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EpicVIN is an American vehicle-history company founded in 2012 by Andrei Krainik and based in Miami Beach, Florida. It entered a used-car market where buyers needed independent checks before purchase. At the same time, odometer fraud, hidden accident records, and rebuilt titles remained a recurring problem across the United States.

The field was already shaped by Carfax, active since 1984, and AutoCheck, owned by Experian. Both services collected data on mileage, accidents, ownership changes, and vehicle title status. EpicVIN entered the same category with a different price model and a wider mix of data sources, including state motor vehicle agencies, insurers, dealer networks, repair shops, banks, and damage-assessment organizations.

A key part of EpicVIN’s position was its approval as a data provider for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, or NMVTIS, a US Department of Justice system created to help protect consumers from fraud involving stolen, damaged, or illegally retitled vehicles. The company used that status to build reports covering title records, accident history, prior listings, price history, and vehicle photographs from earlier sale ads.

EpicVIN later promoted blockchain-based storage and verification to make record changes visible within a distributed ledger. It also partnered with RepairSmith, adding more than 500,000 verified maintenance records to its reports. The company launched an Android app with a VIN scanner. It kept a small-business model with about ten employees, no outside investment, and revenue estimated at $5 million by the mid-2020s. Its related platforms included VinGurus.com and VinInspect.com, both tied to NMVTIS-based reports.