Receive information about your own vehicles
Description
The Central Vehicle Register stores the vehicle and owner data transmitted by the local registration authorities and additionally by the insurance companies for all vehicles that have a license plate or insurance plate.
In addition, search notes are added to the database for individual vehicles. This includes information on theft and other loss as well as reported incidents, such as information on uninsured vehicles.
In addition, the data on main inspections and safety tests reported by the monitoring institutions are stored in the Central Vehicle Register.
You can use the online register information to obtain information about the data stored in the Central Vehicle Register for your vehicle as the registered keeper.
You can obtain this information without any further requirements.
Request for information by post:
- Copy of your identity card or residence permit (front and back)
The information is free of charge.
You do not have to observe any deadlines.
You will usually receive the online register information immediately.
The processing time for information by post is 5 to 10 working days.
As the online register information is not an administrative act pursuant to Section 35 sentence 1 VwVfG, no legal remedies are necessary.
Form: yes
Online procedure possible: yes
Written form required: no
Personal appearance required: no
You can obtain information from the Central Vehicle Register via the online register information on the website of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA):
- Select the information from the Central Vehicle Register.
- You will need the online ID function of your identity card or electronic residence permit for authentication for the online register information.
- Enter your title, if it is not already listed, and the desired language (German and/or English) for the information.
- If several vehicles are registered to you, you can select the relevant vehicles in an intermediate step.
- You can now download the information directly as a PDF document.
Alternatively, you can receive the information by post:
- Download the form "Application for information from the Central Vehicle Register (ZFZR)" from the KBA website.
- Complete the form and add the required documents.
- Then send the form to the KBA.
- After the KBA has processed it, you will receive the result by post.
Online register information can only be generated if the corresponding data records in the Central Vehicle Register can be clearly identified on the basis of the available personal data.
Alternatively, a request for information can be sent in writing to the KBA, Department 223.
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
- Eigenauskunft aus dem Zentralen Fahrzeugregister Erteilung
Remark: Anzeige der Leistung im Ursprungsportal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Start your request directly online:
- Online-Registerauskunft des KBA (Languages available: de)
