🚗 PistonHeads Scraper: Full Spec Car Data

Get every PistonHeads listing with the spec sheet no other scraper pulls Price, mileage and seller details on every UK used car listing, plus acceleration, top speed, torque, CO2 emissions and official fuel economy that no other PistonHeads scraper extracts.

🏎️ Full performance spec Acceleration, top speed, torque and cylinders on every listing, not just the basics.

🎯 Filters that actually work Price, year, mileage, fuel and body type are checked against real listing data, every time.

📊 4 ready-made views Listings, Performance Spec, Ownership & Efficiency, and Seller Directory in the Output tab.

💷 CO2 and fuel economy Official CO2 emissions and MPG on every car, for tax and running-cost comparisons.

Extract PistonHeads used car listings across any make. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect straight into Google Sheets and your own pipeline via the API. Run it on demand or on a schedule. No coding required.

✨ Why use this Actor

Every filter actually filters. Set a price range, year range, fuel type or body type and the results genuinely match. Each one is checked against the listing's real data, not trusted to a search box that might silently ignore it.

The full performance spec, not just the basics. Most car scrapers stop at price, mileage and engine size. This one also pulls 0-62mph acceleration, top speed, torque, cylinder count, drivetrain, CO2 emissions and official fuel consumption. Those are the numbers a trade buyer or performance-car shopper actually needs.

Built for real workflows.

• 🚘 Trade dealers: pull every competing listing for a model before you price your own stock, in one spreadsheet instead of forty open tabs.
• 📊 Market researchers: track UK used car pricing by make, model and year with clean, structured fields ready to pivot.
• 🏁 Performance car buyers: cross-shop generations of the same model on real acceleration, torque and running-cost numbers, not just a headline and a photo.

⚙️ How it works

STEP 1 Choose your search Pick one or more makes, then narrow with price, year, mileage, fuel type or body type. Every filter is optional.

STEP 2 Run the Actor It browses PistonHeads for you and collects listings matching your criteria, live from the site.

STEP 3 Get your data Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect straight into Google Sheets or your own pipeline via the API.

📥 Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
startUrls	array of URLs	No	PistonHeads listing pages to scrape directly, instead of or alongside the make filter.
makes	array	No	Car manufacturers to search, e.g. Porsche, BMW.
models	array	No	Model names to keep, e.g. 911, Cayman.
keywords	string	No	Free-text match against the listing title and description.
priceMin / priceMax	integer	No	Asking price range in GBP.
yearMin / yearMax	integer	No	Registration year range.
mileageMin / mileageMax	integer	No	Mileage range.
enginePowerMinBhp / enginePowerMaxBhp	integer	No	Engine power range in BHP.
maxPreviousOwners	integer	No	Maximum number of previous keepers (requires full details, below).
fuelTypes	enum	No	Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Hybrid or LPG.
transmissions	enum	No	Manual or Auto.
bodyTypes	enum	No	Convertible, Coupe, Estate, SUV, Hatchback, Saloon, MPV or Pick Up.
colours	array	No	Exterior colours to keep, e.g. Black, Blue.
sellerType	enum	No	Trade only, Private only, or any.
postcode	string	No	UK postcode to search around.
distanceMiles	integer	No	Search radius from the postcode.
includeSoldCars	boolean	No	Include listings marked as sold. Off by default.
includeFullDetails	boolean	No	Fetch each listing's own page for the full spec sheet, description and feature list. Off by default.
maxItems	integer	No	Stop after collecting this many matching listings.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Proxy settings. Datacenter proxy is enough.

📤 Output

Every result is one row in the dataset. A typical item with includeFullDetails enabled looks like this:

{
  "listingId": "20971120",
  "listingUrl": "https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20971120",
  "title": "Porsche 718 BOXSTER GTS",
  "make": "Porsche",
  "model": "Boxster 718 [16-Current]",
  "year": 2024,
  "price": 83718,
  "mileage": 980,
  "fuelType": "Petrol",
  "transmission": "Manual",
  "bodyType": "Convertible",
  "colour": "Grey",
  "engineSizeCc": 3995,
  "enginePowerBhp": 394,
  "acceleration0To62Seconds": 4.5,
  "topSpeedMph": 182,
  "torqueLbFt": 310,
  "co2EmissionsGPerKm": 246,
  "fuelConsumptionMpg": 25.9,
  "doors": 2,
  "seats": 2,
  "driveTrain": "Rear Wheel Drive",
  "numberOfPreviousOwners": 0,
  "sellerName": "Porsche Centre Tewkesbury",
  "sellerType": "Trade",
  "sellerLocation": "Tewkesbury, United Kingdom"
}

Download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML from the Apify Console, or pull it through the API.

📊 Data table

Field	Type	Description
listingId / listingUrl	string	Unique advert ID and link to the live listing.
title / make / model	string	Listing headline, manufacturer and model.
year / price / mileage	number	Registration year, asking price (GBP) and odometer reading (miles).
fuelType / transmission / bodyType / colour	string	Fuel, gearbox, body style and exterior colour.
engineSizeCc / enginePowerBhp	number	Engine displacement and power output.
acceleration0To62Seconds / topSpeedMph / torqueLbFt	number	0-62mph time, top speed and torque.
co2EmissionsGPerKm / fuelConsumptionMpg	number	Official CO2 emissions and fuel economy.
doors / seats / driveTrain / cylinders / gears	number/string	Body configuration and drivetrain layout.
numberOfPreviousOwners	number	Previous keeper count, where published.
sellerName / sellerType / sellerLocation	string	Seller identity, Trade or Private, and location.
images / imageCount	array/number	Photo gallery URLs and count.
description / features	string/array	Full seller write-up and structured feature list (with full details enabled).

The Output tab also ships four pre-built views: Listings, Performance Spec, Ownership & Efficiency, and Seller Directory, so you can jump straight to the columns you care about.

💰 Pricing

This Actor is pay per result: you only pay for the listings you actually collect, and a run that returns nothing costs nothing. There is no subscription and no minimum spend.

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🛠️ Tips for better runs

• Leave includeFullDetails off for fast, cheap runs when you only need price, mileage and the basics.
• Turn includeFullDetails on when you need the performance spec, full description or feature list, or want to filter by previous-owner count.
• Narrow with makes and a few filters rather than running with no filters at all; PistonHeads surfaces a rotating set of current listings per make, so a focused search returns more relevant results per run.

❓ FAQ

Is it legal to scrape PistonHeads? This Actor only collects data that is already publicly visible on PistonHeads listing pages. You are responsible for how you use the data and for complying with PistonHeads' own terms of service.

Why do some listings have empty fields? Not every seller fills in every field on PistonHeads. This Actor never invents or guesses a value: if PistonHeads doesn't publish it, the field is left out rather than filled with a placeholder.

Does this cover every listing on PistonHeads? It surfaces PistonHeads' current live listings per make, refreshed on every run, rather than an exhaustive fetch of the entire historical catalogue. For most price-comparison and market-research use cases this is exactly what you want: what's on sale right now.

Can I get notified of new listings automatically? Yes. Schedule this Actor to run daily or hourly from the Apify Console and pipe new results into Google Sheets, Slack, or your own database with no code.

Found a bug or need a custom version of this Actor? Open an issue from the Actor's Issues tab and it'll be looked at directly.

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