Selling a junk Ford Crown Victoria
Any Crown Victoria sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Ford Crown Victoria
NHTSA has 2,603 owner complaints on file for the Ford Crown Victoria, model years 1995 to 2011, the 165th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are steering (379, 15%), lights (353, 14%), engine and cooling (302, 12%). 186 complaints involved a crash, 102 a fire, and 35 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 90,000 miles. The 1996 model year has the most complaints (358). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is steering, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Ford Crown Victoria by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 318 | Steering | 22 | 14 | 12 | 97,000 |
| 1996 | 358 | Engine and cooling | 17 | 21 | 12 | 111,000 |
| 1997 | 340 | Engine and cooling | 10 | 20 | 11 | 86,000 |
| 1998 | 138 | Engine and cooling | 3 | 9 | 10 | 89,000 |
| 1999 | 174 | Engine and cooling | 9 | 5 | 8 | 80,584 |
| 2000 | 103 | Engine and cooling | 7 | 3 | 10 | 88,317 |
| 2001 | 70 | Air bags | 11 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 2002 | 71 | Brakes | 11 | 3 | 5 | 50,000 |
| 2003 | 303 | Lights | 19 | 6 | 7 | 99,149 |
| 2004 | 175 | Lights | 4 | 6 | 3 | 91,000 |
| 2005 | 240 | Lights | 17 | 2 | 6 | 80,192 |
| 2006 | 68 | Steering | 18 | 0 | 3 | 108,460 |
| 2007 | 76 | Steering | 10 | 1 | 4 | 103,000 |
| 2008 | 64 | Steering | 13 | 7 | 3 | 97,000 |
| 2009 | 59 | Steering | 8 | 3 | 2 | 91,609 |
| 2010 | 14 | Steering | 4 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2011 | 32 | Steering | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45,501 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Ford Crown Victoria recalls
NHTSA lists 36 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for seat belts (5), steering (4), air bags (4). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2003 model year, lights (campaign 15V861000, Dec 2015): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2003-2005 Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured October 3, 2001, to August 2, 2005. The affected vehicles have a lighting control mo…
- 1995 model year, steering (campaign 15E082000, Oct 2015): Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain model Dorman Steering Shafts, part number 425-359, Solutions Steering Shafts, part number 7-0359, and OE Solutions Steering Shafts, part number 425-359, manufactured Ap…
- 2005 model year, steering (campaign 14V704000, Nov 2014): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria, 2005-2011 Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured March 23, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and 2005-2011 Lincoln Town Car vehicles m…
- 2005 model year, steering (campaign 13V385000, Aug 2013): Ford is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (including Crown Victoria Police Interceptors), Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car vehicles. The affected vehicles are currently registered or w…
- 1995 model year, speed control (campaign 08V051000, Feb 2008): FORD IS RECALLING 225,000 MY 1992-2003 ECONOLINE, MY 1993-1995 TAURUS SHO, MY 1992-1998 CROWN VICTORIA, MY 1993 BRONCO, F-SERIES, MY 1995-1997 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY STRIPPED CHASSIS, MY 1992-1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, AND…
What a Ford Crown Victoria is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Crown Victoria on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Ford Crown Victoria worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Crown Victoria gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Ford Crown Victoria that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Ford Crown Victoria?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Ford Crown Victoria numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.