About PDXinspections

Portland's original modern used car inspection company. Founded in 2007 and run by an ASE Master Certified technician performing real, hands-on inspections — the most technologically advanced independent inspection service in the region.

Founded in 2007 — Portland's original mobile pre-purchase inspection company.
Fully independent: we don't repair, service, or sell vehicles, and we never refer you to a shop or dealership. Our only job is telling you the truth about the car you're considering.
Every inspection is performed personally by Josh, who spent years earning ASE Master Certification (all 8 certs plus the advanced L1 specialty) and has worked hands-on in the automotive industry since 1996, inspecting thousands of vehicles over his time with PDXinspections.
We inspect with a full suite of professional-grade diagnostics, including OEM-level scan tools for hybrid and EV systems — not generic code readers.Our EV/hybrid inspections include battery state-of-health analysis and range verification against EPA ratings, something most independent inspectors aren't equipped to do.
We have the most technologically advanced inspection service from booking to inspection - We have the fastest and easiest booking process meaning the overall time from the time you book until receiving the report in your inbox is measured in only hours vs. days with other inspection options.
Every inspection includes our own PastCheck vehicle history report: sales, service, and auction history in one place.

About Josh - Owner of PDXinspections

I've performed every inspection myself, personally — I spent years earning ASE Master Certification (all 8 certs plus the advanced L1 specialty) and have worked hands-on in the automotive industry since 1996. I graduated from Portland Community College with an Associate's degree in Automotive Service Technology and completed General Motors' ASEP program, both with a 3.9 GPA, then spent three years at one of the largest GM dealerships in the Northwest working on late-model electronics, entertainment systems, and drivability.

I started PDXinspections in 2007 because I kept seeing buyers get talked into bad decisions with nowhere unbiased to turn. This business exists to protect car buyers, we don't fix cars, sell cars, or take referral fees from shops, so there's no incentive to tell you anything but the truth. Nearly two decades and thousands of inspections later, that approach has earned us hundreds of five-star reviews and made us the longest-running independent inspection company in the area. I'd rather under-promise and over-deliver than pad a report to look impressive.

Cars have changed a lot since 2007, and so has my focus. I'm not a classic-car guy — modern, computer-heavy vehicles are what I actually enjoy working on, and I'd rather dig into a complex electrical issue than a mechanical one. Over the past several years that's grown into a real specialty in EV and hybrid inspections using the same OEM-level tools dealers use, not a generic code reader.

We continually reinvest in our diagnostic tooling — often newer and more advanced than what you'll find in most shops — because staying ahead on equipment is what lets us catch things other inspections miss. That same drive extends to our own proprietary software, website, and booking process; I'm always working on ways to make the inspection booking experience faster and more useful for clients. It's genuinely rewarding knowing we're helping people avoid a bad purchase and the expense that comes with it.

Outside of inspections, I work full-time as a career Firefighter/Engineer Paramedic. Working the firetruck specifically means I'm involved in essentially every car accident in my area, putting me at the scene of a lot of wrecks. I've taken advanced extrication training and now teach EV extrication classes to other firefighters which gives me a pretty unique perspective on how modern vehicles, including EV high-voltage systems, are actually built, where their structural and safety systems live, and how they fail. The two jobs have more in common than people expect: both come down to being thorough, documenting what you find accurately, and not missing the detail that matters when it comes to EMS or Auto Extrication.

When I'm not working, I'm outside as much as the Northwest allows. We split time between Portland and the Bend area, depending on the season that means running/training, efoiling, paddleboarding, and wakeboarding in summer, and snowboarding in winter. I've also spent years building, tuning, and racing cars and motorcycles, which is part of where the obsession with doing things right came from in the first place.

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