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How Much Does Pre-Purchase Inspection Cost in Dubai?

Pre-Purchase Inspection is quoted after inspection rather than from a price list. What moves the number is the car, the parts it takes and whether anything else has to come off to reach the job — not the workshop's postcode.

  • Quoted after inspection
  • VAT included
  • 90 minutes
  • Price before we start
Typical time
90 minutes
Where
At your location
Hours
24/7

Prices for a pre-purchase inspection in Dubai are quoted in a way that makes them hard to compare: one shop quotes parts only, another quotes labour separately, a third quotes a figure that turns into a different figure once the car is on the lift. This is what the job actually costs and what a quote should contain.

What a complete quote includes

Parts, labour, VAT, disposal of whatever came off the car, and the test that proves the fault was what somebody said it was. A quote missing any of those is not cheaper — it is incomplete, and the difference shows up at the counter. Ours is one number given before the work starts and it does not move afterwards.

What actually moves the price

The parts your specific car takes, whether they are genuine, OEM-equivalent or aftermarket, and the labour time the job needs on that model. Doing it at your car rather than in a workshop does not add to it — the van is how we work, not a premium service.

The report is a negotiating instrument

Most inspections do not end in walking away — they end in a list of specific, costed items. Two tyres near the wear bars, brakes at 30 percent and a weeping cam cover gasket is a real number, and it is a number the seller has to answer.

Why the cheapest quote is often the dearest

A quote well under everyone else's is usually missing something: the diagnostic that would have found the real fault, a part that is not what it says it is, or a second visit that has already been priced in by whoever gave it. Ask what happens if the fault is still there afterwards — the answer tells you what you are buying.

What the price covers

  • Paint depth gauge across all panels to find accident repairs
  • Full multi-system diagnostic scan including pending and history codes
  • Chassis, underbody, subframe and weld inspection on a lift
  • Road test, plus a written photographic report and a negotiating position
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Questions we get asked

How much is a pre-purchase inspection in Dubai?

It is quoted after inspection, because pricing this job from a description is guessing. The inspection fee is told to you up front and comes off the repair if you go ahead. You get the number before any work starts and it does not change afterwards.

Is VAT included in the price you quote?

Yes. Every figure we give is the amount you pay, VAT included. A price quoted before VAT is a price that goes up five per cent at the counter.

What if the car fails the inspection?

There is no pass or fail — there is a report of what the car is and what it will need. What you do with that is your decision, and we will price the work so you know the real number.

Want the number for your car?

Call, or send your location on WhatsApp. We will tell you the price before we set off.