Data & Research · August 2026
Which cars are worth most at the scrapyard? Real values from 40,031 scrapped cars
A year of real payout data reveals the makes that hold their value to the very end - and the city cars worth barely more than their weight.
Published by Remove My Car · Data covers 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026
£216average paid per scrap car
£402average for a Range Rover
£144average for a Citroën C1
1 in 14cars fetch £300 or more
What is a scrap car actually worth? Payout data from 40,031 vehicles scrapped across the UK in the past year gives a real answer - not a guess. The average car fetched £216, but the gap between the top and bottom of the league is nearly three to one.
Scrap values by make: the league table
Average paid per car, makes with 100+ vehicles scrapped, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Make | Average paid | Make | Average paid |
|---|
| Land Rover | £333 | Volkswagen | £217 |
| Jaguar | £286 | Alfa Romeo | £216 |
| Audi | £260 | Vauxhall | £215 |
| Volvo | £259 | Honda | £214 |
| BMW | £254 | Ford | £214 |
| Mercedes | £245 | Peugeot | £210 |
| Saab | £239 | Nissan | £208 |
| Mitsubishi | £236 | Renault | £204 |
| Kia | £230 | Toyota | £193 |
| Hyundai | £224 | Citroën | £203 |
The pattern is weight and parts demand. Big, heavy cars with sought-after components top the table; light city cars sit at the bottom. Scrap value starts with the metal - which is why a two-tonne 4x4 beats a 900-kilogram runabout before a single part is counted.
The £400 club: models worth most at the end
Average paid per car, models with 60+ vehicles scrapped
| Model | Average paid |
|---|
| Range Rover | £402 |
| Land Rover Discovery | £396 |
| Hyundai ix35 | £353 |
| London Taxi TX4 | £345 |
| Kia Sportage | £308 |
| Vauxhall Antara | £306 |
| BMW X3 | £300 |
| Honda CR-V | £294 |
| Ford Kuga | £289 |
| Audi A6 | £287 |
The 4x4s dominate — and one genuine surprise: the retired London black cab. Seventy-two TX4 taxis reached the scrapyard in the year at an average of £345, out-earning most of the German executive saloons they once ferried people past.
And the cars worth least
At the bottom of the league sit the city cars: the Chevrolet Matiz (£138), Citroën C1 (£144), Fiat Panda (£147), Suzuki Alto (£150) and Peugeot 107 (£153). Light on the scales means light in the pocket - though every one of them still put cash in its owner’s hand at the end.
What decides your car’s scrap value?
Three things, in order: weight - scrap pricing starts at pounds per tonne, so heavier cars earn more; parts demand - models with strong salvage demand can earn above their weight; and the day’s metal price, which moves with the global steel market. That is why quotes change week to week - and why it pays to get a live price rather than rely on last year’s figure. See our full guide to scrap car prices for how the market works, or find out which cars Britain scrapped most this year.
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Data covers 40,031 vehicles scrapped through the Remove My Car network, 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026. Values are the amounts paid to vehicle owners; make and model averages are shown where at least 100 (makes) or 60 (models) vehicles were scrapped. All vehicles were processed at Authorised Treatment Facilities in line with the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations.
Remove My Car (removemycar.co.uk) is a UK-wide vehicle collection and scrapping network working with approximately 300 Authorised Treatment Facilities, backed by more than 13,000 customer reviews. Media contact: Joe Kendrick | [email protected]
