Disclosure first: we run StickerByVIN. VinAudit’s sticker tool is free and ours charges $9.99 for the report, so we’ll be clear about where each one makes sense. We checked VinAudit’s sticker, paint code, dealer and API pages and its terms on November 11, 2026.
What VinAudit offers
VinAudit’s main business is vehicle history reports from NMVTIS data: $9.99 for one, $19.99 for five, $29.99 for ten, plus dealer plans. Its window sticker lookup is a free extra. You pick a make, enter the VIN, and a PDF opens.
The catch is the make list. When we checked, it only had Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet (2020 and newer), Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep (2013 and newer), Fiat (2015 on) and Ram (2014 on). That’s GM and Stellantis only.
Where it falls short
VinAudit has brand pages for makes the tool doesn’t support. The Ford page says to “choose Ford as the make,” but Ford isn’t in the dropdown. There’s no Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan or Honda in the tool either. GM vehicles before 2020 aren’t covered.
There’s no consumer build sheet; that page returned a 404. The paint code page is an honest guide, but not a lookup. Its sticker and build data APIs for businesses are marked “coming soon.”
What we do
Paste any VIN and we decode it free, count recalls for the model and show where the paint code label is. We also check, free, whether the original factory sticker is on file. If it is, the $9.99 Full Report adds the label, every option with its original price, the MSRP and the paint code.
- Ford and Lincoln stickers come straight from Ford, which VinAudit’s tool doesn’t cover.
- Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler stickers come from Stellantis’s own system for most 2013-and-later VINs.
- GM, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan come from a licensed sticker-data partner, when one is on file.
- If we showed “found” and can’t deliver, the refund is automatic.
What VinAudit does better
For a 2020-or-newer GM vehicle or a 2013-or-newer Jeep, Ram, Dodge or Chrysler, VinAudit’s PDF costs nothing and ours costs $9.99. That’s a real advantage, and we’d rather you know it. VinAudit also sells cheap NMVTIS history reports, which we don’t.
Side by side
| VinAudit | StickerByVIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Sticker price | Free | Free check, $9.99 Full Report |
| GM | 2020 and newer | Checked for any year our partner has |
| Stellantis | 2013 and newer | From Stellantis for 2013 and newer; older years if our partner has them |
| Ford, Lincoln | Not in the tool | Yes, from Ford |
| Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan | No | Yes, when on file |
| Options with prices, MSRP | In the PDF if the sticker has them | Parsed into a clean list |
| Paint code | Guide only | In the Full Report |
| History reports | Yes, from $9.99 | No |
When to use them, when to use us
Have a 2021 Silverado or a 2018 Wrangler? Try VinAudit’s free tool first. If it returns the PDF, you’re done.
Have a Ford, Lincoln, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Kia or Nissan, or an older GM? Run our free check. You’ll know in seconds if the original is on file. And if you want options parsed into a list with prices and the paint code, that’s what our Full Report adds.
Last updated November 12, 2026.
