SalvageScore

AI-powered auction analysis

Should you buy it?

Paste a Copart UK, Copart US, or A Better Bid lot URL. AI scans the damage photos, models every cost, and gives you a full go / no-go report in about 90 seconds — for UK Cat N/S buyers, UK importers, and US domestic buyers alike.

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What you get

Every number you need.
Nothing you don't.

Damage Analysis

AI Photo Analysis

Every photo scanned by Claude Vision. Zones, severity, and specific findings identified per panel.

FrontPANEL
Right SideCOSMETIC
InteriorNONE
Cost Model

Full Cost Breakdown

Every fee itemised. Buyer fees, repair estimate, and import costs for UK buyers. Adapts automatically to your location.

Hammer price£3,200
Buyer fee (~12%)£380
Repair estimate£1,620
UK total£5,200
Valuation

Resale & Market Value

US buyers get Copart estimated retail + live market reference. UK buyers get live AutoTrader comparables and CAP Clean.

$34,500

+$26,470 margin after all costs

Copart est. retail · US market ref.

Calculator

Bid Sensitivity Matrix

A 4×4 table showing P&L at every bid level and repair scenario. Know your max bid before the auction.

Safety

NHTSA Recall Check

Open safety recalls auto-queried from the US NHTSA database. Know before you bid.

AIR BAGS · FRONTAL

Campaign #21V123000

US lots only · Free NHTSA API

Intelligence

Known Issues

AI-suggested list of likely reliability problems for this make, model, and year. Verify with a specialist before bidding.

Timing chain rattle
Turbo oil seal failure
DSG service interval
Tools

Bodyshop Spec

Email-ready repair specification document. Send to 3 garages and get competing quotes.

REPAIR SPECIFICATION — RFQ

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Front bumper — supply & fit £480

Right wing — dent repair £620

Ownership

Annual Running Costs

US buyers get fuel, registration, and insurance estimates. UK buyers get VED band, insurance group, and fuel cost.

Registration

~$300

Insurance

~$2,800

Fuel / yr

~$2,200

Total / yr

~$5,300

How it works

Paste. Wait 90 seconds. Decide.

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Paste the lot URL

Copy the URL from Copart US, Copart UK, or A Better Bid. Any lot works — active, sold, or ended.

copart.com/lot/… · copart.co.uk/lot/… · abetter.bid/…

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AI runs the pipeline

Photos get scanned by Claude Vision. Costs are modelled for your market. Market comparables are fetched. The whole thing takes about 90 seconds.

Scrape → Vision → Cost model → Resale → Synthesis

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Get your verdict

A full report with PASS / CAUTION / AVOID, deal score, every cost itemised, and a bid calculator. Share it or print it.

PASS · CAUTION · AVOID · Deal score 0–100

Sample output

2022 BMW 330i xDrive
Front-end collision, Salvage

All-in $8,030Market ref. $15,500+$7,470 marginScore 71/100
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71

Deal score

PASS

Verdict

Questions

Common questions

Copart US, Copart UK, and A Better Bid (which covers IAAI listings too). If your lot is on any of those three, paste the URL and it will work.

Estimates are panel-level using real labour and parts benchmarks, weighted by damage severity and a make-specific multiplier (a BMW costs more to repair than a Ford). They are guides — always get independent bodyshop quotes before bidding.

Typically 60–120 seconds. Listings with many photos or flood/fire damage take longer as the AI does more work. Don't close the tab while it runs.

Select your buyer type before running the analysis. US buyers get a domestic cost breakdown (hammer + buyer fee + repair), Copart estimated retail value, NHTSA recall data, US running costs, and a US-specific timeline. UK importers get the full landed cost including ocean freight, 6.5% import duty, 20% VAT, IVA compliance, CAP Clean resale, and AutoTrader comparables. UK domestic buyers get a GBP-only breakdown against UK resale benchmarks.

A 0–100 composite score based on the margin between total landed cost and resale ceiling, damage severity, critical flags (airbag, flood, fire, theft), and AI confidence. 70+ is a good deal, 45–69 is caution, below 45 is poor value.

No. This is an AI-generated analysis tool for research purposes. All figures are estimates. Auction bids are legally binding. Always inspect in person, get professional quotes, and carry out an HPI check before committing to any purchase.

Free right now — no card required, no paywall. We're in early launch mode and want to prove the tool is genuinely useful before adding a subscription. Enjoy it while it lasts.

An HPI or Carfax check tells you about the car's past — finance, theft, write-offs. SalvageScore tells you about its future — what the repairs will cost, what the car is worth once fixed, and whether the numbers make sense at today's bid price. You still need both.

AI estimates carry margins of error. Repair costs can vary ±30% depending on your region and bodyshop. Treat everything as a research starting point — not a final figure. Always get an independent inspection and at least two bodyshop quotes before placing a bid.

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IAAI listings appear on A Better Bid, so those work — paste the A Better Bid URL. Direct IAAI and Manheim URLs aren't supported yet, but they're on the roadmap.