Our network of car recyclers have scrapped over 8 million vehicles, so we know a thing or two about scrap cars! Since we were established in 2005, the average scrap car has changed. Here’s all the latest stats about the average scrap car…
On average in the UK, close to a million cars are scrapped each year! When a car is scrapped a Certificate of Destruction is issued by the recycler, this process notifies DVLA that the car is no longer on the road. Data from DVLA shows that in 2025 over 900,000 vehicles were deregistered.
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| Year | Vehicles deregistered | Year on year change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 953,900 | |
| 2021 | 1,101,800 | 15.5% |
| 2022 | 952,300 | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 871,000 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 899,500 | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 933,700 | 3.8% |
The data below is based on cars scrapped with CarTakeBack in 2025
Cars scrapped in the UK are on average 17 years old
Over a quarter of all cars scrapped in the UK are silver
The most frequently scrapped car in the UK is the Ford Focus
59% of cars scrapped in the UK are fuelled by petrol
The current average scrap car price is £279.
In 2025 the average was £251 with CarTakeBack, prices were steady throughout the year, with just £15 between the lowest and highest paying months. The year ended with the average scrap car price at £256, which was the same average as December 2024, and just £1 under the highest month of 2025, July.
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