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Rating
1.5 ⭐⭐ on Trustpilot1.7 ⭐⭐ on SmartCustomer
Reviews
2,007 reviews
Years in business
27 years
Address
225 Santa Monica Blvd, 12th Floor, Santa Monica
Email address
feedback@truecar.com
Phone number
+1 888-878-3227
Contact page
truecar.com/contact-us/
Website
truecar.com
truecar.com

TRUECar | Save Time & Money on New & Used Cars for SaleTrueCar lets you control your car-buying journey. Shop new & used cars, sell your car, and find all the vehicle information you need with our research tools.

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Is truecar.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 81 out of 100, high truth signals: 7 of 10 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied.

We read 4 of its pages: contact, about, terms and privacy. Its website address was registered 27 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. It is among the 5,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar). Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website. Be cautious: its 2,000 reviews on Trustpilot average only 1.5 stars out of 5. Its 7 reviews on SmartCustomer average only 1.7 stars out of 5.

Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is a scam.

Positives

  • We read 4 of its pages · contact, about, terms and privacy.
  • Its website address was registered 27 years ago.
  • It is among the 5,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar).
  • Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website.

Be cautious

  • A large number of independent reviews (2,000 on Trustpilot), but it falls short with only 1.5 stars out of 5.
  • A low number of independent reviews (7 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 1.7 stars out of 5.

How to check if truecar.com is legit

1 be cautious · 7 clear · 2 for information

To check if truecar.com is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about truecar.com; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.

Who they are
Company detailsBased in the US; serves the US; founded in 2005 (Wikipedia) · BBB rating A+For information
  • The Better Business Bureau rates it A+, and accredits it; 3 of its 15 complaints closed in three years were resolved to the customer's satisfaction
Country
Where the company is based
US
Why we believe that
the site's structured data states its country, its terms are governed by the laws of California, its phone number starts +1, its postcode is a US zip code, its Better Business Bureau profile is a US listing
Which countries the company serves
US
Why we believe that
$ prices on its homepage
Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau profile
Found
BBB rating
A+
BBB accredited
Yes
BBB complaints closed in three years
15
BBB complaints closed in twelve months
2
BBB complaints resolved to the customer's satisfaction
3
BBB complaint types
Sales and Advertising Issues: 8, Service or Repair Issues: 3, Customer Service Issues: 2, Product Issues: 2
BBB customer reviews
7
BBB business started
25 Feb 2005
From Wikipedia
Type (Wikipedia)
Private
Industry
Car retailing website
Founded
February 2005; 21 years ago; (as Zag.com)
Employees
340 (2023)
Revenue
US$ 161.5 million (2022)
Domain registrationIts website address was registered 27 years agoClear
  • Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else
Domain age
27 years
Domain transfer lock enabled
Yes
Website detailsWe read 4 of its pages: contact, about, terms and privacyClear
  • Company contact email is available
  • Company contact phone number is available
HTTPS enabled
Yes
Contact email or contact form available
Email
Contact phone number found
+1 888-878-3227
What its pages say

Quoted word for word from truecar.com.

In their own words
“Make car buying easy, transparent and efficient for all. For nearly two decades, TrueCar has enabled consumers to connect with Certified Dealers to engage in buying and selling automotive transactions. We are the first and only online marketplace for new, used and certified pre-owned vehicles.” About page
Reputation and track record
Customer reviewsRated 1.5 stars out of 5 from 2,000 reviews on TrustpilotBe cautious
  • Rated 1.7 stars out of 5 from 7 reviews on SmartCustomer
PlatformRatingReviews
Trustpilot1.5 out of 52,000
SmartCustomer1.7 out of 57
G2Not found
CapterraNot found
Reviews.ioNot found
FeefoNot found
Independent review platforms
1
Trustpilot rating
1.5 out of 5
Trustpilot review count
2,000
Visitor trafficIt is among the 5,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)For information
  • Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months (Google Chrome usage data)
  • Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
Google Chrome usage data
Popularity among Chrome users
top 100,000 sites
First known user traffic
Feb 2021 or earlier
Months with real traffic, of the last 24
24
Traffic pattern
sustained
Rank jump in the last 12 months
none
Rank drop in the last 12 months
none
Cloudflare Radar
Popularity across the internet
top 5,000 sites
Web history and authorityThe Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 19 years agoClear
Website archive history
19 years
Wikipedia page
yes
SourcesWikipedia
Social presenceIt is on 6 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 275,000 followers on FacebookClear
  • Its YouTube channel has 3,630 subscribers and 73 videos, the latest uploaded 11 days ago
PlatformProfileAudience
FacebookProfile275,000 followers
InstagramProfile49,000 followers
XProfile19,500 followers
LinkedInProfile38,582 followers
YouTubeProfile3,630 subscribers
TikTokProfile7,539 followers
Social platforms with discovered profiles
facebook, instagram, linkedin, tiktok, x, youtube
Social follower counts
393,251 followers in total
YouTube channel
73 videos, 3,630 subscribers, last upload 11 days ago
Safety
Malware and phishingGoogle Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its websiteClear
Malware or phishing threat status
None
Data breach historyNo known data breach involving the companyClear
Known data breaches found
0
Domain and email securityIts email is protected: mail forged in its name is blockedClear
Email
MX records
Yes
SPF record
Yes
DKIM key
Yes
DMARC record
Yes
DMARC policy
reject
Certificate
Certificate issuer
Amazon
Certificate type
DV
Certificate expires
3 Dec 2026
Hosting
Nameservers
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Address
108.138.217.101
108.138.217.21
108.138.217.74
108.138.217.56

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