Transparent pricing, what each tier includes, and the honest ROI: across 1,000+ inspections, 4 in 10 buyers renegotiate and 2 in 10 walk away from a car they were about to buy.
Here is exactly what a Sydney mobile pre-purchase inspection costs with us. No hidden fees; the price you are quoted is the price you pay.
| Tier | Price | Best for | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Inspection | $300 | Most cars | Full visual and system check, road test, and a 10-minute call with your inspector afterwards |
| Gold Inspection | $400 | Higher-value cars | Everything in the Silver Inspection plus a written report with photos |
| EV, hybrid, luxury, performance | Quoted | Teslas, Euro, performance | Extra time, battery health or specialist electronics checks |
Same-day bookings are available with advance notice and add a $50 surcharge. Most inspections run same-day or next-day across Greater Sydney.
60 to 90 minutes with the car, not a five-minute glance. The inspector works through six systems, road tests the car, and documents what they find.
An OBD-II scanner reading fault-code history, a compression tester, a paint thickness gauge, brake and tyre gauges, and a battery and charging tester. These are what separate an inspection from a look.
On the full inspection you get a written report with photos, likely repair costs, and a clear verdict you can take to the seller.
A verbal call within about 90 minutes of finishing, so you can act before the seller sells to someone else.
A workshop check means moving the car to them, which a private seller will rarely allow and a dealer controls. Mobile means we inspect the car where it sits, in the seller's driveway or the dealer's yard, so you see it in its real state and the seller has no chance to prepare it. You also do not have to drive an unknown car across Sydney. The small premium buys independence and convenience.
Standard pricing applies across Greater Sydney; inner west and eastern suburbs, Parramatta and Western Sydney, the north shore and northern beaches, and the Sutherland Shire and the south. Regional jobs on the Central Coast, in Wollongong, the Blue Mountains, or the Hunter may include a travel component depending on the exact location. We confirm the full price up front before booking, so there are no surprises.
Electric and hybrid cars take longer because battery state-of-health diagnostics are part of the job, common on Teslas, BYDs, MG4s, and Toyota and Hyundai hybrids. Luxury and performance cars carry more electronics and more expensive failure points. Both are quoted individually so you only pay for the time the car actually needs.
The point of an inspection is not the report; it is the decision it changes. Across 1,000+ NSW inspections the pattern is consistent.
Buyers take the findings and the repair quotes to the seller and get money off the price.
The inspection reveals a car that was about to become an expensive mistake.
The car checks out and the buyer proceeds with full confidence, which is also a win.
The most common catch is a $1,800 to $3,500 repair that is invisible on a quiet test drive. Against a $300 to $400 inspection, the maths is not close.
If a quote looks unusually cheap, ask what is included. The usual cuts are: no scanner, so no fault-code history; no compression test; no paint gauge; no written report; and 15 minutes on site instead of 90. A quick visual once-over has its place, but it is not the same product and will miss the faults that cost the most.
The six systems and tools your money pays for.
See the checks ›The dollar outcomes behind the ROI numbers.
Read the cases ›Call with the suburb, make, and model.
Get in touch ›Our Silver Inspection is $300 and includes a 10-minute call with your inspector afterwards to talk through what we found. The Gold Inspection is $400 and adds a written report with photos. EV, hybrid, luxury and performance cars are quoted higher because they take longer. Same-day bookings add a $50 surcharge.
We travel to the car, use proper diagnostic tools, and spend 60 to 90 minutes on site. A very cheap check is usually a quick visual once-over with no scanner, no compression test, and no written report.
Often more so. On a $6,000 car a single missed $2,000 repair is a third of the price. The cheaper the car, the less margin you have for a hidden fault.
Greater Sydney is covered at standard pricing. The Central Coast, Wollongong, Blue Mountains and Hunter may attract a travel component depending on location. We confirm the full price before we book.
Mobile pre purchase inspections across Sydney and the surrounding NSW regions. We come to the vehicle, wherever it is.
Call with the suburb the car is in, the make and model, and when you'd like us there. We come to the vehicle anywhere across Sydney.
