How Much Is My Old Land Rover Worth? Cash Value Guide 2026

What is a Land Rover worth in 2026?

There is no single price for an old Land Rover. Use these as a starting point:

• Any scrap car, current national average: $461, within a range of $430 to $540 over the last 12 months (CarTakeBack)
• Large 4WDs with good engines, gearboxes or running gear: usually valued well above that average, because those parts are reused
• Classic Defenders: valued individually as collectable vehicles, often far above scrap value

Your Land Rover gets its own offer. A running Discovery or Range Rover Sport with a single fault can be worth much more than its metal; a burnt-out or stripped vehicle is usually worth its metal.

Repair or sell as it is?

Land Rovers are capable, complex vehicles, and a big repair on an older one, such as an engine, gearbox, air suspension or electrical fault, can cost more than the vehicle is worth.

• Repair it when the vehicle is otherwise sound and the repair costs well under its value once fixed.
• Sell it as it is when the repair would cost more than it is worth. You avoid the bill, and a buyer like us values the parts that still work.
• Compare before you trade in. A trade-in figure only helps if you are buying from that dealer.

The classic Defender

The last of the original Defenders was built at Solihull on 29 January 2016, ending a line that began in 1948 (Land Rover). Because no more will be made, classic Defenders and Series Land Rovers are valued very differently from everyday 4WDs. If you have one, tell us the model, engine, body, rust and any restoration work.

What sets the price of your Land Rover

Model and age

Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Discovery models are usually worth the most, because their engines, gearboxes and suspension parts are in demand. Freelanders and Evoques are smaller and valued on condition and kilometres.

Whether it runs

A Land Rover that starts and drives is worth more than one with a failed engine or gearbox. Tell us about warning lights, suspension faults and any repair quotes; it helps us make an offer that holds on pickup day.

Condition and completeness

Accident, flood or fire damage lowers the value, and so do missing wheels, panels or modules. Off-road damage to the underbody, rust and water entry matter too.

Metal prices

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

Which Land Rover models we buy

• Discovery (including Discovery 3 and 4): family 4WDs, often sold with suspension, engine or gearbox faults.
• Range Rover and Range Rover Sport: large luxury 4WDs, valued individually on condition and parts.
• Defender, old and new: classic Defenders are valued as collectables; newer Defenders on condition and kilometres.
• Freelander and Range Rover Evoque: smaller SUVs, valued on condition and completeness.

How to sell your Land Rover 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 Land Rover 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. Same-day pickup is often possible.

We buy Land Rovers across Brisbane's northside and southside, Logan, Ipswich, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. For 4WDs in any condition, see cash for utes, 4WDs and vans; for a running Land Rover you simply want gone, start with sell my car Brisbane. For flood or accident damage, see damaged car buyers.

Selling a Land Rover 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 Land Rover 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).

Land Rover selling questions

Is my old Land Rover worth more than scrap value?

Usually, yes, if it is complete and its engine, gearbox or suspension still work. Large 4WD parts are reused, so they add value above the metal.

Do you buy Land Rovers with air suspension or gearbox faults?

Yes. We buy Land Rovers with suspension, engine, gearbox and electrical faults, and with accident or flood damage. Describe the fault and we value the vehicle as it is.

Do you buy classic Defenders and Series Land Rovers?

Yes. Tell us the model, engine, body type, rust and any restoration work, and we will make an individual offer.

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