Kia Scrap Value 2026: What Is Your Old Sportage or Cerato Worth?

What is a Kia worth in 2026?

There is no single price for an old Kia. 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 Sportage, Sorento or Carnival that still runs is valued individually and can be worth well above the scrap average. Older Rios and Ceratos are usually valued on condition and metal. Every Kia gets its own offer based on its model, condition and the demand for its parts.

Why newer Kias are worth more

Many Kias on the road are relatively young, so when one reaches us with a single fault, such as accident damage or a failed gearbox, more of its parts are worth reusing than on a car twice its age.

Older Rios, Ceratos and Picantos are common small cars, so their value rests on condition, kilometres and completeness.

What sets the price of your Kia

Model and age

Sportage, Sorento and Carnival models are usually worth the most. Cerato, Rio and Picanto models are valued on condition and kilometres.

Whether it runs

A Kia that starts and drives is worth more than one with a failed engine or gearbox. Tell us about warning lights, noises and leaks.

Condition and completeness

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

Metal prices

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

Which Kia models we buy most

• Cerato: the Kia small car we see most, in hatch and sedan form.
• Sportage: a family SUV valued on kilometres and condition.
• Sorento and Carnival: larger SUVs and people movers, often with parts in demand.
• Rio and Picanto: small cars, usually sold at the end of their life.
• Older Optima and Carens: each valued individually.

How to sell your Kia in Brisbane

1. 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.
2. Get an individual offer. We value every Kia on its own merits. Offers go up to $19,999, and higher offers may apply for the right vehicle.
3. 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 Kias across Brisbane's northside and southside, Logan, Ipswich, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Tweed Heads. For a running Kia you'd rather not sell privately, start with sell my car Brisbane. For accident damage, see damaged car buyers; for a Kia at the end of its life, see scrap car removal. You can also see the cars we've bought recently.

Selling a Kia 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 Kia 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).

Kia selling questions

How much is my old Kia Sportage worth?

It depends on the year, kilometres and condition. A complete Sportage with a single fault is usually worth well above the scrap average.

Do you buy Kia Ceratos with high kilometres?

Yes. Tell us the reading and the condition and we value the car as it is.

Do you buy Kia Carnivals?

Yes. People movers like the Carnival are valued individually on condition, kilometres and parts.

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