Costa Rica license plate lookup — free
Enter any Costa Rica license plate and run the official registry check instantly. You get a plain-English color verdict — clean, watch, or problem — drawn straight from the national registries. The verdict is free; the full Title Card, with the live detail, is $25.
Official check — RNP · Marchamo · DEKRA · COSEVI
Enter the vehicle's plate to run the free official check.
Free, instant, official
The color verdict is free — run live against the National Registry, road tax (INS), inspection (DEKRA) and COSEVI.
How to read a verified car
Every car is cross-checked against Costa Rica's four official registries. Here's what each seal checks — and what it proves.
Registered owner and free of liens — that the title can transfer clean, with no hidden debt.
Road tax up to date — so you don't inherit fines or a lapsed marchamo.
Roadworthiness inspection current — the car is up to date with the mandatory RTV.
Traffic infractions and fines tied to the plate.
Verdict colors
How well the model holds up in Costa Rica: documented reliability, local parts & mechanics, and market depth (0–100).
Privacy: we show the verdict, never the owner's identity. The owner's name and ID are not public and cannot be looked up.
What the check covers
RNP — National Registry
Whether the car is properly registered and whether a lien (a loan or debt) is attached to it. A lien can follow the car to you.
Marchamo — INS
The annual road tax + mandatory insurance, and whether it's current. An unpaid marchamo becomes the new owner's problem.
RTV / DEKRA
The roadworthiness inspection — whether the car has passed and is current, or is overdue/failed.
COSEVI
Traffic infractions and fines tied to the plate. Unpaid fines, like an unpaid marchamo, can ride along with the vehicle.
How to read the verdict
The color is free and tells you the headline at a glance: 🟢 clean — nothing flagged; 🟡 watch — something to ask about; 🔴 problem — a real issue found; ⚪ not yet checked. When you're serious about a car, the $25 Title Card unlocks the line-by-line detail behind the color — the registered status and liens, the exact marchamo, the inspection and the fines — the paperwork check you'd want a local to run, in English.
The rest of the verification machine
One plate, one report — plus the tools around the whole transaction.
Frequently asked questions
Is the plate check really free?
Yes. The color verdict — clean, watch, or problem — is free, with no login. The paid $25 Title Card only unlocks the full line-by-line registry detail behind the verdict.
Can I check a car I don't own yet?
Yes — everything is tied to the license plate, so you can check any Costa Rica car before you buy. That's the point: know what you're buying before money moves.
What do I need?
Just the license plate. If a listing doesn't show the plate, ask the seller for it before you commit.
What does a red verdict mean?
A real issue was found in the registries — for example an attached lien, an overdue marchamo, a failed inspection, or unpaid fines. Pull the Title Card to see exactly what, then decide.
Do you show the owner's name?
No. We return the legal-clean verdict — whether the car is safe to buy — never the owner's identity.