In today’s automotive sector, data is the competitive edge. Whether you’re building the next vehicle pricing tool, vehicle history report, streamlining underwriting decisions, or promoting EV adoption, having the right data—delivered fast and efficiently—is crucial.

But with so many data providers in the ecosystem, which ones are truly essential? We’ve compiled a list of the 15 top automotive data platforms in 2025 to highlight what each does best, from vehicle valuations and provenance data to electric vehicle intelligence and retail market insights.

1. One Auto API

Best all-round platform – #1 for: Breadth of data, ease of integration, support, custom API development

One Auto API is the go-to solution for developers and businesses looking to integrate automotive data quickly and at scale. With access to dozens of leading data sources under one roof, it’s the most complete, developer-friendly option in the market.

Rated highly for :

• Unmatched breadth of data coverage from multiple providers
• Common Data Dictionary makes it easier to work with multiple data sources
• Developer-friendly,  faster integration and easier to support
• Implementation consultancy
• Custom API development

2. Experian Automotive

Best for: Finance bureau data and vehicle history

Experian is the industry standard for finance bureau data.  Combined with data from the DVLA and MIAFTR,  AutoCheck is a core component for many leading car history reports. 

3. Brego

Best for: Valuation coverage, with AI-driven accuracy

Brego delivers market-driven pricing powered by AI, offering dynamic retail valuations that adapt in real time. Its strength lies in its accuracy and unmatched coverage,  excelling in coverage of vehicles out of scope for other guides (e.g. too old) and covering the broadest range of vehicle types including cars,  commercials, motorcycles, motorhomes – even caravans. 

4. Marketcheck

Best for: Retail dealer inventory and analytics

Marketcheck aggregates hundreds of thousands of retail vehicle listings daily from over 10,000 UK dealers, making it ideal for businesses who require market inventory for apps, or analysis of retail trends, pricing, and stock movement at a dealer level.

5. Solifi

Best for: New vehicle data and SMR (service, maintenance & repair)

Solifi is a go-to provider for detailed new car specifications, pricing, and SMR data. It supports leasing and fleet management systems, and retail platforms with detailed model-year compliant data.  

6. SalvageGuide

Best for: Identifying previously salvaged vehicles (2009 onwards)

SalvageGuide offers deep historical coverage of vehicles salvaged in the UK, helping dealers and lenders detect high-risk stock.  The data is especially valuable for businesses providing vehicle history checks to consumers,  complementing other industry data by providing coverage of unrecorded write-offs. 

7. EV Database

Best for: Real-world EV performance and charging data

EV Database are the gold standard for clear, reliable data on electric vehicle range, efficiency, and charge times, in real-world conditions. Ideal for helping consumers, fleets, and marketplaces where informed decision making is vital.  

8. UK Vehicle Data

Best for: High speed DVLA data and data cleansing services

UK Vehicle Data provides high speed access to DVLA Data for VRM look-ups,  and supports our real-time data cleansing endpoints, helping improve the quality and compliance of marketing campaigns,  reducing associated call centre costs and increasing return-on-investment. 

9. Auto Trader Data Services

Best for: Dealers using retail valuation data as part of their adverting package

Auto Trader’s data offers dealers access to retail valuations and metrics as an inclusive component of their advertising package—making it an obvious choice for digital use cases such as car buying,  stock management and pricing strategies. 

10. EVOX Images

Best for: High-quality vehicle images and OE colour-matched media

EVOX provides studio-quality vehicle imagery, with OE colorised images – making it a popular choice for new car configurators, digital showroom tools and SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications.  

11. ClearWatt

Best for: EV battery health and range insights

ClearWatt provides unique insight into the expected range of used electric vehicles,  vital for increasing the confidence of used EV buyers and setting realistic expectations for real world performance. 

12. DriveRightData

Best for:  Wheel & Tyre Fitment data

DriveRightData provides easy access to OE Wheel & Tyre Fitment data from a VRM,  powering leading online tyre retailers and dealer systems.   

13. Sagacity

Best for:  Cleansing personal data

Sagacity provides a single point of access to market leading deceased and change of address registers,  helping you achieve the highest standards of compliance and brand protection in all your outbound marketing. 

14. AutoPredict

Best for: Estimated vehicle life

AutoPredict provides insight into the average lifespan of a vehicle,  helping customers make better informed choices and helping financial services providers make better underwriting decisions. 

15. Cartell.ie

Best for: VRM data for Ireland

Ireland’s most comprehensive automotive data provider for Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM) data, providing highly accurate vehicle identification.

How to Bring It All Together: One Auto API

While each of these platforms excels in its own right, the real power lies in combining them efficiently,  and that is where One Auto API stands alone.

Instead of juggling a dozen APIs, field naming conventions, and contracts, One Auto API unifies these leading data sources into a single, developer-friendly platform. With its common data dictionary and flexible subscription options, you can:

• Launch new products faster
• Reduce development effort and ongoing maintenance
• Lower costs while accessing more data
• Take full advantage of AI, automation, and predictive analytics
  

Whether you’re building a vehicle history report, a pricing engine, a marketplace,  a car buying platform, finance eligibility tool, or fleet management dashboard—One Auto API makes it quicker, easier, and cheaper.

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