What We Found: UAE Used Car Inspection Statistics

Key statistics — September 2026

• 68.5% of used cars inspected had at least one repainted panel (a common sign of past accident repair)
• 3% of inspected cars showed evidence of structural accident repair
• 50.9% had an active oil leak
• 61.8% had stored fault codes in the on-board computer (OBD)
• Our inspectors advised buyers to walk away from 75.8% of inspected cars
• The average inspection score was 75/100 across 54 different makes in 4 emirates
• AED 1,369,950 in needed repairs was identified this month alone
• Most common fault found: Engine Oil Leaks
• All-time: AED 9,349,400 in repair costs identified for UAE used-car buyers before they paid for the car

How to cite: "InspectMotors UAE inspection data, September 2026" — https://www.inspectmotors.com/what-we-found. Free to reference with attribution.

Inspection score distribution (September 2026)

Grade	Share of inspected cars
A	42.4%
B+	7.9%
B	18.8%
C+	6.1%
C	12.1%
D	12.7%

Average inspection score by emirate

Emirate	Average score
Dubai	77/100
Sharjah	68/100
Ajman	68/100
Abu Dhabi	72/100

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.