Car affiliate program
Earn money with usThe car affiliate program that pays per vehicle history report
Share your personal link from your phone or laptop and earn up to $7.00 for every report pack sold through it. Free to join — get paid by bank transfer or in report credits.
- to join, with no approval step
- Free
- to join, with no approval step
- on what you can earn
- No cap
- on what you can earn
- top commission on one sale
- $7.00
- top commission on one sale
- US and European sales both count
- $ and €
- US and European sales both count
Share your link anywhere
What you earn per sale
Paid on every report and report pack bought through your link.
1 report
$2.00
€2.00 in Europe
3-report pack
$3.00
€3.00 in Europe
5-report pack
$5.00
€5.00 in Europe
10-report pack
$7.00
€7.00 in Europe
The buyer must pay through your affiliate link.
What could you earn?
Set how many reports and packs people buy through your link in a month. The totals use the same amounts your dashboard books.
Single reports
$2.00 each, per month
3-report packs
$3.00 each, per month
5-report packs
$5.00 each, per month
10-report packs
$7.00 each, per month
Per month
$0
Per year at that pace
$0
From 13 sales a month through your link. There is no cap on what you can earn.
How it works
- 1
Get your link
Create a free account and generate your personal affiliate link in one click.
- 2
Share it
Post it on social media, send it in chats and car groups, or embed our VIN check on your website.
- 3
Someone buys a report
A buyer checks a VIN and pays for a report through your link.
- 4
You get paid
Withdraw by bank transfer from $25.00, or use your earnings as report credits.
What happens after someone clicks your link
The path from your post to your commission, as the buyer sees it.
Step 1 of 5
They land on CarCheckerVIN
Your link works on any page of the site, so you can send people straight to the guide that answers their question.
They check the VIN for free
The free preview shows which records exist for that car — title brands, odometer flags and record counts — before anyone pays.
They pick a report or a pack
$14.99 for one report, or a pack from $35.99 when they are comparing several cars.
The report arrives right away
Reports are generated and delivered the moment payment is received, online and as a PDF.
Your commission shows up
The sale appears in your affiliate dashboard with the amount you earned on it.
Why it turns into sales
- Nobody pays blind: the free preview comes first.
- One price that doesn't renew — no trial that turns into a monthly charge.
- Packs for people comparing several cars, and packs pay you more.
Everything you need to promote
- Your personal linkOne link for your bio, posts and messages — or add your code to any page of our site.
- One-tap sharingShare buttons for Facebook, X, WhatsApp, Telegram, LinkedIn and email.
- Embeddable VIN checkPut a free VIN check box on your website. Every car checked in it counts for you.
- Live dashboardEarnings, balance available for payout, sales, VINs checked and clicks by country.
- Flexible payoutsBank transfer, or turn your earnings into report credits.
The embeddable VIN check
You don't need a big audience, just car buyers
What matters is whether the people who see your link are about to buy a used car. A small audience that asks you about cars is worth more than a big one that doesn't.
Car creators
YouTube, TikTok and Instagram channels about buying and fixing cars.
Mechanics & inspectors
Recommend a history check to every customer who is about to buy.
Car flippers & dealers
Share reports with buyers and earn on every one they order.
Group admins
Facebook groups, forums and clubs where people ask “is this car OK?”
Bloggers
Car-buying guides, reviews and comparison sites.
Anyone, anywhere
Sales in the US, Canada, Europe and beyond all count.
A good fit if…
- People ask you whether a used car is a good buy
- Your posts or videos are about buying, fixing or selling cars
- You inspect, repair, sell or flip cars for other people
- You run a car club, a forum or a local buy-and-sell group
Less of a fit
- Audiences who only ever buy new cars
- Contact lists of people who never asked about cars
Car affiliate marketing without a website
You do not need a blog or a website to earn from this program. Your link is ready the moment you generate it, with no approval step, and it works anywhere you can paste it. These are the places car buyers already ask for advice:
Car dealers have an older version of this: a bird-dog fee for sending a buyer to their lot. It pays more per car, but only when a car sells, and several states restrict it. Our guide to bird dogs in car sales explains the fees and the rules.
Ready-to-post messages
Copy one and put your link where it says [your link]. Once you join, your dashboard fills your own link in for you.
Reply in a car group or on Marketplace
Before you pay for it, run the VIN. The preview shows which title, salvage and odometer records exist for free: [your link]
WhatsApp or text to a friend
If you're serious about that car, check its history first. Free preview, and the full report is $14.99 once: [your link]
Under a car-buying video
Check any used car's history before you buy (free preview of the records on file): [your link]
Instagram or TikTok bio
Buying used? Check the VIN first: [your link]
Email to a customer (mechanics, inspectors, flippers)
Before you commit to the car, I'd run a vehicle history report. You can see which records exist for free here, and the full report is $14.99: [your link]
Forum or newsletter signature
Buying a used car? Run the VIN before you meet the seller: [your link]
Automotive affiliate marketing that fits car content
Most car affiliate programs pay on parts, insurance quotes or rentals — products your audience may or may not need this month. A vehicle history report is different: anyone about to buy a used car should run one, which makes it one of the easiest recommendations in automotive affiliate marketing. It fits a review of a used model, an inspection checklist, a car-flip video, or a reply to someone asking “is this car OK?”
Price decides whether a recommendation turns into a sale. Our full report is $14.99, with a free preview of the records before anyone pays; Carfax charges $49.99 for a single report in its iPhone app. When the buyer takes a pack instead of a single report, your commission goes up with it — $3.00 for three reports, $7.00 for ten.
Looking for a Carfax affiliate program?
Carfax runs its own affiliate program through affiliate networks, and it is the name many car buyers know. Ours is the alternative for audiences who want the report without the price: a $14.99 full report, a free preview first, and a flat $2.00 to $7.00 for you on every sale, paid by bank transfer or as report credits.
You do not need to become a Carfax reseller or open a dealer account to earn from vehicle history reports. You share a link; the buyer pays us directly, and the sale shows up in your dashboard. New to earning from cars? Our guide to the ways to make money with cars compares driving, renting, flipping and referrals.
Questions
How much do I earn?+
$2.00 for a single report, $3.00 for a 3-report pack, $5.00 for a 5-report pack and $7.00 for a 10-report pack. Sales in Europe earn the same amounts in euros.
Is it free to join?+
Yes. Create a free CarCheckerVIN account, open Affiliate Program in your account menu and generate your link.
What counts as a sale?+
Any report or report pack paid for through your affiliate link. The buyer must pay through your link.
How do I get paid?+
By bank transfer once your available balance reaches $25.00 (or €25.00). You can also use your earnings as report credits for your own VIN checks.
Can I do affiliate marketing without a website?+
Yes. You do not need a website to join or to earn: your link is ready as soon as you generate it, with no approval step. Share it on Facebook, WhatsApp, X, Telegram, LinkedIn, in car groups or by email. If you do have a website, you can embed our free VIN check box with one line of code.
Is this a car referral program or an affiliate program?+
Both names describe it. You refer car buyers with your personal link, and when they buy a vehicle history report through it you earn a commission — an affiliate program for vehicle history reports.
Does Carfax have an affiliate program?+
Yes — Carfax runs its own program through affiliate networks. Ours is an alternative for audiences who want a cheaper report: $14.99 with a free preview first, and you earn $2.00 to $7.00 per sale.
Do carmakers like Toyota or BMW have affiliate programs?+
Search “Toyota affiliate program”, for example, and many of the results are dealership pages: referral bonuses a single dealer pays when someone you send buys a car there, and “affiliate buying programs”, which give employees and members of partner organizations special pricing — a discount, not a commission. Our program pays on vehicle history reports for any make, bought from any seller.
Do I need to be a reseller or a dealer?+
No. There is no reseller agreement and no dealer account. You share a link; the buyer pays us directly, and your commission is tracked automatically.
Where can I see my results?+
Your affiliate dashboard shows your earnings, the balance available for payout, every sale through your link, the VINs checked, and your link clicks by country.