Concord is a quiet Canada Bay suburb of wide streets and off-street parking, sitting between the Parramatta Road trade corridor and the river. That combination makes it an unusually good place to inspect a car properly — and an easy place for a private seller to give us the access we need.
The street layout here removes most of the access problems that limit inner-city inspections, while the surrounding road network still allows a road test worth the name.
Most Concord addresses can offer a driveway or garage apron on level ground. That means doors open fully, both flanks can be sighted for panel ripple, paint-depth readings can be taken across every panel and ramps can be set up safely — so fewer report sections are qualified by access limitations.
Concord Road, Parramatta Road and the M4 entries nearby mean the road test can combine a heavily-signalised stop-start leg with sustained higher-speed running. The first exposes low-speed shift quality and brake shudder; the second exposes wheel balance, vibration and lock-up behaviour.
A long-owned car sold privately usually comes with a paper trail, and that trail is worth checking rather than admiring. We photograph the logbook, compare stamped intervals against the odometer reading and against wear, and flag gaps. A thick service folder is only useful if it matches the car.
You don't need to be there and you don't need to move the car. Timing depends on inspector availability in your area and on when the seller can make the vehicle available — we confirm a time with you once we've spoken to them.
Send the listing and the address of the car. Tell us if there is anything specific you want checked.
We contact the seller or the dealership directly and lock in a time that suits both sides, based on inspector availability in your area. You don't need to be there.
A qualified mobile inspector attends the vehicle where it is and works through the full checklist, including a road test.
Comprehensive and Elite reports are issued on site. Essential reports are delivered the same day. Every report ends with a plain-English recommendation and a phone call if you want to talk it through.
Every price below includes travel within our Sydney service area, so there is no surcharge for Concord. All prices include GST.
Visual and mechanical safety check, OBD-II scan, measured brake and tyre life, battery and charging test, and a road test.
Written photo report the same day
with code SAVE10
Everything in Essential plus a full mechanical assessment, an undertray-off leak-source check where safe and permitted, every suspension bush inspected, PPSR history and repair-cost estimates.
Report issued on site, before the inspector leaves
Everything in Comprehensive plus a senior inspector, paint-thickness readings on every panel, cold-start assessment, advanced history deep-dive and on-site price negotiation.
Report issued on site, before the inspector leaves
Adds a measured state-of-health assessment of the high-voltage battery on any EV or hybrid, issued as a separate certificate.
Certificate issued with your report
If we miss a major fault that was present at the time of inspection on an Elite Buyers' Protection inspection, we contribute up to $3,000 toward the repair within 30 days. Essential and Comprehensive do not include this cover.
A pre-purchase inspection in Concord removes most of the risk in a used-car purchase. It does not remove all of it, and you should know where the edges are before you book.
We photograph it into the report and cross-check it: stamped or invoiced intervals against the odometer, the work claimed against the condition of the components, and any gaps in the timeline. A service book is evidence, not proof, and it is only worth something when it is consistent with the car.
$199 Essential, $329 Comprehensive and $449 Elite, all GST inclusive with no travel surcharge inside our Sydney service area. The EV or hybrid battery health assessment is an extra $199 on any tier.
No. We arrange access with the seller, attend, inspect and send the report to you. Comprehensive and Elite reports are issued on site before the inspector leaves; Essential is delivered the same day, and you can call the inspector to talk it through.
It goes in the report with photographs, a severity rating and the inspector's recommendation — including a plain recommendation to walk away where that is warranted. We are paid the same either way, which is the entire reason an independent inspection is worth commissioning.
Concord sits inside our Inner West coverage. If the car you're chasing is a few suburbs over, it's the same service and the same price.
Tell us where the car is and we'll arrange the inspection with the seller. Written repair cover on Elite (30 days / up to $3,000).
Inspection in ConcordBook a same-day inspection in Concord
At the seller's address · from $199
