Selling a junk Nissan Juke
Any Juke 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 Nissan Juke
NHTSA has 660 owner complaints on file for the Nissan Juke, model years 2011 to 2017, the 356th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are engine (178, 27%), fuel system (98, 15%), transmission and drivetrain (75, 11%). 34 complaints involved a crash, 20 a fire, and 60 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 58,000 miles. The 2011 model year has the most complaints (202). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is engine, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a blown engine: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Nissan Juke by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 202 | Engine | 4 | 3 | 3 | 64,000 |
| 2012 | 109 | Engine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 63,000 |
| 2013 | 137 | Engine | 5 | 8 | 2 | 64,589 |
| 2014 | 90 | Engine | 8 | 6 | 2 | 58,000 |
| 2015 | 52 | Engine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27,000 |
| 2016 | 49 | Transmission and drivetrain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 53,176 |
| 2017 | 21 | Engine | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
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.
Nissan Juke recalls
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for fuel system (3), engine and cooling (1), seats (1). 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.
- 2011 model year, fuel system (campaign 18V156000, Mar 2018): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2011-2012 Nissan Juke vehicles previously remedied under recall 12V-069. During that recall remedy, the fuel pressure sensor may not have been properly tightened, …
- 2015 model year, brakes (campaign 18V086000, Jan 2018): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Juke Nismo RS vehicles. Due to a problem within the brake master cylinder, brake fluid may leak into the brake booster, reducing brake performance…
- 2013 model year, electrical system (campaign 15V418000, Jul 2015): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Versa Sedan vehicles manufactured July 16, 2013, to January 29, 2014, 2013-2014 Cube vehicles manufactured July 3, 2013, to October 21, 2013, and 2…
- 2012 model year, fuel system (campaign 14V683000, Nov 2014): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Nissan Juke, 2012-2013 Infiniti M56, QX56, and 2014-2015 Infiniti Q70 (V8 engine vehicles only), and QX80 vehicles. The fuel pressure sensors …
- 2012 model year, seats (campaign 12V328000, Jul 2012): NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 JUKE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 3, 2012, THROUGH MAY 26, 2012. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE WELD PENETRATION, THE REAR SEAT BACK STRIKER MAY PARTIALLY SEPARATE IN A CRASH.
What a Nissan Juke is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Juke 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 Nissan Juke 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 Juke gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Nissan Juke 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 Nissan Juke?
- 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 Nissan Juke 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.