Motorists
Title Check – Look before you buy
Before you buy a used vehicle, obtain the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the vehicle you're interested in and run it through Title Check, a consumer protection database provided by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
Each year the value of thousands of vehicles are adversely affected by a variety of issues. The titles to these vehicles may be reported as salvage, manufacturer buyback, flood damaged or other branding remarks in our database. Unfortunately, many Texans fail to research if the vehicle they plan to buy has a clean title. Don't let this happen to you!
Title Check will check to see if the title of the vehicle you're thinking about buying has issues that impact its value. Title Check only has information on vehicles titled in Texas.
Additional Information
We also encourage you to check the vehicle's title history by using the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) or one of the many private companies that offer this service.
Please note:
- If a vehicle title is branded with a value-limiting remark in another state, it will not be recorded in our database.
- If you cannot find the vehicle in our database, it's possible the VIN was recorded incorrectly on the title or the vehicle is titled in another state. There is still a chance that vehicle's title carries a value-limiting remark.
- Title Check is not a substitute for a visit to a mechanic before you buy the vehicle.
