About Carfect: vehicle checks and European fuel-cost tools

What Carfect can help you do

• Look up a Dutch plate for registration facts, APK expiry, public mileage judgement and recorded recall indicators.
• Compare two vehicles side by side and inspect available historical inspection-defect entries.
• Calculate annual energy cost from distance, consumption and unit price, then add your own monthly cost assumptions.
• Print the comparison, generate CSV data, copy the comparison link or export the APK date to a calendar.

Can I check a Dutch plate in English?

Yes. Carfect has English and Dutch pages. It uses RDW open data; some source labels and defect descriptions remain Dutch.

Can I compare the costs of two cars?

Yes. Enter two Dutch plates and adjust annual distance, consumption, energy price and additional monthly amounts. The result is a scenario, not a supplier quote or a complete ownership-cost prediction.

Does an old APK defect mean the car is faulty now?

The record shows a historical finding. It does not establish the current condition or prove whether repairs were performed. Check the original report and repair documents.

Does Carfect show accident history or exact mileage readings?

No. This version does not supply insurance-claim history, a complete accident history, owner identities, current resale valuations or a full odometer series. A public mileage judgement is not the full RDW vehicle report.

Which countries are supported?

The live plate check currently supports Dutch registrations only. It is not a worldwide plate or VIN-history service.

Is the service really free?

The lookup, comparison, guides, calculator and exports are free without an account. Current retailer links are ordinary links and earn no commission. Optional analytics requires consent.

A registration check is not a mechanical inspection. Missing data remains unknown; no returned defects does not prove a clean history.

Sources and method · Privacy and measurement

Official RDW open-data documentation

Service facts checked 31 October 2026. Independent of RDW. Prepared with AI assistance and checked against the implemented features.

Use Carfect with an AI assistant

Carfect provides read-only tools for Dutch public RDW vehicle facts, manually entered annual fuel-cost comparisons and this service catalog. These tools do not expose owner monitoring or visitor recordings.

For an MCP-compatible client, add the public remote server: https://carfect.co/mcp/public. This endpoint requires no Carfect account. Your AI provider may have its own access requirements. Public endpoint availability is separate from a reviewed directory listing; Carfect does not claim approval in the ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini directories.

Download the portable Carfect skill · Read the skill instructions. Importing a skill supplies instructions and website links; it does not itself connect live tools. Only call a tool when your assistant actually has that connection.

Help with the tools

Use a Dutch registration with six letters/digits for RDW lookup. If the source is unavailable, retry later or open the official source link on the vehicle page. Cost comparisons require your distance, consumption and local fuel price. The website calculators remain available without connecting an AI assistant.

Report a problem or security concern

Report a problem or security concern

Reports go privately to the Carfect owner through the cloud inbox. No account, email or phone number is required. Include the affected page or tool and what went wrong. Do not include passwords, keys, personal details or a conversation transcript. Reports are reviewed as unverified information; response time is not guaranteed.

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