Plain answers on buying and running a used car in the UAE, written from the asking prices we read every week.
17 guides. The prices in them were read on 2 November 2026.
What is for sale on the UAE used car market this October: how many cars are listed, the median GCC-spec asking price, which brands and models fill the market, and how to use that when you buy.
Read on 35,997 listings, 7 October 2026
We lined up the median asking price of GCC-spec Toyota Land Cruisers and Nissan Patrols on Dubizzle, model year by model year, to see which one keeps more of its price as it gets older.
We compared the asking prices of GCC-spec MG cars on Dubizzle model year by model year, for the brand as a whole and for the ZS, MG5, GT, RX5 and MG3, to see how fast an MG loses value.
Every SUV model year since 2016 whose median asking price on Dubizzle fits the budget, with the kilometres that come with it.
We ran popular new cars sold in the UAE through our five-year cost engine, from the Mitsubishi Attrage to the Tesla Model 3, to see what owning one costs per month once depreciation, fuel, insurance and servicing are counted.
What a car costs once it is yours: value lost, fuel, insurance, tolls and servicing.
The paperwork, the inspection and the checks to make before money changes hands.
The Chinese brands on the UAE used market, measured where the data allows it.
What is for sale, what it asks, and how asking prices move.
What a fixed budget really buys, ranked by what it costs to own.
What is for sale on the UAE used car market this October: how many cars are listed, the median GCC-spec asking price, which brands and models fill the market, and how to use that when you buy.
Read on 35,997 listings, 7 October 2026
We lined up the median asking price of GCC-spec Toyota Land Cruisers and Nissan Patrols on Dubizzle, model year by model year, to see which one keeps more of its price as it gets older.
Read on 1,716 listings, 7 October 2026
We compared the asking prices of GCC-spec MG cars on Dubizzle model year by model year, for the brand as a whole and for the ZS, MG5, GT, RX5 and MG3, to see how fast an MG loses value.
Data as of 7 October 2026
Every SUV model year since 2016 whose median asking price on Dubizzle fits the budget, with the kilometres that come with it.
Data as of 7 October 2026
We ran popular new cars sold in the UAE through our five-year cost engine, from the Mitsubishi Attrage to the Tesla Model 3, to see what owning one costs per month once depreciation, fuel, insurance and servicing are counted.
Data as of 7 October 2026
We measured how fast asking prices fall with each year of age for the brands and models most listed on Dubizzle in the UAE, from Toyota and Kia to Land Rover and Jaguar.
Read on 36,045 listings, 7 October 2026
We put both family SUVs through our five-year cost engine. The RAV4 Hybrid gets a measured total, the Song Plus is too new on the used market to get one yet, and that gap is itself useful to a buyer.
Data as of 7 October 2026
The same model is often listed in Dubai in both versions. We read the RTA and ministry rules and an insurance broker's guidance to see what changes for the buyer, and what to check before paying less for an American import.
7 min read
We checked the asking prices of GCC-spec Jetour and Jaecoo cars on Dubizzle, model year by model year, to test the idea that these Chinese SUVs lose half their value in two years.
Data as of 7 October 2026
A myth-check on Dubizzle asking prices: do Chinese brands with a young used market in the UAE lose value faster than the more established ones, and what can listings say about the dealers behind them?
Read on 2,610 listings, 7 October 2026
A trade columnist predicted the Iran war would push used car prices up. Our UAE listings start two days after the June memorandum, so this checks what asking prices did from July to October, and says plainly what cannot be measured.
Data as of 7 October 2026
How the Cars Oracle budget shortlist picks and ranks UAE cars, what its monthly cost includes, what it leaves out, and how to turn it into a list of cars worth viewing.
11 min read
Private-car motor policies in the UAE are written on the same Central Bank wording and priced inside a regulated band. This explainer walks through what moves a quote inside that band and what to line up before you compare two prices.
8 min read
We counted the active Chinese-brand listings in our Dubizzle index, measured how old those cars are and checked which brands have enough history to show how fast they lose value.
Read on 2,606 listings, 7 October 2026
Our five-year cost study left out tolls, parking and the swing in pump prices. This explainer prices each of them from the official tariffs, works through one Dubai commute, and shows where a driver can cut the bill.
8 min read
A checklist for buying a used car in Dubai: checking the price and the paperwork, clearing the seller's loan and fines, insurance and the RTA transfer, with every official fee linked to its source.
11 min read
What Dubai's vehicle technical inspection looks at, when your car needs it, what it costs, and what to do if it fails, with every rule and fee linked to the RTA page it comes from.
7 min read
