What a Carfax Report Is and Why It Matters When Importing a Car

When you're buying a car you physically can't see or test-drive before purchase, trust comes from documentation. That's why a vehicle history report like Carfax matters so much when importing — it's the closest thing to actually seeing the car's real life.

What the report shows

• Reported accidents and the extent of the damage
• Number of previous owners
• Service and maintenance history
• Odometer readings across multiple inspections — key for catching rolled-back mileage
• Insurance-reported events (total loss, flood, theft and recovery)

Why it matters even more for imports

Buying locally, you can at least see and test-drive the car yourself. With an import from the US, that's not possible before delivery — so the history report, combined with an independent technical inspection, is what gives you confidence in the decision before you pay anything.

How Carvellos uses this information

For every car we offer you, we've already reviewed its history and arranged an independent technical inspection. If anything in the history raises a flag, that car simply doesn't reach you as an option — you don't have to interpret reports or technical documentation yourself.

Want to see what that looks like in practice? Request the car you're looking for and you'll get options with full transparency on their history.