About Bonafied

A well-kept car tells on itself.

A worn bearing gets fixed before a tester can flag it, so it never reaches the MOT sheet, not even as an advisory. A clean history is no accident, and it says more than any advert.

The used-car market has a reputation, and not all of it is deserved. Bonafied is for anyone who'd rather buy, or sell, with their eyes open.

The market

Worth a second look

There are good cars out there, waiting for someone to spot them.

The saving

The saving is real

Buy privately and you keep the money that would otherwise go on a forecourt markup or the cost of financing.

The read

One straight answer

Is this car for you, or not. And when there is too little history to judge fairly, we say so rather than bluff a number.

Both sides

Optimism cuts both ways

A seller can believe their car is better than the record bears out. A buyer can be smitten on sight and wave away the warning signs.

Free, and here's why

The data underneath is free, the public MOT and vehicle records the government releases for anyone to use. We don't pay for it, so we don't charge you. We never paywall the verdict, and we've no paid report of our own to sell.

If you do go on to get a full history check or a mechanic, we'll point you to ones we'd use ourselves, and using that link helps keep Bonafied running.

You'll still need to see the car. You'll just walk up to it better prepared than most.