Scan the VIN
Take a photo of the windshield VIN, door sticker, registration, insurance document, work order, or choose an existing image. OpenHood reads the VIN and fills the vehicle details.
Built for independent automotive shops
Turn the inspections you already do into reports customers can trust.
OpenHood gives your technicians one clean workflow to scan a VIN, document vehicle condition, capture photos and observations, complete a standardized checklist, and deliver a professional report to the customer.
Your technicians. Your customers. Powered by OpenHood.
OPENHOOD INSPECTIONSHOP WORKFLOW
2021 Ford F-150 XLT
VIN 1FTFW1E50MFA12345
01VIN scanned
02Evidence captured
03Checklist completed
04Report delivered
Professional customer reportLive report · PDF · media · OpenHood verification
Simple in the bay
From VIN to finished report.
No consumer booking flow. No dispatch network. The vehicle is already at your shop and OpenHood becomes the inspection system your team uses.
Perform the inspection
Your technician follows a consistent inspection template, records checklist results, captures required images or video, and adds observations from the vehicle.
Deliver the report
OpenHood publishes the live report, creates the PDF and media package, and sends the finished result to your customer.
One platform for the shop
Professional inspections without changing how you work.
Shop Portal
Owners and managers see inspection activity, create jobs, manage shop details and add users.
Technician PWA
Phone-friendly field workflow for VIN scanning, evidence capture, checklists, observations and completion.
Multiple Users
Add owners, managers and technicians under one mechanic shop account.
Inspection Templates
Standardize pre-purchase, general condition, fleet, seasonal and other vehicle inspections.
Customer-ready Reports
Give customers something more useful than a paper checklist: a live report backed by photos and documented observations.
OpenHood Brand
Your shop performs the work while OpenHood provides a recognizable digital inspection standard and report experience.
THE IDEAYou're already doing inspections.
You're already doing inspections.
OpenHood makes them worth more.
Keep the customer relationship, the technician revenue and the service work. OpenHood provides the software, documentation and professional presentation behind the inspection.
OpenHood Partner
$199 CAD / month
Built as a shop subscription rather than a consumer inspection purchase.
- Shop portal
- Technician accounts
- VIN image scanning
- Inspection templates
- Photo and video evidence
- Live reports and PDFs
- Customer report delivery