KickTyres

Pre-purchase inspections · New Zealand & Australia

Kick the tyres.
Properly.

A guided inspection, market valuation, and the faults documented for that exact engine — turned into a negotiation figure you can say out loud at the yard. Built for the moment you’re standing at the car.

Check a car How it works

documented faults: 1,700+; documented faults
point inspection: 30; point inspection
model-specific checks: 90+; model-specific checks
markets covered: NZ · AU; markets covered

Example preview

9:41NZ

HILUX Inspected

2019 Toyota Hilux SR5

87,432 km · 2.8L Turbo Diesel · Auto

Condition

Buy with checks

Repairs

$2.4k

2 items to fix

Indicative value

$35,500–$42,500

$35,500avg $38,600$42,500

Injector seals — commonly reported

Known on this engine · typical fix $1,500–$2,400

Cam belt — check it’s been done

Due ~90k on the 2.8L · ask for the invoice

Download report

Start here

Which car are you looking at?

Make and model is enough. We’ll pull the documented faults, market value, and a model-specific checklist before you even see the seller.

Vehicle lookup is free. Full inspections from $9.99.

Plate lookup for New Zealand is coming soon — make & model works today.

How it works

From the driveway to a decision in three steps

Identify the vehicle

Enter the make and model — New Zealand or Australia. We pull specs and every fault documented for that exact engine.

Walk the car

A guided checklist tuned to that model — where to look, what failure looks like, in plain English or mechanic-speak.

Decide with numbers

Condition score, market position, repair exposure, and a negotiation figure grounded in what you found.

Why trust it

Documented faults, not vibes

Every risk we flag traces back to a curated database of known issues for that make, model, generation, and engine — researched and verified before it ever reaches a report. The AI helps you look; the facts come from the record.

Engine-specific fault records
A 2.8L GD-FTV Hilux gets GD-FTV faults — not generic ute advice.
AI photo analysis, human verdict
Photos are analysed for damage cues; you confirm every finding.
Honest by design
An assistant for buyers — it never replaces a professional mechanical inspection, and says so.

Looking at a car this weekend?

Thirty minutes at the kerb now can save you a five-figure mistake later.

Check a car

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KickTyres

Pre-purchase inspections · New Zealand & Australia

Kick the tyres.
Properly.

Check a car How it works

documented faults: 1,700+; documented faults
point inspection: 30; point inspection
model-specific checks: 90+; model-specific checks
markets covered: NZ · AU; markets covered

Example preview

9:41NZ

HILUX Inspected

2019 Toyota Hilux SR5

87,432 km · 2.8L Turbo Diesel · Auto

Condition

Buy with checks

Repairs

$2.4k

2 items to fix

Indicative value

$35,500–$42,500

$35,500avg $38,600$42,500

Injector seals — commonly reported

Known on this engine · typical fix $1,500–$2,400

Cam belt — check it’s been done

Due ~90k on the 2.8L · ask for the invoice

Download report

Start here

Which car are you looking at?

Make and model is enough. We’ll pull the documented faults, market value, and a model-specific checklist before you even see the seller.

Vehicle lookup is free. Full inspections from $9.99.

Plate lookup for New Zealand is coming soon — make & model works today.

How it works

From the driveway to a decision in three steps

Identify the vehicle

Enter the make and model — New Zealand or Australia. We pull specs and every fault documented for that exact engine.

Walk the car

A guided checklist tuned to that model — where to look, what failure looks like, in plain English or mechanic-speak.

Decide with numbers

Condition score, market position, repair exposure, and a negotiation figure grounded in what you found.

Why trust it

Documented faults, not vibes

Engine-specific fault records
A 2.8L GD-FTV Hilux gets GD-FTV faults — not generic ute advice.
AI photo analysis, human verdict
Photos are analysed for damage cues; you confirm every finding.
Honest by design
An assistant for buyers — it never replaces a professional mechanical inspection, and says so.

Looking at a car this weekend?

Thirty minutes at the kerb now can save you a five-figure mistake later.

Check a car

Kick the tyres.Properly.

Which car are you looking at?

From the driveway to a decision in three steps

Documented faults, not vibes

Looking at a car this weekend?

Kick the tyres.Properly.

Which car are you looking at?

From the driveway to a decision in three steps

Documented faults, not vibes

Looking at a car this weekend?

Kick the tyres.
Properly.

Kick the tyres.
Properly.