A vehicle taken out of service or scrapped because it can no longer be used or is not worth repairing.
台風で車が大破して、ついに廃車になった。
The car was badly damaged in the typhoon and was finally scrapped.
事故で廃車になった車は保険会社が引き取った。
The insurance company took possession of the car that was written off in the accident.
古くて修理代が高いので、この車は廃車にするつもりだ。
The car is old and repairs are expensive, so I plan to scrap it.
A vehicle whose registration has been canceled or deregistered (no longer on the vehicle register).
海外転勤で車を日本で維持できないので、一度廃車にした。
Because of an overseas transfer I couldn't keep the car in Japan, so I deregistered it.
輸出前に一旦廃車手続きを行う必要がある場合がある。
In some cases it is necessary to deregister a vehicle before exporting it.
The act of deregistering or decommissioning a vehicle (to make a vehicle into a scrap/write-off).
エンジンが完全に壊れたので、この夏に車を廃車する予定だ。
The engine is completely broken, so I plan to scrap the car this summer.
不要になった車を廃車する手続きをディーラーに頼んだ。
I asked the dealer to take care of the deregistration/scrapping procedures for the car I no longer needed.