Sell your damaged Datsun
Datsun was revived as a budget badge, sold in South Africa for less than a decade and then discontinued globally in 2022, leaving behind a substantial number of Go and Go+ owners with no brand to go back to. These were among the cheapest new cars available here, sold with minimal equipment and a body structure that fared poorly in independent crash testing, so accident damage tends to be disproportionate to the impact. Combine that with a car worth well under R150,000 and no current dealer network, and almost any collision claim ends in a write-off.
Get an offer on your Datsun
Tell us what you have and send a few photos. We come back with an offer within 24 hours, collect anywhere in South Africa for free, and pay you on the day we collect.
Get my free quoteDatsun models we buy damaged
These are the Datsun models we are asked about most, but we buy every Datsun model and derivative — including ones not listed here.
- Datsun Go
- Datsun Go+
- Datsun Gordon
- Datsun 1400
Damage we see on Datsun vehicles
Structural deformation from relatively modest front impacts is the defining Datsun pattern, and because entry variants had little or no airbag protection the damage frequently comes with an injury claim attached. Go+ models used for family and informal transport duty arrive with heavy multi-panel damage, and the Gordon half-tonne shows the load-bin, suspension and rear-end wear typical of working bakkies.
We buy Datsun vehicles with accident damage, flood damage, hail damage, mechanical failure and non-runners, as well as insurance write-offs coded Code 2, Code 3 or Code 4.
What your damaged Datsun is worth
Orphan-brand status makes every donor vehicle count. With no new supply arriving, owners keeping a Go or Go+ on the road depend entirely on used panels, lamps, glass, interiors and 1.2 petrol engines, and the Gordon's shared Nissan underpinnings broaden the buyer pool further. That scarcity is why we still buy damaged Datsuns rather than turning them away.
We buy Datsun models across every year — older high-mileage vehicles right through to current-shape cars only a year or two old. Age matters far less than what the vehicle is worth intact and how sought-after its parts are, so it is always worth asking.
Before you sell
If you are not sure how your Datsun has been coded after a write-off, or what you are legally allowed to sell, read Code 2, 3 and 4 vehicles and write-offs explained. You can also browse every brand we buy.