Junkyards and salvage yards in New Jersey
22 mapped yards across 16 New Jersey cities - plus the number the listings never give you: what a yard is likely to pay for the whole car.
What a yard pays in New Jersey
Know this before you start phoning around. A yard buying your car as a unit is paying for the recyclable metal in it, which follows weight, plus whatever it expects to resell from it. Anything far below this range deserves a second quote.
What a yard pays for a whole car in New Jersey
Clean title, catalytic converter still on the car, no crash damage. Regional scrap basis $155 - $185 per ton, as of 2026-08.
| Vehicle | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Small car, will not start | $255 - $430 |
| Mid-size sedan, will not start | $300 - $500 |
| SUV or minivan, will not start | $410 - $680 |
| Full-size pickup, will not start | $515 - $860 |
Estimates from our own model, not offers, and not quotes from any yard on this page. Our own estimate of what a whole scrap car fetches per ton in this region - not a live per-state quote and not a mill index. A yard that has to send its own truck for the car will usually pay less than one you drive it to.
Run the estimate for your own car →
New Jersey paperwork, from the state's own source
A licensed yard cannot take a car without a proper release of ownership, so the paperwork matters wherever you sell. This is the New Jersey rule, with the source attached.
What junk cars are worth in New Jersey →
Junkyards in New Jersey by city
Grouped by city, the cities with the most mapped yards first. The self-service tag is our own read of the yard's name, not something the yard told us, so confirm on the phone before you turn up with tools.
Camden (3)
Phillipsburg (3)
Bayville (2)
Montclair (2)
Montclair Auto Parts
16 Lackawanna Plaza - Montclair, NJ - 07042
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa 08:00-16:00
Smith Boring Auto Parts
10 Elm Street - Montclair, NJ - 07042
Jersey City (1)
Kearny (1)
Ledgewood (1)
Debs Auto Parts
102-104 Hillcrest Ave - Ledgewood, NJ - 07852
New Gretna (1)
Cramer's Auto Recycling
2013 County Road 542 North - New Gretna, NJ - 08087
Newark (1)
Newton (1)
George's Salvage Co. Inc.
10 South Park Drive - Newton, NJ - 07860
Old Bridge (1)
Carl's Auto Parts
1273 Old Bridge-Englishtown Road - Old Bridge, NJ - 08857
Plainfield (1)
Wilson Auto Parts at Plainfield
1420 West Front Street - Plainfield, NJ - 07063
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-16:00; Su closed
Pompton Lakes (1)
002 Auto Parts
726 Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike - Pompton Lakes, NJ - 07442
Saddle Brook (1)
ProStock Auto Parts
280 North Midland Avenue - Saddle Brook, NJ - 07663
Sayreville (1)
Auto Exchange NJ -Cash for Cars
580 Jernee Mill Road - Sayreville, NJ - 08872
West Orange (1)
Wilson Auto Parts at West Orange
494 Valley Road - West Orange, NJ - 07052
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-16:00; Su closed
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New Jersey questions people ask
It scales with weight, and with whether the catalytic converter is still fitted. For a whole car that will not start with a clean title, the table on this page gives our New Jersey estimate for four vehicle sizes, from a small car up to a full-size pickup. Treat it as a yardstick for judging an offer rather than as a quote - a yard that has to collect the car will usually pay less than one you deliver to.
Other states
About this list. Locations come from OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0), snapshot 2026-08-23. OpenStreetMap is a volunteer map rather than a licensing registry, so the New Jersey list is a real but partial list - there are yards operating that nobody has mapped yet, and a listed yard may have changed hands or closed. We have not verified any yard's licence, and a listing here is not a recommendation: some may buy parts only rather than a whole car. Phone before you drive out. Cities are ordered by how many yards we have mapped, and yards within a city alphabetically. We do not accept payment for placement on this page. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.