Car Technology Which Cars Have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (and How to Add It)
Smartphone mirroring is the feature buyers notice missing on a test drive. Here is how to check a used car for it, which brands will fit it after the fact, and…
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Data & Insights Used car prices are falling again in Australia, and we can date the turn to April
The Australian used-car market went flat for six months, then turned in April 2026. Tracking the same 2021-build cars across millions of listings, prices are do…
Data & Insights One in four new cars is Chinese. One in 25 used ones is.
Chinese brands now take a quarter of Australia's new-car sales. We checked 24 million used listings to see how much of that has reached the second-hand market,…
Buying Tips How to avoid getting a lemon when buying a used car
A used car costs you less than a new one, but you carry more of the risk. What to check before you hand over the money: the PPSR and service history, your own o…
Data & Insights The cars still for sale at 250,000km (and the ones that never get there)
Which used cars are still for sale with 250,000km on the clock, which crack half a million, and which quietly disappear long before, from millions of Australian…
Data & Insights Used EV resale value in Australia: what the listings actually show
A three-year-old Tesla Model 3 asks about 70 per cent of a current one. We measured value retention across Australia's most common used EVs, put it next to petr…
Data & Insights One in eight used cars we checked had been written off
What turned up when Australians ran a history check before buying: write-offs, money still owing, stolen records, and the damage that never makes the ad.
Data & Insights The cars that actually hold their value in Australia, according to 18 million listings
Which cars hold their value in Australia and which quietly bleed it, based on the median asking price of millions of real used-car listings by build year.
Buying Tips The Most Reliable Cars in Australia (2026)
The cars and brands with the strongest reliability reputations on Australian roads, grouped by what people actually buy them for, plus how to tell if a specific…
Selling Your Car Do You Need a Roadworthy Certificate to Sell a Car in Australia? A State-by-State Guide
Roadworthy rules vary by state - Victoria and Queensland require a certificate to sell, while NSW and SA generally don't. Here's what you need in each state and…
PPSR What Is a PPSR Check? What It Reveals and How to Get One
What a PPSR check reveals about a used car's finance, write-off and stolen history, what sits on the certificate, and how to run one before you buy.
Buying Tips How to Know if the Odometer Has Been Rolled Back
A wound-back odometer makes a car look newer than it is. Here's how to catch it before you hand over the money.