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Carvana has a rating of 1.2 stars from 522 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Carvana most frequently mention customer service, delivery date, and point inspection problems. Carvana ranks 633rd among Car Buying sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Omg what amazing prices! The cars are so clean! I'm looking at 2 right now as we speak.”

Nomey L.
7/25/23

Carvana is an amazing concept in buying cars! No dealing with bull$#*!,, no pesky annoying sales people. It's real honest. You chose what you want and it dispenses it like a candy after depositing a coin! Can't wait to get my Mercedes and Range Rover delivered soon! I even bought a nice chunk of stock in it so you know it's good!

Top Critical Review

“Horrible experience”

Eddie R.
10/26/24

Carvana is a joke. We have purchased 7 vehicles from Carvana. We found a different vehicle before any transportation or anything was done to the corvette ordered. We changed to a Land Rover. Delivery on both of these vehicles was weeks away. They refused to refund the shipping fee because it was not within 24 hours. It was 48. The customer service team was rude and provided little assistance. The manager sent me a response and immediately disconnected himself when I asked for reconsideration. I have a law degree and will be seeking remedies so others are not taken advantage of by this company. They will be headed down the same path as Vroom with thesr Business practice. I implore you do not give this company your money. They don't care about their customers only stealing your money.

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1 review
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July 8th, 2022
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Did two purchases back to back. They were supposed to handle registration then I get sent packet to register myself. Then get charged ridiculous amount of registration fees that they refuse to reimburse. Do trust what they "say"... read the fine print even if it is 30 pages long. Out hundreds of dollars because I was naive enough to take a company as honest to the word. Nope, they sneak stuff in the fine print even after telling you man to man something else. Integrity is lacking.

Tip for consumers:
Read EVERYTHING even if talking with them on the phone. Do not take their word for anything.

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February 9th, 2024
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ETAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) —

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has confiscated a 2018 Camaro ZL1 that was sold by Carvana 17 months ago.

Records show the car was reported stolen in Texas six months before it was sold in Florida.

You know that they don't do any 150-point inspection. Repair shop find it and you don't. Stop making excuses. I hope carvana goes bankruptcy.

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Buyers, they might sell you a stolen car be careful / Share this on your wall.
December 8th, 2023
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You know they don't do any of their so-called 150-point inspection. If they did, they would not sell you a stolen car. Do yourself a favor and run your own diagnostic check within the 1st 7 days. They don't your best interest. DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM. I hope they get shut down. This is my engine looks like when the Cadillac dealership took the pictures and said the Cadillac was never ever maintain before it got to me. They are bunch of crooks. I will be sharing this on my wall and telling all my friends top posted on all social media. People are telling thanks for the share.

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May 30th, 2023
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Reset delivery date three times and never was able to deliver. Now they hold my down payment. So after ruining my Memorial Day weekend for their final act, Carvana still has my cash & I have no car.
It is spelled FRAUD.

Tip for consumers:
Avoid Carvana.

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May 14th, 2023

I liked the experience dealing with Carvana. I received a better trade in for my car than anywhere else. The only complaint was that they are so busy that it took over a week to deliver the car. The price for delivery was much higher than having the car sent by carrier. The paper work is all done online and very complete. All is needed is insurance card and license. I will buy again from them...

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Very professional company. They did all the work to close the deal and gave the best value for my trade in. I was offered $16300 my 2017 MKZ but Carvana gave me $17500. There car was a couple hundred more but less mileage. I will buy from them again.

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May 31st, 2022
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Placing an order was very easy. I sold my car and borrowed a friends car for the 5 days until the delivery date. That's when the issues started. I took time off work, drove all over town to meet their deadlines. The delivery date then gets pushed out again and again. Looking for answers? Contact their chat and call a representative only to get bombarded with conflicting information and anyone you talk to will give you a different answer. I ordered a truck and got as far as the delivery date. Thankfully the tow truck driver was kind enough to realize that the entire bottom and engine was severely rusted- 150 point inspection…yea right! This was not disclosed earlier and was purposely left out of the pictures. The cancellation process was seamless. A very disappointing and frustrating experience. Now I'm left without a car and have to look for a rental. Very very bad company.

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Don’t use carvana. Super shady and terrible cars

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January 6th, 2022
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Not sure why they offer this as an option They can't deliver a vehicle on time. I took time off of work to wait for my new car only for them to cancel the drop off date two days before hand. Needless to say the transaction was cancelled but not at no cost as my credit took a hit.

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June 20th, 2023
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Obviously their "inspection" processes are bunk. 3 visits to different repair facilities. All issues continuously caused by bad suspension, badly in need of a tune up, out of alignment, horrible vibrations and shimmy's. Their guard dog Silver Rock doesn't listen at all. I'll never do it again.

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Buy new if you’re doing this.

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December 12th, 2022

In the year and a half since purchasing my Audi, I've had to put $7400 of repairs into it and it is currently at the dealership once again, for about $7,000 worth of more repairs. Bad motor mounts, torn bushings, oil and coolant leaks, clogged fuel injectors, the list goes on. The "84 whatever point inspection check" that they advertise must be a joke. Within 30 days of purchasing the vehicle, almost everything that isn't covered under warranty needed replaced (battery, brakes, tires, etc). I do not recommend Carvana to anyone. I'm fairly certain they buy auction vehicles and immediately resell them regardless of condition.

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July 26th, 2022

There's nothing new here except a long drawn out string on emails from nice people promising things they can't deliver. Inspected cars that aren't. The usual you'll find at any car dealer. If Carvana inspected this car, I'm Abraham Lincoln.

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pay attention

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March 4th, 2023
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By far the worst experience. Had multiple issues starting on the 1st day. When we tried to purchase, 2nd sales rep on the phone tried to raise our price from previous sales rep. Then, pick up the Yukon XL was disgusting interior and we called immediately- also damage. Needed oil change immediately. After a couple days, check engine lights, window plastic panels falling off, and now the 1st day we needed the AC, it doesn't work. They send 100 dollar checks to shut you up and it doesn't even cover the costs of anything. I am currently waiting on a response. Now a safety issue...I will be pursuing a refund if doesn't go the way it should. Picture of the hole is provided but how it was received and not pictured or described...just an example. Not happy!

Tip for consumers:
Always provide pictures and make sure you call Carvana as soon as there are issues. Have your vehicle checked immediately. I didn't check reviews before purchase and should have.

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August 21st, 2023

We recently purchased a vehicle from Carvana on Aug 3,2023 for our daughter. It has turned out to be one of the biggest mistakes we have ever made in purchasing a vehicle. The vehicle needed new brakes, new rotors, new calipers. Also, 4 new tires were required as well as the 4 that were on the car were dry rotted. I spoke with customer service so many times and they have just given us the run around. All issues with the car have to be submitted to a third party called silver fox. It's all just a big headache. So disappointed and I really hope people think twice about purchasing from carvana. I know I will never do it again. The pictures below are of the tires on day 9. They went flat and silver fox would not replace them due to the 7 day return period was over, but the mechanic recommended they replace our tires on day 6 but they refused!

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December 5th, 2022

I landed on a vehicle on carvana. Put in the 25% down payment my credit rating which is above 800 and length of term. The result didn't come anything near what they were showing! So I called the 800 number. The lady said we don't negotiate interest rates! Even though they were 4% more then my previous three pre-qualifications! They don't care one bit! Guess that's why they're 6 billion dollars in the hole! They reported a 1.5 billion dollar decline last year! I guess all the new car sales are supposed to make up that money with finance charges! Even the dealerships don't charge the interest rates that they want!

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November 14th, 2022

We went to pick up our car that was purchased with a non-carvana financing. The location is downtown Atlanta right there off 85. The employee that did our check out was Lorenzo Moore. He was extremely rude. He was short-answered each time you asked him a question at the table and very impatient and clearly showed on his facial expressions he was not interested in being decently kind. Frankly, it was the saddest experience of my life! This man does not belong in customer service. He is killing the Carvana reputation ‼‼‼ Look for better employees, Carvana!

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November 20th, 2021

I tried Carvana in June. I ordered car signed documents. Delivery was cancelled 8 times. Spent endless hours on the phone calling them. Promised manager would call several times, no call. Someone at Carvana told me they are not allowed to make outgoing calls. Not once did they call me. They gave me run around about title. After reading these horror stories best thing I did was cancel the whole deal and go to local dealership. I truly feel bad for people stuck in the Carvana nightmare. Government needs to look into this.

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May 31st, 2023

Purchased a truck from Carvana. Truck is awesome, Carvana not so much. Customer service is worse than poor and emails are not accurate. Over 5 phone calls later I request a supervisor and was refused to talk to one. Had to pay late fee to DMV because registration process was a total fail on Carvana's part. Samantha (customer service advocate) doesn't even know what the difference is between sales tax and DMV taxes. So rude every time I called. Still no title to truck. Last email said registration complete and plates will be mailed in 5-7 days. I already did registration myself and have had plates for weeks.

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February 24th, 2022

What can I say, after reading the other awful reviews I agree. Horrible customer service. Now waiting 3 months for my new vehicle and nothing but stupid excuses from Carvana. Stay away and go to a dealer. Carvana has ruined online car buying for yet another customer.

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Don't use Carvana

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October 1st, 2021

This company is a JOKE. They valued my 2013 Mustang for $300, yes three hundred lol. I called just to make sure there was no problem with the system, but they actually confirmed that saying that's the value we had for you. Needless to say that I sold it 2 weeks later for 8k.

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January 22nd, 2023
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Because I do not like buying cars I thought I would buy into the Caravan hype of simplicity - getting lured into their sales pitch of simple, online hassle free car buying. This, however, is the opposite of reality. Found a car online, went through the process to purchase and the web pages froze up multiple times, but finally made it through after several chat sessions. Chose my pick up date and arranged to buy using cash. I promptly received a phone call saying I had to upload insurance ASAP, which I did. The agent said I was good to go to pick up car the next day. 5 min. Late a new email - this time saying I was "past the deadline for documents" and it would have to be re-scheduled. Over an hour later and numerous agents and I was finally told it would be ready in 3 weeks "due to unknown factors". The clearly inexperienced agent could have cared less - she said "well looks like a glitch" and good luck. Cancelled my order and will NEVER even think about buying a car from them again.

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January 9th, 2022

With the pandemic, lack of car inventory and inflation, buying a vehicle right now is more difficult than ever. Carvana made it simple with on-line purchase and friendly delivery. The exact car I wanted did arrive late, but with proper communication and in great condition. I am still in the 7 day trial period, so will repost if anything changes.

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May 28th, 2023

Bad selling experience. Paid for them to "pick up my vehicle" and scheduled during one of their 3 hour windows about a week ahead of time. The guy showed up an hour late, had me sign 5 documents and said someone else would show up within about an hour to take the vehicle.

Nobody showed up, so I talked to chat support and they told me nobody was available after 5:00 pm to help me. Then I called on the phone and the CS rep said they can't "escalate" anything until it has been 24 hours. I called after 24 hours and they said some local team was unavailable so they will get back to me.

I live in a big city where parking is expensive, I'm not Carvana's free parking ticket and I'm not hanging around all day hoping one of you probably calls when you're 5 minutes away to get a vehicle parked in an underground garage that is valet only. Why exactly did I pay you money for this "vehicle pick-up" and schedule a time.

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August 3rd, 2022

Awful experience! Ordered car and completed all paperwork 2 weeks before delivery. 3 days before weekend pick up they change the date and time to a completely inconvenient appointment during the week and then offered no options to reschedule because 'they're all booked up' for the next week. Would rather I cancel my order than help fix their mess up after wasting 30 minutes pretending to want to help but offering no viable solutions except to pay the ridiculous delivery charge.

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November 9th, 2022

I will never do it again! I'm stuck with a car that has been in the shop longer than I have driven it. Warranty is a joke! Sent it to a Silver Rock Auto Shop and the shop put the shocks on backwards car still making the same noise since my purchase and I'm being passed around via telephone like an offering plate on the first Sunday. So Beware and always get extra coverage on any vehicle purchased by them.

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March 21st, 2022

Never buy from this company. They have charged me twice for a vehicle and refuse to rectify the situation. Have spent 10 times the amount of time than a dealership trying to fix all of their screw ups. I'm still in Carvana hell.

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February 14th, 2022
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Buying a car and trading in my old one with Carvana went smoothly enough, but after that it was all downhill. My car was delivered almost two hours late with wipers that were installed incorrectly, and a key remote that didn't work. It was weeks before the key situation was resolved; I took care of the wipers myself. I am now receiving messages that my registration is paused because they need a document that I don't have. I tried getting help from the site's live chat and was met with someone who clearly didn't speak English who was just cutting and pasting responses and adding "please" at the end. I called the customer service number twice and both times spoke with Nick who said "let me just check some things" and then hung up on me. When I called right back, I couldn't get through at all. I WILL NOT be a repeat customer here. Totally unprofessional.

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January 22nd, 2022

Amazing experience with carvana! Ordering my vehicle was a breeze online with no hidden fees! Their finance company offered me a lower rate then my credit union. I did experience 1 delivery delay but we did get snow and Ice so I can't blame carvana for that. I opted to pick my car up from their vending machine in Richmond, VA. What an amazing experience… soooo cool to watch. The car was detailed and super clean inside and out! My car was even nicer in person then on their website! The guy who handled my paperwork was awesome and explained everything in detail. My car only had 1 key and no front license bracket. The gentleman dealing with my car had already put in tickets to address those issues and get them taken care of without me even having to request them. My car has been registered with DMV already and plates are being sent by FedEx and this is day 10 of having my car! Top notch service! I'm definitely a huge fan!

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