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Buy a used car with your eyes open

Guides, checklists and honest research on mileage, damage and import history, so you know what you are paying for before you pay.

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Buying guide Europe How to buy a car on mobile.de and get the best price mobile.de is the largest used car marketplace in the German speaking world. That makes it one of the best places in Europe to buy a used car, and one of the easiest places to overpay. Around half of all buyers never negotiate at all. 25 August 2026 · 10 min read Read article → Buying guide Europe Buying a car at auction in Europe One single market, one hammer price, and five completely different final bills. Where you register the car decides more of what it costs than what you bid for it. 24 August 2026 · 11 min read Read article → Research Buying guide Two of these five cars are hiding an accident We ran 4,939 cars through our records while their buyers were still deciding. Two in every five came back with damage on file, the average one carries 8,040 euros of it, and most had been hit more than once. 18 August 2026 · 9 min read Read article → Buying guide Money What a used car really costs in Europe in 2026 Used cars are getting cheaper almost everywhere in Europe. Insuring and financing them is not. Here is where the money actually goes, and the three lines you can still compare before you sign. 30 July 2026 · 8 min read Read article → Electric cars Buying tips The new odometer: why an EV's battery is the number that matters On a petrol car, mileage tells the story. On an electric car, it can lead you astray. Here is what really decides a used EV's value, and how to check it before you buy. 28 July 2026 · 9 min read Read article → Research Buying tips The 10 most bought used cars in Europe, and what to check on each We looked at 63,435 VIN checks to see what Europe actually buys used. It leans heavily German, and knowing the usual suspects pays off before you buy. 27 July 2026 · 12 min read Read article → Buying guide Imports The imported bargain that is hiding where it came from Most used cars crossing Europe started life in Germany, and a border crossing is exactly where a car's real history goes missing. What an import hides, and how to see the truth before you pay. 15 July 2026 · 7 min read Read article → Research Buying tips The used car you are about to buy is probably hiding something Up to half of imported used cars have had their mileage altered. How odometer fraud works, what it costs you, and how to spot it before you pay. 16 June 2026 · 8 min read Read article →