The buyer's advocate for the second-largest purchase of your life

Is this used car
a good deal?Buy · Negotiate · Walk

Paste the listing, or the VIN and asking price. We check the car's public records, compare the price with local asking prices, and tell you to buy, negotiate or walk, with the evidence.

|How it works
What we check
Recall recordsSafety ratingsOwner complaintsLocal market pricing5-year cost to own
How it works

Three steps.
One clear verdict.

01

Paste the listing or VIN

Paste the dealer's listing link, or the 17-character VIN from the dashboard or door jamb. Add the asking price and your ZIP code so we can judge the deal, not just the car.

02

Get your Bear Score

We score the car itself from reliability history, safety ratings and recalls on record. The asking price is judged separately, against real local listings.

03

Buy, negotiate, or walk

Your report delivers a clear verdict with a recommended offer price and negotiation talking points. Walk in knowing your number.

Bear Score™ and Buy / Negotiate / Walk verdicts are decision support based on available information, not a guarantee of any vehicle’s condition or future reliability. Get an independent pre-purchase inspection before you buy.

By the numbers

The used car market
wasn't built for you.

Real data on what buyers face every day. AutoBear exists to level the playing field.

$26,889
Average used-car price in an iSeeCars study of 40M+ sales, 2024 to Oct 2025
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Accidenthistory
Isn't in an AutoBear report. Get a dedicated accident report too.
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20M
Used cars sold by US dealers each year
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13 hrs
Avg. used-car buyer research and shopping time — often without the right data
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4
Scored dimensions: reliability, safety, value, 5-yr cost
AutoBear Bear Score™ methodology
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BearScore™
Buy / Negotiate / Walk — on every car
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Bear Score™

Everything you need
to negotiate with
confidence.

Your Bear Score report breaks down the records and local asking prices behind the car's value — so you walk in with a number, and the reasons for it.

Example report

2021 Honda CR-V EX AWD

47,200 mi · asking $23,800

↕ Negotiate
82/100
Reliability
88
Safety
91
Value
74
5-yr TCO
79
$38,400 est. 5-yr cost to own
Negotiate $1,200 off
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing.

Pay only for what you need. No subscriptions required.

Single Report
$29.99
one-time
  • ✓1 full Bear Score report
  • ✓Buy / Negotiate / Walk verdict
  • ✓Mama Bear AI advisor
  • ✓Negotiation script + PDF export
3-Report Bundle
$52.99
$17.66 per report
Save 41%
  • ✓3 full Bear Score reports
  • ✓Everything in Single, per report
  • ✓Side-by-side comparison
  • ✓Use them whenever you like
5-Report Bundle
$67.99
$13.60 per report
Save 55%
  • ✓5 full Bear Score reports
  • ✓Everything in Single, per report
  • ✓Side-by-side comparison
  • ✓Use them whenever you like
Backed by research

Preparation beats luck.

Real research on what separates a good deal from a bad one. AutoBear puts the difference in your hands.

$1,100+

Extra people said they'd pay on a $20,000 car just to avoid negotiating the price.

39%

Of car buyers regret their purchase — "not shopping around for a better deal" is a top-3 reason why.

65.5%

More good deals are available on MLK Day than an average day of the year — timing matters almost as much as research.

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Mama Bear
Your personal car-buying advisor · example chat
I pulled your report on that 2021 CR-V. Bear Score is 82 — strong on the public record. That rates the car, not the price. One thing to flag before you sign.
What did you find?
Asking price is $23,800. The median of 14 similar CR-Vs listed by local dealers is $22,350, and most run $22,100–$22,600. That's about $1,450 over. Offer $21,900 and let them counter.
What if they won't budge?
Set your walk-away price before you go in. 4 similar CR-Vs are listed for less within 30 miles, so you have options — don't let them pretend you don't.
Mama Bear AI

Your advocate,
not the dealer's.

Mama Bear is an AI assistant built to take the buyer's side — not close deals. She reads your report, flags what matters, and suggests what to say in the negotiation.

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She reads between the lines

Spots red flags raw data misses — depreciation spikes, recall patterns, regional pricing anomalies.

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She gives you the words

Word-for-word negotiation script based on your specific car and local market data.

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She's always on your side

No dealer relationships. No affiliate deals that compromise her advice. Just honest guidance.

Don't guess.
Check.

For $29.99, we could save you thousands on the second-largest purchase most people will ever make.