Do a motor vehicle search (NTSA copy of records)
National Transport and Safety Authority · sources read 30 Sep 2026
Log in to eCitizen, open the NTSA service portal, pick motor vehicle copy of records, enter the car's registration or chassis number and pay. You can download the record straight away and check the owner, chassis and engine numbers before you buy.
- Fee
- KSh 500Motor vehicle copy of records
- How long
- Immediate
- Where
- Online on the NTSA service portal through eCitizen
What you need
- The vehicle's registration number or chassis number
- An active eCitizen account
Steps
- Log in to your eCitizen account and select the NTSA service portal.
- Go to services, click motor vehicle copy of records, enter the registration or chassis number, search, then submit.
- Choose how to pay and click complete.
- Open application history and click view to download the copy of records.
Watch out
- The record shows the chassis and engine numbers, the registered owner, make and model, and year of manufacture. Compare them with the actual car and the seller before you pay anything.
- You can also check that a seller's eLogbook is genuine for free on the NTSA Services mobile app or the NTSA service portal.
- NTSA's service page lists this at KSh 550, so the amount on the portal may be a little higher than the charter's KSh 500. Pay what the portal shows.
Official sources (4)
- NTSA services: Copy of records ntsa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- NTSA Citizen Service Delivery Charter (2026) ntsa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- NTSA FAQs (How can I verify an eLogbook?) ntsa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- NTSA service portal serviceportal.ntsa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026