Cash for junk cars in Indiana
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Who buys junk cars in Indiana
Junk Cars Nation lists 175 junkyards, auto recyclers, scrap yards and junk car buyers in Indiana, the 14th-most of the 50 states and DC. Of those, 102 junkyards, 25 auto recyclers and parts yards, 21 towing and pickup services, 15 scrap and recycling yards, 11 junk car buyers and 1 junk removal hauler (listings checked September 2026). The ones that buy whole cars are the junkyards, junk car buyers and tow operators; recyclers and scrap yards mostly sell parts or weigh in metal.
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Paperwork to sell a car in Indiana
- Title: All lienholders must release their interest first, either on the title or with a lien release letter.
- No title: An owner whose title is faulty, lost or destroyed, or a person in possession of an abandoned vehicle, can apply to the BMV for a Certificate of Authority to sell, give away or dispose of the vehicle for scrap without a new title.
- Plates: Plates stay with the seller.
Sell a junk car by city in Indiana
Cities with the most listed buyers. Each links to the local page.
Before you take an offer
How much is my junk car worth? 
How junkyards price cars 
Junk car scams and how to avoid them 
How to prepare your car for the junkyard 
How to sell a car without a title 
Release of liability: how to tell the DMV you sold your car Questions people ask
- How do I sell a junk car in Indiana?
- Enter the year, make, model, condition and your ZIP. We find one listed buyer near you in Indiana and call you with their offer. You agree the price and pickup with that buyer; nobody else gets your number.
- Who buys junk cars in Indiana?
- Junk Cars Nation lists 135 businesses in Indiana that buy or tow junk cars: 102 junkyards, 21 towing and pickup services, 11 junk car buyers and 1 junk removal hauler. The rest are auto recyclers and scrap yards that mostly sell parts or take metal.
- Can I sell a junk car without a title in Indiana?
- An owner whose title is faulty, lost or destroyed, or a person in possession of an abandoned vehicle, can apply to the BMV for a Certificate of Authority to sell, give away or dispose of the vehicle for scrap without a new title. The full Indiana rules, with official sources, are on our title and DMV page.