Selling a broken Nissan 370Z

If the car really is finished, we buy whole non-running and junk cars. Sell the whole car as it sits. There's free pickup anywhere in the US.

The steering lock campaign

Nissan published campaign P3208 on March 7, 2013. It covered 2009-2010 370Zs and 2009-2011 GT-Rs. A separate Nissan dealer broadcast counted about 22,000 affected cars from the 2009 and 2010 model years. The fix was a new steering lock unit.

NHTSA's complaints line up with it. Steering is the component named most on the 2009, 2010 and 2011, and 136 of the 303 complaints on those years mention both a steering lock and a start problem. The 2009 has 153 complaints, the most of any year. Owners who gave a mileage reported a median of 39,650 miles on the 2009 and 40,000 on the 2010.

The clutch

Of 346 complaints on 2009-2014 cars, 91 mention the clutch. Power train is the top component on every year from 2012 to 2014. We found no Nissan recall or owner campaign for 370Z clutches. By 2020, Nissan's press kit described an EXEDY high-performance clutch on manual cars.

Two small recalls

• 11V538, 2011: a programming error left the power window switch controller out of spec, so a closing window needed more force than it should before it reversed. It covered 1,788 cars, including Infiniti G37 coupes; only 370Zs built from July 2 to August 29, 2011, are in it.
• 18V153, 2018: the driver's side curtain air bag may have been installed incorrectly on 22 cars.

The car itself

Complaints and recalls by model year

NHTSA data as of October 10, 2026. The 2015-2019 cars share one row; owners filed just 14 complaints on those five years. No complaints are on file for the 2020.

The steering lock campaign is not counted as a recall here because it was a service campaign.

Before you decide

• Won't start? On a 2009-2010, rule out the steering lock first. Our non-running car guide covers what else to check.
• Clutch slipping or grinding? Get a written quote. On a manual Z that's otherwise sound, it may be worth doing.
• Already pulled parts off? That's fine, but read selling a car with missing parts so the offer matches what's there.
• Any year: look up open recalls at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Selling your 370Z whole

Have the VIN, the mileage, the gearbox, the trim (base, Sport, NISMO or roadster) and a plain account of what's wrong. Get an offer online, or call (877) 421-6008 if you'd rather talk. Tell us where the car sits, whether it rolls, and whether it's been lowered, because that changes how it gets loaded.

Leave it complete, aftermarket parts included, and tell us what's been changed. At pickup you sign over the title and show ID. Plates and insurance depend on your state; after you sell explains them.