Used-car advert ratings for six major portals
Is that used car
actually a good deal?
Paste a link to an advert. ClearCar reads the listing, checks it against the market and rates the car on nine key factors, explaining what speaks for it and what against.
- AutoScout24 · Carvago · Bazoš
- mobile.de · Sauto · TipCars · via bookmarklet
- No sign-up, no tracking
- Reading the advert
- Comparing with the market
- Rating the car
- Drag ★ ClearCar to your bookmarks bar (one time). On a phone? Here's how
- Open the advert: open this advert ↗
- Click ★ ClearCar in your bookmarks bar. The score opens in a new tab.
Overall score
0
/ 100
Data completeness
Data read from the advert by your browser via the bookmarklet.
Price vs. market
What drives the rating
rating per factorThings to know
No warnings or notable positives found.
Before you buy
- Check the VIN against the service book and the registration papers.
- Get an independent pre-purchase inspection (DEKRA, TÜV, ADAC).
- Never pay a deposit for a car you haven't seen.
Compare two adverts
Any two supported portalsPaste links to two adverts from any supported portals, or pick from adverts you've rated. Adverts from mobile.de, Sauto and TipCars are added with the bookmarklet; switch on Remember on this device to pick them here from any tab.
What we rate
9 factors · one ratingClearCar combines nine factors into a single rating from 0 to 100. Not every factor counts equally, and serious red flags such as accident damage or an admitted engine problem hold the overall rating down however good the price is. If an advert leaves things out, the data completeness indicator tells you. The model behind the rating is our own and is not published.
| Factor | What we look at |
|---|---|
| Price vs. market | How the asking price compares with the market value of comparable cars. |
| Condition & history | Accident and damage history, service records, inspection status and warning signs in the seller's description. |
| Mileage | How far the car has been driven for its age, and the wear that comes with it. |
| Age | How old the car is: depreciation, wear and corrosion risk. |
| Seller & protection | Who is selling: dealer or private, reputation and reviews, warranty and buyer protection. |
| Previous owners | How many keepers the car has had for its age. |
| Equipment | How well equipped the car is, with extra credit for sought-after features. |
| Emissions & running costs | Emission class and CO₂, and what they mean for running costs, low-emission zones and resale. |
| Listing transparency | How complete and transparent the advert is: photos, description, time on the market. |
A+ Excellent buyA Strong buyB Good buyC Fair, check carefullyD Below averageE Avoid
The ClearCar bookmarklet
mobile.de, Sauto and TipCars don't let servers read their adverts, but your browser can. Drag this button to your bookmarks bar, then click it on a car advert on any supported portal:
★ ClearCarDrag me, don't click me
It reads the car's details from the advert you're viewing and hands them to this tab with a verified browser message. It doesn't touch cookies or log-ins and sends nothing anywhere else.
On a phone or tablet
Phones have no bookmarks bar to drag to, so you save the bookmarklet as an ordinary bookmark and swap its address for ClearCar's code. It takes about a minute, once.
iPhone and iPad (Safari)
- Tap Copy the bookmarklet above.
- Tap the Share button, then Add Bookmark. Name it ★ ClearCar and tap Save.
- Open Bookmarks (the book icon), tap Edit, then the ★ ClearCar bookmark. Clear the address, paste the copied code and tap Done.
- On a car advert, open Bookmarks and tap ★ ClearCar.
Android (Chrome)
- Tap Copy the bookmarklet above.
- Tap ⋮, then ☆ to bookmark this page. Tap Edit, name it ClearCar, replace the URL with the copied code and save.
- On a car advert, type ClearCar in the address bar and tap the bookmark in the suggestions. Chrome doesn't run it when you open it from the bookmarks list.
AutoScout24, Carvago and Bazoš don't need it: share the advert, copy the link and paste it above.