The Used Car Index

com.theusedcarindex/feed · v1.2.0 · data-and-databases

The Used Car Index is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 206 ms and exposes 4 tools.

Free NHTSA recalls, complaints and investigations per vehicle, recall alerts, dealer listing events.

Endpoint: https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp (streamable-http)

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Tool count4
Latency206 ms
Last checked (UTC)2026-10-14T22:20:41.082Z

Health history

Checked (UTC)StatusLatencyError
2026-10-14T22:20:41.082ZHealthy206

Tools (4)

vehicle_riskLook up the recorded risk facts for one make, model and model year: NHTSA complaint counts by system and subsystem, recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications, an optional verified complaints-per-100k-sold rate and source coverage. Separately labeled Jev model tags (model years 2012 and ne
compare_vehiclesCompare recorded facts for several vehicles side by side, with factual orderings by complaints, recalls and available verified complaints-per-100k-sold rates. Unknown vehicles come back with database suggestions and unrated vehicles stay explicitly unrated. Counts reflect source coverage; no recomme
listing_changesList observed dealer listing changes (new, price drop, relisted, delisted) with VIN, price, mileage, dates, source and link, filtered by vehicle, event type or date. Collector status separates an inactive feed from observed events. No photos or dealer-written text; delisted only means the listing wa
recall_changesList new and updated NHTSA recalls, investigations and complaint-count changes that this service recorded from the daily NHTSA bulk-file comparison, newest first, filtered by make, model, model year, type (recall, investigation, complaint_count) or observed date. Each change has the NHTSA campaign o