Used car tyres in Australia typically sell for A$57 to A$575 (about $40 to $405). Be careful with this one: selling part-worn tyres is a regulated activity with specific legal requirements, and tyres near the legal minimum are not worth selling at all.
What car tyres are worth in Australia
| Condition | Typical | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| New with Tags | A$575 | Unused, tags or seals intact |
| Like New | A$489 | Barely used, no visible wear |
| Good | A$374 | Light signs of use, complete and working |
| Fair | A$259 | Heavily used, or a described fault or missing part |
| For Parts | A$144 | Not working or incomplete, sold as seen |
Guide ranges converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not quotes — sellers set their own price. Grades are seller-declared; WishThrift does not inspect or verify them.
What lifts the price
- Manufacture date within the last few years
- Recognised brands with no repairs
What pulls it down
- Tread near or below the legal minimum
- Sidewall damage, bulges or cracking
Selling car tyres in Australia
Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
WishThrift has not opened Australia for trading yet, so this page is a guide rather than a live marketplace — the category becomes browsable here the moment the first Australian sellers list.
Australia is a pre-launch market, so it is worth saying what a seller here should expect when it does open. Distance dominates everything: interstate parcels cost several times a metro delivery, and bulky items effectively only sell within a city. Most trade concentrates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and buyers in those cities expect to collect rather than wait. Seasons run opposite to the northern hemisphere, so listings that follow UK or US timing arrive exactly half a year out of step — warm weather items want September, not March, and winter gear moves from around May.
Working out what yours is worth
- Measure the tread depth and state it in millimetres
- Photograph the sidewall including size and date
Getting it ready
- Read the four-digit date code on the sidewall. Tyres age out regardless of tread, and buyers check this.
- Inspect both sidewalls for bulges, cuts, cracking and any previous repair. Any of these means the tyre should be scrapped rather than sold.
Photograph
- The tyre whole, showing the tread pattern across the full width
- The sidewall markings, including size, load and speed rating and the date code
- Both sidewalls in full, showing there is no bulge, cut or crack
Put in the description
- Full size marking, plus load index and speed rating
- Measured tread depth in millimetres, across the width
- The four-digit date code from the sidewall
Size, brand, tread and quantity: “225/45 R17 Michelin, 6mm Tread, Pair, 2022 Date Code”. The size is the search. State the actual millimetre tread depth and the date code — sellers who leave these out get endless questions and lower offers.
Lifts in autumn as people prepare for winter and around MOT season. Common sizes with genuinely good tread sell quickly; worn or aged tyres do not sell at any price and should be recycled.
It costs nothing to list
There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the A$575 a buyer pays is the A$575 you keep. You and the buyer settle up and arrange the handover between yourselves; WishThrift does not hold the money or ship the item.
Where in Australia
Australia is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Australia with their own page for car tyres.
- Selling car tyres in Sydney
- Selling car tyres in Melbourne
- Selling car tyres in Brisbane
- Selling car tyres in Perth
- Selling car tyres in Adelaide
- Selling car tyres in Gold Coast
- Selling car tyres in Canberra
Common questions
Where can I sell car tyres in Australia?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
How much tread is left?
Give the measured figure in millimetres, not a description. The legal minimum across most of Europe is 1.6mm, and most buyers want 5mm or more to be worth fitting.
Can I sell tyres with low tread?
Tread below the legal minimum should not be sold for road use. State the actual depth in millimetres rather than describing it vaguely.
Do sidewall bulges matter?
They are a serious safety defect indicating internal damage. Such a tyre should be scrapped, not sold.
More: how to sell car tyres, what car tyres are worth, or Vehicles across Australia.