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About CarGurus

CarGurus is an online vehicle marketplace for new, used and certified vehicles. It can also help you sell your car. Instant offers are available. You can read test-drive reviews, compare pricing and find deals based on dealership or private seller location. Additionally, CarGurus arranges for vehicles to be delivered straight to your doorstep. CarGurus offers financing options through partner lenders and is available nationwide.

Pros
  • Nationwide
  • Financing available
  • Extensive vehicle selection
Cons
  • No warranty
  • Changing inventory
  • Dependent on seller integrity

Helpful Reviews

Mount Dora, FL
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I had a good experience with CarGurus. I was looking for information for my car, and I got reached out to by a bunch of people. I got some emails. It went about as expected. I wen...

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Dallas, TX
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I had an absolutely amazing experience buying my 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser from Always-A-Way Auto in Dallas! Tee ** was my sales consultant, and they took care of every detail. From ...

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Our editor’s take

CarGurus is a good online platform for buying and selling vehicles. The company makes it easy to search for vehicles within your price range, with filtering options for color, body style, fuel type and more. If you want to avoid the hassle of in-person car buying, CarGurus may be a good fit for you.

Many customers praise the site for its user-friendly design, detailed vehicle information, pricing comparisons and dealer reviews, which can help streamline the car-buying process.

However, reviews on our site show issues with communication between the company and its partners regarding vehicle prices and responsiveness. So, if you choose CarGurus to purchase a vehicle, make sure to read the fine print, verify listing details and confirm availability directly with the seller.

CarGurus service area

CarGurus operates an online platform that provides services to users internationally. The company shares vehicle listings from dealerships and private sellers across the globe, with vehicle searches based on your location.

CarGurus inventory

CarGurus offers an online car buying and selling experience. It provides listings from car dealerships and private sellers across the United States. Additionally, CarGurus helps sell your car by providing an offer sourced from its partner dealers. Inventory changes often and includes:

  • New cars
  • Used cars
  • Certified preowned cars

In addition, CarGurus offers financing and a 100% online buying experience.

CarGurus warranty

CarGurus doesn’t offer warranties directly. However, when purchasing a vehicle through CarGurus, you can explore warranty options provided by the seller or dealership. Many dealerships offer warranties or extended warranty plans, depending on the vehicle.

CarGurus financing

CarGurus’ vehicle pricing is set by the dealership or private seller. However, CarGurus offers financing through partner lenders, including Chase, Capital One, Westlake Financial and Global Lending Services (GLS). Loan prequalification is offered, with no impact on your credit score. After you are prequalified, you can use your offer to view rates on cars eligible for financing.

CarGurus additional services

CarGurus provides a variety of services related to car buying and selling.

  • Buy: Used, new and certified cars are available for purchase with a complete online buying experience.
  • Sell: See your car’s value and receive an instant offer. Instant offers are supported in 37 states.
  • Finance: Get prequalified and finance approval through partner lenders.
  • Research: Learn about test drive reviews, price trends, advice and tips, general questions and car comparisons.

CarGurus FAQ

What is CarGurus?

CarGurus is an online vehicle buying and selling platform. It provides an inventory of new, used and certified vehicles for sale, which can be searched for by location. CarGurus shows vehicles for sale by private individuals and dealerships.

How does CarGurus work?

CarGurus maintains an online database of new, used and certified vehicles that are offered by dealerships or private individuals. It offers listings based on ZIP code and location and assists in connecting you with financing lenders.

Where is CarGurus available?

CarGurus is available nationwide and internationally.

Is CarGurus legit?

Yes. CarGurus offers legitimate vehicle buying and selling services through a transparent and user-friendly online system. CarGurus has established partnerships with dealerships and financing lenders.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2026

    Great experience with Freeway Chevrolet in Chandler AZ. We bought 3 vehicles online this month. From the first notification by Erin until the delivery of the vehicles by Andrew it was a very nice experience. Because we bought vehicles for a business there were a few extra challenges that Freeway stood up and accomplished. Thank you very much.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2026

    I went in and found the best price on the car I wanted. Daniel was very knowledgeable about the vehicle and showed me everything. He even looped my phone in. Finance was great to work with. Quick, fast and great rates. Evan was great to work with.

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      Reviewed May 19, 2026

      I had a great experience with my new car purchase, great dealership to work with.

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      Reviewed April 24, 2026

      Came in looking for a Rav 4. Sandy showed me a grey one in maple shade. I loved it. But I saw one in Avenel which was a hybrid and I went to go see and test drive the hybrid but I’m leaning toward the one in maple shade. Sandy was great and made me feel comfortable and he continues to check in to see how my search is going.

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      Reviewed June 1, 2026

      Purchased a vehicle and less than 30 miles later the transmission is toast. Dealership refused to help. Also, vehicle showed up 2 weeks later than expected and was filthy.

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      Reviewed May 29, 2026

      Years ago we really liked CarGurus. We're dealers and they were a great place to advertise our cars for sale. We signed up with them 3-4 months ago and this time around, the experience has been terrible. Our rep is difficult to reach, does not seem to have a "sense of urgency" when we need assistance or email for information. Our contract has expired but we sent our cancellation notice to them well in advance. Our lazy rep did not submit our cancellation information in a timely manner and now CarGurus is demanding we pay them for an additional month of service. Ya know.. I wouldn't be canceling had I gotten SERVICE the previous 3 months during my contract! I'm certainly not paying for an additional month; that's on them! Our rep has been difficult to reach yes, but you'll definitely hear from them when they want a payment!

      Also? My company website functioned perfectly before I signed up with CarGurus, but since we signed up, we have had lots of functionality problems with our website. I have repeatedly tried to get CarGurus to fix the issues; they place blame on the CRM itself and our webhosting company. Interesting how there were NO WEBSITE ISSUES until I allowed CarGurus to connect with my website. Now I've got to figure out how to get my website fully functional again after this horrible experience. I don't recommend CarGurus at all, to anyone!

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      Reviewed May 19, 2026

      CRITICAL WARNING: Late-Night Exhaustion Tactics, Document Discrepancies & Hostile Management. My household—consisting of a small business owner and a practicing physician—is posting this formal warning regarding the predatory closing protocols and severe administrative misconduct under Senior Partner Chaz ** at Grapevine Ford Lincoln.

      On December 13th, we executed a vehicle purchase under conditions of extreme late-night fatigue at 11:00 PM. The finance department explicitly leveraged our physical exhaustion to execute a bait-and-switch on an advertised corporate promotion, unilaterally compressing a promised 90-day initial payment holiday down to a 45-day billing cycle within the rapid digital signature stack without transparency.

      To compound this, the dealership generated defective closing paperwork by printing a completely non-existent, compiled hybrid address line that merged a legacy historical street address from an entirely different town with our current city parameters—completely ignoring our valid Texas Driver's Licenses handed to them at the desk. This clerical failure caused immediate processing errors with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), keeping our official validation stickers in legal limbo and forcing my wife to physically return to the showroom months later to hunt down the missing state tags they failed to deliver.

      When confronted directly with these documented contractual and administrative blunders, Senior Partner Chaz ** completely abandoned professional decorum, launching into an unhinged, emotional, verbal tirade on the phone. If these severe administrative discrepancies were a minor issue or a laughing matter, an executive with his stated decades of administration would have easily dismissed them. Instead, he completely blew up and acted outside of professional character because he knows his staff dropped the ball on legally binding documents, exposing a systematic failure in his administration. State regulatory oversight agencies most definitely need to look into the evening closing structures and contract data workflows utilized by this dealership group expeditiously. Look at every single line of your contract before signing at this location.

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      Reviewed May 12, 2026

      Cargurus is the worst website. I am used car dealer and they just interested to take your money. No customer service. No help. Horrible. Their car values are not accurate and they do whatever they want.

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      Reviewed May 10, 2026

      I used CarGurus to look for a van and saw one on JP commercial vehicles site in Doncaster. I paid a deposit dependent on a test drive, I rejected the van as it came with no papers whatsoever. JPC have not returned £300 of my deposit for weeks and constantly lied to me. I’ve contacted CarGurus a week ago and they have done nothing at all. They’ve not replied to my email or my concerns. CarGurus is just a catchy title to entice you in on the esoteric implication that dealers have been vetted. They haven’t, and are toothless with customer issues with dealers.

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      Sales & MarketingStaffHonesty & Transparency

      Reviewed April 30, 2026

      I bought a truck through CarGurus and feel mislead and got a truck that had far more damage than advertised and shown. CarGurus was no help holding dealer accountable. CarGurus work for the dealers not consumers.

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      Reviewed April 19, 2026

      I was looking at my credit score, and I had a negative from CarGurus. I tried to contact them with no response. I looked for vehicles on their site and did not buy from them. What a way to run a web site!!!

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      Reviewed April 1, 2026

      False advertisement on all cars, it's just to lure you in, so they can try to take advantage of you.

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      Thank you for sharing your feedback, and we’re sorry to hear about your experience. We take concerns like this seriously and would appreciate the opportunity to look into it further. Could you please follow up with our support team here so they can review the details and assist you directly?

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      Reviewed March 26, 2026

      Charged $995 for a service I never received. Days wasted calling, visiting, and waiting for callbacks that never came. They refunded most of it—but still owe me $93.91. This dealership has no accountability, no respect for customers, and will nickel-and-dime you for mistakes they made. Don’t buy from them—you’ll waste your time and money.

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      Response from CarGurus

      We’re sorry to hear about your experience and the frustration with the delays and unresolved balance. As this relates to a completed transaction with the dealership, we recommend continuing to work directly with them to resolve the remaining amount. If needed, you may also want to contact your bank or card provider to explore dispute options or reach out to a consumer protection agency for further guidance.

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      Reviewed March 17, 2026

      I had an absolutely amazing experience buying my 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser from Always-A-Way Auto in Dallas! Tee ** was my sales consultant, and they took care of every detail. From the moment I walked in, the environment was welcoming, and Tee stayed connected with me throughout the process. They treated me like family, and the entire buying journey was seamless. Dwayne, who handled my financing, was incredible, super transparent and made the whole process easy. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase and the service I received. I will definitely be referring family and friends to Tee **!

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      Thank you so much for taking the time to rate us and provide such amazing feedback!

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      Reviewed March 13, 2026

      ***BEWARE!*** Spoke to sales in the early morning on 3-13-2026 about a car. they said it was available and they sent me the credit application. I filled it out with in 5 minutes. They called me about 30 min later telling me I was approved but told me I could not reserve the car or put a deposit on it. Then an hour or so the finance guy Scott who sounded like he was on speed or something (all over the place) told me someone else was looking at the car and going to buy it unless I wired the money for the down right away. I told him i wanted to see the contract and he said he would send it then did not.

      30 min later I got a call back asking if I wired and that I would lose the car. He then told me that he would text me the wire info and details on payment. I told him the payment that my sales rep discussed, and he said that was not the payment that it was higher. He then told me with all for the thousands of dollars of warranty, gap insurance, and more it would be higher. I explained to him as I had already to him and my sales rep I did not want any of that and then he said it looks like the other person is here and going to buy the car. Clearly trying to force me into all the junk fee items. Highly unethical and illegal. They still have not sent me my credit information or my loan contract from pulling my credit.

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      Response from CarGurus

      We’re sorry to hear about your experience—it sounds frustrating, especially with unclear communication and unexpected fees. As this is a post-purchase or finance issue, we can’t intervene directly. We recommend documenting everything and, if the dealer remains unresponsive, contacting the BBB or CFPB for assistance.

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      Reviewed March 9, 2026

      This CarGurus website offers many cars for sale, but when you want to leave a review, if it's bad they won't accept it or post it. They are not sincere. What else is new? Everyone is out there to get us potential buyers without any experience. Wolfs feasting on sheeps, like there's no tomorrow.

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      Response from CarGurus

      We’re really sorry you feel this way. We understand how frustrating it can be if you feel your review isn’t being shared, especially when you want to provide honest feedback. We take all feedback seriously and will share your concerns with our internal team. If you’d like, you can also try submitting your dealership review directly through the listing page to ensure it’s properly captured. Your experience matters, and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know.

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      Reviewed March 5, 2026

      I learned about CarGurus through family and friends, and navigating the site was easy and simple. I sold the vehicle and bought another car. They sent me to a Nissan car dealer. I’m satisfied with CarGurus. The only thing is, CarGurus was offering me 25,000 but the deal they gave me was 23,000.

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      Thank you so much for your feedback and 5-star rating!!

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      Reviewed Feb. 14, 2026

      TO ALL CarGurus Potential Out-Of-State Customers: Get A Pre-Checklist & Warranty before you purchase! I purchased my dream work car (2014 Toyota Prius-c) through CarGurus from the Fard Auto Group in Houston, Texas. It took over 2 weeks for delivery; Within 48 hours my vehicle had major 'Hybrid System' Failure (which meant the Hybrid Battery needed to be replaced).

      I immediately contacted Fard Auto Group, who responded back within minutes and pretty much knew what the problem was. They agreed to replace the hybrid battery (Thank you Fard Auto Group!), only if I paid for transportation costs back to Houston ($1000.00). It took another 2 weeks to replace the battery; then an additional 2 weeks to get the car back to Birmingham, Alabama. Over 6 1/2 weeks before I was able to drive my work car to and from my job.

      Had a Full Diagnostic Assessment and Pre-Checklist been provided by the Seller to the Buyer, this entire ordeal could have been avoided. In hindsight, I could have went to a local Car dealer (Carvana, Car Max, or other local dealer) and put down $4500 on a vehicle that I could have inspected and found to be in good condition compared to what happened with an Out-Of-State purchase. Take note of this lesson and think through before you purchase from outside of your state. CarGurus DOES NOT guarantee ANYTHING, but their 'Competitors' do and so will your local dealer, especially if you have a big down payment and not spend your hard-earned money on transport costs that should have been COMPLETELY AVOIDED!

      Nate **

      Birmingham, Alabama

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      Response from CarGurus

      We’re sorry to hear about your experience, Nate. It sounds incredibly frustrating to deal with a major hybrid system failure so soon after your purchase, especially with the additional transportation delays and costs. While CarGurus facilitates connections between buyers and dealers, we don’t control post-purchase service or repair decisions, so situations like this must be resolved directly with the dealership.

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      Reviewed Feb. 12, 2026

      Awful company. Very rude people. They don't accept retired income people. They got rude one day with me when I was looking at vehicle I liked. They had it high prices way too high over thousands of dollars. Higher down payment was exorbitant. Thought whoa too much. These people were so rude. They talked sarcastic and nasty whoever it is. This company should not be recognized as a friendly as they are not friendly no sir... I don't recommend them. Others were similar to this too such as Carvana too same thing same way. Just disgusting with these rude behavior.

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      Response from CarGurus

      We’re really sorry to hear about your experience. It’s frustrating to feel treated rudely and to encounter unexpected costs or policies, and we understand how upsetting that can be. While we don’t control individual dealer interactions, we appreciate you sharing your feedback so we can continue to monitor and highlight these issues for our community.

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      Reviewed Feb. 11, 2026

      If you’re looking to buy a car, CarGurus is a great option. However, selling can be tricky. I received an initial offer of $68,925 for my 2024 Bronco Raptor, pending inspection. When I asked the purchasing manager about the process, he said it would take 30 minutes, and I’d receive a check if everything checked out. Unfortunately, the purchasing manager adjusted the offer to $65,000 without any explanation after the inspection.

      **Dealership:**
      North Park Lincoln
      (210) 640-9488

      9207 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216

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