TakenLeeCheck a car by its licence plate
Type an Israeli plate and see what the Ministry of Transport knows: owners, odometer at the test, specification, safety, list price and recalls.
From the Ministry of Transport's open data on data.gov.il. TakenLee is not a government body. We keep no record of which cars were checked. Registry values are in Hebrew. All sources
What you see
Make, model and year
Trim, colour and fuel. As in the ad?
Number of owners
Dealers are not counted.
Odometer at the last test
The car should show more.
Test expiry
An expired test is marked in red.
Ownership history
Private, leasing, rental or company, and when.
Engine and specification
Capacity, horsepower, gearbox, weight, towing.
Safety
Airbags, ABS and driver assistance.
List price and emissions
Price new by year, and the pollution group.
Open recalls
Fixed by the importer, for free.
Before you buy, look out for
The odometer reads less than the test?
Something does not add up. Ask why, and maybe walk away.
Leasing or rental?
Usually a lot of km a year. Not a reason to walk away, but it explains it.
Many owners in a short time?
Ask why everyone sells it.
An open recall?
No reason to walk away. Have the seller fix it at the importer, for free.
What the registries cannot see
Engine faults, and codes the seller cleared the day before. Those show with an OBD-II adapter, in the app's pre-purchase check.
Frequently asked
How do I check a car by its licence plate?
Type the plate number at the top and press Check. The data comes from the Ministry of Transport's open registries (data.gov.il).
Does it cost anything?
No, and there is no sign-up. It is free in the app too.
How do I know how many owners the car had?
The check shows the number of owners and the ownership history. Dealers are not counted. Some cars have no history in the registry, and then it says unknown.
How do I check whether a car has a recall?
The check lists open recalls. The importer fixes them at no charge.