Pre-assess used cars from photos and vehicle data

Car dealerships assess used cars from photos and vehicle data

Needs setupAI Act: no extra obligationsInspecting by cameraAutomotive

Fits: Sales · Field service & trades

When buying cars or taking part-exchanges, you get a first assessment of the condition faster, even before the car is on your forecourt. The appraiser knows in advance what to look out for, and surprises during reconditioning become rarer.

Is this for you?

  • You buy in many used cars, including online or based on photos from the customer, and the appraiser is a bottleneck.
  • You have completed appraisals with photos, actual reconditioning costs and the selling price achieved for comparison.
  • You can manage a project with purchasing, IT and data protection over several months.
First step today

Take a vehicle from your stock that has already been appraised, photograph it in the order given in the template below without number plates and without people, and have damage and uncertainties listed. Compare the result with your appraiser’s appraisal form.

How to go about it

  1. Define what the pre-assessment should deliver
  2. Set up a guided photo sequence for customers and the forecourt
  3. Prepare appraised purchases with their outcome
  4. Test the pre-assessment against the appraiser
  5. Integrate the pre-assessment into purchasing and part exchange
  6. Check deviations after reconditioning

Templates to copy

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The complete guide

  • 6 steps explaining exactly what to do
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  • Pitfalls, effort and how to recognise success

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AT-03 · Legal status 08.10.2026