About us
About Auction Damage Report
Auction Damage Report exists for one reason: too many people bid on salvage cars without understanding what they are actually buying.
We are an independent, education-first resource. We are not an auction house, an insurer, or a dealer, and we are not affiliated with Copart or IAA. That independence lets us tell buyers the unglamorous truth about damage instead of the optimistic version a seller would prefer.
Our guides come from a simple belief: a confident bid is a researched bid. When you can read a damage label, interrogate a photo, and estimate a realistic repair bill, you stop overpaying and start spotting the genuine deals.
When you are ready to move from research to a decision on a specific vehicle, we point you to AutoEstimatePro for a consolidated report, and to AutoRepairEstimate.ai if you run a shop that needs estimates of its own.
What we stand for
Honest over optimistic
We would rather talk you out of a bad bid than cheer you into one.
Plain language
No jargon walls. If a buyer cannot use it, it does not belong on the page.
Independent
We are not paid to make any specific car look good.
Ready to dig into the details before you bid?
Auction Damage Report is the research step. AutoEstimatePro is where you pull the full report, decode the VIN, and see estimated damage and repair costs in one place.