Traficom register details
How can you get a car's Traficom details quickly and easily, anytime, anywhere? License plate search is an effortless way to check a car's background, technical data, and insurance and inspection details from Traficom's official Transport register.
Text the plate number to 16500
SMS price: €3.90
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Source: Transport register, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
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Full details
In addition to the basic and history details, full details include extensive technical data: dimensions, engine, fuel consumption and safety equipment.
History
Besides the current owner and latest inspection, the history shows previous owners as well as inspection and odometer history.
Owner details
If your search finds a match, a follow-up message gets you the phone number and address of the vehicle's owner or holder.
How the vehicle search works
Type the plate number in a text message, for example:
- Basic details: ABC-123
- History: T2 ABC-123
- Full details: T3 ABC-123
Send the message to 16500. Price per successful search:
- Basic details: €3.90
- History: €3.90
- Full details: €5.90
You'll get a link to the result in a reply message. The link is valid for 24 hours.
If your search found a result, a follow-up message gets you the owner's or holder's contact details. Price: €1.50.
What is the vehicle register?
The Transport register, formerly known as the vehicle register, is a national register maintained by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom. It contains details of all vehicles registered in Finland and their owners or holders.
Traficom's licensed partners, such as Suomen 16100 Oy, which provides the 16500 service, offer vehicle register data as a paid search service.
What car details can I get by plate number?
Basic register details include the car owner's and holder's name, vehicle category, make and model, year of first use, power source, inspection and tax details, and any restriction entries.
Vehicle history includes previous owners, the number of ownership changes, and inspection and odometer history. Full register details include everything stored in Traficom's vehicle register.
Can Traficom's vehicle details be restricted?
In some cases, a car owner can ban the disclosure of their details through Traficom's e-services. Search services then won't show the owner's details, or disclosure is restricted, e.g. for marketing purposes.
However, restricting the details doesn't prevent all requests, such as searches by the authorities.
Which car details are free, and which require a paid service?
Traficom's e-services provide a car's basic details for free. More extensive details, as well as history and owner details, always require a paid service.
License plate search is a quick way to check a vehicle's details, whether it's your own car or any other vehicle. It works without apps or signing in: just text the plate number to 16500.
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Vehicle search glossary
What do the results of a license plate search mean? The glossary below explains the most common terms and register entries.
- Vehicle category
- The type of vehicle, e.g. passenger car, van, motorcycle or trailer.
- Make and model
- The manufacturer and the model name given by the manufacturer (e.g. Toyota Corolla).
- Date of first use
- The date the vehicle was first put into use (abroad or in Finland).
- First registration date
- The date the vehicle was first registered in Finland.
- Vehicle identifiers
- Plate number, vehicle identification number (VIN) and any variant and version details.
- Latest inspection
- The date the vehicle last passed inspection.
- Inspection valid until
- The date until which the inspection is valid before the next periodic inspection is due.
- Inspection history
- A list of previous inspections, their results and any failures or repair orders.
- Insurance details
- Whether the vehicle has valid motor liability insurance.
- Vehicle tax
- Vehicle tax details, such as unpaid taxes or the start of the next tax period.
- Off-road notification
- The vehicle is temporarily out of traffic use but remains registered.
- Removal from / return to traffic
- The vehicle has been temporarily removed from traffic or returned to use.
- Owner
- The vehicle's official owner, responsible for taxes and registrations, among other things.
- Holder
- The user or lessee of the vehicle, who may be someone other than the owner.
- Changes of ownership
- Details of previous owners and changes in ownership.
- Purpose of use
- The registered purpose of use, e.g. private, rental, taxi or driving school.
- Authorization to put into use
- Who is authorized to put the vehicle into use, e.g. a leasing company.
- Engine displacement
- Cylinder capacity in cubic centimeters (cm³). Often also affects taxation.
- Power (kW)
- The engine's stated power in kilowatts.
- Power source
- The vehicle's fuel, e.g. petrol, diesel, electricity, gas or hybrid.
- Gross weight
- The maximum permitted total weight (vehicle + load).
- Curb weight
- The vehicle's weight without load.
- Color
- The color recorded in the register.
- Seats
- The number of registered seats.
- Wheelbase
- The distance between the front and rear axles. Affects handling and interior space, among other things.
- Pending restriction
- An entry that can prevent the vehicle from being put into use or changing owners, e.g. missing motor liability insurance or debt enforcement.
- Restriction entry
- A more specific technical or administrative entry that restricts the vehicle's use (e.g. driving school use, trade plates or museum vehicle).
- Driving bans
- Any orders banning the vehicle from use (e.g. due to a technical fault).
- Usage ban
- The vehicle may not be driven in traffic until the reason for the ban has been resolved.
- Remarks / additional information
- Additional entries, e.g. related to the vehicle's condition or history.
- Traficom
- The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom is the government agency responsible for licensing, registers and supervision in transport and communications. Among other things, it maintains the register that vehicle details are retrieved from.
- Transport register
- An electronic database maintained by Traficom that stores data on vehicles, aircraft, ships and watercraft. Formerly known as the vehicle register.
- Register search by SMS
- A service where you text a plate number to 16500. The reply contains the vehicle's basic details and owner details, if available.
- Online register search
- An online search on 16500.fi. Enter the plate number on the website and see the details immediately.
- Sample reports
- Sample reports show the scope and content of each report: Basic vehicle details, Vehicle history or Full register details.