A clearer way to compare cars in Portugal

CARSCANNER is a platform for discovering and comparing new cars. We are based in Portugal and the online service was created here, in Portugal. Although we understand that Portugal is a very popular country for expats, that's why carscanner.pt serves both audiences. It helps buyers compare new car models, explore offers from verified and trusted dealerships, and estimate new car ownership costs. CARSCANNER was born to simplify your car buying journey and make it feel premium, no matter what car you aim to buy.

No. carscanner.pt is not a car dealer, we do not sell cars and do not push toward specific brands or dealerships. It's quite the opposite. We want you to make an informed, transparent and clear decision on what options you have, what the best new car match for you is, and where the best place for you to buy it is. We are a discovery and decision-support platform. You can use carscanner.pt to browse new cars, compare different brands, models and trims, calculate new car ownership costs, and request dealers to give you a test drive or ask them to give you an offer right away.

For now — yes. CARSCANNER is built around the Portuguese market. The new vehicle information and trims, pricing, taxes, cost ownership estimates, and available dealerships are made to be useful for people buying a car in Portugal. Both for locals and for expats who are building their life here, in Portugal.

Yes. carscanner.pt lets you easily compare new cars and clearly shows you differences in price, specifications, fuel type, gearbox, equipment, and other details that are very important for a new car buyer.

CARSCANNER is designed to help you make the best possible decision about your next new car, not just to see the catalog. CARSCANNER focuses on comparison, real ownership costs, the Portugal-specific buying process and associated ownership costs, and practical tools that help you understand the pros and cons between different cars and different dealerships.

The car ownership cost calculator helps you estimate the annual cost of owning a specific car here, in Portugal. You just select all applicable parameters, and our cost ownership calculator automatically calculates all costs such as IUC, IPO, insurance, maintenance, fuel, and longer-term cumulative ownership projections for 1, 3, 5 and 10 years. We use only official verified sources for all of our calculations and we update it as the government releases updated taxes.

Prices that we show on carscanner.pt are a useful reference, but unfortunately, not a final guaranteed purchase contract. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. Because we show you the "turnkey price" and a breakdown of what you will eventually pay, yet dealers sometimes can make discounts or special offers for your new car. The final purchasing price, availability, car configuration, and some other fees, like an extra fee for specific colors, will be confirmed with the selected dealer.

Yes. On every new car detail page, you can submit a test-drive request. These requests go through CARSCANNER to a selected dealership, if selected, and then the dealership contacts you directly. By the way, we do not take any fees, and usage of carscanner.pt is completely free for you. If you request a test drive for a new car when there are no dealership offers available on the car details page, we will connect you with the right official dealership and will orchestrate the process.

No. At CARSCANNER we focus only on new cars to help you discover and compare new-car offers in Portugal. The main goal is to help you understand new models, offers, costs, and practical differences before choosing a car.

Yes. carscanner.pt works in both English and Portuguese.

No. Despite the name, CARSCANNER is not a car diagnostic tool and does not scan your car or its mechanical systems. We are the platform for comparing cars, understanding ownership costs, and helping you during the buying process of your brand new car.

CARSCANNER is for locals and expats in Portugal who want to buy a new car and need a clear and digital way to compare new car models, understand ownership costs, and choose the best possible option that will perfectly fit your budget, lifestyle, and priorities. By the way, specifically for this reason we built a tool that helps you get a selection of new cars based purely on your requirements like budget, size, make and others. We call it CARSCANNER SELECT, where on a simple, chat-like page you can chat with our automated assistant and the system picks the selected new car models as you keep chatting.

CARSCANNER SELECT helps you get the personalized list of new car options by combining what you are telling us via the chat interface based on our current listing availability. Ultimately, our goal is to make the new car buying process less confusing and easier for you.