One of the biggest differentiators when buying a new car compared with a second-hand vehicle is that you’re certain to be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, to the maximum extent permissable.
This will generally cover mechanical failures arising from defects or issues relating to the car’s design or the parts used. In addition, you are usually covered for the provision of a loan car and roadside assistance or towing when stranded by the side of the road because of a warranty issue, although the extent of your coverage will be defined in the fine print.
On the flip side, you won’t be covered for standard wear and tear, nor any mechanical issues arising from your neglect or error. Yes, that even includes failing to maintain the appropriate service levels for your car. Some manufacturers include a specified distance threshold for cover, which in effect seeks to mitigate the impact of wear and tear over time.
Below are the warranty details for all the car brands in Australia, excluding any promotional offers, as if you bought the car new today.
The complete list of new car warranties
Alfa Romeo: 3-year/150,000km
Alpine: 3-year/unlimited km for the first 2 years, then 100,000km for the third year.
Aston Martin: 3-year/unlimited km
Audi: 3-year/unlimited km
Bentley: 3-year/unlimited km
BMW: 3-year/unlimited km
Citroen: 5-year/unlimited km
Chrysler: 3-year/100,000km
Fiat: 3-year/150,000km
Ferrari: 3-year/unlimited km
Ford: 5-year/unlimited km
Foton: 3-year/100,000km
Genesis: 5-year/unlimited km
Great Wall: 5-year/150,000km
Haval: 7-year/unlimited km
Honda: 5-year/unlimited km
Hyundai: 5-year/unlimited km
Infiniti: 4-year/100,000km
Isuzu: 6-year/150,000km
Jaguar: 3-year/100,000km
Jeep: 5-year/100,000km.
Kia: 7-year/unlimited km
Lamborghini: 3-year/unlimited km
Land Rover: 3-year/100,000km
LDV: 5-year/130,000km
Lexus: 4-year/100,000km
Lotus: 3-year/unlimited km
Mahindra: 3-year/100,000km
Maserati: 3-year/unlimited km
Mazda: 5-year/unlimited km
McLaren: 3-year/unlimited km
Mercedes-Benz: 5-year/unlimited km
MG: 7-year/unlimited km
Mitsubishi: 5-year/100,000km (standard); 10-year/200,000km when serviced exclusively within the Mitsubishi dealer network
Nissan: 5-year/unlimited km
Peugeot: 5-year/unlimited km
Porsche: 3-year/unlimited km
Ram: 3-year/unlimited km
Rolls-Royce: 4-year/unlimited km
Renault: varies between 3 to 7-year, up to unlimited km
SsangYong: 7-year/unlimited km
Subaru: 5-year/unlimited km
Suzuki: 5-year/unlimited km
Tesla: 4-year/80,000km (battery and drive unit warranty varies by model)
Toyota: 5-year/unlimited km
Volkswagen: 5-year/unlimited km
Volvo: 5-year/unlimited km
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