Sample reports
Sample vehicle appraisal reports
A report is only as useful as its reader's ability to check it. These three samples are complete, current output from VINbasis for the same illustrative case: a 2019 Honda Accord with three comparables and a J.D. Power guidebook value. Open any of them as a PDF, as an appraiser would issue it.
Standard
A clean, compact report with your logo. Included on every plan; paid plans can customize the colors, layout and type.
Open sample PDFComplete report · 4 pages
Executive
A cover that leads with the appraised value, followed by comparable price charts and itemized adjustments.
Open sample PDFComplete report · 5 pages
Counsel
A formal serif report for appraisal-clause and umpire work, with numbered sections, a written valuation explanation and a photo exhibit.
Open sample PDFComplete report · 6 pages
Fictional valuation data with illustrative Honda Accord photographs.
Three styles, one valuation
Choose the style that suits your reader. Your case data and valuation stay the same, and you can choose a different template for each report. The Standard template is included on every plan. Executive and Counsel are on paid plans, and so is control over the report's colors, layout and type. Free reports carry a small "Prepared with VINbasis" line.
What every report contains
- A first page that leads with the appraised value, its basis and the figures behind it.
- Case details: the people by name, the purpose, claim and policy numbers, dates and the inspection place.
- The vehicle, its equipment, its condition with graded areas and recorded damage, and its history.
- Every comparable beside the vehicle, with each adjustment itemized and an explanation of how each was made.
- The valuation: its basis, the guidebook value and adjustments to the vehicle, and how the value was calculated.
- Settlement figures with tax, fees and the deductible, when the case includes them.
- Photos, each credited when it was not taken at the appraiser's inspection.
- A certification and limiting conditions.
Offers and negotiation history stay in the case. The PDF is a standalone valuation.