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[{"tab":"Top 5 car makes scrapped","summary":"If you have a write-off from Vauxhall, Ford, Volkswagen, Peugeot or Renault, you’re in common company. These five brands account for more than half of all scrapped cars! Because they’re so widespread, demand for salvageable parts is strong. Even if your car is written off, breakers still want engines, gearboxes or panels from these models.","data":[{"name":"Vauxhall","value":21878},{"name":"Ford","value":19022},{"name":"Volkswagen","value":11068},{"name":"Peugeot","value":9741},{"name":"Renault","value":7557}]},{"tab":"Top 5 car models scrapped","summary":"15335 scrapped vehicles (or 11.6% of our whole dataset) came from just five models: Corsa, Focus, Golf, 207 and Clio. Salvage buyers are more likely to pay for usable components like engines, gearboxes and bodywork from these cars, especially if yours is a Cat N write-off with most components still intact.","data":[{"name":"Vauxhall Corsa","value":3796},{"name":"Ford Focus","value":3564},{"name":"Volkswagen Golf","value":2005},{"name":"Peugeot 207","value":2815},{"name":"Renault Clio","value":3155}]},{"tab":"Age of cars scrapped","summary":"Most scrapped cars are between 16 and 20 years old. Write-offs in that range rarely have economic viability beyond scrap. By that point, most high-value parts are worn, demand is limited and the vehicle’s market value is so low that insurers almost always settle as scrap. If your write-off is just a few years old, however, parting it out first might be an option.","data":[{"name":"18 years old","value":18197},{"name":"19 years old","value":16669},{"name":"17 years old","value":15104},{"name":"20 years old","value":13718},{"name":"16 years old","value":11262}]},{"tab":"Most common MOT Failures","summary":"Write-offs are almost always the result of accidents, fire or flood damage rather than worn tyres or an oil leak. The takeaway here is that while small MOT faults push older cars toward scrap, salvage cars are typically retired suddenly due to major damage rather than gradual wear. Repairing a salvage car is only economical if it's newer and the repairs are cheap.","data":[{"name":"8.4.1 (a) (i)","value":17315,"label":"Oil leak, but not excessive"},{"name":"5.2.3 (e)","value":9217,"label":"Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge"},{"name":"5.2.3 (e) ","value":9157,"label":"Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge"},{"name":"5.2.3 (e) ","value":5754,"label":"Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge"},{"name":"1.1.14 (a) (ii)","value":5491,"label":"Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened"}]},{"tab":"Average miles of cars scrapped","summary":"While most scrapped cars have over 100k miles, write-offs happen at every stage. In fact, most of the 0-50k examples are likely Cat A write-offs. For lower-mileage write-offs without major structural damage, there’s strong demand for parts, giving them value beyond scrap. High-mileage write-offs usually have little left to salvage.","data":[{"name":"0-50k miles","value":3821},{"name":"50-75k miles","value":11813},{"name":"75-100k miles","value":27406},{"name":"100-125k miles","value":32909},{"name":"125k+ miles","value":53418}]},{"tab":"Fuel type of cars scrapped","summary":"Most scrapped cars are petrol or diesel, while “other” (EVs and hybrids) barely register because they’re newer and less likely to be written off yet. For write-offs, this means petrol and diesel models usually end up as scrap metal and spare parts. EVs and hybrids, however, carry much higher salvage value thanks to expensive batteries and electronics.","data":[{"name":"Petrol","value":75233},{"name":"Diesel","value":56331},{"name":"Other","value":526}]}]