Recycling car parts whilst maintaining safety has to be the way ahead, here’s the word;
Silverlake Automotive Recycling welcomes the findings of the 2025 ABP Club State of the Body Repair Industry Report, describing it as a signal that green parts usage is becoming more mainstream.
The report shows that 91% of repairers fitted green parts in 2025, an increase of 11% on last year. Three quarters of repairers also reported that their green parts usage had risen this year, up 7% on 2024, with green parts now equating to 4.1% of total parts volume compared to 3.2% last year. This represents a significant increase and highlights the size of the opportunity for repairers and suppliers. At Silverlake, we want to see more repairers benefit from the associated commercial, efficiency and environmental gains, on more of their jobs next year, and we are committed to working collaboratively to build further momentum in 2026.
The report highlights a shift in the drivers behind green parts adoption. Speed of availability and the fact that some new parts are no longer manufactured remain important, both cited by 76% of repairers. But the real change is the growing influence of work providers. In 2025, 75% of repairers fitted green parts at the request of a work provider, compared to 51% last year, a leap of 24%.
Work providers are also specifying green parts to avoid total loss scenarios, up 13% to 60%. Policyholder requests have risen too, with 60% asking for green parts, up 9%, and 66% requesting them to avoid total loss, up 8%. This alignment between repairers, insurers and policyholders is a powerful endorsement of the value green parts bring to the repair process. Silverlake is proud to be supporting insurers and repairers further through the provision of Carbon Savings Certificates, supporting their sustainability goals.
Concerns remain around quality, with 36% of repairers citing poor quality, up 11% this year, 53% reporting inconsistent quality, and 41% saying too much rectification work was required, up 4%. The findings related to the VRA Certification Scheme for Green Parts provide some insight to these concerns. It is fantastic to see that awareness of the scheme has more than doubled to 69% of repairers in 2025.
What is disappointing, is that 45% of repairers are not influenced by VRA Certification when sourcing their green parts, running the risk of sourcing parts without provenance records which are of paramount importance. This also leaves them open to suppliers who do not adhere to the quality grading requirements of the scheme or the processes by which damage to parts, requiring rectification, is clearly communicated. Unsurprisingly, their product and service experience can be negatively affected.
As a VRA Certified supplier of green parts we are proud to have a reputation for quality and consistency and we are rigorous in our commitment to the scheme standards. At Silverlake, every part we sell has a clear audit trail and comes with a provenance report. We would urge repairers to only source their green parts from VRA Certified suppliers and to experience the difference first-hand.
Continued investment is taking place across the green parts market to address repairers’ issues related to poor availability of parts, rising by 9% to 42% in 2025. At Silverlake we have invested in data analytics and business intelligence tools to predict parts’ demand trends and optimise our vehicle procurement strategy, enabling us to dismantle the right parts and improve availability. We have collaborated with repairers to develop an online parts portal which integrates with their back-office estimating systems, providing real-time green parts availability and cost, at the point where they are pricing their job. To support repairers further, we have introduced an automated back-order system that proactively notifies them when requested parts come into stock. Meanwhile, our guaranteed, next-day, tracked delivery through our nationwide delivery hubs, helps to reduce key-to-key times and support repairer workflow.
Commenting on the findings, Silverlake Automotive Recycling’s managing director, Allen Prebble said: “Our thanks go once again to the ABP Club for this valuable annual report which gives providers of green parts a benchmark and the latest insights into repairer attitudes and service experiences. This year’s report confirms what we are seeing on the ground: green parts are no longer a marginal option; they are becoming a more mainstream solution. The fact that repairers, insurers and policyholders are increasingly aligned in their support is a turning point for the industry. The growing confidence in green parts can be directly linked to the professionalism of VRA accredited suppliers. We are proud to play our part in driving adoption, investing in technology to improve availability, and ensuring quality through VRA Certification. The circular economy in automotive repair is accelerating, and we are committed to helping more repairers realise the benefits on more jobs in 2026 and beyond.”
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