Service History Check
Check a car's service history in Ireland
Enter the VIN to look up official manufacturer dealership service records for a car in Ireland — including cars imported from the UK and Northern Ireland. Full PDF report by email. €12.99, and no charge if no records are found.
Find Your Car's Service History Online
Check your car's service history using official UK manufacturer dealership records. Enter a registration number to see every franchised dealer service on file — dates, mileages, and work performed.
Full dealership records for BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen and many more — plus partial coverage for many others. Your card is authorised but not charged unless we find records.
How do I check a car's service history in Ireland?
Why the VIN and not the registration
In the UK, a service history lookup can start from the number plate because the DVLA publishes a vehicle record against it. Ireland has no equivalent public feed, so an honest Irish check starts from the VIN — the 17-character number the manufacturer actually stores the service record against.
That turns out to be an advantage. A VIN follows the car for life. It survives a change of owner, a change of plate, and the move from a UK registration to an Irish one — which is exactly why an imported car's history is still retrievable years later. See the imported car service history check for how that works in practice.
What the report shows
- Every service visit logged at a franchised main dealer
- The date of each visit and the odometer reading in km
- The dealership that carried out the work, and where
- A summary of what was done — scheduled service, warranty repair, recall completion, workshop remarks
- A downloadable PDF you can send to a buyer, a dealer or an insurer
What it does not show
We would rather you know before you pay. The report does not include NCT test history, outstanding finance, write-off or insurance-claim status, or a stolen-vehicle check — those are different records held by different bodies, and an Irish history check from a provider of that data is the right tool for them.
It also does not include work done at independent garages. Only visits logged into the manufacturer's system by a franchised dealer appear. A car with a genuine independent-garage history can come back with little or nothing — which is why your card is not charged when we find no records.
How It Works
Three Simple Steps
Enter Your VIN
Type in your 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN) — it takes seconds.
We Check Official Records
We query manufacturer dealership databases — the same systems used by franchised dealers.
Receive Your Report In Minutes
Most reports land in your inbox within minutes of payment — full digital service history, ready to download or print.
What you receive
Example service history report
Coverage varies by manufacturer. The tabs below show what reports look like at each level — your report will show this vehicle's actual records from the manufacturer dealer system.
Service History
5 recordsFull Service under the manufacturer service schedule: engine oil & filter, air & cabin filters, brake fluid, road test and full inspection
Interim Service (the manufacturer service schedule): engine oil & filter, brake and tyre check, service indicator reset
Full Service under the manufacturer service schedule: engine oil & filter, air & cabin filters, brake fluid, multi-point inspection
Interim Service (the manufacturer service schedule): engine oil & filter, visual inspection, service indicator reset
First Service: engine oil & filter, multi-point inspection, software/service reset, fluid top-up
Sample data shown — your report will display this this vehicle's actual records.
Sample report
See full sample →Service History
3 of 5 records shownFranchised dealer — Full service: oil & filter, air filter, cabin filter, brake fluid, inspection
Franchised dealer — Fixed service: oil & filter, brake inspection, service indicator reset
Franchised dealer — Full service: oil & filter, cabin filter, brake fluid, inspection
Every report includes service records, mileage history, and a PDF you can save or print.
Supported Brands
Manufacturer Records
We access service history data directly from manufacturer dealership systems — covering most European vehicles from 2012 model year onwards.
Full Service History
(19)Complete service records from manufacturer dealership systems, including service dates, mileage, work performed, and service provider details. Suitable for consumer reports and remarketing.
Workshop Remarks
(13)Workshop remarks including recalls and warranty work. Where workshop remarks align with service schedules, this strongly indicates a service was carried out.
Limited Coverage
(13)Data is returned in a minimal proportion of cases. Results depend on individual vehicle records and manufacturer system availability.
Why Service History Matters
Protect Your Investment
Missing service history is one of the biggest value killers when buying or selling a used vehicle. Don't leave money on the table.
Value lost without service history
More value with full service history
Of buyers won't buy without service history
If no records are found
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check a car's service history in Ireland?
Enter the car's 17-character VIN in the box above. We query the manufacturer's central dealer database and return every service entry franchised dealers have logged against that VIN — date, odometer reading, dealer and work done. The lookup is free; you only pay €12.99 if records are found.
Can I check service history by registration in Ireland?
Not reliably. There is no public Irish feed that maps a registration to a vehicle's manufacturer record, so any check that claims to work from an Irish plate alone is either guessing or returning something other than service history. We ask for the VIN because that is what the record is stored against.
Does the Irish logbook show service history?
No. The Vehicle Registration Certificate confirms registration and ownership details only. Service history is a separate record held in the manufacturer's dealer system, which is why a car can have a clean logbook and completely unknown maintenance history.
Does this include NCT history?
No. We return official manufacturer and main-dealer service records — the maintenance history. The NCT is a separate roadworthiness test held by the RSA and is not part of the report. Anyone offering you an Irish service history that is really just test history is selling you something different.
The car was imported from the UK — does that matter?
It helps. Manufacturer service records are stored against the VIN, not the number plate, so a car built and serviced in the UK keeps its dealer history after it is imported, VRT is paid and it goes onto Irish plates. That history is often the fullest record on the car.
What does a report cost?
€12.99. Your card is authorised at checkout but only charged if we actually find service records for the vehicle. If nothing is on file, the authorisation is released and you pay nothing.
Where do I find the VIN?
The VIN is a 17-character code. It is printed in field E of the Vehicle Registration Certificate (the Irish logbook), stamped at the base of the windscreen on the driver's side, and shown on a plate inside the driver's door frame. On a UK import it will also be on the V5C the seller may still hold.
Which cars have records?
Cars serviced at franchised main dealers, where the visit was logged into the manufacturer's central system. Work done at an independent garage is not in the manufacturer's system and will not appear. Digital coverage is strong from roughly 2012 onwards and thins out on older cars.
Related
More on service history checks
- Check Service History by VINStep-by-step lookup using the 17-character VIN
- Imported car service historyUK and NI imports — how the record follows the VIN
- NCT vs service historyWhat the NCT does and does not tell you
- Lost service history?Recover the digital record when the book is gone
- Browse all supported brandsCoverage detail for every brand we support
Ready to check a service history?
Enter the registration above to start. Reports arrive in minutes — your card is not charged if no manufacturer records are found.
Run a Service History Check — €12.99