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The Used Car Index

Part ofThe Used Car IndexMCP server

Free NHTSA recalls, complaints and investigations per vehicle, recall alerts, dealer listing events.

First seen 7 Oct 2026. Evidence as of 9 Oct 2026.

4
Tools
From an anonymous probe
1
Source listings
Each with its own history
13
Recorded changes
Since first seen

Tools

ToolDescriptionBehaviour
compare_vehiclesCompare recorded facts for several vehicles side by side, with factual orderings by complaints, recalls and available verified complaints-per-100k-sold rates. Unknown vehicles come back with database suggestions and unrated vehicles stay explicitly unrated. Counts reflect source coverage; no recommendation, verdict or safety ranking. The free tier compares up to 2 vehicles per call, paid plans up to 5.Read-only
listing_changesList observed dealer listing changes (new, price drop, relisted, delisted) with VIN, price, mileage, dates, source and link, filtered by vehicle, event type or date. Collector status separates an inactive feed from observed events. No photos or dealer-written text; delisted only means the listing was no longer observed, not that a sale completed. The free tier returns at most 10 events per call with no paging, paid plans up to 200 with cursors.Read-only
recall_changesList new and updated NHTSA recalls, investigations and complaint-count changes that this service recorded from the daily NHTSA bulk-file comparison, newest first, filtered by make, model, model year, type (recall, investigation, complaint_count) or observed date. Each change has the NHTSA campaign or action number, the record date, a short summary and a source link. These are published records, not a prediction, safety rating or advice. The free tier returns at most 10 changes per call with no paging, paid plans up to 200 with cursors and a vehicle watchlist.Read-only
vehicle_riskLook up the recorded risk facts for one make, model and model year: NHTSA complaint counts by system and subsystem, recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications, an optional verified complaints-per-100k-sold rate and source coverage. Separately labeled Jev model tags (model years 2012 and newer; about 43 percent of all complaints are tagged) carry per-label counts, shares and model confidence, which is not accuracy. Spellings and aliases resolve to the stored vehicle. A zero is confirmed only when coverage_complete is true. These are observed records, not a prediction, safety rating, verdict, repair advice or an individual vehicle history.Read-only

Change history

  1. vehicle_risk: title changed
  2. vehicle_risk: description changed (+"Look up the" +"risk facts for one make, model and model year:" +"counts by")
  3. vehicle_risk: annotations changed
  4. recall_changes: tool added
  5. listing_changes: title changed
  6. listing_changes: description changed (+"List observed dealer" +"(new, price drop, relisted, delisted)" +"separates")
  7. listing_changes: annotations changed
  8. compare_vehicles: title changed
  9. compare_vehicles: description changed (+"Compare" +"several" +"side by side, with")
  10. compare_vehicles: annotations changed
  11. Description changed (registry)
  12. vehicle_risk: description changed (+"distinct-record system and subsystem" +"Jev tags exist for" +"newer; model year 2012 is only partly tagged and earlier model years carry no tags. tagged_share gives each vehicle's tagged fraction;")
  13. Listed (registry)
Source listings
SourceListingFirst seenLast seenVersions
Official MCP Registrycom.theusedcarindex/feed7 Oct 20269 Oct 20262