Free during beta

Know if a used EV or hybrid battery is normal — before you buy.

Enter a VIN to see what’s normal for this car, plus recalls, warranty and replacement cost. Add a dash reading for a car-specific estimate. Sellers can verify the actual battery.

Free during beta · No account needed · Methodology published

Step 1 of 3

Odometer units

Checking for: United States ·

km

Take both at the same moment, at 40% charge or higher.

Example

Estimated + dash reading

2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range · 110,000 km

Likely below normal for its age

About 10.9 points under similar cars

Worth negotiating

$1,400–$1,700

10.9 pts × 2023 published estimate

Covers drops below 70% until 2029 or 160,934 km. At ~80%, this battery wouldn't qualify today.

Your next move

  1. Confirmed: ask for $1,400–$1,700 off, or walk away. A estimated dash reading can be off by ±5 points.
  2. Seller won't allow a test? Treat the battery as below normal.

Source: AVILOO, 2026

Example only.

Why check

A check changes the decision

Buying

Check before you negotiate

  • Assume it's normal → See where it sits vs. similar cars
  • Pay the asking price → Know what a weak battery is worth off
  • Find out after you buy → Get a measured answer first

Ask the seller for a verified report.

Check a VIN

Selling

Prove your battery is healthy

  • Buyers guess → They see a verified report
  • Battery doubts slow the sale → A shareable badge answers them

Verify my battery

Examples

Sample reports

See what a report looks like before you check a car.

Sample

B

Estimated + dash reading

Dash reading

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5

93%

Range 83–100% · Rough

View sample report →

Sample

D

Connected

Connected

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

More wear than similar cars — room to negotiate

View sample report →

Open simulated sample cars. Those readings come from a Smartcar simulated connection. They are samples, not your vehicle.

How it works

Two questions, two kinds of answer

First, what’s normal for this model. Then, how healthy this car is — each step narrows the range.

  1. Enter the VIN.

    We identify the car from the 17-character VIN.

  2. Compare to similar cars.

    The comparison is cars of the same model, age, and mileage.

  3. See what’s normal, plus the flags.

    Expected health for this model, recalls, warranty and replacement cost. Add a dash reading or a battery test for a reading of this car.

Question 1 · free

What’s normal for this model?

Enter the VIN and mileage

Similar cars: 92–100%

Not a reading of this car

Question 2 · how healthy is this car?

Dash reading

Type the range and battery % shown

Rough · ±10 pts

Connected

Owner links the car’s account

Good

Most accurate

Measured

Battery test at a partner shop

Precise · narrowest

Method

Methodology

How the grade, percentile and dollar range are built.

Health is compared with cars of the same model, age, and mileage.

The dollar figure covers only fade beyond what’s normal for similar cars. It’s shown as a range, and it’s $0 when the car is at or above normal.

The badge says whether the number was measured on a scan tool, read from a connected account, or estimated from the VIN and a typed dash range.

Benchmarks: published studies covering hundreds of thousands of battery tests, cited on every report. Sources.

Read the full methodology →

Accuracy results

We’ll publish error rates for each battery type once 20 or more cars of that type have been tested against a reference measurement.

  • NMC · 0 of 20 cars tested
  • LFP · 0 of 20 cars tested
  • PHEV · 0 of 20 cars tested
  • NiMH · 0 of 20 cars tested

Coverage

Supported vehicles

Popular EVs, plug-in hybrids and hybrids.

  • Tesla Model 3BEV
  • Hyundai Ioniq 5BEV
  • Ford Mustang Mach-EBEV
  • Chevrolet Bolt EVBEV
  • Toyota RAV4 PrimePHEV
  • Toyota PriusHYBRID
  • Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVPHEV
  • Jeep Wrangler 4xePHEV

See all supported vehicles

For shops and dealers

Bring verified battery health to your customers

Run battery tests at your shop

Offer measured battery reports to buyers. We supply the software and the report.

Become a partner

Add verified battery badges to listings

Show buyers a report they can verify.

See dealer options

Help

Frequently asked questions

See all questions →

What does the free VIN check do?

It identifies the car and shows what battery health is normal for that model at its age and mileage, using published studies, plus battery recalls, warranty status and replacement cost. It doesn’t test this car’s battery; for that, add a dash reading or connect the car.

Can’t I just look this up myself?

You can find typical numbers for a model. What you can’t get elsewhere is a reading from this specific car’s battery that a seller can share and a buyer can verify. The free check is the starting point; connected and measured reports are where it gets specific.

Why should I enter a dash reading?

It turns a model-level estimate into a rough reading of this car. Take the range and battery % at the same moment, at 40% charge or higher. Dash range depends on recent driving, so the result is shown as a wide range.

Where do your benchmarks come from?

Published studies of real-world battery tests and fleet data, listed with links on our methodology page. Every report names the sources it used.