Can you check whether the car has been in a crash?

We assess for evidence of repair rather than accepting a seller's word: paint-depth readings across the panels, panel-gap and fastener inspection, inner-guard and chassis-rail condition where access allows, and glass and badge date codes. We also run a PPSR check that reports written-off status. Where the evidence is ambiguous, the report says so plainly instead of guessing.

Will you road test on the M4?

Where the seller consents and the car is registered and safe to drive, a higher-speed leg can be included, and the M4 is close to Northmead. Ask for it at booking so the appointment is scheduled with enough time.

How long does the inspection take?

It depends on the tier and the vehicle. Allow roughly an hour to a few hours on site. Ask the seller to make the car available for the full window rather than a fixed fifteen-minute slot.

How soon can you attend in Northmead?

Same-day or next-day inspection appointments, subject to availability. Book online or call 02 8320 1246.

Western Sydney · NSW 2152

Pre-purchase car inspection in Northmead.

Northmead sits between Windsor Road, Briens Road and Toongabbie Creek, just north of the Parramatta CBD and the Westmead health precinct. Nearly everything sold here is a private sale from a suburban driveway, and we inspect it there — you get the written photo report before you commit.

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Buying in Northmead

Inspecting a car in Northmead, practically speaking

A 2152 inspection is shaped by three things: sloping streets down towards the creek, arterial traffic on Windsor Road and Old Windsor Road, and how close the car is to the M4 for a proper road test.

Sloping driveways change what you can see

Much of Northmead falls away towards Toongabbie Creek and Darling Mills Creek, and steep driveways are common. A car sitting nose-down on a slope will not show ride height or suspension sag honestly, will not let fluids settle where you need to read them, and can hide a leak by moving the drip line. Where the driveway is steep we ask for the car to be repositioned onto level ground, either in the street or at the top of the drive, before we assess suspension, ride height and underbody leaks.

Arterial commuting wear is what the scan tool is for

Windsor Road and Old Windsor Road carry heavy peak traffic, and a car that has done that run for years accumulates the sort of wear that a walk-around never finds: transmission temperature history, cooling-system fatigue, engine and gearbox mount deterioration, and stored fault codes that were cleared before the listing photos were taken. We interrogate every accessible control module for both stored and pending faults and record what we find, rather than relying on whether a warning light is currently on.

Westmead-adjacent parking pressure

The streets closest to the hospital and university precinct fill with all-day parkers, so a private seller near that edge may have nowhere clear to present the car. If that is your situation, tell us at booking. We would rather agree a workable spot with the seller in advance than send an inspector to a car wedged between two others with no room to open a door.

Worth arranging before we arrive in Northmead

Ask the seller to park on level ground, not on a steep driveway, so ride height and leaks can be assessed properly.
Leave the engine cold — a cold start tells us more in one minute than ten minutes of a warm idle.
Send us the listing link and the rego at booking so we can check the advertised variant, build date and kilometres against the car itself.

How it works

Booked, inspected, reported.

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.

Book online or call us

Send the listing and the address of the car. Tell us if there is anything specific you want checked.

We arrange the time with the seller

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.

The inspection happens at the car

A qualified mobile inspector attends the vehicle where it is and works through the full checklist, including a road test.

You get the report before you commit

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.

Inspection levels

Three levels, one flat price each.

Every price below includes travel within our Sydney service area, so there is no surcharge for Northmead. All prices include GST.

Essential

$199

Afterpayor 4 interest-free payments of A$49.75

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

ComprehensiveMost booked

$329Save $33

$296

with code SAVE10

Afterpayor 4 interest-free payments of A$74.00

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

Elite

$449

Afterpayor 4 interest-free payments of A$112.25

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

EV / hybrid battery add-on

+$199

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.

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Straight answers

What a mobile inspection can't tell you.

A pre-purchase inspection in Northmead 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 do not dismantle the engine, remove the gearbox or pull interior trim, so faults only visible during disassembly can't be ruled out. On Comprehensive and Elite, the engine undertray is removed where fitted, safely accessible and permitted.
We work at the vehicle's location, not on a hoist. Underbody checks are done on portable ramps where safe and permitted; seized fasteners, unsafe access or seller refusal are recorded as inspection limitations.
A cold-start assessment is only possible if the seller leaves the engine untouched before we arrive. If the car has been warmed up, we record that in the report.
The road test runs on public roads at legal speeds, so it can't reproduce every intermittent fault or a fault that only appears under load or after long distances.
A PPSR check reports what is registered against the VIN on the day. It cannot show unreported damage or work done off the books.
The report describes the vehicle's condition on the day of inspection. It is not a warranty and not a valuation guarantee.

Questions

Northmead buyers ask us this.

No. Northmead 2152 is inside our standard Sydney service area, so the advertised tier price is the price. Essential from $199, Comprehensive $329, Elite Buyers' Protection $449, with an EV or hybrid battery health test available for $199.

Coverage

Also inspecting nearby.

Northmead sits inside our Western Sydney coverage. If the car you're chasing is a few suburbs over, it's the same service and the same price.

ParramattaWestern Sydney · 2150 North ParramattaWestern Sydney · 2151 WentworthvilleWestern Sydney · 2145 ToongabbieWestern Sydney · 2146 Baulkham HillsHills District · 2153 Western SydneyWestern Sydney · 2148

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Worth reading before you inspect

Booking a car in Northmead?

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).

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