Car-Pass

Car-Pass is the non-profit organization charged by the legislator with a task of public interest i.e. to protect buyers and to promote the fair trade in used vehicles by combating fraud with the odometer.

I want to buy a car

Always ask for your Car-Pass! The seller is legally required. Make sure the odometer increases steadily over time and whether the last reading on the Car-Pass matches the odometer of the vehicle. The Car-Pass also mentions the CO2 emissions and the Euro standard and whether the vehicle still has to undergo an inspection after accident.

I want to sell my car

Ask for a used-vehicle inspection at the technical inspection. Ask for the Car-Pass when you go for the inspection. It costs 8,80 EUR including VAT. Give the Car-Pass to the buyer. It’s a legally required document. Any buyer who has not received the Car-Pass can cancel the purchase.

Test the authenticity of your Car-Pass

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Garages, body shops, fast-fitters, tyre companies, technical inspections, etc. After each intervention on a car or light van, every car professional has to forward the current odometer reading.

Car-Pass. A legally required document.

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Latest news

Wednesday 08 May 2019

Annual report 2018 - Number of imported pre owned cars increases, so does the risk for odometer fraud.

In 2018, 819,345 Car-Pass documents were issued, 1 out of 10 for imported vehicles. The number of Car-Passes issued for imported vehicles has increased by 50% over the past 3 years. To counter odometer fraud with those vehicles, as from 1 January 2020, the manufacturers and importers must share the odometer readings registered in their central database with Car-Pass when a pre-owned vehicle is imported into Belgium.

Friday 16 November 2018

Buyers of used cars are now much better informed thanks to the new Car-Pass.

The Belgian Parliament has approved a modification of “the Car-Pass law”. Extra information will be added on the Car-Pass, to better inform buyers of used cars.

Car-Pass in figures

234613740.74074

km validated

3200 new Car-Passes every day

78 vehicle inspection stations in Belgium

12800 professionals that forward the odometer readings

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Every Car-Pass has a unique ID number and QR code. It allows you to check on our website whether the document is genuine or not.
2 .
The Car-Pass shows the make, model and vehicle identification number of the vehicle. It also contains the date on which it was used for the first time and the date on which the vehicle was registered in Belgium. Are those dates different? That means that the vehicle had been driven outside Belgium for a while. No data is available for the period during which the vehicle was being driven outside of Belgium.
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The Car-Pass also shows the following information:
- The Euro standard: determines access to low emission zones.
- The CO₂ emissions: the amount of vehicle tax payable is based entirely on this. The test method, whether NEDC or WLTP, is also mentioned. If both of these emission values are known, then the two values will be shown on the Car-Pass.
- Notification of an inspection after accident: vehicles that have had a major accident must undergo this strict assessment.
- Notification of open recalls. More details are to be found on a second page.
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Here, you can see the odometer reading for the vehicle on different dates. It should increase steadily over time.
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In order to prevent counterfeiting and fraud, the Car-Pass is printed on special paper that contains fluorescent elements and a unique hologram.