AutoTrader doesn't offer a built-in export feature. If you want structured data — prices, mileage, location, fuel type — in a spreadsheet, you need to extract it yourself. This guide shows exactly how to do it in under two minutes using AutoAlpha.
AutoAlpha's CSV export includes every field extracted from the listings in your search:
| Column | Example value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| title | Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost ST-Line | Full listing title |
| price | 14995 | Asking price in GBP (numeric) |
| mileage | 38200 | Odometer reading in miles |
| year | 2020 | Year of manufacture |
| fuel_type | Petrol | Petrol / Diesel / Hybrid / Electric |
| transmission | Manual | Manual / Automatic |
| location | Manchester | Seller location city |
| seller_type | Dealer | Dealer or Private |
| url | https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/... | Direct link to listing |
All values are clean and numeric where applicable — price and mileage are plain integers, not formatted strings like "£14,995" — so you can immediately sort, filter, and calculate in Excel without any cleanup.
Go to autotrader.co.uk and apply your filters — make, model, year range, max mileage, price range, postcode radius. Don't worry about how many results come up. Copy the full URL from your browser's address bar.
Go to autoalpha.co.uk, paste your AutoTrader URL into the search field, and click Search. You can also apply additional filters in AutoAlpha (max mileage, price range) to narrow things further.
AutoAlpha extracts all listings in real time, showing a live progress bar. A search returning 200 listings typically takes 20—40 seconds. Larger searches (500+ listings) may take up to 2 minutes.
Once the extraction is complete, click Download CSV in the Results tab. The file downloads instantly and opens in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice Calc, or any spreadsheet tool.
Excel tip: When you open the CSV in Excel, select the price and mileage columns and format them as "Number" with no decimal places. Then use AutoFilter (Data — Filter) to quickly sort and narrow down listings.
Once you have the raw data in a spreadsheet, the analysis possibilities are significant:
=price/mileage or =price/(2026-year) to rank cars by valueFor dealers: Export the same search weekly and use VLOOKUP or conditional formatting to highlight new listings that appeared since your last export. This gives you a live feed of new stock hitting the market in your target model.
If you run the same search regularly (e.g. a dealer monitoring weekly BMW 3 Series supply, or a buyer watching for a specific spec), the most efficient workflow is:
bmw3series_2026-04-03.csv)Over 4—8 weeks, this gives you a time-series dataset showing how prices are trending, which listings are selling fast (disappeared from the next export), and which cars are sitting unsold (still present after multiple weeks — usually negotiable).
All listings. AutoAlpha extracts every result from your search — not just what AutoTrader shows on page 1. Most searches return 50—800+ listings depending on how specific your filters are.
Yes. The CSV uses comma delimiters and UTF-8 encoding. If special characters display incorrectly in Excel on Windows, use Data — From Text/CSV and select UTF-8 encoding during the import wizard.
Free accounts get up to 50 listings per search. Monthly plan accounts get unlimited listings per search. For most targeted searches (specific make/model/year/mileage), 50 listings is sufficient. For broader market sweeps, the monthly plan is recommended.
The data is sourced from publicly available listings. For commercial use, please review AutoTrader's terms of service for applicable restrictions.
Free to start — no credit card required. Paste your AutoTrader URL and get clean CSV data with full market analysis in under 60 seconds.
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