If your vehicle has been back to the shop repeatedly for the same warranty problem, you may be entitled to a buyback, replacement, or cash compensation under your state's lemon law. Check your car's official federal defect record below — free, 1 minute, no signup to see the data.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall campaigns and owner complaints for this make, model, and year.
Answer a few questions and an independent lemon law attorney will review your situation at no cost. Strong cases usually involve repeated repair attempts for the same problem while under warranty.
Received — a participating attorney's office will reach out, usually within 1 business day. Keep your repair orders handy.
Every US state has a lemon law. The details differ, but the pattern is the same: a substantial defect (something that affects use, value, or safety), covered by the manufacturer's warranty, that the dealer cannot fix after a reasonable number of attempts. Many states also count total days out of service — commonly 30 — toward qualification. California, Texas, Florida, and New York have some of the most-used statutes, and federal warranty law (the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act) can apply on top of state law, including to many used vehicles still under warranty.
The single most important thing an owner can do is keep every repair order. Repair records showing the same complaint repeatedly are the backbone of a successful claim.
In most US states, a vehicle may qualify as a lemon when a substantial defect covered by the warranty persists after a reasonable number of repair attempts (commonly 2–4), or the vehicle has been out of service for a set number of days (often 30). Exact rules vary by state.
Most state lemon laws consider 2 attempts for a serious safety defect (like brakes or steering) or 3–4 attempts for other substantial defects a "reasonable" number. Keep every repair order — they are your evidence.
Sometimes. Several states (including California in many cases) extend protection to used vehicles still covered by the manufacturer's original or certified warranty. Federal warranty law (Magnuson-Moss) can also apply to used vehicles with active warranties.
Typical outcomes are a repurchase (buyback) of the vehicle, a replacement vehicle, or cash compensation. In many states the manufacturer also pays the attorney's fees, which is why lemon law attorneys usually charge consumers nothing.
No. The defect lookup uses free federal NHTSA data, and the case evaluation is performed free of charge by independent lemon law attorneys.
Problem and complaint breakdowns, straight from federal records:
Carivo is an independent vehicle-data site, not a law firm, and nothing on this page is legal advice. Defect data shown comes directly from federal NHTSA recall and complaint records for the matching make, model, and year. If you request an evaluation, your information is shared with an independent lemon law attorney or intake service so they can contact you; the evaluation is free and you are never obligated to proceed. Lemon law eligibility is determined solely by attorneys based on your state's statute and your repair history.