Inspections customers actually approve.
Digital vehicle inspection software with photo-driven condition tags, customer-facing approval, and per-vehicle history. Built into every Autodots plan — including the free starter.
Photos do the selling — not the service writer
Mechanics tag each component as good / monitor / critical and attach photos from the bay. The customer sees the inspection on their phone, photos and all, and approves or declines extra work.
- One-tap good / monitor / critical per component
- Phone-based photo upload
- Customer-facing approval link with photos
- Decline notes captured for follow-up
Trend the same vehicle over time
Inspection records save to the Vehicle Passport per car. Spot the pattern — "monitor" twice in a row often means "critical" by visit three. Reach out before the customer goes elsewhere.
- Vehicle Passport per car
- Trend the same component visit-over-visit
- Searchable by registration / VIN
- Customer-facing public link (optional)
DVI that lives where the rest of the work lives
No add-on subscription. No separate login. The same workboard, the same customer record, the same invoice.
Photo-driven
Mechanics attach photos from the bay; customer sees them on the approval page.
Component-level
Tag each component good / monitor / critical; trend the same one over time.
Customer-approved
Customer signs off on extra work from their phone — no awkward shop-floor sales pitch.
Saved to passport
Inspection records live in the Vehicle Passport — your audit trail and the customer's.
Power your team on the go
Mechanics work from a phone — start & stop time, upload inspection photos, mark jobs ready. Front desk sees it instantly on the workboard.
- One-tap time tracking
- Photo inspections attached to jobs
- Customer auto-notified at each stage
- Works offline — syncs on reconnect
DVI software — Autodots vs standalone DVI tools
Why bundling DVI with the platform beats a separate app.
| Feature | Autodots | Standalone DVI tool |
|---|---|---|
| Cost — separate subscription | Included free | $50-200/mo per shop |
| Tied to job card | Same record | External link |
| Saved to Vehicle Passport | Built in | Manual export |
| Trend per component over time | Yes | Per-visit only |
| Customer approval flow | On the same estimate | Separate inspection link |
| Free starter plan | Auto Basic | Trial only |
“Customers used to argue about brake pads. Now we send a photo with the inspection — they approve before the conversation even starts.”
“The trend view is the unsung hero. We see "monitor" twice and call the customer proactively — they appreciate it and come back.”
Inspections customers actually approve.
Free to start. No card. DVI included in every plan from day one.
Already using a separate DVI tool?
Most shops save $50-200/month by switching to Autodots — same DVI features, no extra subscription.
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