The Truth About Every Car

The Problem in Uganda

Thousands of buyers get deceived every year

Over 85% of vehicles on Ugandan roads are imported used cars, primarily from Japan and the United States. Before CarHaki, there was no trusted local service that could tell a buyer whether a car had been in a serious accident, declared a total loss, had its mileage rolled back, or was still under a safety recall.

Thousands of buyers every year unknowingly paid good money for vehicles with salvage titles, rebuilt structures, flooded interiors, or odometers that had been tampered with.

The information to verify these vehicles has always existed in government databases in Japan and the United States. The problem was that no one was making that information accessible to the ordinary Ugandan buyer.

Common hidden problems we uncover

• Salvage or rebuilt titles from insurance write-offs after major accidents
• Odometers rolled back by tens of thousands of kilometres
• Flood damage repaired and concealed before export
• Open safety recalls that have never been repaired
• Vehicles too old to legally import under URA regulations
• Stolen vehicles exported and sold with forged documents

USA Vehicles

For 17-digit VIN numbers, we access NMVTIS (the US National Motor Vehicle Title Information System), NHTSA safety recalls, and full title and accident history from official state DMV records and insurance databases.

Japan Vehicles

For Japanese chassis numbers, we retrieve data from MLIT (the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), Japanese vehicle auction records, and inspection history including Shaken expiry dates.

AI Analysis

Every report is summarised in plain English by an AI system trained to explain vehicle history clearly. Instead of raw data tables, you get a direct answer: should you buy this car or not?

Our Vision

East Africa, starting in Uganda

CarHaki launched in Uganda because Uganda has one of the highest proportions of imported used vehicles in East Africa and some of the least protection for buyers. But the problem exists across the region.

Our roadmap includes expansion to Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. The same databases, the same grading system, the same AI analysis, and the same commitment to putting buyers first.

Data Sources

Official government databases