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Car Removal Auckland

Auto parts store · East Tamaki, South Auckland

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 48 South Auckland automotive dismantlers.

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Checked12 October 2026
Your marketSouth Auckland automotive dismantlers · 48 businesses
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Car Removal Auckland

Auto parts store · East Tamaki, South Auckland

Where you stand#36of 48 automotive dismantlers
Overall health2.6/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Car Removal Auckland is a vehicle wrecker and cash-for-cars buyer based in East Tāmaki, Auckland. They buy all makes and models - damaged, unwanted, scrap, deregistered and running - and offer competitive cash payments, free towing and hassle-free pickup. They provide fast, reliable service across the North Island with professional handling and prompt collection.

Car Removal Auckland operates from East Tāmaki in Auckland, offering vehicle dismantling and cash-for-cars services. They buy cars across the region, handling vehicles in a range of conditions including damaged, broken, scrap, deregistered and running vehicles, with free towing and removal options noted on their service pages.

The business says it offers fair cash prices and fast pickup, aiming to make the selling process straightforward. Their stated services include free car removal, competitive cash payments and professional handling from quote to collection. They advertise quick removal and a simple process for customers selling unwanted cars.

Customer feedback highlights high payouts for scrapped vehicles and an attentive staff who help customers locate quality parts when required. Reviews mention prompt, professional interactions and satisfaction with payment and collection. These themes describe a customer experience centred on clear offers, efficient pickups and helpful staff when dealing with parts or vehicle removal.

Locally, Car Removal Auckland distinguishes itself through fast, hassle-free car removal from East Tāmaki with free towing and a focus on cash settlements for a wide range of vehicle conditions. For customers in Auckland and the wider North Island seeking straightforward disposal or parts from dismantled vehicles, the business presents a direct option combining removal logistics and cash payment.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Car Removal Auckland shows a healthy presence on Google Business Listing with a 4.9 out of 10 health score. The main takeaway is that listing basics are in place (name, phone, website, claimed status, live status), but there are notable gaps in depth and visual content. The most impactful findings are: the listing is claimed and linked to the website, and the business name is correctly shown, while the description and photo count are underdeveloped.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

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    Description lengthYour description is far shorter than what most businesses here have written, which means a customer comparing listings gets a line from you and three paragraphs from the business beside you.
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    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
  • 3
    Category fitYour categories cover this market better than the middle of the field, so you appear in most of the searches your competitors appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.9Room to grow
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5.0 ★★★★★ (1)
Auto parts store · East Tamaki3
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From the business

Based in East Tamaki, we are a trusted vehicle wrecker and cash-for-cars buyer providing fast, reliable service across North island. We buy all makes and models — damaged, unwanted, scrap, deregistered, and running vehicles — offering competitive cash payments with hassle-free pickup and professional service

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Car Removal Auckland shows a very low health score for Google reviews overall, indicating limited review activity and engagement. The most important finding is that response rate is currently zero and review volume is below market norms, which reduces perceived credibility for potential customers. The business should focus on increasing review depth and engagement.

Strengths

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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
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    Review countYour review count sits well below what buyers here are used to seeing, which means a customer comparing options side by side reads you as the less proven choice.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
1.1Room to grow
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1How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Google reviewsSouth Auckland automotive dismantlers · 48 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

The Maps search health for Car Removal Auckland is very low, indicating limited visibility across city-wide searches. The top finding shows the business ranks for auto wrecker themes in East Tamaki and Papatoetoe, but overall presence remains sparse. Focus on accumulating customer reviews to broaden map visibility and increase search prominence in surrounding suburbs.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
0.2Room to grow
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1Seen in 2 searches across South Auckland, top three in none
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Taha Auto Group4.3 ★ (222) · Auto parts store
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King Auto3.9 ★ (102) · Auto parts store
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Green Auto Wreckers4.5 ★ (33) · Auto parts store
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Komail Auto Recyclers & Cash for Cars4.4 ★ (240) · Auto parts store
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Map positionsSouth Auckland automotive dismantlers · 48 businesses
You are #47 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Car Removal Auckland shows an above-average health score with room to grow in social presence. The most important findings highlight missing active Instagram and Facebook profiles, plus absence of a TikTok presence and directory listings, which limit discoverability among local customers and buyers.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page through search alone.
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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
13 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 3 of them.
1.1Room to grow
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FacebookscrapmycaraucklandFound through search, not linked from anything you own2
InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found3
YellowNo listing found
Listings and socialSouth Auckland automotive dismantlers · 48 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

A missing or unfindable Facebook page leaves an owned audience out of reach, removes a quick way for customers to check the business and send messages, and leaves obvious gaps customers run into when deciding whom to call. In this market only 17 of 48 similar businesses have a findable Facebook page, so having none is uncommon and noticeable to shoppers.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Facebook pageCriticalWe found your Facebook Profile page through search alone. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
0.9Room to grow
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Facebook pageSouth Auckland automotive dismantlers · 48 businesses
You are #44 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    Page titleYour home page headline fits a search result exactly, so the whole line reads to someone scanning a page of results rather than cutting off mid-phrase.

Top three opportunities

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    The shape of your link profileYour links are piled onto a small number of sites for a profile this size, so they are doing less for you than the count suggests.
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    On-page scoreThe basics on your home page are half in place: it opens and it reads, but enough checks still fail that a customer on a phone away from wifi notices the wait before they notice the business.
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    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
2.6Room to grow
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2No ads from you on any search
Car Removal AucklandNot in these results
31About 2 visits a month from search, across 6 searches
Google search and trafficSouth Auckland automotive dismantlers · 48 businesses
You are #36 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Hours appear well aimed with a very high health score of 10.0 out of 10. No closed-hours window is listed because no demand data was recorded for the week, so customers meet a closed door where the market is unmeasured. With no busiest hours identified inside any closed window, keep the published hours as they are so customers can arrive and be served when the business is open.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandWe could not measure your hours against local demand, which almost always means your listing shows no opening hours at all.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
10.0Strong
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Car Removal Auckland
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Hours 1
Monday12am-12am
Tuesday12am-12am
Wednesday12am-12am
Thursday12am-12am
Friday12am-12am
Saturday12am-12am
Sunday12am-12am
Opening hoursSouth Auckland automotive dismantlers · 48 businesses
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The next step

Your top opportunities, in one place.

These are your top 19 opportunities, from the 69 checks we run on every business. Tick any of them to see where it takes you.

01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#36of 48 South Auckland automotive dismantlers
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South Auckland automotive dismantlersOverall · 48 businesses
You are #36 overall
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