Who inspects the car
Germany has an established layer of independent technical inspection organisations: TÜV, DEKRA, GTÜ and KÜS, alongside the ADAC motoring club. They are independent of the seller, which is the entire point.
A used-car check is not the same as the mandatory periodic roadworthiness test (Hauptuntersuchung). It goes further: previous accident damage, corrosion on non-structural parts, interior condition, whether the advertised equipment is actually fitted, and in many packages a written valuation of what the car is worth.
What it costs and what you get
Published prices for used-car checks range from around €30 for a basic technical check to roughly €150–€200 for a full inspection with a documented valuation, depending on organisation and package. We tell you the actual quoted figure for your car before booking — it appears as its own line in your quotation, never buried in a total.
You receive the report. Not a summary from us — the document itself.
Seeing the car yourself
Alongside the inspection we arrange a viewing with the seller. If you are in the Gulf, that is a live video walkthrough: we go where you tell us to go — the service book, the boot floor, the panel gaps, cold start, the tyres and their date codes. If you happen to be in Germany, we book an in-person test drive instead.
Nothing is bought before you have seen the specific car and said yes to it.
Sources
Public references for the rules described above. Requirements change — we confirm the current position for every car we handle.
- Auto Bild — how the used-car check works at DEKRA, TÜV and others
- Used-car check costs compared: ADAC, TÜV, DEKRA