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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
7 PASS 2 REVIEW
C
IPv6 Readiness
Action
No IPv6 support
REVIEW
No IPv6 support
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records found
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No IPv6 Support
About 40% of internet users have IPv6. Consider adding AAAA records.

IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

Why this matters

No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.

Source: Google IPv6 stats

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
196 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

196
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
4 A records, 113 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 113 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 3.165.113.39, 3.165.113.126, 3.165.113.85, 3.165.113.12
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-477.awsdns-59.com, ns-1856.awsdns-40.co.uk, ns-1185.awsdns-20.org, ns-747.awsdns-29.net
Info::
5 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 113 ms
Got: 113 ms
A3.165.113.39, 3.165.113.126, 3.165.113.85, 3.165.113.12
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-477.awsdns-59.com, ns-1856.awsdns-40.co.uk, ns-1185.awsdns-20.org, ns-747.awsdns-29.net
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com
10 aspmx2.googlemail.com
TXT
_globalsign-domain-verification=EjPxRpSNAI2an12JHUpXeiMSoted2BhX6p_ljbqWlU
facebook-domain-verification=7orckvjrzmj6v9nuc6akpiz4phl9c8
ahrefs-site-verification_cb3893b359243f271435ff902f6b74808edf1753ac33f2f7227da42...
globalsign-domain-verification=KaParXxs1OHDy7o8CMbPpHBN-2m_mzwdPqKMMQ66a6
firebase=membership-prod-12250
mongodb-site-verification=KCFZwyJm3Ugf2ykTi7UbEaSd9aVQtfKC
_globalsign-domain-verification=O81xyb7YxpdGeHWkniit_VBT4vTXz9__NFrNMoTwFg
globalsign-domain-verification=MT3LmRzGYPgORWLlSBkPpAUpBDH9kl8xxYmB6FjtjY
_globalsign-domain-verification=rMzRmeoTKuY0aUkoQHHYV51XAmgXOv_4PqdRQ3a2AG
google-site-verification=PWE-swyFKGMrK0qEI9VJmokSxBhI6ZvpE9K5E5eoPGQ
google-site-verification=fVXyqMGUyBDD5D_0VenxdeyhgoszBnJWw0-mNiXooGk
twilio-domain-verification=f69ef9ba90faf64cf0df299bc34511c1
_globalsign-domain-verification=6CefEhdXpSEvPRuTfkeYdvQ_0ij6wKrIcTTNPwKRvH
parsec-domain-verification=td_2VJgunUZCmdiUp12knRTOIrYVLU
jamf-site-verification=b7oRMwLMGRZNFqVjlNoj9Q
_globalsign-domain-verification=YSKUQ6UO25TShsf4ZKm1eC6Jk7ISqyVoqjiUn3FNOq
firebase=membership-dev
docusign=fa9e61d3-a33c-4c35-96ad-25355f50d374
_globalsign-domain-verification=9UioyPO0_F2Epyd3gGV5_VklXzoibTukD_jkbZPw43
SPF v=spf1 include:mail.zendesk.com include:_spf.google.com include:servers.mcsv.net...
botify-site-verification=HSaoH6kWuAKsAl0FFGIjEP4oZaxUvEJt
_globalsign-domain-verification=HAV0DdFrnLUqX_rElt-qy46djfIXvl0vWWSpvmvNcE
apple-domain-verification=gqtLL9Bwb6nNQVmQ
status-page-domain-verification=c3yqcl20r5hk
ZOOM_verify_s6LbL7DcSeemWamf-lUjtA
vmware-cloud-verification-5d9b57bb-c8c9-49ab-96a4-b82e0b84365d
adobe-idp-site-verification=8530c377b2a0426003cf314266d8a9008d80272cc6c05279e169...
miro-verification=3fd67f6c798db1964c40dab75f7a813163d56977
google-site-verification=aAsDvtJ2DkNrltWtXXW4BlThJ_KN2HMynyzWb1U8w6U
zapier-domain-verification-challenge=91dec6ea-2534-4189-bcd1-ea6f677f2566
MS=F4F305326BD466B6E10F472BEDCEAF2B92965A9E
lovable_verification=1MTdfS09dYumXRuKJCvU
figma-domain-verification=70941f516a57a4f37faa0dd7e2f1394d1dc11850609ff4fcc23bb1...
notion-domain-verification=I6yrKhSssyCADUVq3BKhQlUt3aYQiAPS8IHj6uyKytm
openai-domain-verification=dv-aKtC9t3ZmbDisI7x1NyXJKJZ
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 113 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 142 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 142 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://edmunds.com → https://www.edmunds.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://edmunds.com

54 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.edmunds.com/

89 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://edmunds.com30154 msHTTP/1.1AmazonS3
2https://www.edmunds.com/40389 msHTTP/1.1AkamaiGHost

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 374 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 374 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 6215 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 374 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 374 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 6215 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents Mediapartners-Google, Googlebot, Bytespider, cohere-training-data-crawler, DeepSeekBot, PetalBot, AdsBot-Google, ias_crawler, AI2Bot, Ai2Bot-Dolma, ClaudeBot, meta-externalagent, grapeshot, *, GPTBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: *?wz=*
Disallow: *?dclid=*
Disallow: /findexperianbyvin/*
Disallow: /write-review.html
Disallow: /write-review-test.html
Disallow: /*;*jsessionid=
Disallow: /?&tid=
Disallow: /*?tid=
Disallow: /*?*jsessionid=
Disallow: /*?*ng
Disallow: /*ajax
Disallow: /affinity/*
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /api-pg/*
Disallow: /apps/log/
Disallow: /apps/redirector/
Disallow: /apps/dcm/
Disallow: /apps/edw/URLParser?
Disallow: /apps/vdpcontainers/ads/adwrapper.jsp
Disallow: /autoobserver-archive/index.atom$
Disallow: /beta/
Disallow: /calculator/payment*
Disallow: /certificate/*
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /dealerships-print/
Disallow: /editorial/
Disallow: /edmunds-express/
Disallow: /elp/
Disallow: /era/
Disallow: /*evox*
Disallow: /global/*
Disallow: /groundwork/*
Disallow: /index.atom$
Disallow: /lead_form_certificate.html*
Disallow: /lead_form_vast.html*
Disallow: /lead_form_third_party.html*
Disallow: /media-landing/
Disallow: /mobilerest/*
Disallow: /msite=
Disallow: /myappraise/*
Disallow: /online-lease-deal/
Disallow: /partners/
Disallow: /photoflipper/
Disallow: /photoflipper/$
Disallow: /pricequotes*
Disallow: /products/gmbp/GMlinkConfigurator
Disallow: /propensity-api/
Disallow: /quickquotes*
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /story-id
Disallow: /usedplus/
Disallow: /window_sticker.html*
Disallow: /inventory/srp/new-used/*
Disallow: /locallisting*
Disallow: /update-consumer-review/*
Disallow: /site-enhancer/*
Disallow: /inventory.1*
Disallow: /inventory/srp.html?*
Disallow: /inventory/local_inventory.html*
Disallow: /dealer-reviews/*
Disallow: /uci-sitemaps.html*
Disallow: */vin/*
Disallow: /gateway/graphql/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/site-served-ad/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/site-served-creative/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/wtf/v2/activate*
Disallow: /gateway/api/calculators/v2/loanpayment/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/usedaprs/v1/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/car-buying/v1/
Disallow: /gateway/api/capi/*
Disallow: /graphql/*
Disallow: /for-sale/*
Disallow: /used-cars-for-sale/i/*
Disallow: /api/vehicle/v2/*
Disallow: /api/site-served-creative/*
Disallow: /api/wtf/v2/activate*
Disallow: /api/calculators/v2/loanpayment/*
Disallow: /api/usedaprs/v1/*
Disallow: /api/car-buying/v1/*
Disallow: /api/capi/*
Disallow: /darklaunch/**
Disallow: /cgi-bin/*
Disallow: /*?disable-feature=speedcurve,sentry
Disallow: /price-checker/*
Disallow: /car-comparisons*?veh1=*
Disallow: /*izmo*
Allow: /assets/m/*oem*
Disallow: /*oem*.jpg
Disallow: *mktcat=*
Disallow: /*api/user-db*
Disallow: /ai-assistant/*


User-agent: AdsBot-Google
Disallow: /groundwork/*
Disallow: /api/site-served-creative/*
Disallow: /api/wtf/v2/activate*
Disallow: /gateway/api/site-served-creative/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/wtf/v2/activate*
Disallow: /*izmo*
Disallow: /*evox*
Allow: /assets/m/*oem*
Disallow: /*oem*.jpg
Disallow: *mktcat=*
Disallow: */vin/*
Disallow: /*api/user-db*

User-agent: grapeshot
Crawl-delay: 1000
Disallow: /*izmo*
Disallow: /*evox*
Allow: /assets/m/*oem*
Disallow: /*oem*.jpg
Disallow: *mktcat=*
Disallow: */vin/*
Disallow: /*api/user-db*

User-agent: *
Disallow: /findexperianbyvin/*
Disallow: /write-review.html
Disallow: /write-review-test.html
Disallow: /*;*jsessionid=
Disallow: /*?*&tid=
Disallow: /*?tid=
Disallow: /*?*jsessionid=
Disallow: /*?*ng
Disallow: /*ajax
Disallow: /affinity/*
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /gateway/graphql/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/site-served-creative/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/wtf/v2/activate*
Disallow: /gateway/api/calculators/v2/loanpayment/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/usedaprs/v1/*
Disallow: /gateway/api/car-buying/v1/
Disallow: /gateway/api/capi/*
Disallow: /graphql/*
Disallow: /api-pg/*
Disallow: /apps/log/
Disallow: /apps/redirector/
Disallow: /apps/dcm/
Disallow: /apps/edw/URLParser?
Disallow: /apps/vdpcontainers/ads/adwrapper.jsp
Disallow: /autoobserver-archive/index.atom$
Disallow: /beta/
Disallow: /calculator/payment*
Disallow: /certificate/*
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /dealerships-print/
Disallow: /editorial/
Disallow: /edmunds-express/
Disallow: /elp/
Disallow: /era/
Disallow: /*evox*
Disallow: /global/*
Disallow: /groundwork/*
Disallow: /index.atom$
Disallow: /lead_form_certificate.html*
Disallow: /lead_form_vast.html*
Disallow: /lead_form_third_party.html*
Disallow: /media-landing/
Disallow: /mobilerest/*
Disallow: /*msite=*
Disallow: /myappraise/*
Disallow: /online-lease-deal/
Disallow: /partners/
Disallow: /photoflipper/
Disallow: /photoflipper/$
Disallow: /pricequotes*
Disallow: /products/gmbp/GMlinkConfigurator
Disallow: /propensity-api/
Disallow: /quickquotes*
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /*story-id*
Disallow: /usedplus/
Disallow: /window_sticker.html*
Disallow: /inventory/srp/new-used/*
Disallow: /locallisting*
Disallow: /update-consumer-review/*
Disallow: /site-enhancer/*
Disallow: /inventory.1*
Disallow: /inventory/srp.html?*
Disallow: /inventory/local_inventory.html*
Disallow: /dealer-reviews/*
Disallow: /uci-sitemaps.html*
Disallow: */vin/*
Disallow: /for-sale/*
Disallow: /used-cars-for-sale/i/*
Disallow: /api/vehicle/v2/*
Disallow: /api/site-served-creative/*
Disallow: /api/wtf/v2/activate*
Disallow: /api/calculators/v2/loanpayment/*
Disallow: /api/usedaprs/v1/*
Disallow: /api/car-buying/v1/*
Disallow: /api/capi/*
Disallow: /darklaunch/**
Disallow: /cgi-bin/*
Disallow: /*?disable-feature=speedcurve,sentry
Disallow: /price-checker/*
Disallow: /car-comparisons*?veh1=*
Disallow: /*izmo*
Allow: /assets/m/*oem*
Disallow: /*oem*.jpg
Disallow: *mktcat=*
Disallow: /*api/user-db*
Disallow: /ai-assistant/*


User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow: /*izmo*
Disallow: /*evox*
Allow: /assets/m/*oem*
Disallow: /*oem*.jpg
Disallow: *mktcat=*
Disallow: */vin/*
Disallow: /*api/user-db*

User-agent: ias_crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: AI2Bot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Ai2Bot-Dolma
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: DeepSeekBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /*?*pagenumber=
Allow: /*?*pagenumber=1$
Allow: /*?*pagenumber=2$
Allow: /*?*pagenumber=3$
Allow: /*?*pagenumber=4$
Allow: /*?*pagenumber=5$
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 374 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

403https://www.edmunds.com/
200https://edmunds.com/

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://edmunds.com/ → https://www.edmunds.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
edmunds.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 30 years, 8 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
edmunds.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 30 years, 8 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Jan 3, 2033 (6 years, 9 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is not enabled
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Info::
Registrar: Network Solutions, LLC
Warning::
Registrar lock is NOT enabled
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Info::
Hosting: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

2360 days

January 3, 2033

SSL certificate

196 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

30 years, 8 months

Registered January 4, 1996

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

3.165.113.85

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Network Solutions, LLC
Created January 4, 1996 (30 years, 8 months ago)
Expires January 3, 2033 (6 years, 9 months)
Last Updated April 28, 2025
Name Servers ns-1185.awsdns-20.org, ns-1856.awsdns-40.co.uk, ns-477.awsdns-59.com, ns-747.awsdns-29.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 3.165.113.85
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more ▾

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more ▾

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 101 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
47 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
16 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
20 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
101 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
101 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 47 ms TCP Connect 16 ms TLS Handshake 20 ms Server Processing 17 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)
PASS
AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: CDG50-P3)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: 3yo-vUDEj6nfW1KXqDK71XKYfT3BgUybIZ5U4L53uY95e5HjxuRBOw==
Info::
CDN cache status: Hit from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Hit from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: 3yo-vUDEj6nfW1KXqDK71XKYfT3BgUybIZ5U4L53uY95e5HjxuRBOw==
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