AI Readiness Report

autohousekingston.ca

Scanned 6/7/2026 · https://autohousekingston.ca/inventory/kingston/

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Your website blocks some AI crawlers at the network level even though you invite them in your settings, which means ChatGPT via Bing and Perplexity can't read your actual pages and show third-party listings instead, while Google and Claude can still find you directly. You're also missing machine-readable data labels on your vehicles and don't have an API that AI assistants can query to check inventory or pull VINs. The single most important thing to fix is unblocking those crawlers at your firewall or WAF so all AI engines can reach your pages equally.

169

vehicles an AI crawler can read today

1/6

readiness checks your site passes

The headline issues

  • No Vehicle structured data was found in the HTML returned to the crawler.

  • There is no endpoint an assistant can query.

  • Missing fuel efficiency clarity - text provides estimated range (8.5/6.2 L/100km) but also lists different figures (8.7/6.0 L/100km) creating minor confusion about actual consumption

  • Your site refuses bingbot, PerplexityBot at the network layer, even though your robots.txt invites them in — so engines that depend on those crawlers (ChatGPT through Bing, and Perplexity) can't read your pages directly and fall back to third-party listings like AutoTrader.

  • Your sitemap lists 169 vehicle pages, so AI crawlers can enumerate your inventory.

Analyzed your inventory page at autohousekingston.ca/inventory/kingston

The stake

Buyers now ask AI to shop dealer lots. Today, yours answers with a fraction.

An assistant can read part of your inventory, but the gaps below are where a buyer’s assistant gives up and recommends a competitor instead of you.

When AI sends that shopper to AutoTrader or a rival instead of you, the deal walks. On a used car that’s commonly $1,500–$2,500 in front-end gross — illustrative, but it’s the math behind every buyer the assistant hands to someone else.

Prove it yourself

Don’t take our word for it — have ChatGPT check us.

Copy a ready-made prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity (with browsing on). It hands them every finding below and asks them to independently confirm or dispute each against your site — then whether the fix is worth it. We tell them to be critical, so a yes is real.

When buyers ask AI for your cars

We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude the questions your real inventory matches, and trace who they recommend — you, an aggregator, or a rival.

AI can reach your site. It just isn’t referencing you.

When buyers asked AI for cars autohousekingston.ca actually has, an aggregator or a rival was the answer in 3 of 4 checks near Kingston, Ontario.

Reachable

Not checked

Bing’s index is what ChatGPT Search reads

Referenced

Recommended as you in 1 of 4

Aggregator answered 1 · a rival won 2

Buyer asksChatGPTPerplexityGeminiClaude
used Kia under $20,000 for sale near Kingston, Ontario3 matching cars
2/2AutoTrader
1/2Kingston Kia
2/2Kingston Dodge
2/2
Recommended Cited only Not the answerFraction = runs that landed on that result (3 runs per engine).

What the engines actually said

used Kia under $20,000 for sale near Kingston, Ontariorecommended on Claude
ChatGPTNot the answer · AutoTrader

Here are some current **used Kia** options under **$20,000** available near **Kingston, Ontario** as of **June 7, 2026**. Each listing includes the dealership and a brief overview of standout features. --- ### 1) 2018 Kia Sorento EX Turbo AWD – $17,995 - **Location:** Kingston Dodge, Princess Street, Kingston, ON (local) - **Details:** AWD, automatic, ~119,604 km. Approaching full inspection and detailing—great for all-season driving. ([autotrader.ca](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/kia/sorento/?hprc=True&loc=Kingston&pRng=%2C20000&srt=37&sts=Used&wcp=True&yRng=2016%2C&utm_source=openai)) --- ### 2) 2016 Kia Sorento Plus – $13,000 - **Location:** Pembroke Honda (Pembroke, ON – ~188 km from Kingston) - **Details:** AWD, automatic, ~94,484 km. Fully inspected and reconditioned; includes a $2,000 finance credit applied. ([autotrader.ca](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/kia/sorento/?hprc=True&loc=Kingston&pRng=%2C20000&srt=37&sts=Used&wcp=True&yRng=2016%2C&utm_source=openai)) --- ### 3) 2020 Kia Sorento SX V6 AWD – $19,950 (Finance price) - **Location:** Autorama (North York, ON – ~246 km from Kingston) - **Details:** AWD, ~127,000 km. Features panoramic sunroof, heated and ventilated seats (front & second row), Harman Kardon audio, 360° camera, Apple CarPlay, advanced safety systems. Extended warranty options available. ([autotrader.ca](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/kia/sorento/?hprc=True&loc=Kingston&pRng=%2C20000&srt=37&sts=Used&wcp=True&yRng=2016%2C&utm_source=openai)) --- ### 4) 2017 Kia Soul EX – $13,790 - **Location:** Clutch Kingston (local listing) - **Details:** ~104,366 km. A value hatchback option with compact practicality and efficient design. ([clutch.ca](https://www.clutch.ca/cars/kia-soul/in-kingston?utm_source=openai)) --- ### 5) 2021 Kia Soul EX+ – $17,490 - **Location:** Clutch Kingston (local listing) - **Details:** ~82,414 km. Offers a modern, roomy alternative with enhanced convenience and tech features. ([clutch.ca](https://www.clutch.ca/cars/kia-soul/in-kingston?utm_source=openai)) --- ### 6) 2023 Kia Soul EX – $16,790 (was $18,990) - **Location:** Clutch Kingston (local listing) - **Details:** ~94,551 km. Recent model with features like Apple CarPlay, heated seats, and likely updated safety and infotainment. ([clutch.ca](https://www.clutch.ca/cars/kia-soul/in-kingston?utm_source=openai)) --- ### 7) 2023 Kia Soul EX – $19,795 - **Location:** AutoTrader Kingston listing (local) - **Details:** ~82,685 km. Equipped with new tires, wireless charger, heated cloth seats, heated steering wheel, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, and clean CarFax. ([autotrader.ca](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/kia/soul/?body=Hatchback&hprc=True&loc=Kingston%2C+ON&pRng=%2C20000&srt=9&sts=Used&wcp=True&yRng=2020%2C&utm_source=openai)) --- ### 8) 2021 Kia Seltos LX AWD – $18,795 - **Location:** AutoTrader Kingston listing (local) - **Details:** ~97,671 km. Compact SUV with AWD, heated seats, Apple CarPlay, rear camera, alloy wheels—an excellent crossover option. ([autotrader.ca](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/kia/seltos/?body=SUV&hprc=True&loc=Kingston&pRng=%2C20000&srt=9&sts=Used&wcp=True&yRng=2019%2C&utm_source=openai)) --- ### 9) 2022 Kia Forte EX – $17,489 - **Location:** Kingston Kia dealership (~9 km from Kingston center) - **Details:** ~84,172 km. Sedan with modern tech (8" touchscreen, Apple CarPlay, safety assists like FCA, LKA), efficient engine, and good value. ([autotrader.ca](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/kia/forte/reg_on/cit_kingston/ot_used/pr_20000?utm_source=openai)) --- ### 10) 2023 Kia Forte LX – $18,450 - **Location:** Regional listing (likely outside Kingston) - **Details:** ~65,823 km. Equipped with heated seats, driver mode select, connectivity, and LED daytime running lights. ([autotrader.ca](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/kia/forte/reg_on/cit_kingston/ot_used/pr_20000?utm_source=openai)) --- ## Summary Comparison | Model | Price | Approx. Distance | Highlights | |--------------------------------|-------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------| | 2018 Sorento EX Turbo AWD | $17,995 | Local | AWD, spacious SUV | | 2016 Sorento Plus | $13,000 | ~188 km | AWD, reconditioned | | 2020 Sorento SX V6 AWD | $19,950 | ~246 km | Premium features, AWD, warranty available | | 2017 Soul EX | $13,790 | Local | Compact hatchback | | 2021 Soul EX+ | $17,490 | Local | Roomy, modern features | | 2023 Soul EX | $16,790 | Local | Recent model, heated amenities | | 2023 Soul EX (AT listing) | $19,795 | Local | Tech-rich, wireless charging | | 2021 Seltos LX AWD | $18,795 | Local | AWD, crossover practicality | | 2022 Forte EX | $17,489 | ~9 km | Safe, tech-loaded sedan | | 2023 Forte LX | $18,450 | Regional | Efficient, connected sedan | --- ### Recommendations by Use Case - **All-weather or winter-ready:** Consider the **AWD SUVs** like the Sorento or Seltos for more traction. - **Fuel economy & city-friendly:** The **Forte EX** and **Soul EX variants** combine efficiency with modern tech. - **Comfort and features:** The **2020 Sorento SX V6 AWD** includes high-end options like panoramic roof and heated seating. - **Budget-conscious:** The **2016 Sorento Plus** is under $14,000, and the **2017 Soul EX** under $14,000. --- Let me know if you'd like direct listing links, assistance scheduling test drives, comparisons beyond Kia, or more detailed data on any specific vehicle!

  • aggregatorautotrader.ca/cars/kia/sorento
  • aggregatorclutch.ca/cars/kia-soul/in-kingston
  • aggregatorautotrader.ca/cars/kia/soul
  • aggregatorautotrader.ca/cars/kia/seltos
  • aggregatorautotrader.ca/cars/kia/forte/reg_on/cit_kingston/ot_used/pr_20000
PerplexityNot the answer · Kingston Kia

Here are the best **used Kia options under $20,000 near Kingston, Ontario** that I found, with the **dealership** and the **listing page** I’d send you to first. - **Kingston Kia** — their under-$20k page shows multiple Kias priced below your budget, including a **2023 Forte EX** at **$17,476** and **2022 Forte EX** units at **$17,489**.[4] - Listing page: **Used Vehicles under $20,000** at Kingston Kia[4] - **CarGurus Kingston marketplace listings** — there are several Kia listings under $20,000 in Kingston, including a **2023 Forte** at **$17,198**, a **2023 Forte** at **$19,480**, and a **2022 Soul EV** at **$18,990**.[2] - Listing page: **Used Kia Cars for Sale near Kingston, ON** on CarGurus[2] - **Clutch Kingston inventory** — Clutch shows a **2020 Kia Sportage EX** for **$16,790** in Kingston, which fits your budget and gives you an SUV option.[3] - Listing page: **Used SUVs Under $20k for Sale in Kingston, ON** on Clutch[3] - **MyCar Kingston** — their used Kia inventory in Kingston includes vehicles around your target range, with one shown at **$20,995** and others above that; this page is worth checking in case pricing changes or more budget units are listed.[1] - Listing page: **Used Kia for Sale** at MyCar Kingston[1] If you want, I can narrow this to the **best sedan**, **best SUV**, or **lowest-kilometer Kia under $20k** from these listings.

  • rivalmycar.ca/used/Kia.html
  • aggregatorcargurus.ca/Cars/l-Used-Kia-Kingston-m33_L453434
  • aggregatorclutch.ca/cars/suv-under-20000/in-kingston
  • rivalkingstonkia.com/used/less-than-20000.html
  • rivalfinchkia.com/used/less-than-20000.html
GeminiNot the answer · Kingston Dodge

Here are some used Kia vehicles under $20,000 for sale near Kingston, Ontario: * **2018 Kia Sorento EX Turbo AWD** * **Price:** $17,995 * **Dealership:** Kingston Dodge * **Details:** This Sorento has 833-667-0130 kilometers on the odometer. * **Link:** While a direct listing link wasn't provided, you can likely find it by searching for "2018 Kia Sorento EX Turbo AWD Kingston Dodge" on their website. * **Used Kia Sportage** * **Price:** Around $18,990 * **Dealership:** Various dealerships via CarGurus.ca * **Details:** Several Kia Sportage models are available under $20,000 in the Kingston, ON area, with prices starting from approximately $17,995. You can browse listings on CarGurus.ca for specific models and dealerships. * **Used Kia Cars (various models)** * **Price:** Under $20,000 * **Dealership:** Various dealerships via CarGurus.ca * **Details:** CarGurus.ca shows multiple used Kia models, including the Seltos and Forte, available under $20,000 near Kingston, ON. You can filter your search on their website for specific models and pricing. * **Used Kia Forte** * **Price:** Starting from $14,499 (though nationwide, likely options near Kingston) * **Dealership:** Hertz Car Sales (nationwide, check for local availability) * **Details:** Hertz Car Sales offers various used Kia Forte models under $20,000. While not explicitly in Kingston, ON, it's worth checking their inventory for local options or nearby locations. **Important Notes:** * Prices listed are subject to change and may not include taxes and licensing fees. * Availability can vary, so it's recommended to contact the dealerships directly or check their websites for the most up-to-date inventory. * Some search results included listings for Kingston, NY, which have been excluded from these recommendations.

  • rivalkingstondodge.com/search/used-kia-kingston-on
  • aggregatorcargurus.ca/Cars/l-Used-Kia-Sportage-Kingston-d164_L453434
  • aggregatorcargurus.ca/Cars/l-Used-Kia-Kingston-m33_L453434
  • rivalhertzcarsales.com/used-kia/under-20000.htm
  • rivalhertzcarsales.com/used-kia/forte-under-20000.htm
ClaudeRecommended

Great — I now have enough information to give you solid, specific recommendations. Here's what I found for **used Kias under $20,000 near Kingston, Ontario**, from real local dealerships: --- ## 🚗 Used Kia Under $20,000 Near Kingston, Ontario --- ### 🏆 #1 — 2017 Kia Rondo EX | ~$13,495 **Dealership: Autohouse Kingston** 📍 1556 Bath Rd, Kingston, ON 🔗 [View Listing at autohousekingston.ca](https://www.autohousekingston.ca/inventory/kia-sedan-kingston-ontario-m42b5vlp/) The 2017 Kia Rondo EX features a 2.0-litre inline-4 delivering 164 horsepower and 156 lb-ft of torque through a 6-speed automatic transmission with front-wheel drive, achieving an estimated 10.4 L/100km city and 7.6 L/100km highway fuel efficiency. The EX trim showcases a spacious cabin and premium cloth seating that includes heated front seats with 10-way power driver adjustment. **Why it's a good pick:** Family-friendly, fuel-efficient, and well under budget. Great for Kingston winters with heated seats. Autohouse Kingston performs an Ontario Safety Standards Inspection on each vehicle at time of sale, and any repairs required are done at their expense and included in the advertised price. CarFax Vehicle History Reports are readily available on their website with every vehicle listing. --- ### 🏆 #2 — 2016 Kia Sorento SX | ~$12,995 **Dealership: Autohouse Kingston** 📍 1556 Bath Rd, Kingston, ON 🔗 [View Listing at autohousekingston.ca](https://www.autohousekingston.ca/inventory/used/) The 2016 Kia Sorento SX is a three-row midsize SUV featuring a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4. The SX trim distinguishes itself with a panoramic sunroof, hands-free smart power liftgate, and 19-inch chrome alloy wheels. **Why it's a good pick:** A turbocharged 3-row SUV with premium features at a very competitive price. Perfect for families. --- ### 🏆 #3 — 2025 Kia K4 EX | Listed near Kingston via AutoTrader **Dealership: Kingston Dodge** 📍 1429 Princess St, Kingston, ON | ☎️ 833-666-9512 🔗 [View Listing on AutoTrader.ca](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/kia/reg_on/cit_kingston) This 2025 Kia K4 EX has 36,403 km and is White. It has an Automatic transmission powered by a 147HP 2.0L 4 Cylinder Engine, and was a former daily rental. Standard features include heated front seats and a heated steering wheel, remote engine start, smart cruise control, and a 12.3-inch infotainment screen with Kia Connect, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Also included are safety features such as blind spot monitoring, lane keep assist with lane departure warning, collision mitigation, and Kia Connect SOS. **Why it's a good pick:** A nearly new 2025 model with only ~36,000 km, loaded with tech — likely priced right around $18,000–$20,000 as a former rental. Confirm final price with dealer. Kingston Dodge has proudly served the

  • youautohousekingston.ca/inventory/used
  • aggregatorautotrader.ca/cars/kia/reg_on/cit_kingston

You have the cars. AI just can’t retrieve and recommend them as you, so it leans on aggregators and ranks rivals above you. VIN Index makes every VIN structured, retrievable, and answer-ready, so you become the recommended, cited source and the lead comes to you.

How we tested: we asked each engine’s real search stack the questions above, localized to your market, 3 times each. This is representative of how these engines retrieve, not a copy of any one shopper’s screen (their answers vary run to run).

Why AI skips you

On the left, your page as a shopper sees it. On the right, what an AI assistant can actually do with what it receives.

what a person seeslive screenshot
autohousekingston.ca
The dealer inventory page as a shopper sees it, rendered in a browser

Your page, rendered with JavaScript. Vehicles, photos, prices — everything a buyer sees.

what the assistant tells the buyersimulation

I'm looking for a Kia Sorento, with AWD, 2016 or newer, under 200,000 km, payments around $230/month.

I cannot find any Kia Sorento listings on this dealer's website based on the HTML provided. The page appears to be a general inventory page for Autohouse Kingston, but no specific vehicle inventory details, prices, or payment information are included in the available text.

No vehicles read, no lead, the buyer moves on
Show the raw HTML an AI crawler actually received
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The questions buyers actually ask

Shoppers don’t search by VIN — they ask for “a 7-seat SUV that’s good on gas” or “payments under $500.” Each question can only be answered from details a crawler can read on your page.

What buyers askYour siteVIN Index

“7-seat SUV that’s good on gas”

Can’t answer — missing Fuel economy.

“Payments under $500/mo on my credit”

Can’t answer — missing Payment estimates.

“AWD with Apple CarPlay”

Answerable — every detail it needs is readable.

“Priced below market for this trim”

Can’t answer — missing Market context.

A query is only answerable from the attributes a crawler can read. VIN Index enriches every vehicle with seating, fuel economy, drivetrain, financing, and market context — so the questions buyers actually ask all land on your inventory.

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vehicle pages in your sitemap. We checked what an AI crawler can actually read off each one.

See which details are machine-readable

The basics

3/3

Make

3/3

Model

3/3

Year

3/3

Price

3/3

Mileage

3/3

VIN

What buyers actually filter on

“7-seat SUV, good on gas, AWD” — a crawler can only answer this from fields it can read.

3/3

Body style

2/3

Seating

3/3

Drivetrain

0

Fuel economy

3/3

Fuel type

0

Transmission

Your site on VIN Index

The same question, answered. Here is what an assistant returns once your inventory is structured, and the listing behind it.

The assistant’s answer once you’re on VIN Index

simulation
buyer, assistant queryagent endpoint

I'm looking for a Kia Sorento, with AWD, 2016 or newer, under 200,000 km, payments around $230/month.

The 2016 Kia Sorento AWD at AutoHouse Kingston checks your main boxes, it's got the AWD drivetrain you want, 193,635 km on it, and is priced at $12,995. Depending on financing terms, that could work toward your monthly budget. They also have a couple of other vehicles in their current inventory if you'd like to explore alternatives.

Cited dealer attributed, lead routed to autohousekingston.ca

On VIN Index

2012 Nissan Altima

Price
$6,995
Mileage
204,436

Financing scenarios are generated on the live listing from your own lenders' terms (placeholder rates only in this preview).

This is how your 2012 Nissan Altima looks once it is on VIN Index, fact-dense and machine-readable. Enrichment lines are a simulation of the live output, not a published listing.

The technical detail

The six checks behind the grade, with the evidence for each. Hand this to whoever manages your website — every finding is a provable fact about what an AI crawler received.

Structured data

Can AI trust your vehicle facts?

Failing

No Vehicle structured data was found in the HTML returned to the crawler. Engines can read prices on screen, but have nothing machine-readable to trust or cite.

The fixVIN Index does this

VIN Index emits validated Vehicle and Offer schema on every listing, so engines can trust and cite your price, mileage, and VIN.

See the detail

What we checked

Whether your pages carry machine-readable structured data (schema.org Vehicle and Offer) an engine can quote with confidence.

How we tested

We parse a real vehicle detail page for JSON-LD Vehicle/Offer markup, including price and currency.

What it means

Without structured data an engine can read your prose but can’t reliably extract price, mileage, or specs, so it hedges or skips you.

Vehicle (schema.org)
Not found
Offer / price
Not found
AutoDealer / Organization
Not found
Valid JSON-LD blocks
3

Agentic capability

Can AI do anything with your inventory?

Failing

There is no endpoint an assistant can query. An agent that wants to search your stock, pull a VIN, or check availability has no machine interface to call, only a webpage built for human eyes.

The fixVIN Index does this

VIN Index exposes an agent endpoint and a live feed, so an assistant can search your stock, pull a VIN, and start a lead, not just read a page.

See the detail

What we checked

Whether an assistant has a machine interface to act, search your stock, pull a VIN, request financing, or submit a lead.

How we tested

We look for an agent endpoint (MCP / WebMCP) or structured action declarations exposed by your site.

What it means

Without one, an assistant can describe your cars but can’t do anything, so every buyer action dead-ends at a human form.

Search your inventory by criteria
None detected
Get a single vehicle by VIN
None detected
Real-time availability
None detected
Financing scenarios
None detected
Trade-in appraisal
None detected
Structured lead with attribution
None detected
Zero-setup discovery files
None detected
ChatGPT Shopping feed
None detected
Copilot / UCP feed
None detected

Content quality

Is your vehicle text worth citing?

Failing

Missing fuel efficiency clarity - text provides estimated range (8.5/6.2 L/100km) but also lists different figures (8.7/6.0 L/100km) creating minor confusion about actual consumption

The fixVIN Index does this

VIN Index enriches each listing with a factual condition narrative and market context an assistant can lift verbatim into an answer.

See the detail

What we checked

Whether your visible vehicle descriptions are fact-dense and self-contained enough for an engine to quote.

How we tested

We score the visible inventory text for specific, complete, citable detail, real specs and no mid-sentence truncation.

What it means

Thin or truncated descriptions give an engine nothing quotable, so it summarizes a competitor’s listing instead of yours.

Citation-readiness score
8 / 100
Example improvement
Consolidate fuel economy to single verified figure and add transmission type detail (CVT) more prominently in specs section for easier scanning by AI systems indexing vehicle data

Page rendering

Can AI read your vehicle pages?

Needs work

Your site refuses bingbot, PerplexityBot at the network layer, even though your robots.txt invites them in — so engines that depend on those crawlers (ChatGPT through Bing, and Perplexity) can't read your pages directly and fall back to third-party listings like AutoTrader. But you still allow OAI-SearchBot, Googlebot, so engines that read those indexes — Google's AI Overviews and Gemini, and Claude through Brave — can find and cite your own pages. The fix is to allowlist the blocked crawler user-agents (almost always a Cloudflare/WAF bot rule) so every engine reaches you, not just some.

The fixVIN Index does this

VIN Index republishes every car as static, server-rendered HTML, so a crawler reads your whole lot without running a line of JavaScript.

See the detail

What we checked

Whether your vehicles are present in the raw HTML an AI crawler receives, and whether the named AI crawlers are allowed in.

How we tested

We fetch your page with no JavaScript (the way GPTBot and ClaudeBot read), count the readable vehicles, and probe whether specific AI crawler user-agents get through.

What it means

If your cars only appear after JavaScript runs, most AI crawlers see an empty page and have nothing to cite when a buyer asks.

PerplexityBot request
Refused at the network layer
bingbot request
Refused at the network layer
Bytes returned to GPTBot
1,468,574 chars of HTML
Vehicles readable in that HTML
Yes

llms.txt / sitemap / discovery

Can AI discover you the modern way?

Needs work

Your sitemap lists 169 vehicle pages, so AI crawlers can enumerate your inventory. Adding llms.txt and an agent-discovery file is the cheap, forward-looking next step.

The fixVIN Index does this

VIN Index publishes llms.txt, a sitemap, and IndexNow pings, giving agents a machine-readable map straight to every VIN.

See the detail

What we checked

Whether you publish the discovery files agents look for, llms.txt, an agent card, and a sitemap that actually lists your vehicle pages.

How we tested

We fetch /llms.txt and agent-discovery files, and walk your sitemap to see whether it enumerates individual VDP URLs.

What it means

These conventions are emerging with no proven citation lift yet, but a sitemap that lists every VDP is how index crawlers find your whole lot.

/llms.txt
Not found
/.well-known/mcp.json
Not found
/.well-known/agent-card.json
Not found
Sitemap lists vehicle pages
169 VDP URLs

Robots / crawler access

Is AI even allowed in?

Passing

Your robots.txt allows the AI crawlers that matter. Nothing here is turning assistants away.

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What we checked

Whether your robots.txt permits the crawlers that feed AI search (and doesn’t quietly wall them out).

How we tested

We read your robots.txt and check the rules that apply to AI and search engine user-agents.

What it means

A disallow here removes you from the indexes AI assistants pull from, no matter how good the rest of your site is.

GPTBot
Allowed
OAI-SearchBot
Allowed
ChatGPT-User
Allowed
ClaudeBot
Allowed
Claude-SearchBot
Allowed
PerplexityBot
Allowed
Google-Extended
Allowed
Googlebot
Allowed

Per-crawler probe (real user-agents)

Search index crawlers

Build the indexes ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot answer from. A block here is the serious one — it keeps you out of AI search.

OAI-SearchBotGooglebotbingbotPerplexityBot

On-demand fetchers

Fetch your page when a shopper asks an assistant to “check this dealer.” A block breaks that.

ChatGPT-UserClaude-User

Training crawlers

Crawl to train models. Blocking these only opts you out of free training — you stay citeable in search.

GPTBotClaudeBot

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The simulations above show what an AI assistant would likely receive from your site as it is structured today. Vehicles in the VIN Index panels are examples built from makes we detected, not a live listing.