Ineligible vehicle titles

Fast Facts:

  • Hosts are responsible for knowing their vehicle’s title type and history. 
  • Listing a vehicle that’s ineligible has serious consequences. These include our removing your vehicle and voiding your protection plan.   

Ineligible titles

You may not list a vehicle that has:

  • a branded title
  • a "washed" title
  • an unclean Carfax history
  • a problematic Hire Purchase Information (HPI) check on Turo (UK only)

Branded and washed titles

Branded titles

A branded title indicates that a used vehicle has sustained significant damage and/or may be unsafe to drive. Title brands and definitions vary by region. Prohibited branded titles include, but aren’t limited to:

  • Totaled
  • Salvaged (even if “salvage” does not appear in the title itself due to regional difference)
  • Written off
  • Lemon/Buyback
  • Junk
  • Reconstructed/Rebuilt/Irreparable
  • Odometer Rollback/Inaccurate or inconsistent mileage
  • Vehicle that had been declared a total loss at any point
  • Flood/Water/Fire Damage/Hail
  • Subject to outstanding finance  

Washed titles

Because title brand definitions vary by state and country, sometimes a title brand won’t transfer to the title in a new state. In that case, the title becomes “washed” or "clean." You may not list a branded car by registering it in a state where the title brand doesn’t transfer. 

If you list a vehicle with a branded or washed title, you’ll be in violation of Turo’s policies. We’ll remove your vehicle from Turo and void your protection plan. We may also suspend your Turo account.

 

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