Best Websites To Buy Used Cars in Ireland

Having a car is very useful if you are living in Ireland, where public transportation isn’t developed as well as in the UK. Besides, used cars in Ireland aren’t as expensive as in some other European countries, yet, the prices have been on the rise since the pandemic.

Best used car websites in Ireland are:

  • Donedeal.ie
  • Cars.ie
  • Carzone.ie
  • Carsireland.ie
  • Carquotes.ie
  • Beepbeep.ie

To buy a car in Ireland, you need to know where to look for it. Unfortunately, the most popular UK used car website Autotrader.co.uk isn’t available in Ireland, but no need to worry. In this article, we have collected the best websites where you can find your dream car in Ireland.

Donedeal.ie

Donedeal.ie is Ireland’s largest marketplace for cars and other types of vehicles. You can choose from over 70,000 cars. Moreover, Donedeal.ie has the largest number of listings from private sellers; over 18,000 cars are sold privately.

They also have some of the most detailed filters to make your search as precise as possible.

Cars.ie

As of September 2022, there are over 49,000 used cars sold on the Cars.ie. On the website, you can apply quick search filters like car brand, model, location in Ireland, etc. The majority of used cars sold on Cars.ie come from dealers.

Carzone.ie

Carzone.ie is one of the top used car websites in Ireland with great design and a large number of vehicles available. Currently, more than 34,000 passenger cars are offered on the website. Besides regular cars, you can find there commercial vehicles and bikes.

The major benefit of Carzone.ie that you can see not only dealers’ offers but also cars from private sellers. You can even choose the option to see only private deals.

Besides, this website has the most filters compared to all others.

Carsireland.ie

Carsireland.ie is the most well-designed and user-friendly website for used cars in Ireland. At the moment, you can choose between over 50,000 used cars listed on the platform. Similarly to Carzone.ie, you have an option to choose between private or commercial sellers.

Carsireland.ie also has plenty of filters available to refine your search results.

Carquotes.ie

The majority of offers on Carquotes.ie are from manufacturer-approved dealerships. Currently, there are over 13 thousand used cars available on the website.

Beepbeep.ie

The used car website Beepbeep.ie is the last on our list with over 21,000 used cars on offer. This website lists vehicles only from approved dealerships but no private sellers. In fact, every dealer on Beepbeep.ie is an official member of SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry).

Used car prices in Ireland

Unfortunately, used car prices have risen in Ireland since the pandemic in 2020. In the Q2 of 2022, the average used car costs 63% more than before the pandemic.

Some of the most popular cars in Ireland and their prices.

RankingModelNumber of vehiclesAverage price of a car from 2020
1VW GOLF14,05331,000 EUR
2Ford FOCUS13,06626,000 EUR
3VW PASSAT9,22135,000 EUR
4Toyota COROLLA8,77526,000 EUR
5Nissan QASHQAI7,50033,000 EUR
6Toyota YARIS6,33118,000 EUR
7Ford FIESTA6,19420,000 EUR
8Audi A46,03039,000 EUR
9VW POLO5,83421,000 EUR

On the other hand, in 2021, the following brands were Ireland’s favorite:

Im 2021, the leading car models sold in Ireland were Hyundai Tucson and Toyota Corolla, among others.

When it comes to viewings of used and new cars, the most-viewed diesel cars are the BMW 5 series, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and the Audi A6.

The most-viewed petrol models are mostly hatchback models, including the Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo and Ford Fiesta.

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