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Service History API

Verified maintenance history for UK and European vehicles.

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A Digital Service History API returns manufacturer service history from VIN or registration mark. One Auto API makes that data available through one integration alongside vehicle identity, history, specification and valuation endpoints.

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Verify Maintenance. Build Buyer Confidence. Unlock Vehicle Value.

A vehicle’s service history can influence whether you buy it, where you sell it and the price it achieves. The One Auto API Digital Service History API helps businesses retrieve manufacturer-held records and bring maintenance information into used vehicle decisions.

For dealers, confirmed servicing can strengthen an appraisal, support manufacturer used car programme checks and make stock more attractive. For remarketing businesses, it can help identify the right buyers and maximise disposal returns. Consumer reports can give owners and prospective buyers evidence of recorded maintenance.

We provide access to service history and workshop information across multiple manufacturers, with the depth of data depending on the brand and records available.

Understand the coverage for each manufacturer

Manufacturer systems do not all record or share information in the same way. Understanding the coverage is essential when deciding how to use the service. 

Brands with service history coverage include Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Land Rover, Toyota, Volkswagen and others. These records can provide evidence of recorded services, making them useful for remarketing and consumer reports.

For manufacturers including Citroën, Peugeot, Renault, Volvo and others, coverage consists of workshop remarks rather than explicit service records. Remarks can include warranty work and recall activity. Some may align with servicing carried out, but they should be distinguished from a confirmed service entry.

Other brands have limited coverage, with records returned in a smaller proportion of cases. Your workflow should account for these differences when assessing vehicles or presenting information to users.

Bring recorded maintenance into due diligence

Used vehicle checks often focus on finance, theft and damage history. Service history answers another important question: what evidence exists of maintenance during the vehicle’s life?

The Digital Service History API can provide dated events, mileage observations and details of work recorded, depending on the source. Dealers can review these alongside invoices, physical inspection and other provenance checks.

This helps buyers ask better questions before agreeing a price. Are there apparent gaps that need explaining? Does the recorded mileage align with other observations? Is further documentation needed? Accessing records early gives teams time to investigate before committing to purchase.

Assess manufacturer used car programme suitability

Manufacturer used car programmes can influence a vehicle’s retail opportunity. Service history is an important part of assessing whether a vehicle meets the relevant programme requirements.

Dealers and stock buyers can use recorded maintenance to identify vehicles that appear suitable, those needing further evidence and those whose history may prevent acceptance. This helps avoid acquiring stock on the assumption that it qualifies when the supporting records suggest otherwise.

The API supplies evidence for that assessment; programme eligibility also depends on the manufacturer’s current criteria and other vehicle requirements. Missing digital records should prompt further investigation rather than automatically being treated as proof that servicing did not occur.

Maximise value through trade disposals

Knowing a vehicle’s service history can change how it is marketed to trade buyers. A vehicle with documented maintenance is more attractive to a buyer.

Auctions, fleet disposal teams and remarketing platforms can retrieve records before advertising vehicles. Making the information available helps buyers assess suitability and reduces uncertainty during bidding or negotiation.

It can also help sellers choose a disposal route. Identifying vehicles with the evidence required by particular buyers creates an opportunity to target the right audience, rather than treating all stock alike. Better presentation of maintenance history can support stronger offers and maximise returns.

Build confidence and improve stock turn

Confirmed service history makes a used vehicle more desirable by answering a question: has it been maintained to manufacturer standards?

Dealers can use records to strengthen listings, support sales conversations and explain a vehicle’s appeal. Buyers gain evidence to consider alongside condition, mileage and specification, helping them feel more confident about proceeding.

Reducing uncertainty can help vehicles sell sooner. Fewer days in stock means less capital tied up and fewer holding costs, supporting stronger stock turn and profitability. Service history is therefore a commercial tool as well as a due diligence resource.

Add value to consumer vehicle reports

Consumer report providers can incorporate digital service history to give buyers a fuller understanding of a used vehicle.

For purchasers, recorded maintenance helps inform questions, comparisons and negotiations. For sellers, accessible evidence can strengthen an advert and support their description of the vehicle.

Reports should clearly identify whether results contain explicit services or workshop remarks. This helps users understand what the data demonstrates and where supporting invoices or further enquiries may still be needed.

Integrate service history into your workflow

Our digital service history data helps businesses request manufacturer records within existing vehicle journeys. The information is used to support appraisals, stock acquisition, remarketing and consumer reports. 

Contact us to discuss your Digital Service History API requirements. We’ll help you understand manufacturer coverage and use recorded maintenance to support better buying decisions, stronger disposal returns and more confident used vehicle sales.

What the API Includes

Data ProviderEndpointDescriptionAverage Latency
EzyvinOE Service History (Europe) from VINAccess OE service history data by VIN via a single API. Full European coverage across 44 manufacturers from 2012 MY - via asynchronous endpoint.
7999 ms
EzyvinOE Service History (UK) from VRMRetrieve digital service history data from 44 manufacturers for smarter buying and selling.
14832 ms

Sample Digital Service History API Responses

Ezyvin - OE Service History (Europe) from VIN
Ezyvin - OE Service History (UK) from VRM
{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "vehicle_identification_number": "ABCDE123456F78910",
    "service_events": [
      {
        "date_of_service_event": "2019-10-21",
        "mileage_observed": 69343,
        "mileage_unit": "km",
        "service_provider": "Premier Service Centre, 2 York Road, Leicester, LE4 9LS, United Kingdom",
        "service_type": "service",
        "service_actions": [
          "Engine: oil and filter change.",
          "Brake fluid replaced."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "error": "If there is an error the message would go here"
}
{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "vehicle_identification_number": "ABCDE123456F78910",
    "service_events": [
      {
        "date_of_service_event": "2019-10-21",
        "mileage_observed": 69343,
        "mileage_unit": "km",
        "service_provider": "Premier Service Centre, 2 York Road, Leicester, LE4 9LS, United Kingdom",
        "service_type": "service",
        "service_actions": [
          "Engine: oil and filter change.",
          "Brake fluid replaced."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "error": "If there is an error the message would go here"
}

Who uses a Digital Service History API?

Auction / Remarketing

Physical auctions and digital remarketing platforms

Consumer Website or App

Consumer websites and downloadable mobile apps.

Dealer - Franchised

Franchised dealers and groups.

Every One Auto API subscription plan includes access to our Digital Service History API

Choose the endpoints your business needs and add more as your requirements grow.  Explore our plans and pricing.

FAQ

It returns the date, mileage and details of work carried out (subject to availability). It will often include PDI checks, warranty work and inspections - and for some brands (e.g. BMW) will include the date and mileage of dealership key reads - with no associated work.

It depends on the make, model and value - with premium vehicles benefiting the most from verified service history, potentially adding thousands to their valuation. This provides a clear return whenever missing service history can be identified.

We have some service history available for more than 40 brands, with around 20 brands having full service history (not just workshop remarks). Please check the endpoint page for the latest information as coverage changes over time.

Most brands have coverage back to 2012 model year, but some brands have digital service history going back to the early 2000's. If no digital service history is available there is no charge for using the service, so it is worth checking any brand in scope.

Not necessarily. The dealer carrying out the work may not have added it to the manufacturer system, or the work may have been carried out by an independent workshop who does not have access. Invoices can also be used to verify maintenance history, but with less convenience.

What does the Digital Service History API return?

It returns the date, mileage and details of work carried out (subject to availability). It will often include PDI checks, warranty work and inspections - and for some brands (e.g. BMW) will include the date and mileage of dealership key reads - with no associated work.

How does verified service history affect valuation and resale?

It depends on the make, model and value - with premium vehicles benefiting the most from verified service history, potentially adding thousands to their valuation. This provides a clear return whenever missing service history can be identified.

Which manufacturers have digital service history available?

We have some service history available for more than 40 brands, with around 20 brands having full service history (not just workshop remarks). Please check the endpoint page for the latest information as coverage changes over time.

How far back does digital service history go?

Most brands have coverage back to 2012 model year, but some brands have digital service history going back to the early 2000's. If no digital service history is available there is no charge for using the service, so it is worth checking any brand in scope.

If there is no digital service history does this mean the vehicle hasn't been maintained?

Not necessarily. The dealer carrying out the work may not have added it to the manufacturer system, or the work may have been carried out by an independent workshop who does not have access. Invoices can also be used to verify maintenance history, but with less convenience.

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