Car Maintenance Log
A free digital car maintenance log
Every receipt in one place, read for you and kept for good. Enter the VIN to start — it is free, and your documents stay private.
What is a digital maintenance log?
Why a shoebox of receipts loses you money
A private buyer looking at two identical cars will take the one with records. Not because the paperwork makes the car better, but because it is the only evidence they have that the timing belt was done, the transmission fluid was changed, and the previous owner was not the sort to skip an oil change.
The problem is that evidence usually arrives as a folder of faded thermal paper, half of it unreadable, in no order. Set the same information out as dated entries with the odometer reading against each one, and it starts doing the job it was always capable of doing.
How it works
- Enter the 17-character VIN and sign in with your email address. There is nothing to pay and no card to enter.
- Photograph each receipt, invoice or stamped page — the whole page, not a close-up of one line, because the date and the mileage are usually printed somewhere else on it.
- We read each document and show you what we found: the date, the odometer reading, the shop and the work listed. One page often holds several visits, and we pick them all out.
- You fix anything we misread and save it. Nothing goes into the log until you have checked it.
- Share the finished log with a buyer as a link, as a PDF, or printed.
What a buyer sees, and what they do not
A buyer sees the entries: the date, the odometer reading, the shop and the work. Every one is labeled as added by the owner and not verified by us, because that is the truth — we have read a document, we have not inspected the car.
They do not see the documents. Your receipts carry your name, your address and often your phone number, and this log is built to be handed to strangers. We take the shop and the work from each document and nothing about you.
Dealer records are a different thing, and we sell those too
Franchise dealers file their work into the manufacturer's own system. That record is not yours to see and not in your glovebox, and it is what a paid service history check retrieves — for the makes we cover, which in the United States are a short list rather than all of them.
An independent shop files nothing anywhere. So for most cars the two halves are: whatever the dealer network recorded, and whatever you can show. This log is the second half, and it is free.
Service History Check
Coverage for 7 makes
We access service records directly from the manufacturers' dealership systems. In the United States that means full dealer records for BMW, Mini and Porsche, and workshop remarks, recall and warranty work for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Kia. If a make isn't listed, we don't hold its records here yet.
Full Service History
(3)Itemised dealer records: the date of each franchised visit, the odometer reading, what was done and which dealer did it.
Workshop Remarks
(4)Entries come from recall and warranty work rather than routine servicing, so they rarely list what was serviced. Visits that fall about a service interval apart still suggest the car was being looked after at the dealer.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Enter the VIN, sign in with your email address and keep as many records as you like, at no charge. The only paid product on the site is the separate report of official manufacturer dealer records, which is $14.99.
Which files work?
Photos and scans saved as JPG, PNG, HEIC (the iPhone's own format) or PDF. A clear photo of the whole page beats a close-up.
Will it read handwriting?
Printed invoices come out almost every time. Handwritten entries usually do, though some handwriting defeats anyone — which is why you check every entry before it is saved and can correct any figure we got wrong.
Does it check the mileage against anything?
No. There is no national odometer record in the United States that we hold, so nothing independent confirms a reading you enter. Each entry is shown as what the document said, which is what it is.
Can my shop add to it?
Not directly. The log is yours and only you write to it. After each visit, ask for an itemized invoice and upload that — we read the details from it for you to check.
Should I throw the paper away?
No. Keep it. A dealer's stamp is its own mark and buyers like to see it. Photograph the stamped pages into the log as well: the paper stays as the original, and the digital copy is the version you can send.
Is this a vehicle history report?
No. A vehicle history report covers title, liens, accidents and odometer branding from state and insurance records. We return something those reports leave out: the manufacturer's own dealership service records — each service visit the dealer network logged against the VIN, with the date, mileage and work performed. Use both; they answer different questions.
Which makes are covered in the United States?
We hold full dealership service records for BMW, Mini and Porsche; and workshop remarks for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Kia. Other makes are not covered yet, and the check tells you so before you pay.
What does a report cost?
$14.99. Your card is authorized at checkout but only charged if we actually find records for the vehicle. If nothing is on file, the authorization is released and you pay nothing.
Where do I find the VIN?
The VIN is a 17-character code. It is on the plate at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, on the sticker inside the driver's door jamb, on the vehicle's title and registration card, and on the insurance ID card.
Does the state the car is registered in matter?
No. Manufacturer service records are stored against the VIN in the manufacturer's national dealer system, not against a state registration, so a car serviced in Texas and now registered in Florida keeps its history.
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