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FeatureMar 2026Drive.com.au

What buyers actually get from a pre-purchase inspection in 2026

Aussie Auto Care founder Dean Marshall walked us through the new 150-checkpoint methodology and why mobile inspections are eating dealer-supplied reports for breakfast.

Expert quoteFeb 2026CarsGuide

How to read a used EV battery health report (and why most buyers can't)

Quoted: 'Flash SoH testing is now accurate to ±2% inside 90 minutes — there's no good reason to buy a used EV without it.' — Priya Natarajan, Senior EV Inspector, Aussie Auto Care.

FeatureJan 2026ABC News Sydney

Buyers warned: dealer-supplied reports increasingly fail independent re-checks

Aussie Auto Care provided 12 months of data showing 38% of dealer-supplied 'safety reports' missed at least one major fault when independently re-inspected.

FeatureNov 2025WhichCar (Are Media)

The hidden cost of buying a used Tesla without a battery test

We sat down with Aussie Auto Care to look at six anonymised SoH reports from used Model 3s — three of them had degradation that would have cost the buyer $14,000–$22,000 in pack replacement.

PodcastOct 2025The CarExpert Podcast

Episode 218: Mobile pre-purchase inspections — what they catch that workshops miss

Dean Marshall on why mobile inspectors find more accident damage than hoist-based workshops (hint: it's the lighting and the panel-gap discipline).

Contributor guideSept 2025NRMA Open Road

EV buying guide 2026: what to ask before you sign

Aussie Auto Care contributed the State-of-Health and battery-warranty section, including the model-year degradation curves now used as an industry reference.

FeatureJuly 2025Sydney Morning Herald — Money

How a $249 inspection saved one Sydney buyer $11,400

Profile of a Northern Beaches buyer whose Aussie Auto Care PPI found undisclosed accident repair on a 2022 Outback — the report led to a price renegotiation and the dealer absorbing the repair cost.

FeatureMay 2025MOTOR Magazine

Inside an EV pre-purchase inspection

Photo essay following an Aussie Auto Care EV inspection on a 2023 Polestar 2 — from charge-port contact integrity through to AVILOO flash SoH.

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