Real reports · 10 October 2026
cars we check have something serious hiding
A written-off rebuild, a stolen record, someone else's loan still attached, or crash repairs nobody mentioned.
Across 5,000+ real vehicle checks and counting
Anyone can read a register
Here's what they don't tell you
Live retail and trade range, adjusted for odometer, condition, keys and service history. We caught a car priced 25% over market, and printed it in the report.
Every model charted against its real competitors, like Ranger vs HiLux vs D-Max, plus the hybrid and EV alternatives taking their share.
3,400+ service locations mapped across 42 brands. And we warn you when the brand has left Australia entirely.
ANCAP star rating for the exact model, plus open recalls, with the source named, not implied.
Towing a caravan? Family of five? One key or two? Your answers inform the analysis. The verdict is about THIS car for YOU.
A negotiation line you can say to the seller, and the specific questions to ask at inspection, drawn from the car's own records.
From real reports
What it actually says to the buyer
"At $18,000, our verdict is a good deal, but the structural claim and three open recalls mean you should inspect first."
"The structural claim and open recalls need checking before purchase. Would you proceed at $18,000 after an independent inspection?"
- • Have an expert inspect the structural areas involved in the 2021 claim
- • Ask for proof that any open recall work has been done
- • Check the odometer reads close to 130,000 km, the figure the valuation is based on
"At $5,000 this Navara is below the middle of the retail range, but our verdict is to walk away, because it is recorded as written off."
"The PPSR records this vehicle as written off. Would you provide written repair and inspection evidence before we discuss $5,000?"
- • Have an expert inspect it. The PPSR records this vehicle as written off
- • Check the odometer reads close to 287,936 km, the figure the valuation is based on
- • Ask whether both keys come with the car. A replacement can be costly
Real generated output. Vehicle identifiers removed.
claims reached the car's structure
Not carpark dents. Real crash damage to load-bearing panels. A report that just says "claim found" hides the difference between a bumper and a bent chassis rail.
cars had been listed before. We kept the receipts.
The average car we check has been advertised 4 times, repriced 3 times and pulled and reposted 3 times. Ads reset, prices cut, odometers that read higher last year than today.
Built on our own Australian data
The vehicle database behind every check
Not a lookup wrapper. Our own catalogue of Australian-delivered vehicles: registration, market sales, service networks and generated imagery for every model.
Already proven in production: 1,000+ paid reports · 850+ buyers · 90+ came back for their next car
buyers were told to walk away
The Buy Score runs 35 → 99. Written-off cars land at the bottom whatever the price; clean, well-priced cars land 90+. It costs us a sale sometimes. That's the point.
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