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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company to deal with honest and trustworthy! We have purchased over 40 vehicles All vehicles came as described no unexpected damage. Very happy with the service and will continue to purchase... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very happy customer Honesty, reliable always ready to help and answer any questions you may have Cars come as described Thanks will purchase again.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a Maserati GTS a few months ago, not one problem occured before, during or after the purchase, it was really smooth!

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am writing to express my deep disappointment with your service. My initial inquiries since last Tuesday were ignored for about 5 days. When I was finally contacted by Victor on Sunday. He promised t... See more

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  1. Car Dealer
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  3. Auto Auction
  4. Used Car Dealer

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The Carvector company is a service for searching and purchasing cars in Japan, as well as exporting cars around the world and is a reliable car dealer. The company provides service in 3 languages: English, German and Russian. In addition to the main office, which is located in Kawasaki, Japan, an agent network operates throughout the world. Agents are people who help clients locally - each in their own country. The carvector.com website was created and has been operating since 2008. As for 2024, cars are sold through the carvector.com website in more than 40 countries, such as Germany, Poland, Cyprus, Netherlands, United Kingdom, USA, United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation, Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Mongolia, Nigeria, and many others.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a Maserati GTS a few months ago

Bought a Maserati GTS a few months ago, not one problem occured before, during or after the purchase, it was really smooth!

29 January 2026
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Dear Benjamin, thanks a lot for your feedback!
We would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs for the second time!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very happy customer

Very happy customer
Honesty, reliable always ready to help and answer any questions you may have
Cars come as described
Thanks will purchase again.

26 September 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Anthony, thank you so much for your warm feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. We are also glad that all cars are as described. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company!
And of course, we are happy to continue working with you and satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company to deal with honest and…

Great company to deal with honest and trustworthy!
We have purchased over 40 vehicles
All vehicles came as described no unexpected damage.
Very happy with the service and will continue to purchase vehicles through carvector.com.

26 September 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Anthony, thank you so much for your warm feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. We are also glad that all cars are as described. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company!
And of course, we are happy to continue working with you and satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend this company

Highly recommend this company! Cooperation was smooth and nice. Answers for every question and trying make their best.

26 August 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Aliaksei, thank you so much for your warm feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company - this is the best award for us!
We would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service answer all the questions

Good service answer all the questions, also can talk with them. I recommend!

16 April 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Nikola, thanks a lot for the feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs for the second time!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience from start to…

Amazing experience from start to finish, first time importing a car from Japan, at first i was very cautious being my first time but everything went smoothly, the buying to logistics department was really good and they communicated via watsapp. I was informed of all the steps and they kept in touch with regular updates. Car it self was as described. I would highly recommend and if anyone needs more information or has questions please do not hesitate to get in touch. I would purchase from this company again and highly recommend them

10 June 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Shanavaz, thank you so much for your warm feedback!
We are really happy you are satisfied with your first experience!
We also appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs for the second time!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just buy local! It's cheaper and better.

WARNING! You are far better off avoiding Carvector.

For me, their were two major factors of great concern.

Firstly, The final auction price. I exspect it was faked up to my max bid!
A few days before, I bid on the same car with a low bid, I didn't win it but saw that it ended with a competing bid of ¥2,100,000 it didn't sell as it was below the resurve.
Once I saw the car come up again, I increased my bid right up to ¥2,550,000
And "apparently" it ended for ¥2,548,000 ....? Really? Almost exactly the maximum amount I had authorised Carvector to be allowed to spend, but just a tiny bit lower to make it look like another bid.
But I already new that this exact car failed to sell a few days ago as the other potential buyer's max bid was ¥2,100,000 That is a long way off ¥2,548,000
And the worst thing of all! Is you have to pay Carvector directly! I suspect this is so you can never actually see the auction invoice with likely a far lower price on it than what Carvector force you to pay.
So whatever happens, if you put in a max bid, that is what you will have to pay. So never put in a really high bid just to guarantee that you win against the exspected far lower bids of the other bidders, you will have to pay your max bid!
I have also read in another review that they suspected that the so called final auction price was rigged and faked up to their max bid too.
And with USS auctions they do not make the final sale price public so you cannot ever! Verify if what Carvector claime is even close to what it actually sold for.
We all know how savage this sort of online spoof business often are, and with no way of keeping them in check, one has to almost guarantee that they do fake the auction prices. (probably thire main income)

However, their is one way to check and confirm the final auction price.
You have to bid on the same car through a completely different company against yourself but with a really low bid. You see, if you bid on an auction but don't win it you still get to see the final price!
Carvector would never believe you bid against yourself to catch them out.
If for some crazy reason that I am forced to buy from Japan again (super rare car) I will definitely do this.

Also, unlike so many other review writers I can clearly see that their profile pictures of the so called different people that take you through the process are likely fake. No you are not talking to some beautiful lady. They know that at least 90% of their customers are men so have that as their profile image.
Nowadays for all we know you could actually be talking to an AI. But I exspect I was dealing with your run of the mill old man after any cash they can get.
And by the way, they are almost all Russian in Carvector.

And my own additional problem was that they FAILED! to enter my Email address correctly with the shipping company, so once it arrived in the UK I was never notified!
This is extremely bad! As the port charge storage fees of £200 every day!
It was only due to a whim that I checked up on my car and I managed to get it out of the port with a still shooking fee of £800 but incredible relief as there was nothing stopping the storage penalties from growing indefinitely!
I could have easily ended up losing everything including my house!
And all that was because Carvector entered my Email address incorrectly.

As it was completely Carvector's fault, I informed them of their mistake and provided the penalty storage fee invoice that I had paid.
And their response was to send me to a different WhatsApp number apparently their complaint department. Unsurprisingly the profile picture is of another lady chosen or even AI generated AI human to make you go easy on them.
And the response was "Excuse me, I have been off with some ill health, I'll get back to you on monday."
They never answered my complaint.

I didn't exspect them to pay for all of the fees but some suggestion of taking responsibility for their mistake would have been nice.

Just buy local! Don't let Carvector take your money.

Ps: The exspected price of my car delivered was £15,000 but it actually turned out as £18,273 plus import tax and registration fees. Don't be enticed into a contract that you cannot get out of at the suggestion of a good price, it wont end up that way.
Harry.

23 July 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Harry, regarding your review:
1. Our company enables clients to select vehicles from Japanese auctions. We do not sell the cars ourselves; we simply provide the platform for the client to choose a vehicle and set a price, while our role is to purchase the car without exceeding the client's planned budget. Incidentally, any purchased vehicle can be verified via third-party services. These services allow any client to pay a small fee (around five dollars or euros) to access details on specific vehicles—such as their sale price and whether they had been listed for auction previously (providing more information than the auction house itself). Before the purchase, your manager explained the entire process to you (we would be happy to explain it in detail again, if you wish).
2. Yes, we are an international company, and our managers are of different nationalities. Nationality is irrelevant; what matters is the quality of service, which is confirmed by numerous positive reviews.
3. Regarding the "fake" photos: all images on our website are authentic, and the people pictured are real.
4. There was indeed an error on the part of our Japanese partners regarding your email address. We were prepared to resolve the issue (by crediting your account for future purchases), but you declined the offer.
We hope you enjoy your vehicle, as we understand you were satisfied with the purchase.
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

€20,000 Deposit Returned 3.8% Short

I transferred €20,000 as a refundable deposit to Carvector's euro account. I never placed a purchase order, and eventually requested my deposit back.

To my surprise, I received approximately 3.8% less than I had originally deposited.

Carvector's explanation was that they converted my euros into Japanese yen when they received the deposit and converted the funds back into euros when issuing the refund, exposing me to foreign exchange losses. Their own help documentation states that deposits are converted into yen upon receipt.

I find this practice unacceptable.

A refundable deposit should be held in the currency in which it was received until the customer actually places an order or explicitly authorizes a currency conversion. Since I never purchased a vehicle, there was no reason for my funds to be converted, and I should not have been exposed to exchange-rate risk.

The result is that I lost nearly 4% of my deposit despite never buying anything.

If you are considering using Carvector, make sure you fully understand how they handle deposits and the potential currency implications before transferring any money.

Clearly, my funds were used as a free credit line.

24 July 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear client, in your country, you use your local currency (such as pounds sterling, dollars, or euros). In Japan, the yen is used. Therefore, any funds received from you are converted into Japanese yen so that our accounting department can credit them to your personal account. We do not hold foreign currency in our bank accounts—all incoming funds are processed exclusively in Japanese yen - in accordance with Japanese law. Our company does not deduct any fees from these funds. Consequently, when you paid the deposit, the amount appeared in your account as Japanese yen—intended for a vehicle purchase, not for a refund. You could have used these yen to buy a car, but for some reason, you decided not to proceed. In this situation, we are required to refund your money in full. If you request refund money in your own currency, we must sell the Japanese yen and purchase the foreign currency to send to you. Naturally, these transactions incur costs, as banks profit from such exchanges. We received nothing from this process. All we did was answer your questions, provide statistics, work with you, and offer consultations—and we didn't receive anything for that.
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent experience

5 March 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Remi, thanks a lot for your feedback!
We are really happy you are satisfied with your first experience!
We would be really glad to see you among our clients again and our managers will do their best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently received my Toyota Yaris 2024 , Grade 5A

I recently received my Toyota Yaris 2024 in Cyprus, and I am very happy with the service provided by Carvector.

From the beginning, the team was professional, helpful, and responsive. They guided me through the entire process of purchasing the vehicle in Japan and arranging shipment to Cyprus. Communication was excellent, and they always kept me updated whenever I had questions.

The car arrived safely and in the condition described. Everything was handled smoothly, and the whole process was transparent and trustworthy.

I would definitely recommend Carvector to anyone looking to import a vehicle from Japan. Thank you to the entire Carvector team for making this a positive experience!

4 June 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Panayiotis, thank you so much for your warm feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company - this is the best award for us!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding service

I recently purchased two cars through Carvector, and the entire process went smoothly from start to finish. The team was professional, responsive, and transparent throughout every step. The vehicle matched the description perfectly, all paperwork was handled efficiently, and communication was excellent. I felt confident and well-informed during the purchase, and there were no unexpected issues or delays. Overall, it was a hassle-free experience, and I would highly recommend Carvector to anyone looking to buy a car with confidence. Thank you for the outstanding service!

20 May 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Christos, thank you so much for your warm feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company - this is the best award for us!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nissan Note

I bought a Nissan Note from this platform
One thing I can say Great team and very good communication!

26 March 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Nikolas, thanks a lot for your feedback!
We are really happy you are satisfied with the car and the service we provide!
We would be really glad to see you among our clients again and our managers will do their best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

CARVECTOR REVIEW

Even though i was skeptical whether to do this alone or via a local dealer, the whole process was easier than expected! From day 1 communication with sales managers and after the final payment with the logistics department was excellent! They guided me and answered every single question. The vehicle arrived in CY in excellent condition! I would totally recommend and for sure i would choose to cooperate with CARVECTOR again.

4 March 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Stelios, thank you so much for your warm feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company - this is the best award for us!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service, good communication

Very good service, the communication is clear and polite.
Car was in good shape.
All round a very good experience.

4 March 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Bryan, thank you for the feedback!
We are really happy you are satisfied with the car and the service we provide!
We would be really glad to see you among our clients again and our managers will do their best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simply excellent.

I have now bought two cars from carvector and every experience from start to finish has been in incredible. All correspondence is clear and managed in a professional way. The customer service is top quality and I recommend carvector without hesitation. Keep up the great service and congratulations to the person who recruits these amazing people.

26 February 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Mike, thank you so much for your warm feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company - this is the best award for us!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great

Great! My car arrived as described. Thanks, I’m enjoying my rhd s2000!!

8 December 2025
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Johnny, thanks a lot for your feedback!
We are really happy you are satisfied with the car!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and our managers will do their best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional company give good results

The people is professional and try to help you to get what you need ,the car is like the image that i received from them and everything originalwith out any damage

5 February 2026
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Panos, thank you very much for your feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide.
We are really happy you are satisfied with the car!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic customer service

Fantastic customer service. Speedy response to questions and regular updates. I would consider them to be trustworthy and would highly recommend them.

13 October 2025
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Eugene, thank you very much for your feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide. And double thanks for the recommendation of our company - this is the best award for us!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great communication, availability and professionalism.

Purchased car is received in good condition and on time as the estimation provided.Experience from bidding until delivery date was smooth and secure. Thank you CarVector team for providing with information and support at each stage of the process.

27 November 2025
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Marios, thank you very much for your feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide.
We are really happy you are satisfied with the car!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

CarVector made buying my car an…

CarVector made buying my car an absolute breeze. Great communication, honest service, and everything went exactly as promised. I’m really pleased with my new car and would happily recommend them to anyone!”

2 December 2025
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Reply from Carvector Co. Ltd

Dear Nikolas, thanks a lot for your feedback!
We appreciate your assessment to our managers and service they provide.
We are really happy you are satisfied with the car!
And of course, we would be really glad to see you among our clients again and do our best to satisfy all your needs!
Best regards, Carvector Team

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