Carvana Reviews - How It Works, Warranty, Financing, Returns

Roughly three months ago, I purchased a car from Carvana - a 2016 Nissan Altima and I'm already experiencing major mechanical issues, starting with the breaks - keep in mind, the vehicle was advertised with "new brakes". False! Within two weeks, I visited a SilverRock repair shop as instructed by Carvana and was advised that the brakes were new, but very cheap and were unfit for a Nissan Altima. Carvana stated that nothing could be done since the brakes were "actually" new while SilverRock sarcastically recommended I drive and wear them down until they stop squealing! Seriously?! Then my tires...Bad enough they came mismatched (which I kindly decided to overlook), but they're constantly losing air! THEN MY A/C STOPPED WORKING! It's like a bad dream turned into a nightmare! It's freaking June! JUNE! It's disgustingly hot, and guess who doesn't care? Carvana. I called to them complain and get some sort of resolution about the fact that my 3-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE has a dysfunctional compressor, but since I didn't purchase Carvana Care (which I was never prompted to on the website as they claim) and since I'm past the 4,189 miles warranty (less than 100 days though), there's "nothing [they] can do." My A/C was never particularly cold anyway; now I know why! I feel as though I am due some sort of complimentary repair despite their B.S. terms.

Carvana has been so rude, sarcastic, and shady since things starting going wrong, it's the least they can do to redeem themselves as a reputable seller. I will never refer anyone to Carvana otherwise, and I plan to seek legal aid regarding this matter because there's just no way that a 2016 Nissan Altima (a practically new vehicle) with such low mileage could pass an 150-point inspection with cheap breaks and failing A/C, and there's certainly no way Carvana will get away with blatantly not giving a crap about it! Just today, a Carvava rep even laughed at me over the phone as I expressed my discontent with my experience! Terrible customer service, terrible repair department, terrible business!!! Unless you want a car that'll conveniently start to fall when Carvana needs it to, I recommend going to a REAL DEALERSHIP! Otherwise, just get a cash car off Craigslist! At least if you buy a crappy car that way, you likely won't have to pay a note on it TOO!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I put in all my information about my vehicle, it is a 2002 Mercedes C240, good condition, it came back saying they will offer me $200 for it, which was already a joke. And then I looked up the same make and model of my car and it found one and they wanted $4,400 for it, mind you my car has 99000 miles, this car same exact year and style had a hundred and sixty-six thousand miles on it. I know they need to make money but what kind of rip-off is that?

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I more than met the criteria for approval and I could not understand why I was being scrutinized by Carvana and mistreated by Onijah. As far as I am concerned, I am owed an apology and a review of my case by Carvana because again all rules do not apply to everyone. Furthermore, I will continue to share my experience with others and until Carvana makes some changes in the way they handle prospective customers. If all you and Mr. Garcia are concerned about is making millions of dollars (approximately 600 million) from hard-working customers and not treating them with respect and dignity in return, then you need to go back and take Business 101 and learn how to do so.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I was excited about the concept of Carvana, however, the company really disappointed. The car my wife bought was supposed to go through a thorough inspection. Any mechanic would have noticed the car had been wrecked, however, it had a clean Carfax report so they tried to push it through. As part of any inspection process, a minimum requirement is to test the lights. This would have been hard to do since the wire going to the switch was disconnected. There were scratches around the steering wheel from where the airbag was deployed. Also on this specific car, it has a safety feature on the dash that locks the dash console when in a wreck to prevent anything from hitting the passenger. This device was triggered. They did return my wife’s car as promised, however, when in the seven days they lost the title.

Now the car is back on their site and is pending sale in less than a week after we returned. We gave all the details yet they only 1 in 20 cars pass their inspection.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Carvana is terrible when it comes to delivery. We were scheduled more than twice and each time we got bumped. These were times that they made available for us and then when it came time to deliver they could never meet times.

Forcing us to drive to them, or having them drop off at another date.

I still don't have the car after two failed delivery dates and now I'm debating if I should go in a different direction.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Attempted to sell my 2011 Outback. After 2 weeks, I gave up. They ask for a copy of the title - I scanned and sent. No good - they wanted it in COLOR! Titles in my state are pretty much black and white!

And they use false advertising - their ads all claim that you have the choice of dropping it off or they will pick up. SIX TIMES I attempted to schedule for them to pick up, but the only choice I was given was to drive it to another state and drop it off!

I gave up - and I may file a complaint with the FTC and their state attorney general for their illegal false advertising.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

We thought we would give Carvana a try since we were getting a car for a son out of state. Every step of the way in the process there were hoops to jump thru or wrong information given. The car delivery was not on time. The paperwork had to be redone 3 times. The registration took forever. Had to drive with expired temp tags for 2 months now. The plates have not been delivered after 2 attempts. Now have to waste more time at the DMV. We have wasted so much time on the phone just trying to actually talk to someone and then to be told they can't help! Had to replace a tire after only having a car for two months (I know, wear and tear). We have bought several cars now, and are aware of how it works. Carvana, bottom line, doesn't have their act together and doesn't care about its buyers!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Carvana tried telling me I had 100,000 more miles than what I have (“according to registry estimates” they said). It didn’t matter after all my trouble, because they indicated they don’t service my area (Maine).

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

What a bunch of incompetent idiots! First they had 2 different stories about the down payment. Then this girl Ashley screwed up my delivery day because she didn't check something and I lost my original delivery day. (Very rude person.) At the day of the delivery, the guy had to call someone because they screwed up the down payment method. Car has more dents and scratches than disclosed and now I'm waiting for a check ($100, it's a JOKE, but ok) and still waiting for registration. (If I'm not going to get registration they will not going to get their payment, simple.) And today I got the email from them that they did not get the down payment check (guy took it before he gave me my paperwork) and when I tried to call them I was moved from one department to the other, placed on hold without asking me to wait and going nowhere with this incompetent bunch of idiots I was speaking to (I'm sure not everyone is an idiot like the few I talked to). From now on I'm talking only to managers at Carvana and I'll record every conversation we have. Do yourself a favor people and stay the heck away from this incompetence.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I am so disappointed with my company. I ordered a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle that was delivered to my house Saturday morning. After signing my paperwork I went to start the vehicle for a 3rd time and my check engine light came on, left window squeaks when rolling it down, right mirror did not work, and my keys fobs kept unregistering. Oh yeah, and the hubcaps were broken. All of this happened when I was supposed to be driving to New York for a family emergency. Completely inconvenient, and I also had to buy full coverage car insurance for a vehicle that ended up having to return. Don’t waste your money or time. I told all of my family and friends to stay clear of the headache they would be bound to receive with this company.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It is now July 12th and I still don’t have the registration for my car. They guaranteed me last week that I would have it by today. Contacted them today and they said they will look into it next week. There is no urgency on their part to rectify this situation THEY have put me in. If I do not receive my registration by Tuesday I will seek legal council and post the proceedings on social media so the next person they rip off will have an easy tact to during them for their negligence.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend