Sell my car to Cazoo: review and tips for getting the best price
Thinking of selling to Cazoo? Sell My Car Guide explains everything you need to know.
If you want to sell your car quickly and easily, without buyers turning up for a test drive or haggling over the price, you could consider selling your car to Cazoo.
While it may not bag you the best price compared with selling privately through the likes of AutoTrader , it is fast and easy and will likely bag you a better price than simply part-exchanging your car.
So should you sell your car to Cazoo? To answer that question, let’s start by looking at how the sale process works.
Sell my car to Cazoo: how it works
The first important thing to point out is that Cazoo recently changed its business model.
Rather than valuing and buying your car, Cazoo now merely acts as a ‘car marketplace’.
What that means is it’s effectively acting as the middleman between you and the various car dealers who might be interested in buying your car (and taking a cut of the sale price as part of the process).
So you’re technically not selling your car to Cazoo, but rather selling it through them to someone else.
This will become apparent when you start the sale process on the Cazoo Sell My Car page on their website.
You start by entering your reg number, which will automatically bring up the make and model of your car.
You’ll then need to type in the mileage and provide some contact details, and then click ‘get your estimate’.
This will bring up the price you’re being offered. If it sounds acceptable – and you’ve already taken the time to get quotes from at least a couple of rivals to be sure it’s competitive – you can choose a handover date. This can be as soon as the next day.
The dealer in question that made the offer will then be in touch using the details you’ve just provided.
Cazoo fees: will I be charged any fees if I sell my car to Cazoo?
One of the big benefits of Cazoo’s switch to a ‘marketplace’ model is that it has scrapped all its fees.
Previously, the site charged a compulsory £49 admin fee plus an extra £149 charge if you wanted your car collected.
That’s not to say you definitely won’t be charged any fees by the dealer that buys your car, however. So it’s worth keeping a close eye on this and asking the person who contacts you after you accept an offer to make it clear what charges you might be facing.
To give you an idea how much you might be charged, here’s a breakdown of how much all the major car-buying sites charge.
| Car-buying site | Admin fee | Home collection fee |
|---|---|---|
| Motorway | £0 | £0 |
| Webuyanycar | £0-£99.99 | N/A |
| Wewantanycar | £0 | £0 |
| Carwow | £0 | £0 |
| Arnold Clark | £0 | N/A |
| Evans Halshaw | £0 | N/A |
| Cazoo | £0 | £0 |
| Money4yourMotors | £125 | £0 |
| Webuyurcar | £0-75 | £0 |
| Exchange My Car | £0 | £0 |
| The Car Buying Group | £0 | £0 |
Should I sell my car through Cazoo or can I get a better price elsewhere?
While Cazoo’s service offers a quick sale, with the convenience of home collection, the downside is getting a potentially lower price than if you sold privately, say through Auto Trader (pictured above) or eBay.
Other competitors in the ‘quick sell’ car market include WeBuyAnyCar, Arnold Clark and Motorway.
Some will offer collection from your door – and even do so for free – while others will make you drive all the way to one of their branches to drop it off.
Find out who collects and who requires drop-off here
Throw in the fact that no car buyer can guarantee they’ll pay the best price for every car, and it’s clear that it’s worth doing a little research before choosing who to sell your car to.
To help make the process a little easier, we’ve rounded up all the major players in the market below.
The first link is to our independent review, the second will take you straight to the valuation page of each site.
- I want to sell my car quickly online
Read our Motorway review – or head this way to get a Motorway quote now
Read our Webuyanycar review – or head this way to get a Webuyanycar quote
Read our Wewantanycar review – or head this way to get a Wewantanycar quote
Read our Carwow review – or head this way to get a Carwow quote
Read our Arnold Clark review – or head this way to get an Arnold Clark quote
Read our Evans Halshaw review – or head this way to get an Evans Halshaw quote
Read our Mone4yourmotors review or get your Money4yourmotors quote
I want to sell my car myself to get the best price
Sell my car through AutoTrader (be sure to read our review first)
Cazoo Trustpilot rating – Excellent
Trustpilot is an independent customer review site and Cazoo has a 4.3-star rating, (out of five stars), with nearly 40,000 reviews.
While there’s no easy way to separate ‘buyers’ from ‘sellers’ in the reviews, 83% of customers have awarded Cazoo a five-star rating, with just 9% giving it the lowest one star.
When we first wrote this guide in 2022, it had a rating of 4.8 stars, putting it among the best performers in this category.
It would seem that customer satisfaction has fallen slightly since then, but it is still a good overall score.
Should I sell my car to Cazoo? Verdict/Pros & cons
If you want a hassle-free sale Cazoo is definitely an option. It’s very easy to get an instant valuation with no need for photos and a quick sale from your door.
It’s also welcome that you’ll no longer face huge fees from Cazoo although, as we mentioned earlier, that’s not to say you definitely won’t face any charges from the dealer who offers to buy your car.
However, it is concerning that its customer satisfaction rating has been steadily falling over the last 18 months.
Ultimately, whether you sell your car through Cazoo should come down to the price you’re offered. If it’s miles better than any rival quotes, then that should be all that matters.