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CARFAX is the most trusted provider of vehicle history information in the United States. CARFAX Vehicle History Reportsâ„¢ are available on all of the used cars and light trucks model year 1981 or later. Every CARFAX Report contains information that can impact a consumer's decision about a used vehicle. Carfax reports may include the following data: title information, including salvaged or junked titles; flood damage history; total loss accident history; odometer readings; lemon history; number of owners; accident indicators, such as airbag deployments; state emissions inspection results; service records; vehicle use (rental, taxi, lease, and the like), and the like. Please try to contact Carfax Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.

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Anonymous
Carfax ERRONEOUS REPORTING

CARFAX is misinterpreting entries made in Maryland State Police reports, particularly regarding "safety Equipment" and specifically regarding Airbags. My 2008 Toyota Sequoia was r...

#288787
Jan 13, 2012
71

ScBl
Carfax Error ... Cannot Speak to Human to Repair

Back in August 2009 I purchased a one year old Saturn Aura with a clean Carfax from a BMW dealership. They offered they knew the previous owner and car was indeed clean, with no a...

#274962
Nov 14, 2011
332

Bartp6
Carfax Causing Loss to Sellers

I tried to sell a car I had owned from new to a dealership and they pulled a carfax report on it. One of the services in the report listed an erroneous mileage. This cost me $200...

#274084
Nov 10, 2011
271

Dinkydo
I'M SUING Carfax OVER MANIPULATED REPORTS. ARE YOU IN?

I sued CarFax in Riverside CA Superior Court for posting several erroneous reports including the "One Owner" report I relied on when I bought a "termite infested" Cadillac STS. It ...

#272585
Nov 03, 2011
1409

Mad at C...
Carfax customer service

Purchased service in September. In October, CarFax was showing the car was sold when in fact I still owned it. Customer service would only allow electonic conversation and no live ...

#272057
Nov 01, 2011
310

Anonymous
Carfax favors dealers! ! !

When I got a CarFax report to sell my car, and show prospective buyers it's excellent history report. I found out, even though my car is a collector car with extremely low mileage,...

#266320
Oct 05, 2011
421

Anonymous
Carfax scam

I OWN A CARLOT,I CAN TELL EVERYONE ONE OUT HEAR THAT CARFAX IS BULL.... I SEE COUNTLESS CARS WITH ODOMETER ISSUES,CARS BEEN WRECKED ETC.SALVAGED CARS GO UN REPORTED..carfax has all...

#264039
Sep 25, 2011
488

Wookiech...
Carfax missed an accident on my car

I bought a 04 Suburban in Aug. 2010 and an accident from 2005 shows up in June 2011 on what was a clean Carfax and now I'm screwed on trading or selling this vehicle, Buyer ...

#261699
Sep 13, 2011
391

Anonymous
Carfax Is CarBS and A Fraud Waste Of Your Money

I paid $49 for my Carfax report and thought I was safe buying the car knowing the Carfax protected me, only to find 100% evidence that the car was rear ended causing replacement of...

#247708
Jul 08, 2011
432

Anonymous
Carfax SUCKS

Recently purchased a Mercedes with clean carfax and guarantee. While checking rates other insurance companies to do comparison, my VIN number shows two previous wrecks (18K in cla...

#239776
May 26, 2011
503

Anonymous
Carfax

Recently, I bought a new car and traded in my old car. When I bought my old car used in 2003, the Carfax report showed no major accidents, but when I went to trade it for a new car...

#233732
Apr 22, 2011
494

Anonymous
Carfax

What good does a Carfax report do if a dealer pays cash for a vehicle and the information on a wrecked auto doesn't appear on the report? My son just bought her first car, he's in ...

#233731
Apr 22, 2011
373

Anonymous
Carfax

Get CARFAX Vehicle History Reports on your lot, at trade-in or at any auction.Scan or enter Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) and get CARFAX Reports instantly.Note: CARFAX deale...

#233729
Apr 22, 2011
305

Anonymous
Carfax

Found out that this company is not so great ,they claim to be 3 rd party,wash hands all the time,it is a real waste of money...the money that they charge is no worth it,found out t...

#233721
Apr 22, 2011
245

Pissed47
Carfax - SSEW AUTO SALES COMPLETE SCAM

I'M NEW HERE TO WISCONSIN AND I DECIDED TO GO CAR HUNTING SATURDAY MORNING IM NOT ALL BRAINS WHEN IT COMES TO VEHICLES BUT COME ON ITS A DEALERSHIP WOULD THEY REALLY RIP ME OFF...

#231999
Apr 12, 2011
379

Budiman ...
Carfax Not trustworthy

Today I went to Valencia BMW to buy a new 5 series and trade in my Audi Q7 so the dealership type in my VIN number to carfax and the report showed my car has been in accident. Hone...

#222711
Feb 20, 2011
703

Anonymous
Carfax - Couldn't have asked for more

We found an "accident report" on the Carfax for the vehicle we were about to trade. When I researched complaints about Carfax, I was very worried. But I emailed Carfax promptly, f...

#216488
Jan 15, 2011
335

Chagrined
Carfax - Car Fax Sucks!

I recently purchased a previously-owned luxury car. Part of my decision to buy was based on a Car Fax report which indicated the vehicle had a clean slate since its original purcha...

#202516
Oct 13, 2010
558

Icata
Do not trust Carfax

I bought very expensive and rare vehicle with clean Carfax history and based on it I paid all the money for the car. A year later on the Carfax poped up an accident report... which...

#195767
Aug 26, 2010
611

Anonymous
Carfax is B.S. period. "........"used car dealer"

I sold 2 vehicles to CARFAX that both had a "history". They did not ask if there was a history and could have cared less. Both of these vehicles had been in accidents and all infor...

#192688
Aug 06, 2010
912

R.B.
Carfax - 6/12/10Thay sell unsafe cars an lie about financing

Thay sold us a car we brought it back a 1/2 hour later an we were told you own it. did not have a sticker on it. we took it to mass an ri for a sticker an it will not pass . head ...

#186213
Jun 17, 2010
513

Lulu0611
Carfax - Didn't provide acurate information

What good does a Carfax report do if a dealer pays cash for a vehicle and the information on a wrecked auto doesn't appear on the report? My daughter just bought her first car, sh...

#166666
Jan 05, 2010
2827

Rimax2323
Carfax "no respect for customers" try to call them.

"carfax refuses to speak to customers", e-mail only.. Awful! it takes me more time to send text messages the than talk to someone. They are so full of themselves. N...

#132581
Aug 24, 2008
753

Ltcjdc1
Carfax reports inaccurate cost me $2,500 on trade

Recently, I bought a new car and traded in my old car. When I bought my old car used in 2003, the Carfax report showed no major accidents, but when I went to trade it for a new car...

#128805
Jul 24, 2008
2335
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