CarGurus photo requirements (US)

Specs change. Marketplaces update photo requirements without much notice. Treat the table below as a reference, not a live source of truth — always verify current requirements with CarGurus directly before you build a pipeline or QA process around them.

CarGurus photo specs at a glance

Good to know

CarGurus has no published minimum photo count, but tracks "photo completeness" as part of its dealer-ranking algorithm. The same algorithm detects blur and dark images, which hurts a listing's deal rating; CarGurus offers a "Photo Wizard" tool for background standardization.

Sources

Figures above are cited below and marked official (the marketplace's own docs/help center) or reported (a third-party guide describing the marketplace's specs). Where a figure is only reported, treat it as a well-sourced estimate rather than a guarantee.

• ReportedImage Systems — AutoTrader vs CarGurus vs Cars.com photo specs compared
• ReportedCarGurus for Dealers — a dealer's guide to car photography

One master set, every marketplace's spec

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