Selling a junk Ford F-350
Any F-350 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 F-350
NHTSA has 3,480 owner complaints on file for the Ford F-350, model years 1995 to 2014, the 128th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are steering (519, 15%), tires (405, 12%), suspension (401, 12%). 272 complaints involved a crash, 152 a fire, and 52 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 74,000 miles. The 1999 model year has the most complaints (531). 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 F-350 by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 191 | Brakes | 9 | 18 | 3 | — |
| 1996 | 167 | Brakes | 10 | 16 | 4 | 100,000 |
| 1997 | 188 | Brakes | 14 | 15 | 4 | 117,000 |
| 1998 | 16 | Tires | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 531 | Tires | 60 | 12 | 13 | 105,850 |
| 2000 | 367 | Tires | 45 | 9 | 5 | 81,000 |
| 2001 | 181 | Tires | 24 | 14 | 6 | 75,000 |
| 2002 | 140 | Tires | 19 | 11 | 3 | 67,000 |
| 2003 | 104 | Engine and cooling | 12 | 8 | 3 | 56,240 |
| 2004 | 216 | Engine and cooling | 17 | 7 | 3 | 54,000 |
| 2005 | 170 | Fuel system | 8 | 8 | 3 | 83,000 |
| 2006 | 206 | Steering | 13 | 6 | 4 | 60,000 |
| 2007 | 56 | Suspension | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58,000 |
| 2008 | 176 | Steering | 12 | 12 | 7 | 67,532 |
| 2009 | 55 | Suspension | 3 | 0 | 3 | 116,640 |
| 2011 | 204 | Steering | 4 | 5 | 4 | 61,000 |
| 2012 | 252 | Steering | 9 | 5 | 4 | 90,500 |
| 2013 | 110 | Suspension | 2 | 4 | 1 | 87,000 |
| 2014 | 150 | Steering | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73,000 |
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 F-350 recalls
NHTSA lists 43 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for fuel system (6), tires (5), electrical system (5). 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.
- 2009 model year, equipment (campaign 14V498000, Aug 2014): PJ's Truck Bodies & Equipment Co., (PJ's) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis modified by PJ's and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected ve…
- 2009 model year, electrical system (campaign 14V070000, Feb 2014): Monroe Truck Equipment (Monroe) is recalling certain model year 2006, 2008 and 2009 Chevrolet C7500 vehicles, 2005-2006 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles, and 2009 Ford F-350, and F-450 vehicles, equipped with Sure Power-brand ba…
- 2011 model year, engine (campaign 13V535000, Oct 2013): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 F-350/450/550 Ambulance Package vehicles manufactured February 22, 2010, through October 19, 2012 and equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine. Due to an exha…
- 2012 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 13V380000, Aug 2013): Manning Equipment Inc. LLC (Manning) is recalling certain model year 2012 Ford F-350, F-450 and F-550 gasoline engined dual rear wheel chassis vehicles manufactured October 2011 through June 2012. The tailpipe on the exh…
- 2012 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 11V582000, Dec 2011): FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-150 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 F-250, F-350, F-450 AND F-550 HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER …
What a Ford F-350 is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk F-350 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 F-350 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 F-350 gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Ford F-350 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 F-350?
- 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 F-350 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.