Questions and answers
What is Openauto?
An AI car search for New Zealand. You describe the car you want, and it shows matching cars for sale, each linking to the seller's own listing. Read more about Openauto.
Is it free?
Yes, searching is free. There is a daily limit on AI searches, and it is higher when you are signed in.
Do I need an account?
Not to search. You need a free account to keep cars in lists, save searches, get email alerts or report a car. You must be 13 or over, and if you are under 16 you need a parent or guardian's permission.
Where do the cars come from?
From New Zealand dealer websites, read by Openauto Bot once a day. We show the facts of each car and link to the dealer's listing; photos load from the dealer's own site.
Do you sell the cars?
No. Openauto is a search. You deal with the seller, and any enquiry, price or sale is between you and them.
How up to date is a listing?
Listings are refreshed from dealer websites once a day, so a car can be sold before we notice. Always confirm the price, kilometres and availability with the seller.
How is the yearly fuel cost worked out?
It uses the car's fuel economy from the New Zealand motor vehicle register, 12,000 km a year and recent pump prices, rounded to the nearest $10. For many European, luxury and turbo petrol cars we assume 95 petrol and say so; check the fuel cap on the car. Electric cars don't show a figure.
Can I share a search?
Yes. The address of a search page holds its filters, so you can copy it and send it to someone. If you are signed in you can also share a list of cars with a link.
How do email alerts work?
Save a search while signed in and switch on alerts. Each morning at 7am New Zealand time we send one email if there are cars listed since the last one. Every email has links to stop alerts for that search or all of them.
How do I report a wrong, sold or suspicious listing?
Sign in, open the car and use its menu to report it or suggest a correction. We read every report, and we may ask for more detail before we change a listing.
I run a dealership. How do I have my cars removed?
Email compliance@openauto.co.nz from your business address. We remove your cars within two business days and stop visiting your site. You can also block Openauto Bot in your robots.txt; the Openauto Bot page shows how.
What happens to my searches?
We keep the words you search for 30 days to improve our search, then delete them. If you are signed in we also keep a search history for you, with the cars each search showed, until you delete it. You can search it, run a search again and delete any of it from the Search history page. The privacy policy has the details.