Our automated security review found no threat indicators on mobile.de. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is mobile.de safe to use?

mobile.de passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 85/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does mobile.de have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. mobile.de presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, expiring in 189 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has mobile.de been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report mobile.de as clean.

Is mobile.de on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. mobile.de is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is mobile.de hosted?

mobile.de resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

How often is the mobile.de report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is mobile.de legit or a scam?

Name: Is mobile.de legit or a scam?
Item: mobile.de
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 85/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Legitimate German vehicle marketplace with clean scans and verified company registration, though users report occasional fake listings posted by scammers.

Why we trust it

Zero detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists.Active business registration in Germany with required dealer verification.independent review aggregator rating of 4.6/5 from over 9,400 reviews.

mobile.deScanned 8d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 90·MT 82

Category tags

marketplaceautomotive90% MT confidence

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 90% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The site is a long-established German car-buying platform operated by mobile.de GmbH, a registered business under Adevinta. All security checks returned clean results with no malware or phishing flags. Independent review sites show a 4.6/5 rating from over 9,000 users. Multiple forum posts mention scams occurring through fake seller ads on the site rather than the platform itself being fraudulent. The company maintains its own security guidance pages warning users about common listing scams. These factors together indicate a legitimate marketplace rather than a scam operation.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

Functions as Germany's major online vehicle marketplace for private and dealer car sales.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon.
Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports.
No malicious detections from our antivirus network.

Domain History

Operated by mobile.de GmbH, an active German-registered company that requires business verification for commercial dealers.

Web Reputation

Positive independent review aggregator feedback alongside forum discussions noting that scams usually come from individual fake listings rather than the site itself.

Risk Factors

Multiple user reports on Reddit and forums describe fake car listings and payment scams posted by third-party sellers on the platform.
15 complaints noted in our research, mostly related to fraudulent seller activity rather than the site operator.

Positive Signals

Zero detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists.
Active business registration in Germany with required dealer verification.
independent review aggregator rating of 4.6/5 from over 9,400 reviews.
Site maintains dedicated pages advising users on avoiding phishing and fake listings.

AI Recommendation

Use the platform's built-in messaging and payment protections. Verify sellers carefully and avoid deals that seem unusually cheap or request off-platform payments.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

mobile.de

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for mobile.de, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Germany

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

4 scam reports · 15 complaints · 2 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

mobile.de is Germany's largest vehicle marketplace for buying/selling cars, operated by mobile.de GmbH
Platform maintains dedicated security advice pages warning users about phishing, fake listings, and payment scams
Trustpilot rating 4.6/5 based on over 9,400 reviews
Multiple user reports on Reddit and forums of scams occurring via fake listings or cloned ads on the platform
Company profile on Bloomberg and news of potential €10bn IPO valuation
Requires Impressum/business registration details for commercial dealers
No evidence of domain being a typosquat or unauthorized clone

Scam reports (4)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Reddit r/germanyopen
"Scam on mobile.de? - I have an add for my car in mobile.de, this sounds too good to be true?"
gabler-hendel.deopen
"New fraud on mobile.de - On mobile.de (and on many other platforms) are not only reputable providers and prospects. So I almost fell for a (new) scam."
ScamWarnersopen
"Mobile.de - scam with a fake car"
Reddit r/Netherlandsopen
"50 000 EURO SCAM IN NETHERLANDS, MOBILE.DE - Sadly it is very common to scam people via mobile.de or other car buying sites."

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Trustpilotopen
"Mobile . de worked well for finding and comparing used cars in Germany. Several dealers responded promptly to queries."
Trustpilotopen
"Do you agree with mobile.de's 4-star rating ? Check out what 9423 people have written so far"

Business registration

Status: active · Germany

mobile.de GmbH; part of Adevinta; dealer registration requires business certificate

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found four scam-related discussions on Reddit and other forums describing fake car ads and payment fraud by individual sellers using the platform. Two positive independent review aggregator reviews highlight the site's usefulness for finding vehicles, with an overall 4.6/5 rating from more than 9,400 users. The company is registered in Germany as mobile.de GmbH and operates as a legitimate marketplace with its own scam-prevention guidance.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious62Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04

ExpiresDec 4, 2026 (189d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon.com, Inc.

Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://mobile.de/
2301https://mobile.de/
3403https://www.mobile.de/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon.com, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on mobile.de and not a lookalike like m-obile.de.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
Open

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on mobile.de. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·mobile.de

SAFE

mobile.de is Germany's largest used-car marketplace run by a registered German company. Our analysis finds clean security scans, active business registration, and strong user reviews. Exercise normal caution with individual sellers as fake listings do appear on the platform.

Use the platform's built-in messaging and payment protections. Verify sellers carefully and avoid deals that seem unusually cheap or request off-platform payments.

AV engines

MT passes

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