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9 Best Junk Car Buyers in Austin, TX That Pay Cash for Cars
By Clunqr Team, Clunqr Benchmark Data · Updated September 24, 2026 · 9 Austin buyers, checked against physical addresses and seller reviews
Looking for a junk car buyer in Austin that pays cash for cars? Here are 9 of them, with phone numbers, from north Austin down through Del Valle and out to Cedar Creek and Kyle. All nine pay cash for junk cars, including wrecked, non-running and totaled vehicles. We compared each on what they want in a vehicle, whether they collect it, what they will do about a missing title, and what to sort out before you book a pickup. If you want the national picture before the local one, our guide to cash for junk cars covers what sets the number anywhere in the country.
Key takeaways
- Here are 9 junk car buyers in Austin that pay cash for cars, all of them listed below with addresses and phone numbers.
- Three publish free removal or pickup with cash: Junk Car Buyers Austin TX, Capitol Junk Car Buyer and Austin Junk Cars for Cash. Ask the rest who pays for the tow before you agree a price.
- Capitol Junk Car Buyer will help you get a replacement title if the vehicle is in your name, and often arrives inside an hour. If your paperwork is the problem, that is the call to make first.
- Austin Wrench A Part processes over 1,100 vehicles a month and carries 8,492 reviews, the largest count of any buyer across every city guide we have built. A yard moving stock that fast rarely turns down an ordinary car.
- Texas wants the transfer filed. Sign the title over, pull your plates, and file the vehicle transfer notification with the TxDMV within 30 days, or the car is still pointing at you.
We buy junk cars in Austin too, so read this knowing that. Get our number first, then call two or three of the buyers below. We think we will win on price and on not wasting your afternoon. If somebody beats us, take it.
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Here Are 9 of the Best Junk Car Buyers in Austin
All nine buy junk cars for cash, and we don't rank them. Search junkyards near me in Austin and you get a map full of pins with no way to tell which ones buy vehicles, so this is that list. The right one depends on what your car is, where you are around the metro, and how fast you need it gone. Wrecked, non-running and totaled cars and trucks are routine for every buyer here. Call two or three, because the quotes you get back will not be the same.
| Buyer | Rating | Best for | Contact |
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| Junk Car Buyers Austin TXJunk car buyer · Connie St, north AustinBuys junk cars | 5.030 reviews | Beating a quote you already haveA perfect 5.0 and a business built entirely around buying junk cars rather than selling parts, taking wrecked cars, accident vehicles and ordinary clunkers. Free removal and same-day cash are both published, and customers report being offered more than other Austin buyers had quoted. The obvious benchmark call.Towing: Free removal · Pickup: Same day · Payment: CashBefore you go: Get the quote in writing with the pickup timing and payment method confirmed. If you do not have the title, ask what they can do before you go further. | 15400 Connie St, Austin, TX 78728(512) 808-6355junkcarbuyersaustintx.com |
| Capitol Junk Car Buyer of AustinJunk car buyer · Scarlet St, north AustinBuys junk cars | 4.746 reviews | Missing titles, and a truck inside the hourBuys junk cars and nothing else, arriving with cash and often inside an hour. The differentiator is paperwork: if you have lost the title they can request a replacement through their own system as long as the vehicle is in your name, which is the single hardest problem to solve on this page.Towing: Free pickup · Pickup: Often under 1 hour · Payment: Cash in handBefore you go: If the title is missing, lead with that and ask about their replacement process. Confirm the pickup window and the payment method on the same call. | 15607 Scarlet St, Austin, TX 78728(512) 662-2273capitoljunkcars.com |
| Austin Wrench A PartSalvage yard · E Hwy 71, Del ValleBuys junk cars | 4.88,492 reviews | Volume, and a decision without delayProcesses between 1,100 and 1,300 vehicles a month across its Austin locations, with 8,492 reviews behind it. For a seller the relevant fact is turnover: a yard cycling stock at that rate is never full and rarely slow to decide on an ordinary car. Bilingual staff, and one employee drove five hours to check a part before a customer made the trip.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Call for a quote and ask about the pickup process specifically, because the parts side and the buying side are handled separately at this scale. | 5055 E Hwy 71 E, Del Valle, TX 78617(512) 247-2442wrenchapart.com |
| Primo Wrench A PartSalvage yard · E Hwy 71, Del ValleBuys junk cars | 4.91,809 reviews | Late-model vehicles, Del ValleThe sister yard to Austin Wrench A Part, a few hundred feet down East Highway 71 in Del Valle, buying junk cars for cash with quality late-model vehicles arriving daily. Two buyers on the same road quoting independently makes this the easiest second opinion in the metro.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Quote this and the Austin yard in the same sitting, since they are neighbours. Ask about the payment method and what paperwork they need. | 5021 E Hwy 71, Del Valle, TX 78617(512) 247-2211wrenchapart.com |
| A1 Parts MartAuto recycler · FM812, southeast AustinBuys junk cars | 4.7326 reviews | Late-model foreign and domestic carsOver 42 years on FM812, working in late-model foreign and domestic cars and trucks with quality checks on everything before it goes out. Four decades in one place is the kind of record that makes a buyer easy to hold to a number, and late-model focus means a newer car is worth more here than as scrap.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Confirm they are buying vehicles as well as selling parts, and ask about the process, the payment method and who pays for the tow. | 9707 FM812, Austin, TX 78719(512) 243-2718a1partsmart.com |
| Special Truck and Auto SalvageSalvage yard · FM812, southeast AustinBuys junk cars | 4.1472 reviews | Trucks, and insurance write-offsAround 2,000 vehicles on hand on FM812, specializing in trucks from Ford, Chevy, Nissan, Dodge and Toyota, and buying inventory directly from insurance companies. A yard that already deals in insurance write-offs knows exactly what a damaged truck is worth, which is useful if that is what you are holding.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Lead with the make and whether it is a truck. Ask about the buying process and pricing before you arrange anything. | 10462 FM812, Austin, TX 78719(512) 243-2020specialautosalvage.com |
| Austin Junk Cars for CashJunk car buyer · Camino La Costa, north central AustinBuys junk cars | 4.445 reviews | A smaller local buyer with pickupA smaller operation on Camino La Costa buying junk cars for salvage, with pickup service included and vehicles taken in any condition. Smaller than the Del Valle yards, which usually means you deal with the same person from the quote through to the handover.Towing: Pickup service · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Call for a quote and confirm the pickup timing. Ask whether payment is cash or check before you schedule anything. | 1220 Camino La Costa, Austin, TX 78752(512) 665-0289 |
| Fidels Auto SalvageSalvage yard · State Hwy 71, Cedar CreekBuys junk cars | 4.2331 reviews | Bastrop and the eastern metroIn Cedar Creek east of Austin, buying junk cars and dealing in used parts. If you are out toward Bastrop or the eastern edge of the metro, this saves towing a dead car back into the city, and on a non-runner that distance is most of the difference between two offers.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Confirm they are buying cars right now and what the process involves, including whether they collect the vehicle or expect delivery. | 1552 State Hwy 71, Cedar Creek, TX 78612(512) 303-2000bastropautosalvage.com |
| Hi-Tech Auto RecyclingAuto recycler · Windy Hill Rd, KyleBuys junk cars | 4.210 reviews | Kyle, Buda and south AustinA recycling operation in Kyle, south of the city, buying cars and selling parts. Little is published about it, so the phone is the way in, but its value is geographic: for anyone in Kyle, Buda or the southern corridor it is the nearest buyer on this page by a long way.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Ask about pricing, payment method and required paperwork on the call, and confirm whether they collect or expect you to deliver the vehicle. | 350 Windy Hill Rd, Kyle, TX 78640(512) 295-0086hitechautorecycling.com |
Hours, service areas, towing terms and paperwork rules change often. Confirm the details, and the net amount you'll be handed, before you schedule a pickup.
How do you sell a junk car for cash in Austin?
The sequence is the same whichever buyer you use. Describe the car accurately, gather more than one number, compare what you net after towing, sign the title over, and take payment before the car leaves.
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Write down the truth about the car
Year, make, model, mileage, condition, what runs and what is missing. Selling your car goes wrong when a buyer finds a surprise on site, because that is what gets the offer cut in the driveway.
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Get more than one quote
Never work from a single number. Austin Wrench A Part and Primo sit a few hundred feet apart on East Highway 71 and quote independently, and two of the dedicated buyers are both in north Austin, so three quotes costs you phone calls rather than drives. An instant cash offer online gives you a fourth in about two minutes.
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Compare after towing
Junk Car Buyers Austin TX publishes free removal, Capitol Junk Car Buyer free pickup, and Austin Junk Cars for Cash includes pickup. The other six do not publish towing terms, and a courtesy tow usually comes back out of your offer, so ask every one of them for the net cash figure you'll be handed.
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Sign the title, pull the plates
Title signed over, bill of sale for your records, plates off before the truck leaves. Texas plates stay with you rather than the car. If the title is missing, Capitol Junk Car Buyer can request a replacement where the vehicle is in your name.
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Get paid first, then file the transfer
Payment confirmed before the junk vehicle is loaded, then cancel the insurance. File the TxDMV vehicle transfer notification within 30 days so anything the new owner does stops coming back to you.
Before the truck arrives: have your title and photo ID ready, remove the plates, take out your belongings, and don't cancel insurance until the car is gone.
Austin junk car selling questions
Who buys junk cars for cash in Austin?
All nine buyers on this page pay cash for junk cars, and wrecked, non-running and totaled vehicles are routine for every one of them. Junk Car Buyers Austin TX, Capitol Junk Car Buyer and Austin Junk Cars for Cash are the three that buy vehicles and nothing else, and all three collect. The two Wrench A Part yards in Del Valle handle the highest volume in the metro, with A1 Parts Mart and Special Truck on FM812, Fidels in Cedar Creek and Hi-Tech in Kyle.
Can I sell a junk car without a title in Austin?
This is the one market on our list with a documented answer. Capitol Junk Car Buyer can request a replacement title through their own system as long as the vehicle is registered in your name, which turns the hardest problem on this page into a phone call. Junk Car Buyers Austin TX also asks you to raise it up front so they can tell you what they can do. The others do not publish a policy, so ask before you book a truck rather than after.
Will an Austin junk car buyer tow my car for free?
Three of the nine will. Junk Car Buyers Austin TX publishes free removal with same-day cash, Capitol Junk Car Buyer includes free pickup and often arrives inside an hour, and Austin Junk Cars for Cash includes pickup service. The other six do not publish towing terms, so ask, because a buyer that tows as a courtesy usually takes the cost back out of your offer.
What paperwork do I need to junk a car in Texas?
The Texas title signed over to the buyer, your photo ID, and a bill of sale you keep a copy of. Remove your plates before the truck leaves, because in Texas the plates stay with you. Then file the vehicle transfer notification with the TxDMV within 30 days, which is the step people skip: until it is filed, the car is still associated with you. Cancel the insurance after pickup rather than before. The full checklist is in what you need to sell a car to a junkyard.
Where are Austin's junk car buyers?
Split between north Austin and the southeast. Junk Car Buyers Austin TX and Capitol Junk Car Buyer are both up near Connie and Scarlet Street in the north, with Austin Junk Cars for Cash on Camino La Costa in the center. Southeast of the city, the two Wrench A Part yards sit together on East Highway 71 in Del Valle, and A1 Parts Mart and Special Truck are both on FM812. Fidels is out east in Cedar Creek and Hi-Tech is south in Kyle.
Should I call more than one Austin junk car buyer?
Yes, and the pairings make it easy. The two Wrench A Part yards are a few hundred feet apart on East Highway 71 and quote independently, and the two buyers who deal only in junk cars are both in north Austin. Ask each for the net amount after towing rather than the headline figure, and if the title is missing say so on the first call, because one buyer here can actually solve that and most cannot.
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This guide is maintained by the Clunqr data team from local listings, seller reviews and the physical addresses of each buyer. Every operation listed here was checked against a real street address before it went on the page. Last updated September 24, 2026.