We run StickerByVIN, so read this as one seller writing about another. Everything we say about Monroney Labels comes from its own homepage, FAQ, covered-brands page and terms, checked on November 11, 2026.
What Monroney Labels sells
Monroney Labels is one of the oldest names in this space. You enter a VIN, pay a one-time $9.99 (the same in its iOS app), and get a window sticker for that car. It also runs dealer accounts billed per VIN, a browser extension that works with vAuto and Cox Automotive, phone apps and a developer API. It doesn’t publish dealer or API prices; the dealer page says to call.
The important detail is in its own words. The homepage calls the product “a reproduction of the original factory window sticker.” For brands outside its VIN-specific list, the covered-brands page says completing the sticker “will require a manual inspection of the vehicle,” which means you tick the options yourself.
What we do differently
We don’t make reproductions. Paste a VIN and we check, free, whether the original factory sticker is on file. If it is, the $9.99 Full Report gives you that label plus every option with its price, the MSRP and the paint code. If it isn’t, we say so before checkout and you pay nothing.
- Ford and Lincoln stickers come straight from Ford.
- Most 2013-and-later Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler stickers come from Stellantis’s own window-sticker system.
- GM, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan stickers come from a licensed sticker-data partner, when one is on file. Older Stellantis vehicles go through the partner too.
- If our check said “found” and we can’t deliver, the refund is automatic. You don’t have to email anyone.
What Monroney Labels does better
Coverage, mostly. Its list goes back further and wider than ours: Honda and Porsche from 1990, Toyota from 1995, GM from 1997, plus BMW, MINI, Subaru, Mazda, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo, Land Rover and more. If you have a 2012 Honda Accord or a BMW, we can’t sell you a sticker and they can sell you a reproduction.
Its dealer tooling is also further along than ours. A vAuto-compatible extension and a sticker icon for dealer websites are things we don’t have yet.
Side by side
| Monroney Labels | StickerByVIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 per VIN | Free check, $9.99 Full Report |
| What you get | Reproduction, per its homepage | The original label, never rebuilt |
| Know before paying | A sticker type indicator | Yes, free on-file check |
| Brands | About 40 US brands, some from 1990 | Ford, Lincoln, GM, Stellantis, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan |
| Honda, BMW, VW, Mercedes | Yes | No |
| Refunds | Email them; incomplete stickers not billed | Automatic if we showed “found” and can’t deliver |
| Dealers | Per-VIN billing, extension, API | Dealer Pass, 20 reports a month |
When to use them, when to use us
Use Monroney Labels when you need a sticker for a brand we don’t cover and a reproduction is good enough, for example to see roughly how a used Honda was optioned.
Use us when the original matters: you’re checking a listing’s claimed packages, settling a dispute about what a car came with, or restoring the real label. Run the free check first. If the original is on file you’ll know in seconds, and if it isn’t, you’ve lost nothing and can decide whether a reproduction is worth $9.99.
Last updated November 12, 2026.
