Never buy or sell a vehicle without CARJAM - New Zealand's trusted vehicle background check.
CARJAM is a New Zealand vehicle-information and history-report service operated by CarJam Online Limited. Founded by Anton Koukine in 2007, the service provides free cached vehicle lookups and paid reports using information from sources including the NZ Transport Agency Motor Vehicle Register, New Zealand Police, the Companies Office, the New Zealand and Australian Personal Property Securities Registers, and overseas government and proprietary datasets. CARJAM's website stated in July 2026 that it had more than 524,550 registered members and 5,000 business accounts. Its products include New Zealand vehicle-history, money-owing, ownership-verification, PPSR, market-valuation and RUC checks, as well as reports for vehicles imported from Japan, the United States and Australia. Reports can cover stolen status, registration and licensing, WoF or CoF history, ownership history, odometer records, security interests, RUC records, market valuation and overseas damage or title information, depending on the product and available data. CARJAM also provides batch reporting, API access, monthly New Zealand fleet snapshots and driver-licence verification for account holders. CARJAM offers an optional ownership guarantee with a maximum limit of NZ$250,000 for eligible full-report purchases. It may compensate qualifying direct loss where CARJAM failed to disclose available stolen-vehicle or registered-security information. The guarantee must be purchased with the full report and is subject to exclusions, verification requirements, a six-month claim limit and other conditions.
New Zealand vehicle report covering selected vehicle facts, stolen status, history and money-owing information. The casual-user price is NZ$13.95. Registered users pay NZ$12.95, with a NZ$10.95 price for another report purchased within 14 days.
Business-account report comprising selectable basic facts and stolen status, ownership history and money-owing components. The listed combined price is NZ$4.40 excluding GST.
Business-account component checking registered security interests, including searches against vehicle identifiers and past plates where applicable. Listed at NZ$3.40 excluding GST.
Business-account seller check used to confirm whether a person or organisation is the vehicle's current registered person. Listed at NZ$0.20 excluding GST; access to personal ownership details is restricted to approved purposes and entities.
Search of the New Zealand Personal Property Securities Register. Listed at NZ$1.95 for casual users, NZ$1.85 for registered users and NZ$1.50 excluding GST for business accounts.
Vehicle market-valuation product. Listed at NZ$4.95 for casual users, NZ$4.45 for registered users and NZ$3.40 excluding GST for business accounts.
Japanese pre-import information that may include accident, theft, fire, flood or hail damage, odometer history, recalls, prior commercial use, market information and radioactive-contamination status. Listed at NZ$40.45 for casual users, NZ$39.45 for registered users and NZ$33.87 excluding GST for business accounts.
United States pre-import report covering available title, accident, odometer, theft, junk, salvage, insurance and sales records. Listed at NZ$14.95 for casual users, NZ$13.95 for registered users and NZ$8.65 excluding GST for business accounts.
Australian vehicle information covering available write-off or damage, stolen status, registration, recalls and money owing. Listed at NZ$5.95 for casual users, NZ$4.95 for registered users and NZ$3.87 excluding GST for business accounts.
Business-account component providing RUC information for vehicles subject to road user charges. Listed at NZ$0.30 excluding GST.
Account-holder service for confirming current New Zealand driver-licence record details. Listed at NZ$0.65 excluding GST for business accounts.
Business services include batch reports, API access and monthly point-in-time snapshots of vehicles recorded as currently registered in New Zealand.
Founded by Anton Koukine as an online vehicle-information service, initially operating under the Carfax name.
CarJam Online Limited was registered in June 2008 as Carfax Limited and subsequently adopted the CarJam name.
Expanded its product range to include vehicle-history information for Japanese imports.
Expanded overseas reporting to include United States and Australian vehicle information. CARJAM's current $250,000 optional ownership-guarantee terms page is dated 21 May 2015.
Community membership exceeded 400,000 registered users and the business customer base exceeded 4,000 organisations. CARJAM's Chrome extension, which identifies registration numbers on sites including Trade Me and AutoTrader, was first published in June 2020.
CARJAM opposed NZTA's proposed 19-cent charge for third-party stolen-vehicle status queries and promoted a parliamentary petition seeking reversal of the charge.
CARJAM published an MCP integration for authenticated developer accounts on 9 April 2026, allowing compatible AI agents to query its vehicle-data API. By July, its website stated that it had more than 524,550 members and 5,000 business accounts.
Chief Executive Officer
Leads CARJAM's business operations, product strategy, and growth.
Chief Technology Officer & Founder
Founded CARJAM in 2007. Oversees the platform's technology, data integrations, and product development.
CARJAM provides RUC information as a NZ$0.30 component for business accounts, excluding GST. Its report material says RUC information can include current licence details, possible outstanding charges, licence history and hubodometer records. Its developer API also provides RUC licence history and an optional outstanding-RUC check for vehicles subject to RUC. This supports vehicle due diligence rather than RUC purchasing or electronic RUC administration. NZTA advises buyers to ensure a RUC vehicle has a current licence because a buyer can become liable for unlicensed distance if the licence is not current.
CarJam launched in 2008 as one of the first New Zealand websites to offer free basic vehicle information and stolen status checks to the public, using data from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register. The service quickly grew to become a key consumer protection tool in the used car market, helping New Zealanders detect odometer fraud and identify stolen vehicles.
In August 2023, Waka Kotahi announced plans to charge 19 cents per query for stolen vehicle status checks from the Motor Vehicle Register. CarJam, which had been providing free stolen vehicle checks since 2008 and was processing over five million stolen checks per month, warned the fee would cost approximately $1.5 million monthly and force them to discontinue the free service. CarJam launched a parliamentary petition arguing the paywall would endanger public safety.
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9429032721645
NZ Limited Company
05 Jun 2008
18 Commercial Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand
Anton Koukine
Auckland, New Zealand
Paul Richard Osborne
Auckland, New Zealand
1,000 total shares
Bizoffice Limited
780 shares · Auckland, New Zealand
Paul Richard Osborne
150 shares · Auckland, New Zealand
Geoffrey Edward Means
70 shares · Waiuku, New Zealand
Source: NZ Companies Office · Last checked February 2026
View on Companies RegisterAnalysis of notable corporate and institutional shareholders. Individual shareholders are excluded.
Bizoffice (Anton Koukine)
Bizoffice Limited
A small Auckland-based software company owned and directed by Anton Koukine, CarJam's founder and CTO. Incorporated in 2002 (originally as Wisent Systems Limited, renamed 2003). Koukine is the sole active director. The company holds 78% of CarJam Online Limited, making it the controlling shareholder - this is Koukine's personal vehicle for his founding stake, confirming CarJam remains founder-controlled.
