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Audi Scrap Value 2026: What Is Your Old Q5 or A3 Worth?

An old Audi with an expensive fault is often worth more sold as it is than repaired. Scrap cars average $461 nationally; a running Audi with good parts is valued individually and can be worth much more.

By AK Cash for CarsPublished 10 September 2026

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What is an Audi worth in 2026?

There is no single price for an old Audi. Use the national average as a starting point:

Any scrap car, current national average: $461, within a range of $430 to $540 over the last 12 months (CarTakeBack)

A newer A3, A4 or Q5 with a single fault can be worth well above scrap value. An older Audi with major engine or gearbox damage is usually valued on its parts and metal. Every Audi gets its own offer based on its model, condition and the demand for its parts.

Repair or sell as it is?

Audi owners usually face this choice when a large repair quote arrives: a dual-clutch gearbox, timing chain, cooling or electrical fault on an older car can cost more than the car is worth.

If the repair costs well under the car's value afterwards, repairing can make sense. If not, selling it as it is avoids the bill, and a buyer like us values the parts that still work.

What sets the price of your Audi

Model and age

Q5, Q7 and newer A4 and A3 models are usually worth more than older A3s and A4s, because more of their parts are in demand.

Whether it runs

An Audi that starts and drives is worth more than one with a failed engine or gearbox. Tell us about warning lights, noises and any repair quotes.

Condition and completeness

Accident, hail, flood or fire damage lowers the value, and so do missing wheels, panels or modules.

Metal prices

Every car has a base value in its steel and aluminium, which rises and falls with world scrap prices.

Which Audi models we buy most

A3: the Audi we see most, in hatch, sedan and convertible form.
A4 and A6: sedans and wagons valued on condition and kilometres.
Q5 and Q7: SUVs that often reach us with gearbox or suspension faults.
Q3 and A1: smaller cars valued on condition and completeness.
S and RS models: valued individually, as their parts attract enthusiasts.

How to sell your Audi in Brisbane

Send the details. Tell us the year, model, kilometres, what is wrong and your suburb, through the quote form on this page or by phone.
Get an individual offer. We value every Audi on its own merits. Offers go up to $19,999, and higher offers may apply for the right vehicle.
Agree the pickup. Once you accept, towing is free and the agreed payment is completed at collection (by bank transfer in NSW). Same-day pickup is often possible.

We buy Audis across Brisbane's northside and southside, Logan, Ipswich, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Tweed Heads. For a running Audi you'd rather not sell privately, start with sell my car Brisbane. For accident damage, see damaged car buyers; for one off the road, see car wreckers Brisbane. You can also see the cars we've bought recently.

Selling an Audi in Queensland: the paperwork

No safety certificate needed. Queensland lists selling to a dealer or a parts dismantler, or selling unregistered, as alternatives to repairing a vehicle for a safety certificate (Queensland Government).
Registered vehicle: the registration must be transferred out of your name within 14 days of the sale (Queensland Government). We go through it with you at pickup.
Cancelling the rego instead: the number plates are normally handed in, unless they are personalised plates you are keeping (Queensland Government).
Unregistered vehicle: keep a signed record with both names, the VIN or engine number, the make and model and the date of sale (Queensland Government).

What happens to your Audi after pickup

Usable parts are removed for reuse, and oils, batteries and other regulated waste are handled under Queensland's rules (Business Queensland). The remaining metal is recycled. That is the idea behind product stewardship: products and materials managed responsibly through their life, including at the end of it (DCCEEW).

Audi selling questions

Is it worth fixing my old Audi?

Only if the repair costs well under what the car will be worth afterwards. Compare the repair quote with a cash offer for the car as it is.

Do you buy Audis with gearbox problems?

Yes. We buy Audis with gearbox, engine, electrical and suspension faults. Describe the fault and we value the car as it is.

What is my old Audi Q5 worth?

It depends on the year, kilometres and the fault. A complete Q5 is usually worth well above the scrap average.