OdoTrace · Editorial review: . Source dates are stated separately.
For a Dutch registered car, get its plate and check the VIN on the vehicle and documents. Enter the VIN in the OdoTrace vehicle check, then add the Dutch plate.
Do this now
- Ask the seller for the Dutch plate, and read the VIN on the car and its documents.
- Enter the VIN in the OdoTrace vehicle check and add the plate to see RDW's odometer verdict.
- Read the verdict: Logisch, Onlogisch or Geen oordeel, explained below.
- Note the dashboard reading and its unit, then submit the plate and that exact reading to RDW's current-reading check.
- Ask the seller for the RDW vehicle report and dated service records, and compare them.
RDW's verdict judges the sequence of registered readings; it is not a check of the number on the dashboard today.
RDW's result is looked up by plate. OdoTrace cannot derive the plate from the VIN or confirm that the supplied plate belongs to that VIN, so match both identifiers with the seller before using the result.
What the RDW result means
OdoTrace shows the RDW odometer judgement separately from any dated readings in its VIN timeline. Its plate result shows a verdict, not the last recorded value or a reading-by-reading timeline. The RDW vehicle report is the next step for actual registered dates and values.
- Logisch: RDW judges the registered sequence to be increasing. Distance driven before the first record is outside that judgement.
- Onlogisch: a registered reading is lower than an earlier one. Ask for the seller's explanation and original evidence; an entry mistake or instrument change is possible.
- Geen oordeel: RDW gives no judgement. Reasons include too little information, import history or an odometer change. This is an unresolved result, not proof of fraud.
RDW explains the verdicts and their exceptions in its odometer-check guide. Its verdicts for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles are based on readings since 1 January 2014; older NAP readings may appear in an RDW vehicle report without forming the basis of that judgement. RDW's vehicle-report explanation describes the distinction.
Test the exact reading on the car
- Ask for the current dashboard reading, its unit (kilometres or miles), and the Dutch plate.
- Use RDW's current-reading check with the plate and exact displayed reading. A plate-only RDW check instead judges the last stored reading, which may be old.
- Ask the seller for the RDW vehicle report and dated service records. The report can show registered readings for a closer date and unit comparison.
Hypothetical example, not a vehicle result: OdoTrace shows Logisch, the seller's RDW vehicle report lists its latest reading in 2024, and the dashboard shows a reading in 2026. Submit the exact current value to RDW and compare the seller's dated records before deciding what the evidence supports.
If there is no judgement or no RDW result
Check the plate for an entry error and whether the vehicle is still registered under it. A missing or unavailable OdoTrace result supplies no mileage conclusion; use RDW's own check and request the seller's vehicle report. For an imported car, ask for the former registration and original foreign inspection or service records; a Dutch registration does not reconstruct all earlier years. RDW says vehicle reports include readings for cars imported from Belgium since 13 January 2025 or Germany since 3 February 2026; Geen oordeel can still remain for an import. See RDW's buying advice and our date-and-unit checklist. The UK or Czech guide may help if that was the earlier registration country.
RDW recall details are a separate plate-based check, and any OdoTrace source status has its own limits. An odometer judgement cannot establish a particular recall repair's status; ask the manufacturer or an authorised dealer about that car.