner wants to know whether it is possible to check the mileage of a car using the technical inspection database for free.

The EAISTO service helps visitors free of charge. The portal does not set restrictions on requests per day and the service is always free. The site allows the possibility of three-time access.

To find out the data, you do not need to register on the site; you do not enter your full name, date of birth, series and passport number.

It is easy to access the portal from any device, the main condition is the presence of the Internet.

There are known cases of fraud when, upon entering the site, they demand a cash payment upon request. The developers warn their visitors that the service does not charge any fees.

If the portal does not contain the necessary information, do not be upset. Mileage verification by vehicle inspection is obtained in other places.

The RSA database is a 24-hour service that offers services completely free of charge. Here you can find out the mileage by the diagnostic card number, which you just need to enter in the upper right corner.

To obtain information you need:

To avoid submitting your request again, check the entered indicators.

The Avinfo database is quite popular among car enthusiasts. To receive the service, you must enter your VIN or license plate number. The service is free for registered users only.

Provides information quickly, within a few seconds. If you send a high-quality copy of the PTS to the site, you will receive complete information on all questions.

When there is no access to online services, the traffic police helps out, although they provide information material upon sale. There is no way to check the car in advance.

There are other free services:

To obtain the necessary indicators, enter the VIN, state number or chassis/body number.

You can contact a licensed insurance company. True, they do not provide free services. The check will cost from 500 rubles to 1200 rubles. The price is fixed based on the make of the car and year of production.

After applying, a special card is issued, with which a person can obtain a compulsory motor liability insurance policy or increase the validity period.