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Launched May 27, 2026 on ChatGPT

Find your new car with Autotrader, the UK’s biggest, most trusted car marketplace. Join the 9.5 million people who visit us every month to search through over 400,000 cars from 12,000 dealers nationwide.

Use our super smart search filters to find your ideal car fast, based on make, model, mileage and more. With so many cars in one place, it’s easy to see why over 21 million people have already downloaded our #1 car buying app*.

If it’s time for a new car, maybe it’s time for Autotrader.

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Autotrader LimitedDeveloper
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Search-cars

search-cars
Full Description

Search live Autotrader UK vehicle listings using natural language.

This tool searches real-time car adverts from Autotrader and returns matching vehicles with pricing, mileage, registration year, images, and direct advert links. You MUST use this tool for ANY request involving finding, browsing, recommending, comparing, or showing cars for sale.

The query supports conversational searches and common car-buying filters, including:

  • Make and model and trim
  • Price ranges
  • Monthly budget
  • Mileage
  • Registration year / age
  • Fuel type (Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric)
  • Gearbox (Manual, Automatic)
  • Body style (SUV, Hatchback, Estate, Coupe, Convertible, etc.)
  • Colour
  • Seats
  • Doors
  • Drivetrain (AWD/RWD/FWD)
  • Battery range for electric vehicles
  • Distance from postcode
  • Lifestyle categories (first cars, family cars, sports cars, luxury cars, cheap-to-run cars, etc.)

Examples of queries that SHOULD use this tool:

  • "find me a car"
  • "show me some good options"
  • "what BMWs are available near me?"
  • "I want a fun automatic under £15k"
  • "pink Fiat 500 under £5,000"
  • "automatic hybrid SUV within 25 miles of M1 7BL"
  • "cheap first car under £3k"
  • "electric estate with big boot"
  • "new BMW 3 Series automatic"

Always use this tool when the user is asking for:

  • Live Autotrader listings
  • Real vehicle availability
  • Used or new car searches
  • Browsing cars matching preferences
  • Specific advert examples instead of generic advice
  • Car recommendations based on preferences

For queries like "near me" or distance-based searches, use the postcode field when available. Do not answer from general web knowledge when live marketplace results are requested — use this tool instead. When users are looking for cars to buy, prioritize returning actual listings over general automotive commentary. If the user asks for available cars, examples of cars for sale, or vehicles matching preferences, use this tool before answering conversationally.

Parameters (1 required, 1 optional)
Required
querystring

A conversational natural-language query describing the cars to search for. The query can combine multiple preferences and filters naturally. Example supported filters: categories (All-rounders, Big boots, cheaper insurance, cheaper to run, classic cars, family cars, family cars xl, first cars, luxury cars, omg, small cars, small suvs, sports cars), Make (and optionally model, and optionally trim) - only a single make/model combination, price range, age (including new), mileage, fuel type (Petrol/Diesel/Electric/Hybrid), gearbox (Automatic/Manual), body type (Convertible/Coupe/Estate/Hatchback/MPV/Pickup/Saloon/SUV/Camper), color, doors, seats, drivetrain (fwd/awd/rwd), battery range, distance in miles (requires postcode; otherwise ignored and results default nationwide) Example query: "small car under £20,000 up to 50 miles away"

Optional
postcodestring

Optional postcode used for local and distance-based searches. If omitted, searches default to nationwide results and distance filters are ignored.

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