Encar Scraper: South Korea Used Cars in English with Accident History

Encar Scraper extracts used car listings from Encar.com, South Korea's largest used car marketplace with 190,000+ cars for sale, and returns them in English. Search Korean brands (Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, KG Mobility, Renault Korea, Chevrolet) and imported brands (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, Lexus, Tesla…) by make, model, price, year, mileage, fuel type and gearbox. For every car you get the make, model, trim, first-registration year and month, model year, mileage in km, price in KRW, fuel type, sale type, region, warranty, home delivery and Encar diagnosis flags, and all photos. Turn on Full details to also get English model and trim names, gearbox, colour, body type, engine size, seats, original new-car price, VIN, plate number, dealer company, address and phone, views, favourites, listing date, seller's description and the insurance accident history: accident count and repair costs, owner changes, plate changes, total loss, flood damage, theft and rental/business use. Export to CSV, Excel or JSON. Ideal for Korean car exporters, importers in Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, dealers and automotive market research.

What does Encar Scraper do?

• 🇰🇷 Korean used cars from Encar, the full domestic and imported catalogue.
• 🔤 English output: makes, models, trims, fuel, gearbox, colour, body type and regions translated.
• 🚗 Make and model search in English or Korean: Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sorento, Genesis G80, BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class…
• 💰 Price, year and mileage filters.
• ⛽ Fuel and gearbox filters: gasoline, diesel, LPG, hybrid, electric, hydrogen.
• 🧾 Accident and insurance history: claims, repair costs, owner changes, total loss, flood, theft, rental use.
• 🔑 VIN and plate number.
• 🏪 Dealer company, address and phone.
• 🖼️ All photos.
• 🚫 Sale listings only by default (lease and rental takeovers skipped).
• ↕️ Sort by recently updated, price, mileage or year.

What data can you scrape from Encar?

Field	Description
Listing	ID, link, listing date*, updated*, views*, favourites*
Car	Make, model, trim, English model and trim*, year, month, model year
Usage	Mileage (km), first registration*, owner changes*, plate changes*
Price	Price in KRW, original new-car price*
Specs	Fuel, gearbox*, colour*, body type*, engine cc*, seats*
Identity	VIN*, plate number*
History*	Accident count, own-damage claims and cost, other-party claims and cost, total loss, flood, theft, rental/business and government use
Seller	Region, sale type, seller type*, dealer company*, address*, phone*
Services	Warranty, home delivery, Encar diagnosis, inspection report, accident record
Media	Main photo, all photos
Text*	Seller's description

* With Full details and accident history turned on.

Use cases for Korean used car data

• Car exporters and importers: source Korean used cars for export to Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
• Vehicle history screening: filter out cars with accidents, flood damage or total loss before buying.
• Dealers and traders: benchmark prices of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis models across Korea.
• Pricing and valuation models: build depreciation curves by model, year and mileage.
• Automotive market research: measure supply of EVs, hybrids and imported brands in South Korea.

How to scrape Encar

1. Click Try for free to open Encar Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Pick Car type, enter makes and optionally models.
3. Set any price, year, mileage, fuel or gearbox filters.
4. Turn on Full details and accident history if you need VIN, history and dealer data.
5. Set Max cars, click Start and download CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "carType": "all",
  "makes": ["Hyundai", "Kia"],
  "models": ["Tucson", "Sorento"],
  "yearMin": 2019,
  "priceMaxMillionKrw": 30,
  "fuelTypes": ["diesel"],
  "saleOnly": true,
  "sortBy": "priceLowToHigh",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Field	Description
Car type	All, domestic (Korean brands) or imported.
Makes	In English or Korean; empty = all makes.
Models	Models of the chosen makes.
Minimum / Maximum price	In millions of KRW.
Year from / to	First-registration year range.
Maximum mileage	In km.
Fuel types, Gearbox	Spec filters.
Sale listings only	Skip lease and rental takeovers (default on).
Sort by	Recently updated, price, mileage or year.
Full details and accident history	Adds English names, specs, VIN, dealer, description and history.
Max cars	Stop after this many (0 = no limit).

Output

Car example (with full details)

{
  "listingId": "42849999",
  "url": "https://fem.encar.com/cars/detail/42849999",
  "make": "Hyundai",
  "makeKorean": "현대",
  "model": "투싼 (NX4)",
  "modelEnglish": "Tucson Diesel 2.0 2WD Premium",
  "modelGroup": "Tucson",
  "year": 2022,
  "month": 11,
  "modelYear": 2023,
  "mileageKm": 48408,
  "priceKrw": 21500000,
  "fuelType": "Diesel",
  "gearbox": "Automatic",
  "colour": "White",
  "bodyType": "SUV",
  "engineCc": 1998,
  "seats": 5,
  "originalPriceKrw": 30900000,
  "region": "Gyeonggi",
  "sellType": "Sale",
  "sellerType": "Dealer",
  "views": 136,
  "firstRegistration": "2022-11-30",
  "accidentCount": 1,
  "ownDamageClaims": 1,
  "ownDamageCostKrw": 850000,
  "ownerChanges": 1,
  "totalLoss": false,
  "floodDamage": false,
  "theft": false,
  "usedAsRentalOrBusiness": false,
  "imageUrl": "https://ci.encar.com/carpicture04/pic4284/42849999_001.jpg",
  "search": "Hyundai Tucson"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
listingId, url, listedAt, updatedAt, views, favourites	mixed	Listing.
make, makeKorean, model, modelEnglish, modelGroup, trim, gradeEnglish	string	Car names.
year, month, modelYear, mileageKm, firstRegistration	mixed	Age and usage.
priceKrw, priceManwon, originalPriceKrw	number	Prices.
fuelType, gearbox, colour, bodyType, engineCc, seats	mixed	Specs.
vin, plateNumber	string	Identity.
accidentCount, ownDamageClaims, ownDamageCostKrw, otherPartyClaims, otherPartyCostKrw	number	Insurance claims.
ownerChanges, plateChanges, totalLoss, floodDamage, theft, usedAsRentalOrBusiness, usedByGovernment	mixed	History.
region, sellType, sellerType, dealerCompany, dealerAddress, dealerPhone	string	Seller.
warranty, homeDelivery, encarDiagnosed, inspectionReport, accidentRecord	boolean	Services.
imageUrl, images	mixed	Photos.
description	string	Seller's description (Korean).
search, scrapedAt	string	Source info.

How much does it cost?

Encar Scraper uses pay-per-car pricing: a small fixed price per car, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the Pricing tab for the exact price.

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FAQ

Is the output in English? Yes. Makes, fuel types, sale types and regions are always in English; with Full details you also get English model and trim names, gearbox, colour and body type. The seller's free-text description stays in Korean.

What currency are prices in? South Korean won (KRW). priceManwon is the price in units of 10,000 won as shown on Encar.

Why are history fields empty for some cars? The insurance history is only available when the seller has made it public.

Can I search in Korean? Yes. Makes and models can be entered in English or Korean.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

Can I integrate Encar Scraper with other apps? Encar Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is it legal to scrape Encar? The scraper only collects publicly listed car adverts. You are responsible for using the data in line with Encar's terms and Korean data protection law.

Related Actors

• PistonHeads Scraper
• AutoScout24 Scraper

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with Encar.