- Pull-your-own
- ✓ TX used-parts license #1887
▲ Stands out: half-price and sale days (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: the entry fee (10×+ the average)
Houston has 359 junkyards, scrap yards and junk-car buyers, plus 39 buyers that come to you. 7 let you pull your own parts and 167 hold a Texas license. Updated September 2026.
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▲ Stands out: half-price and sale days (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: the entry fee (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: delivery to their home or shop (9× the average)
▲ Stands out: pulling their own parts to save money (3× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the posted price list (10× the average)
▲ Stands out: the hunt for parts in a pull-your-own yard (2.5× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the owner explaining the warranty charge (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: beating other yards' prices (8× the average)
▼ Heads-up: cars stripped bare or a messy yard (3× the average)
▲ Stands out: being their first stop for used parts (4× the average)
▲ Stands out: pulling their own parts to save money (8× the average)
▼ Heads-up: a rude front desk (8× the average)
▲ Stands out: a used engine or transmission that worked (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: calls and messages that get no reply (7× the average)
▲ Stands out: a big yard with a wide selection (3× the average)
▲ Stands out: staff finding a part they don't have (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: being given the wrong part (10× the average)
▲ Stands out: staff who negotiate or give a discount (3× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the wrong part being shipped (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: a big yard with a wide selection (5× the average)
▼ Heads-up: store credit only, even for an unused part (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: calling ahead to check stock (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: parts for a specific make or model (5× the average)
▲ Stands out: usually finding the part on a return visit (4× the average)
▼ Heads-up: being sent to another yard when out of stock (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: free water or snacks (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: finding the part they needed (2.3× the average)
▲ Stands out: finding the part they needed (2.4× the average)
▼ Heads-up: cash only (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: a part that failed soon after (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: being paid by check on the spot (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: being given the wrong part (10× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (4× the average)
▼ Heads-up: how many metals and items it takes (6× the average)
▲ Stands out: straightforward dealing (2.1× the average)
▼ Heads-up: core charges on parts (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: doing what they say they will (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: buying big parts like engines, glass or doors (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: finding the part they needed (2.4× the average)
▲ Stands out: finding the part they needed (2.6× the average)
▲ Stands out: straightforward dealing (2.5× the average)
▲ Stands out: staff who know the right part (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: an old-school yard with vintage stock (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: a rude owner (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (2.3× the average)
▼ Heads-up: being paid by check on the spot (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: a messy or confusing yard (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: friendly, helpful staff (2.1× the average)
▼ Heads-up: buying big parts like engines, glass or doors (2.9× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (4× the average)
▼ Heads-up: being given the wrong part (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: a clean, organized yard (5× the average)
▲ Stands out: finding the part they needed (2.3× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (6× the average)
▲ Stands out: finding the part they needed (3× the average)
▼ Heads-up: rude or dismissive staff (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: buying big parts like engines, glass or doors (3× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (2.1× the average)
▼ Heads-up: buying big parts like engines, glass or doors (3× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (5× the average)
▲ Stands out: selling a car easily and being paid well (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: buying big parts like engines, glass or doors (5× the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: parts for a specific make or model (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: friendly, helpful staff (2.5× the average)
▼ Heads-up: weighing done in view (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (7× the average)
▼ Heads-up: buying big parts like engines, glass or doors (5× the average)
▼ Heads-up: buying big parts like engines, glass or doors (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: friendly, helpful staff (2.2× the average)
▼ Heads-up: rude or dismissive staff (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: how quickly trucks get through (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: the warranty and claims on it (8× the average)
▲ Stands out: polite, professional staff (3× the average)
▲ Stands out: a clean, organized yard (10×+ the average)
▲ Stands out: straightforward dealing (8× the average)
▲ Stands out: an easy, quick process (10×+ the average)
▼ Heads-up: how quickly trucks get through (10×+ the average)
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Houston in numbers
| Topic | Houston | All cities |
|---|---|---|
| Looking for performance engines or transmissions (9 businesses) | 1 in 1000 reviews | 1 in 3571 |
| Needed an exact-match engine or transmission (22 businesses) | 1 in 435 reviews | 1 in 1124 |
| Free water or snacks (14 businesses) | 1 in 769 reviews | 1 in 1961 |
| A clean, air-conditioned office (11 businesses) | 1 in 1250 reviews | 1 in 3125 |
| Low-mileage engines (12 businesses) | 1 in 1000 reviews | 1 in 2439 |
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Alvarado's core parts, M&R junk cars and Se conpran carros para yonke have the highest share of reviews written in Spanish (146 businesses in all).
Ratings and review counts are floors, not live numbers. Our method · Updated .