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Auction Intel data report · Q2 2026

The most common repairable write-offs in Australia

Across Australian salvage auctions in Q2 2026 (April to June 2026), the repairable write-off sold most often was the Toyota Corolla (260 sales), then the Mazda 3 and Hyundai i30 — which mostly reflects how common these cars are on the road, not that they're unreliable. About 72% of repairable write-offs sold (roughly 7 in 10; the rest passed in). What you pay depends enormously on the model: a Toyota HiLux (typically a 2018) fetched a median $8,500 and a RAV4 $7,125, while an older Volkswagen Golf (2014) went for about $1,100 — utes and SUVs sell for far more as salvage than small, older sedans.

Corolla

Most common (260 sold)

72%

Sell at auction (~7 in 10)

$8,500

Dearest common — HiLux (2018)

$1,100

Cheapest common — Golf (2014)

The 15 most common repairable write-offs

Model Sold Sell-through Median price Median year
1. Toyota Corolla 260 66% $3,400 2016
2. Mazda 3 202 68% $1,650 2014
3. Hyundai i30 186 69% $2,125 2016
4. Toyota HiLux 165 64% $8,500 2018
5. Toyota Camry 143 65% $2,850 2015
6. Toyota RAV4 122 63% $7,125 2019
7. Mazda CX-5 121 63% $3,700 2016
8. Ford Ranger 109 57% $4,450 2017
9. Mitsubishi Triton 94 70% $3,825 2016
10. Volkswagen Golf 89 62% $1,100 2014
11. Kia Cerato 85 58% $2,000 2017
12. Nissan X-Trail 84 60% $1,725 2017
13. Mitsubishi ASX 80 66% $2,000 2017
14. Mitsubishi Outlander 78 61% $2,500 2018
15. Mazda 2 74 65% $1,425 2015

Ranked by number sold (Q2 2026). Sell-through = the share of that model's write-offs that sold rather than passed in. Median price and year use sold listings only. Volume reflects how common a model is on Australian roads — it is not a measure of reliability or safety.

What the list tells you

  • The list is Australia's best-sellers. Corolla, Mazda 3, i30, HiLux, Camry — the cars that fill the write-off lanes are the cars that fill the roads. Common ≠ unreliable.
  • The model sets the price. Among these top sellers the median ranged from about $1,100 (Golf) to $8,500 (HiLux) — utes and SUVs (HiLux, RAV4, Ranger, Triton) sold for far more than small sedans, though the dearer utes were also several years newer, so body type and age both play a part.
  • Most sell, but not all. About 72% of repairable write-offs found a buyer; the rest passed in without meeting reserve. Across these models sell-through ranged from about 57% (Ford Ranger) to 70% (Mitsubishi Triton), with no clear link to price — we can see the pattern in the data, but not the reason behind it.

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How we worked this out

  • Source — Auction Intel's own database of repairable write-offs from the Australian salvage auctions we track (chiefly Pickles and IAAI), covering April to June 2026.
  • Ranking — by the number of each model that sold. Volume reflects how common the model is on the road, not reliability or crash risk.
  • Sell-through — the share of a model's write-offs that sold rather than passed in (sold ÷ [sold + passed-in]). Sold counts exclude sales under $200, so a few very-low-value or part-only lots aren't counted as sales. Overall it was about 72%.
  • Price & age — median sold price and median model year use sold listings of $200 or more.
  • Stat — the median (middle sale), not the average. Models are grouped by make and model name as recorded by the auction house.

Last updated 23 June 2026. We refresh this report as more sales accrue. Figures are a guide to the market, not a valuation of any specific vehicle.

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