Sold in three steps
Step 1
Tell us about your car
Make, model, year and mileage. You add photos and options later.
Step 2
Dealers make an offer
Dealers from the area and beyond can bid on your car without seeing your name or number.
Step 3
You decide
If there is an offer, we call you with the best one. Agree? We arrange the rest. Don't agree? Then it stops there.
Oostende in figures
A young fleet
Age of the vehicles in Oostende
Tap a bar for the exact number.
Source: FPS Mobility and Transport, registered vehicles per municipality (end of 2025) and registrations per province.
16garages and car dealers in Oostende on Carnet
Rather sell it yourself?
Place a free listing on the marketplace: you set the price and buyers contact you through Carnet.
Place a listing →Frequently asked questions
What is my car worth?
It depends on make, model, year, mileage, condition and equipment. Through Carnet you can get real offers from dealers, not an estimate.
Do I have to take my car to a garage?
No. Only when you accept an offer do you arrange where and when the car is inspected and collected.
Do I need a technical inspection to sell?
Selling to a private buyer requires a technical inspection, but no longer in Flanders from 1 January 2027. When you sell to a dealer, the dealer usually takes care of it.
What about my number plate?
It stays yours. After the sale you return it to the DIV or transfer it to your next car.
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Selling a car in Oostende
Oostende counts its vehicles by the tens of thousands: 40,488 at the end of 2025, the fourth largest vehicle fleet in the province of West Flanders. There are 4,807 motorcycles (11.9%) and 1,033 campervans (2.6%, against 1.4% in Belgium), and 24.9% of passenger cars are an SUV or MPV. Agricultural vehicles barely register at 0.4%. At an average of 11.1 years, Oostende has the eighth youngest vehicle fleet in the province of West Flanders. Bredene (10.7) is younger still, while De Haan (11.4), Middelkerke (12.0) and Koekelare (13.0) have older fleets. At provincial level, 13.0% of passenger cars in West Flanders are hybrids; the Belgian figure is 14.7%.
For a private sale your car must first pass an inspection; with a dealer that concern usually falls away. Oostende has its own inspection centre at Zandvoordestraat 442A; another one nearby is in Ichtegem.
With Carnet you request a free offer in Oostende, Stene and Zandvoorde. Oostende is home to 16 of the 40 garages and car dealers on Carnet within about 15 km, and all of them can bid on your car, just as dealers from beyond can. No dealer sees your name or number when bidding; within 24 hours we call you with the best offer, and the choice is yours. Rather sell it yourself? Then place a free listing on the marketplace.
Source: FPS Mobility
Selling a car in Oostende: the figures
How many cars are registered in Oostende?
At the end of 2025, 40,488 vehicles were registered in Oostende, of which 27,731 cars and SUVs (FPS Mobility and Transport).
Is the vehicle park in Oostende older than average?
No: at 11.1 years it is younger than the Belgian average (11.7 years).
How many used cars change hands in West Flanders?
In 2025, 109,524 used vehicles were registered in West Flanders.