Is the United Quest Card worth it?
United MileagePlus · $350 annual fee
Source date June 8, 20261 recent change to this card : newest took effect Aug 1, 2025, including a cut already in effectRead them
Took effect Aug 1, 2025
In effectChase's 2025 United refresh raised the Quest's annual fee from $250 to $350 (new applicants Mar 24, 2025; existing cardholders at renewal from Aug 1, 2025). It added 1,000 annual PQP and larger hotel/rideshare/car-rental/JSX credits, and replaced the $125 United statement credit with $200 in annual TravelBank cash.
Source~$920Estimated first-year value
Card terms under re-review
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- Annual fee
- $350
- Signup bonus
- 60,000 ptsafter $4,000 in 3 months
- Foreign tx fee
- None
- Credit needed
- Good to excellent (typically 700+)
Scores and offer rankings are withheld while card terms are under re-review.
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Estimated first-year value
$920
Card terms under re-review
This estimate reflects your inputs and the recorded terms. A recommendation is withheld pending issuer re-review.
Estimated annual value after year one (no bonus): +$140/yr : based on these inputs; actual value can differ.
Which credits will you actually use?
$200 United TravelBank credit
$200/yrPosts at account open and each anniversary; spends like cash toward United airfare, so it's the one easy credit here.
$180 Instacart credit
$180/yrDrips out as a $10 and a $5 credit each month (enrollment required); easy to forget unless you already shop Instacart.
$150 Renowned Hotels credit
$150/yrOnly on prepaid stays through United's Renowned Hotels collection. Our model excludes it by default; compare the rate with other booking options.
$150 JSX flight credit
$150/yrOnly on JSX, a regional semi-private carrier serving a handful of cities; near-useless if JSX isn't near you.
$120 Global Entry / TSA PreCheck credit
$120/yrOnce every ~4 years (~$30/year equivalent), and useless if another card already covered it.
$100 rideshare credit
$100/yrUp to $8/month ($12 in December) as monthly drips (enrollment required) you must remember to use.
$80 Avis/Budget car rental credit
$80/yr$40 each on up to two prepaid Avis or Budget rentals per anniversary year: only if you rent from those brands.
10,000-mile award flight discount
$100/yrA 10,000-mile rebate after you redeem miles for a United award each year (plus another 10,000 after $20,000 annual spend): only valuable if you actually book United awards.
Starting from our model's credit defaults. Tap to make it yours. Bonus and rewards valued at a conservative 1.3c/point.
We value United MileagePlus at a conservative 1.3c/point (a motivated redeemer can reach ~1.5c). United MileagePlus is dynamically priced with no award chart, so value swings. 1.3c is a fair everyday floor; Star Alliance partner awards reach a bit higher. See how we value points.
The recorded signup offer
These are recorded offer facts and labeled model estimates. Card terms under re-review; check the issuer for the current offer.
Recent typical offer
60,000 points after $4,000 spend in 3 months
Offers change constantly: this is a recent typical bonus, not a guarantee. Always verify the live offer on the issuer's site before applying.
Both bars are our planning estimates for 60,000 points. Actual redemption values can differ.
at 1.5¢/pt: our achievable estimate
at 1.3¢/pt: our conservative planning estimate
That's $120 (13%) between our estimates, with the percentage measured against the achievable estimate. The card-value calculations on this page use our planning baseline.
Chase's 5/24 rule
Chase typically won't approve you if you've opened 5 or more credit cards across all banks in the past 24 months. Check your count before you apply.
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What you actually get
- Free first and second checked bags for you and one companion on United-operated flights
- Priority boarding for you and companions on the same reservation
- Annual 10,000-mile award flight discount (plus 10,000 more after $20k annual spend)
- 1,000 bonus Premier qualifying points (PQP) each year toward elite status, plus 1 PQP per $20 spent
- Expanded Award Availability: more saver award seats than non-cardholders see
- $120 Global Entry / TSA PreCheck / NEXUS application credit (every ~4 years)
- 25% back as a statement credit on United inflight food, beverages, and Wi-Fi
- No foreign transaction fees
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