Every new-car warranty in Australia for 2021, listed from shortest to longest
Warranties are an important factor when making a new car purchase, so we've ranked each manufacturer from shortest to longest.
The process of buying a new car can be a vigorous one, with endless options available and various factors to consider.
There's no doubting that a car's warranty is imperative and could be a deciding factor when it comes to purchasing a new car. The basic proposition is much the same across the board – however, they vary significantly depending on the manufacturer.
New-car warranties start from three years and generally go up to seven.
It's worth noting that warranty terms may be conditional, and some commercial applications may limit warranty. Individual components like electric-vehicle batteries may also be covered by separate warranties.
Here is a ranking of manufacturer's warranties in ascending order:
Three years
Abarth: Three-years/150,000km
Alfa Romeo: Three-years/150,000km
Alpine: Three-years/unlimited-kilometre for the first two years, limited to 100,000km for the third year.
Aston Martin: Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Audi: Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Bentley: Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
BMW: Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Chrysler: Three-year/100,000km
Fiat: Three-year/150,000km
Ferrari: Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Foton: Three-year/100,000km
Jaguar: Three-year/100,000km (Vehicles sold prior to April 1 2021 will have a three-year unlimited-kilometre warranty).
Lamborghini:Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Land Rover: Five-year/100,000km (Vehicles sold prior to April 1 2021 will have a three-year unlimited-kilometre warranty).
Lotus:Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Mahindra: Three-year/100,000km
Maserati:Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
McLaren: Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Porsche: Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Ram: Three-year/unlimited-kilometre
Four years
Lexus: Four-year/100,000km
Rolls-Royce: Four-year/unlimited-kilometre
Tesla: Four-year/80,000km
Five years
Citroen: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Ford: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Genesis: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Honda: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Hyundai: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Jeep: Five-year/100,000km
LDV: Five-year/130,000km
Mazda: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Mercedes-Benz: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Mercedes-Benz vans: Five-year/250,000km
Nissan: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Peugeot: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Renault: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty for passenger vehicles, five-year/200,000km for vans
Skoda: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Subaru: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Suzuki: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Toyota: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Volkswagen: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Volvo: Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
Six years
Isuzu: Six-year/150,000km
Seven years
GWM: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre (excluding Great Wall Steed, with a five-year/150,000km warranty)
Haval: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre
Kia: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre
MG: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre for ICE vehicles, EV & hybrids have a Five-year/unlimited-kilometre
SsangYong: Seven-year/unlimited-kilometre
10 years
Mitsubishi: 10-year/200,000km when serviced exclusively within the Mitsubishi dealer network. Details here. Or five-year/100,000kms as standard.
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