The average age of Ford Focus' scrapped was 17.8 years. The majority of Ford Focus' scrapped were silver.
It’s no surprise that the most scrapped car with CarTakeBack in 2025 was the Ford Focus, as its held the top spot for 9 years! Due to its popularity in the 2000s and 2010s a large number are reaching the end of their life and are being scrapped due to age, high mileage, and the cost of repairs. Of the Ford Focus’ scrapped this year with CarTakeBack, the average age was 17.8 years, the most common fuel type was petrol, and the most frequent colour was silver. The average scrap price for a Ford Focus in 2025 was €240.
Ford features three times in the top ten with the Focus, Mondeo and Fiesta. Toyota also holds three positions with the Avensis, Corolla, and Yaris. Two positions go to Volkswagen with the Golf and Passat. The remaining places are taken by the Opel Astra and the Nissan Qashquai. Just two colours feature in the most frequent scrapped by model, silver and black. The oldest average age is held by the Toyota Yaris, at 21 years it’s a long lasting model.
The average age of cars scrapped in 2025 was 18 years. As you may have worked out, the most popular car sold in Ireland 18 years ago was the Ford Focus!
Silver claims the top spot for the colour of most scrapped cars in 2025, with black in second, and blue in third. The grey shade that started to become so popular in the 2000s is the next most frequent colour we’ve seen in scrap cars in 2025, with red and white trailing behind.
Petrol cars made up 54% of the vehicles scrapped in 2025, 45% were diesel and the remaining 1% covered hybrid and electric vehicles.
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| Rank | Model | Colour | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford Focus | Silver | 17.8 years |
| 2 | Volkswagen Golf | Black | 19 years |
| 3 | Volkswagen Passat | Black | 17.8 years |
| 4 | Ford Mondeo | Silver | 16.5 years |
| 5 | Opel Astra | Silver | 17.5 years |
| 6 | Ford Fiesta | Silver | 19 years |
| 7 | Nissan Qashquai | Silver | 16 years |
| 8 | Toyota Avensis | Silver | 18 years |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla | Silver | 20 years |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris | Silver | 21 years |
The Ford Focus has consistently been the most scrapped car with CarTakeBack, since it first topped the chart in 2017. The percentage of Ford Focus’ scrapped has been increasing year on year, until it peaked in 2024 and subsequently decreased its percentage share in 2025.
