Marktplaats review

Marktplaats is the default classifieds site in the Netherlands, and its car section is large enough to justify a search if you are buying there. The car page says more than 260,000 cars are available, with 10,000 new ads every day from private sellers and car companies, and filters for family cars, efficient petrol cars and city cars. For buyers it offers a purchase checklist and templates for a sales contract and payment receipt, which make private deals tidier. Sellers see an estimated market price while listing, and the selling page says listings reach 2.7 million monthly visitors and covers exporting a car. Adevinta calls Marktplaats the Netherlands' favourite place to buy or sell anything, cars included. Fees are less clear: Marktplaats says you see the options and costs for your ad in advance, but it does not publish a car ad price list we could verify, so pricing is pending. There is no documented escrow for cars. We compared documented features and published fees only.

Who it is for

Buyers looking for a used car in the Netherlands

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• More than 260,000 cars available, with 10,000 new ads a day
• Estimated market price shown to sellers when listing
• Buyer checklist plus a sales contract and receipt template
• Filters for family cars, efficient petrol cars and city cars
• Map view of ads in your neighbourhood

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Large mix of private and dealer cars in one place
• Strength: Free sales contract and receipt templates for private deals
• Strength: Car section reaches 2.7 million monthly visitors, it says
• Weakness: Marktplaats shows ad costs only when you post and publishes no car ad price list
• Weakness: Netherlands only, with a Dutch interface
• Weakness: No documented escrow for car purchases

Key facts

• Cars available: More than 260,000
• New car ads: 10,000 a day
• Monthly visitors: 2.7 million (car selling page)
• Parent: Adevinta
• Apps: iOS and Android

Where it ranks

Marktplaats is No. 10 in our Best Used Car Websites in Europe verdict.