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(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana's free vehicle history report program has seen limited use since launching last year, even as the state has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide the service.
The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports that records from the Indiana Secretary of State's Office show about 2,150 AutoCheck vehicle history reports were requested by residents between July 2025 and February 2026.
The state has already spent more than $333,000 under its contract with Experian, the company that provides the reports. A contract extension signed in January will continue the service through February 2027 at an additional cost of at least $228,000, pushing the total price of the program past $500,000.
The program was launched by Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales in July 2025. It allows residents to request up to five free vehicle history reports each year through the state's Access Indiana system.
Vehicle history reports typically include information about prior owners, title issues, accidents, recalls and odometer discrepancies and are often used by buyers evaluating used vehicles.
The state's original agreement with Experian guaranteed payment for at least 10,000 reports per month. Based on current usage, residents have requested about 269 reports per month on average.
Officials from the Secretary of State's Office say the data subscription is primarily used by the agency's Auto Dealer Services Division, which regulates vehicle dealers across Indiana and oversees more than 700,000 vehicle sales each year.
A spokesperson for the office said the free reports available to residents represent only a small portion of the broader data subscription used by the agency.