Buying a used car in Benin? A large share of the cars on sale here were bought damaged at a US or Canadian auction, shipped over, repaired and put back on the market. Enter the VIN to see the photos taken the day that car crossed the auction block — the damage, the odometer reading and the title brand recorded then, before anyone repainted anything.
Reported accidents, odometer rollbacks, title brands and past owners — get the full history report for any VIN.
See a sample report first →| City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Cotonou | Littoral | 679,012 |
| Abomey-Calavi | Atlantique | 385,755 |
| Porto-Novo | Ouémé | 264,320 |
| Parakou | Borgou | 255,478 |
| Godomè | Atlantique | 253,262 |
| Abomey | Zou | 117,824 |
| Djougou | Donga | 94,773 |
| Bohicon | Zou | 93,744 |
| Ekpé | Ouémé | 75,313 |
| Nikki | Borgou | 66,109 |
Population data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
1G1PA5SH7F7201737 IAAI 45921366
166,409 mi · Normal wear
5NPE34AF4FH150762 IAAI 45744297
144,996 mi · Front end
1FMCU0GDXJUB75713 IAAI 45897334
166,444 mi · Front end
3C4NJDBN3PT500668 IAAI 45934582
1 mi · Water/flood
3N1CP5DV5RL474170 IAAI 45873011
53,151 mi · Front end
5TDBK3EH9CS144215 IAAI 45500502
214,603 mi · Front end
Take the VIN from the windscreen, the door pillar or the registration document and run it here. If the car passed through a US or Canadian auction you get its photos, recorded damage, odometer reading and final bid.
Yes — if it was sold at auction, the listing photos and the recorded damage type are in the archive, regardless of what the car looks like today in Benin.
Then that car has no US or Canadian auction record we hold, which is itself useful to know. The full history report also covers accidents, ownership and odometer readings reported outside the auction lanes.