During the first quarter of 2026, over 6,000 vehicles of various categories — passenger cars, trucks, and buses — were submitted for scrapping at the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The average age of the scrapped vehicles was 28–29 years, and the technical resource of most of them was exhausted back in the late 20th century.
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Passenger Cars: Which Models Are Scrapped Most Often
Among the 4,669 passenger cars sent for recycling, Soviet brands dominate, but Daewoo Lanos is quickly approaching the leaders. The leaders in the number of scrapped cars are as follows:
- VAZ 2106 — 263 units
- VAZ 2107 — 247 units
- Daewoo Lanos — 215 units
- VAZ 2101 — 202 units
- VAZ 2109 — 157 units
The Institute of Automotive Market Research notes that the appearance of Lanos in the top three indicates the end of the era of the “people’s car” of the 2000s and the gradual transformation of these vehicles into secondary raw materials. The oldest passenger car that was scrapped is the GAZ-M-20 “Pobeda” from 1954, which served for 72 years.
Trucks, Buses, and Reasons for Scrapping
In the first quarter, 1,138 trucks were sent for scrapping, with an average age of 29 years. The most frequently scrapped models were:
- GAZ Gazelle — 102 units
- GAZ 53 — 94 units
- ZIL 130 — 78 units
- GAZ 52 — 72 units
- GAZ 3307–09 — 68 units
The oldest truck was the ZIL 131 from 1968, which served for 58 years.
The group of buses is the smallest: only 199 scrapped vehicles with an average age of 29 years. The most scrapped were:
- PAZ 3205 — 17 units
- GAZ Gazelle — 14 units
- KAvZ 3270 — 13 units
- LAZ 695 — 12 units
- Ikarus 250 — 9 units
The oldest bus sent for scrapping was a Ford Transit from 1978, which served for 49 years. According to documents, it could have been a truck converted for passenger transport.
“The main reason for scrapping is age and exhaustion of resources. Cars after accidents or damaged due to combat actions make up a noticeable minority.”
The overall scrapping figures for the first quarter of 2026 are virtually unchanged from previous periods, indicating a stable pace of fleet renewal in the country.