Used Car Sale Agreement between Private Persons (Germany) — 2026 template
Private sale "as seen" with an exclusion of warranty that stays valid between private parties
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Contracts
- Checked against the law
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What's inside
- Vehicle data: VIN, registration certificates Part I and II, mileage, inspection date
- Exclusion of warranty with the carve-outs required by §§ 444 and 309 No. 7 BGB
- Seller's declarations (accident damage, ownership, private seller)
- Handover protocol and receipt of price
- Re-registration and notification duties (§ 15(5) FZV)
Legal basis
- BGB §§ 433, 434, 444, 446
- BGB § 309 No. 7 (carve-outs for a standard-form exclusion)
- FZV 2023 § 15(5) (change of keeper — notification and re-registration)
Start of the text
This is the beginning of the template. Fields in square brackets are filled in the Legal editor.
Working English version. Where a German version is signed or required by law, that version prevails.
Seller: [Seller full name], born [Seller date of birth], [Seller address], ID card / passport no. [Seller ID number]. Buyer: [Buyer full name], born [Buyer date of birth], [Buyer address], ID card / passport no. [Buyer ID number].
1. Vehicle
The Seller sells to the Buyer the following used motor vehicle (the "Vehicle"):
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Make, model, type | [Make, model, type] |
Vehicle identification number (VIN / FIN) | [VIN] |
Registration number | [Registration plate] |
First registration | [Date of first registration] |
Registration certificate Part II (Fahrzeugbrief) no. | [Certificate Part II number] |
Mileage as read on the odometer | [Mileage] km |
Next general inspection (HU) due | [Month and year] |
Keys and accessories handed over | [Number of keys, winter tyres, documents] |
2. Price and Payment
2.1. The purchase price is [Price in figures] EUR (in words: [Price in words] euros).
2.2. The price is paid [in cash on handover / by bank transfer received before handover]. The Seller confirms receipt in Section 7.
3. Seller's Declarations
3.1. The Seller declares that the Seller is a private person and is not selling in the course of a business, that the Vehicle is the Seller's property, and that it is not subject to rights of third parties (in particular no security transfer to a bank).
3.2. Accident damage (Unfallschäden): during the Seller's ownership the Vehicle [has suffered no accident damage / has suffered the following damage: Description]. To the Seller's knowledge, during previous ownership: [None known / Description].
3.3. Known defects: [List of known defects or "none known"].
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