What are my rights if a used car I bought in Dubai turns out to be faulty?

'Sold as seen' is not the end of it. UAE consumer protection law applies to used goods sold by licensed dealers, and the Civil Code separately protects buyers against hidden defects — a gearbox failing within two weeks of a sale advertised as 'fully inspected' points strongly to a fault that existed at purchase, not ordinary wear. A dealer cannot contract out of these protections with a blanket disclaimer. Your steps: put the complaint to the dealer in writing, attaching the listing (screenshot it now, before it changes), the sales contract and the failure details, and ask for repair, replacement or refund. Get an independent garage report on the gearbox — a short technical opinion on whether the fault pre-dated the sale is the piece of evidence that decides cases like this. If the dealer holds the line, file a consumer complaint with Dubai's consumer protection section at the Department of Economy and Tourism, which mediates disputes with licensed traders and can apply real pressure. Court remains available if mediation fails, with the garage report as your foundation. If the dealer digs in, a consumer-disputes lawyer can take it from the complaint stage to a claim.