--- title: "Car Valuation Tools" date: 2026-07-22 url: https://marketcheck.uk/products/car-valuation-tools type: page description: "Valuing a car on gut feel against a market that moves daily costs you at auction and resale. Get two market-backed prices for any UK car." --- # Car Valuation Tools Valuing a car on gut feel or a stale guide, against a market that moves daily, costs you at auction and on resale. Get two market-backed prices for any UK car, specific to the exact vehicle. [Request a free trial](https://marketcheck.uk/request-data-trial) [Speak to an expert](https://marketcheck.uk/contact#book-a-call) ## One wrong valuation costs you the deal Over-value and you overpay at auction. Under-value and you leave money on every retail sale. ### Valuing on gut A number with no market context behind it. ### Stale guides Book values that lag a market changing every day. ### No confidence No comparables or days supply to show if you are high or low. ## Why a single book price is not enough One backward-looking number, with no context, cannot value a car in a live market. ### A book price - ✕ Updated monthly, not daily - ✕ A generic trim, not the actual vehicle - ✕ One number with no comparables - ✕ No read on local supply or demand ### Car Valuation Tools - ✓ A Fair Market Value and a MarketCheck Price - ✓ Specific to the VRM or make and model - ✓ Backed by live comparables - ✓ Days supply and a stock predictor ## Understanding car retail valuations Our valuation tool uses the data we capture across 10,000+ dealers in 14,000 locations and over 650,000 cars daily, analysing current market trends, car history and location. It gives two prices: a Fair Market Value from linear regression on similar cars' prices and mileages, and a MarketCheck Price from car features, our historical datasets and machine learning. Dealers, insurers and finance companies use these tools to value cars at auction, confirm resale values when buying from consumers, and evaluate insurance claims. - **650,000+** Cars analysed daily - **10,000+** UK dealers 30 days Faster stock turn, in one case ## Value any car, any way ### Search by VRM Enter a number plate for a detailed report: similar vehicles, days on market, total UK and local stock, last-seen price and days supply, priced at low, mid and upper levels. ### Search by make & model No VRM? Get an ML-based retail price from age, mileage and millions of historical prices. Also available via API, with predictions from LightGBM. ### Stock predictor Analyse any local area to see which cars sell quickest. Filter by price bracket or brand and invest in the stock that turns fastest on your forecourts. ### Dealership comparison Compare a dealership's stock to the local or national market, examine competitors, or benchmark your own branches against each other. ## Every listing since Jan 2021 With a VRM search we can include a full listing history covering every listing since January 2021, showing every recorded change in location, price, odometer, dealership and seller comments. We helped one customer with over 40 cars stuck at 100+ days in stock. By changing what they bought based on actual local data within 50 miles, they cut their stock turn by 30 days. - Pricing at low, mid and upper levels - Adjusted for mileage, age and location - More data analysed than any other UK provider - Custom builds if you need something our APIs do not cover ## What our clients say Working with MarketCheck has been a pleasure. The speed of delivery, quality of work and data accuracy has been first class. The data via the API has transformed areas of our business, giving deep insight and new functionality for our website and mobile app. David James CEO, Total Car Check ## Related products and sectors - [MarketCheck Price™](https://marketcheck.uk/products/marketcheck-price): VRM-level valuations updated daily across 98% of the market. - [Auction Stock Analysis](https://marketcheck.uk/products/auction-stock-analysis): Track post-auction units to retail and see the margin gap. - [For car insurers](https://marketcheck.uk/automotive-sectors/automotive-insurers): Live valuations and VRM history for claims, pricing and risk. - [Pricing](https://marketcheck.uk/pricing): Self-serve API plans and custom-quoted data feeds. ## Test our data. Try the API for free or receive a test of the feed data. [Request your free trial](https://marketcheck.uk/request-data-trial)