In 2020, VinAudit.com expanded into Canada to offer affordable vehicle history reports. VinAudit.ca is the only alternative to Carfax.ca for accessing vehicle data across the country. Here’s a comparison of VinAudit.ca and Carfax.ca car reports based on content and price.

VinAudit Canada charges $14.95 (Canadian dollars) for a single vehicle history report. Carfax Canada charges $43.95 for a report without a lien check or $60.95 with a lien check. If you purchase more VinAudit.ca reports, the price drops to less than $10 per report: $34.95 for 5 reports or $44.95 for 10 reports. Compare this to Carfax’s bundle of 3 reports plus 1 lien check, which costs $98.95.

VinAudit Canada offers as much as Carfax if you’re looking for vehicle information such as specifications, registrations, vehicle status, odometer readings, recall, theft records, and US history. Only VinAudit.ca offers manufacturer buyback and salvage auction data as additional features. On the other hand, only Carfax has service records and more comprehensive accident records. Adding a lien check to a Carfax report will cost an extra fee of $17. Some DMV jurisdictions like Alberta and British Columbia offer this service for as low as $10.

In summary, a comprehensive vehicle history report from VinAudit.ca will cost you only one-third or $29 less of what you pay for a Carfax report. If you are looking for vehicle registration and a few other key fields like vehicle status and odometer readings, VinAudit will be a more affordable option. If you care more about comprehensive accident records and service records, Carfax will be better to give you more details. If you’re screening a large number of cars, you can use both VinAudit and Carfax reports together to save cost – you may want to run VinAudit Canada reports to pre-screen these cars; and for your top choices, you can run a full Carfax report to further validate their conditions.

*As of Oct 1, 2022. See the screenshot for reference.