Junkyards in Tennessee
157 yards and junk car buyers in 80 cities. Selling a car? Get an offer from a buyer near you.
- Junkyards
- 85
- Auto recyclers
- 35
- Buyers & tow
- 22
- Scrap & recycling
- 15
Junk Cars Nation lists 157 junkyards, auto recyclers, scrap yards and junk car buyers in Tennessee across 80 cities, the 15th-most of the 50 states and DC. Of those, 85 junkyards, 35 auto recyclers and parts yards, 15 scrap and recycling yards, 10 towing and pickup services, 10 junk car buyers and 2 junk removal haulers (listings checked September 2026). Selling a car? Get an offer in Tennessee.
Cities with the most yards
Every city in Tennessee
- Athens 1
- Bethel Springs 1
- Blountville 1
- Bolivar 1
- Bristol 1
- Chapmansboro 1
- Chattanooga 9
- Clarksville 2
- Cleveland 1
- Columbia 5
- Cookeville 3
- Cornersville 1
- Cottontown 1
- Crossville 1
- Culleoka 1
- Denmark 1
- Dowelltown 1
- Dunlap 1
- Dyersburg 2
- Evensville 1
- Fairview 2
- Franklin 2
- Gallatin 1
- Goodlettsville 4
- Graysville 1
- Greenbrier 1
- Greeneville 2
- Harriman 1
- Huntingdon 1
- Jacksboro 1
- Jackson 3
- Jamestown 2
- Johnson City 3
- Kingsport 1
- Knoxville 6
- La Follette 1
- La Vergne 3
- Lafayette 1
- Lawrenceburg 1
- Lebanon 3
- Leoma 1
- Lewisburg 1
- Luttrell 2
- Lyles 1
- Madison 1
- Martin 1
- Maynardville 2
- McEwen 1
- Memphis 20
- Milan 1
- Millersville 1
- Millington 2
- Morrison 2
- Morristown 3
- Murfreesboro 3
- Nashville 7
- Portland 2
- Powell 1
- Ridgely 1
- Roan Mountain 1
- Rogersville 2
- Savannah 2
- Sevierville 1
- Shelbyville 3
- Smithville 1
- Smyrna 1
- South Pittsburg 1
- Sparta 1
- Spring City 1
- Springfield 2
- Stanton 1
- Sweetwater 2
- Tazewell 1
- Trenton 2
- Tullahoma 1
- Union City 1
- White House 1
- White Pine 1
- Whitwell 1
- Woodbury 1
Selling a junk car in Tennessee
The seller assigns (signs over) the title to the buyer, who titles it at the county clerk.
Questions people ask
- How many junkyards are in Tennessee?
- We list 157 junkyards, auto recyclers, scrap yards and junk car buyers in Tennessee, in 80 cities. Memphis has the most, with 20.
- Who buys junk cars in Tennessee?
- 107 of the listings in Tennessee are junkyards, junk car buyers or towing companies that pick up junk cars. Tell us the year, make, model, condition and ZIP and we'll get you an offer from one of them.
- Can I sell a junk car without a title in Tennessee?
- Under T.C.A. §55-3-202(b), a licensed dismantler/recycler or scrap metal processor may buy a vehicle 12 years old or older without seeing the title, solely for parts, dismantling or scrap. See our Tennessee title and DMV guide for the details and official sources.