The Used Car Index
Free NHTSA recalls, complaints and investigations per vehicle, recall alerts, dealer listing events.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"feed": {
"url": "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (4)
🟢vehicle_risk(make, model, year)
Look 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 newer; about 43 percent of all complaints are tagged) carry per-label counts, shares and model confidence, which is not accuracy. Spellings and aliases resolve to the stored vehicle. A zero is confirmed only when coverage_complete is true. These are observed records, not a prediction, safety rating, verdict, repair advice or an individual vehicle history.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"make": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"model": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"year": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 2000,
"maximum": 2027
}
},
"required": [
"make",
"model",
"year"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢compare_vehicles(vehicles)
Compare recorded facts for several vehicles side by side, with factual orderings by complaints, recalls and available verified complaints-per-100k-sold rates. Unknown vehicles come back with database suggestions and unrated vehicles stay explicitly unrated. Counts reflect source coverage; no recommendation, verdict or safety ranking. The free tier compares up to 2 vehicles per call, paid plans up to 5.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"vehicles": {
"minItems": 2,
"maxItems": 5,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"make": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"model": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"year": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 2000,
"maximum": 2027
}
},
"required": [
"make",
"model",
"year"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"vehicles"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢listing_changes(make, model, year, vin, event_type, ...)
List 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 was no longer observed, not that a sale completed. The free tier returns at most 10 events per call with no paging, paid plans up to 200 with cursors.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"make": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"model": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"year": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 2000,
"maximum": 2027
},
"vin": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-HJ-NPR-Z0-9]{17}$"
},
"event_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"new",
"price_drop",
"relisted",
"delisted"
]
},
"since": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
},
"until": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
},
"limit": {
"default": 50,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 200
},
"cursor": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 256
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢recall_changes(make, model, year, type, since, ...)
List 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 or action number, the record date, a short summary and a source link. These are published records, not a prediction, safety rating or advice. The free tier returns at most 10 changes per call with no paging, paid plans up to 200 with cursors and a vehicle watchlist.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"make": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"model": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64
},
"year": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 2000,
"maximum": 2027
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"recall",
"investigation",
"complaint_count"
]
},
"since": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
},
"until": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
},
"limit": {
"default": 50,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 200
},
"cursor": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 256
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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