What We Found: UAE Used Car Inspection Statistics

Key statistics — August 2026

• 75% of used cars inspected had at least one repainted panel (a common sign of past accident repair)
• 20 of 768 inspected cars showed evidence of structural accident repair
• 53.1% had an active oil leak
• 57.8% had stored fault codes in the on-board computer (OBD)
• Our inspectors advised buyers to walk away from 78.6% of inspected cars
• The average inspection score was 73/100 across 57 different makes in 4 emirates
• AED 1,725,300 in needed repairs was identified this month alone
• Most common fault found: Engine
• All-time: AED 7,437,300 in repair costs identified for UAE used-car buyers before they paid for the car

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Inspection score distribution (August 2026)

Grade	Share of inspected cars
A	35.4%
B+	7.8%
B	18.8%
C+	9.9%
C	10.9%
D	17.2%

Average inspection score by emirate

Emirate	Average score
Dubai	75/100
Sharjah	61/100
Ajman	86/100
Abu Dhabi	67/100

Why this data exists

Used-car listings tell you what sellers claim. Inspection data tells you what is actually there. We publish these numbers so UAE buyers can calibrate their risk: roughly a third of the used cars we check have repainted panels, and a meaningful share have issues the seller never mentioned. A pre-purchase inspection (from AED 299 incl. VAT) is how you find out which group your car is in — before you pay.