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How Much Is My Old Toyota Worth? Scrap Value Guide 2026

Old Toyotas are among the best-paid cars at the end of their life. A national recycler paid an average of $1,096 for scrap Camrys in 2024, about double the all-car average, and we recently paid $800 for a Toyota Corolla in South Brisbane.

By AK Cash for CarsPublished 10 September 2026

From the AK Cash for Cars purchase collection

What is a Toyota worth in 2026?

The quickest guide is what cars like yours have actually sold for. These are real prices, not online estimates:

Scrap Toyota Camry, national average for 2024: $1,096, against $553 for all scrap cars that year (CarTakeBack)
Any scrap car, current national average: $461, within a range of $430 to $540 over the last 12 months (CarTakeBack)
Toyota Corolla, bought by AK Cash for Cars in South Brisbane: $800

A Toyota that still runs, a Hilux, a LandCruiser or a Prado is valued individually and can be worth far more than a scrap average. A burnt-out or stripped car is usually worth its metal.

Why old Toyotas hold their value

Toyotas last. The Camry and Corolla were both in Australia's ten most scrapped cars at CarTakeBack in 2025, and at an average age of 22 years they were the oldest cars on that list (CarTakeBack). Cars that stay on the road that long create steady demand for good used parts, so a Toyota at the end of its life is still worth dismantling properly.

What sets the price of your Toyota

Model and body type

Utes, 4WDs and vans such as the Hilux, LandCruiser, Prado and HiAce are in high demand for work and touring, so they are usually worth the most. Sedans and hatches like the Camry, Corolla and Yaris are valued on condition, kilometres and parts.

Whether it runs

A Toyota that starts and drives is worth more than one with a seized engine or a failed gearbox. Toyota engines and transmissions are often worth reusing, so tell us honestly what is wrong and the offer holds on pickup day.

Hybrids

If your Camry, Corolla, RAV4 or Prius is a hybrid, say so. The hybrid battery's condition affects the value, and it is handled separately at the end of the car's life.

Condition, completeness and metal prices

Accident, hail, flood or fire damage lowers the value, and so do missing wheels, panels or engine parts. Every car also has a base value in its metal, which rises and falls with world scrap prices.

Which Toyota models we buy most

Corolla and Camry: the most common Toyotas we buy, often with high kilometres or accident damage.
Hilux: Australia's workhorse ute. Even tired or damaged Hiluxes have parts in demand.
LandCruiser and Prado: large 4WDs with strong demand for engines, gearboxes and running gear. See cash for utes, 4WDs and vans.
RAV4 and Kluger: family SUVs valued on kilometres and condition.
HiAce, Yaris, Echo and Aurion: vans and older small or large cars, each valued individually.

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

We buy Toyotas across Brisbane's northside and southside, Logan, Ipswich, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. If your Toyota still runs and you simply want it gone, start with sell my car Brisbane. For a written-off Toyota, see damaged car buyers; for one without rego, see unregistered car removal.

Selling a Toyota 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 car for a safety certificate (Queensland Government).
Registered car: 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 car: 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 Toyota 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).

Toyota selling questions

Is my Toyota worth more than scrap value?

Often, yes. A running Toyota, a ute or 4WD, or a car with good parts is usually worth more than the scrap averages above.

Do you buy Toyotas with high kilometres?

Yes. High kilometres are normal for the Toyotas we buy. Tell us the reading and the condition, and we value the car as it is.

Can I sell a Toyota that has been written off?

Yes. Repairable and statutory write-offs can be sold to a buyer like us. If an insurer assessed the car, it will usually have notified Queensland Transport already.