TrueCar Scraper – Fast Vehicle Data & Profit Signals

A reliable TrueCar scraper that collects live car listings and (optionally) opens each car’s page to enrich the data. It auto-paginates through results, handles lazy-loaded cards, supports proxy use, and saves everything into a clean, column-based dataset—perfect for analysis, pricing intelligence, or lead workflows. Optimized for searches like “truecar api” and “truecar scraper.”

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Why use this TrueCar scraper?

• Get complete listings, not just snippets
  Pull VIN, year, make, model, trim, mileage, price, photos, dealer info, drivetrain, engine, fuel type, MPG, and more.
• Real pagination
  Moves forward by clicking the site’s own Next button—no fragile URL hacking.
• Deeper “details” enrichment (optional)
  For each VIN, the actor also loads the individual car page and extracts:
  • averagePrice (market average) from the correct section,
  • Condition history (clean title, salvage, lemon, fleet/rental, theft recovered, owner count, accident count),
  • Overview specs (colors, transmission, engine, fuel, drivetrain, MPG, city/state).
• Profit signal
  Automatically computes estimated profit using the given "Average list price" and "Price" from car details page.
• Clean dataset
  Flat columns for easy export to Sheets, Excel, BI tools, or data warehouses.
• Proxy support
  Increase reliability with proxy use when needed.

⚠️ This scraper gathers publicly visible data from TrueCar’s web pages. Review and comply with TrueCar’s Terms of Service and applicable laws before use.

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Typical use cases

• Arbitrage scouting & profit analysis using price vs. averagePrice.
• Market tracking by make/model/region over time.
• Inventory aggregation and lead generation for dealerships.
• Competitive intelligence and pricing benchmarks.

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Input (configure in actor UI or JSON)

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-for-sale/listings/?page=1"
  ],
  "filters": {},
  "scrapeMode": "DETAILS",
  "maxItems": 500,
  "perPage": 30,
  "concurrency": 10,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "additionalHeaders": {}
}

## Output
{
  "vin": "3VVMB7AX3RM168923",
  "image": "https://listings-prod.tcimg.net/listings/396948/23/89/3VVMB7AX3RM168923/001.jpg?auto=format&fit=crop&h=203&w=360",
  "price": 28744,
  "dealerName": "Volkswagen of Fairfield",
  "dealerCity": "Fairfield",
  "dealerState": "CA",
  "condition": "USED",
  "year": 2024,
  "make": "Volkswagen",
  "trim": "Tiguan SE 4MOTION",
  "mileage": 5,
  "car link": "https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-for-sale/listing/3VVMB7AX3RM168923/2024-volkswagen-tiguan/?position=0&returnTo=%2Fused-cars-for-sale%2Flistings%2F&sourceType=marketplace&sponsored=true",
  "_pageUrl": "https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-for-sale/listings/",
  "model": "Tiguan",

  "exteriorColor": "Platinum Gray Metallic",
  "interiorColor": "Titan Black",
  "transmission": "Automatic",
  "engine": "2.0L Inline-4 Gas Turbocharged",
  "fuelType": "Gas",
  "driveType": "AWD",
  "mpg_city": 22,
  "mpg_highway": 29,
  "location_detail": "Fairfield, CA",

  "averagePrice": 28871,
  "reportPullDate": "2025-08-28T02:25:16+00:00",
  "accidentCount": 0,
  "autoCheckUrl": "https://www.autocheck.com/vehiclehistory/?siteID=8900&vin=3VVMB7AX3RM168923",
  "isRentalCar": false,
  "isFleetCar": false,
  "isFrameDamaged": false,
  "ownerCount": 1,
  "isReportFree": false,
  "isCleanTitle": true,
  "isLemon": false,
  "isSalvage": false,
  "isTheftRecovered": false,

  "exteriorColor_detail": "Platinum Gray Metallic",
  "interiorColor_detail": "Titan Black",
  "mileage_detail": 5,
  "transmission_detail": "Automatic",
  "driveType_detail": "AWD",
  "engine_detail": "2.0L Inline-4 Gas Turbocharged",
  "fuelType_detail": "Gas",
  "dealerCity_detail": "Fairfield",
  "dealerState_detail": "CA",

  "estimatedProfit": 127
}

How it behaves

1. Opens your start URL(s) and waits for the list to fully load.
2. Auto-scrolls to fetch all lazy-loaded cards.
3. Extracts each listing in the results grid.
4. Clicks “Next” button to paginate through results.
5. In DETAILS mode, also loads each car’s page for deeper info.

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Tips for best results

• Use "DETAILS" mode when you need averagePrice, condition history, and full specs.
• Set a reasonable maxItems (e.g., a few hundred) for faster runs and reliability.
• Enable proxy if you run frequently or at larger scale.
• For targeted searches, paste filtered TrueCar URLs directly.

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Troubleshooting

• Stops early or misses some cars → Listings are lazy-loaded. Try more memory or lower maxItems.
• Some fields are null → Not all cards contain all values. Use "DETAILS" mode for more data.
• Few or no results → Check your startUrls; TrueCar inventory updates constantly.

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Looking for a TrueCar API to export car listings and specs? While an official public API isn’t provided, this TrueCar scraper reliably turns TrueCar’s public pages into structured data—VINs, prices, specs, dealer info, market average price, and profit signals—so you can analyze inventory, benchmark prices, and find opportunities at scale.