Junk car buyers in California
78 screened junk car buyers in California, with their Google ratings. Enter your ZIP to compare cash offers.
California rules
What you need to sell a junk car in California
- PlatesThey stay on the car
- Reporting the saleWithin 5 days
- California plates generally stay with the car. Personalized and some special plates can be moved to another vehicle for a fee.
- Sign the title as the seller. A REG 227 replacement title form needs a notary only if a lender is listed on the registration.
- Report the sale to the California DMV within 5 days with a Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability. You can file it online.
- Lost your title? Fill out form REG 227. A licensed dismantler can use it in place of the title.
- A car sold to be wrecked or dismantled does not need a smog check.
- Federal law: if your car is a 2011 or newer, write the mileage on the title when you sign it. A 2010 or older car is exempt.
Checked October 2026 against the official sources below. Rules change, so if anything here does not match your situation, the California DMV has the final word.
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Lost the title? Selling a junk car without a title, state by state.
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American Canyon
Anaheim
Antelope
Artesia
Berkeley
Bloomington
Carmichael
Chula Vista
Commerce
Corona
Culver City
East Los Angeles
East Palo Alto
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Gardena
Harbor City
Hollister
Huntington Beach
Irvine
La Palma
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Lynwood
March Air Force Base
Modesto
Montclair
Montebello
Oakland
Pomona
Prunedale
Rancho Cordova
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Francisco
San Jacinto
San Jose
San Leandro
Santa Ana
Sun Valley
Van Nuys
Watsonville
Woodland
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