Sydney's most trusted Pre-purchase Car Inspections
50,000+ inspections completed nationwide. Same-day service available with qualified mechanics who have 30+ years experience.
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Same Day
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Your next car, inspected in just a few clicks
Choose your inspection
Select from mobile or workshop inspection. Book online in under 2 minutes.
We assign a qualified mechanic
Our system matches the inspection with a qualified mechanic in the seller's area with relevant experience.
Comprehensive inspection
Full inspection including engine, body, interior, diagnostic scan and comprehensive road test.
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Receive detailed report instantaneously once the inspection is complete.
Get a call from your mechanic
The mechanic will contact you directly to confirm inspection results and answer any follow-up questions.
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all in one
report
all in one report
High-Resolution
Vehicle issues documented with clear, detailed photos showing condition and location of problems.
Detailed Findings
Comprehensive analysis of vehicle systems with clear explanations presented for everyday buyers.
Expert
Industry leading accuracy on finance owing, written off status, stolen status and vehicle valuation data.
Real Inspections. Real Cars.
See what we've been inspecting across Australia.
Toyota Landcruiser
Kia Cerato
Ford Ranger
BMW M2
Holden commodore
Hyundai iload
Dave
Sydney
NSW
Dave is an experienced mechanic from Sydney, NSW. With over 15 years in the industry, Dave has a passion for cars and a keen eye for detail. For reliable car inspection, repair and maintenance services in Sydney, trust Dave to keep your vehicle running smoothly.
Got questions before booking? We’re here to help.
We understand that the used car market can move extremely quickly. Seller’s can be difficult for our team to organise an inspection with or worse, they may sell the vehicle to another buyer before allowing our Carinspect mechanic to inspect the vehicle. For this reason, we offer an outstanding refund policy for customers using our service. Carinspect offers a full refund (minus a 3% credit card fee) for inspection bookings that for any reason cannot go ahead. The following two exceptions apply:
- If the purchaser requires the inspection to be cancelled for any reason and the inspection time and date has already been set with the seller, Carinspect will retain a $60 administration fee whilst refunding you the balance of the booking.
- On the occasion that the Carinspect mechanic has already travelled to the seller’s location to complete the inspection and is unable to fulfil the service, Carinspect will retain a $150 cancellation fee whilst refunding you the balance of the booking.
We’re here to change the game for used car purchasers and bring full transparency to the buying process. Whether you’re looking for the convenience of a mobile inspection or the security of a hoisted workshop inspection, our network of fully qualified mechanics spans Australia-wide so that you can buy with confidence. With our own proprietary inspection software, we’ve partnered with GumtreeGroup so you’ll find our service readily available on over 20,000 new vehicle listings across Australia every week. We’re a service you can trust to ensure you are empowered to make the right used car purchasing decision.
We make this process as easy as it can be. Forget finding out when the seller may be free, only to find that you can’t find a mechanic that’s available in the right area at the right time. Scheduling can be a nightmare, that’s why we do it for you! Our online booking system will check the live availability of the area at time of booking. Just provide us with the details of your booking, process the payment, and then leave the rest to us. Our team will contact the seller of the vehicle and arrange the inspection with them directly. Depending on the vehicle location, we are almost always able to deliver you the report within 48 hours of your booking.
Workshop Inspections are completed at our fixed site partner workshops across the country. Here you’ll receive the benefit of a hoisted inspection in a workshop environment - perfect for a meticulous buyer. For these bookings, the seller of the vehicle must bring the vehicle to our local workshop service partner. The booking process is simple, once you have confirmed with the seller that they can bring the vehicle to our local partner workshop, just process your booking with us and we’ll handle the entire process with the seller. You’ll receive your report immediately after the inspection is completed together with a phone call from the mechanic.
Our mobile team will travel to where the vehicle is being sold. Whether it's a home, workplace, dealership or auction house, our mechanics will inspect the vehicle at the location most convenient to the seller. This service is great for busy sellers or vehicles that cannot meet us at one of our workshop locations across Australia. These inspections are subject to environmental constraints. Bad weather, steep driveways or undulating surfaces or poor lighting can affect inspection results. You’ll receive your report immediately after the inspection is completed together with a phone call from the mechanic.
Carinspect reports are clear and easy to read, to see a sample report, just click here. Car buyers use our reports to identify potential problems with a vehicle which in turn allows them the opportunity to either walk away from the purchase entirely or use our findings to negotiate a more competitive price. Either way, it’s a win for our customers.
We cannot guarantee inspections to take place on the weekend as this time is usually assigned to completing overflow work. Although there are some sellers who only have very specific times that a car can be available for inspection, please be aware that our team deals with this everyday and almost always finds a time that works for all parties - even if it means the seller not being with the vehicle whilst we inspect it.
What customers say about Carinspect.
Our coverage across Australia
Why we love to service the
Sydney
area
At Carinspect, we love providing pre-purchase car inspections in the Sydney area, including Wollongong, Eastern Suburbs, and Northern Beaches. Our passion for cars and our extensive knowledge of their inner workings make each inspection a unique and exciting challenge. We take pride in offering valuable insights to potential car buyers, ensuring that they can make informed decisions and stay safe on the road. In these different areas, we encounter a diverse range of cars and driving conditions, which only adds to our expertise. Meeting new people and helping them find their dream car makes our work at Carinspect both rewarding and fulfilling.
Carinspect offers the best onsite pre-purchase car inspections in Sydney, New South Wales. Our Carinspect Qualified Mechanics will provide you with a full car inspection report and follow up via phone call to ensure you know exactly what quality of used car you’re buying.
We provide our customers with the best onsite pre purchase car inspections in Sydney, NSW. Our vehicle inspection specialists will attend on site, and on time – to provide you with full car inspection reports and follow up to ensure you know exactly what quality of used car you’re buying. You will also receive a free Car History report to ensure there are no nasty surprises.
We provide both Standard Car Inspections and Premium Car Inspections giving you the choice of a great vehicle inspection, or our fully comprehensive premium service.
We also service the Central Coast up to Newcastle
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of driving the gorgeous coastal roads of the Central Coast or battled traffic for hours on the Bradfield Highway, you’ll know how important having the right vehicle really is. Not only must you be in the right vehicle, but you must have every confidence in the condition of the vehicle.
That’s where our Carinspect Sydney mobile inspectors come in. With over 60 years combined experience, there’s not a car our inspectors have not seen.
Being Australia’s biggest and most populated city there are many used cars available. If you’re buying a used car in New South Wales it’s imperative to ensure you’re buying a peach, not a lemon. For the sake of a few hundred dollars, our expert mobile mechanics will provide you that peace of mind you’ll need when deciding between the many used cars on offer.
As with other major decisions like buying a home, it’s not every day you buy a new car! We deal in used cars everyday – that’s all we do! There’s not an issue with any make or model that we haven’t already come across and what’s more, we know exactly what to look for with every variant of car allowing us to identify problems before you make your purchase. This can save you thousands!
Whether the vehicle you intend on buying is in the Sydney CBD, Central Coast, Newcastle or regional NSW – our promise is to attend the vehicle you’re interested in buying and get a comprehensive inspection done within 48 hours. Once you make the booking, we take care of the rest. You even receive a full CarHistory PPSR report valued at $36.95 in your inbox the day the inspection was completed. This report identifies whether the vehicle has been written off, has had the odometre rolled back, has encumbered financial interest or has been registered as a stolen vehicle. You simply should never buy a used vehicle without being armed with this information.
Did you know that 1 in every 4 used cars is considered a lemon! Ending up with one of these can end up being a huge financial mistake – don’t allow yourself to fall in this trap. Allow a member of our team to complete an extensive checklist including a summary of the condition of the engine, interior, exterior body panels, wheels, tyres, underbody and more. There’s no issue that will escape our comprehensive checklist.
Book online now and a Carinspect accredited mechanic will contact the seller and organise the inspection on your behalf. This will all get done within 48 hours and a report will be sent straight to your inbox – it’s that easy!
