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out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of thirty or more calendar days	arizona	twenty-four thousand miles	The same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer or its agents or authorized dealers during the shorter of the express warranty term or the period of two years or twenty-four thousand miles following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer, whichever is...	https://www.azleg.gov/ars/44/01264.htm	A. It is presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties if either: 1. The same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer or its agents or authorized dealers during the shorter of the express warrant...	Arizona	during the shorter of the express warranty term or the period of two years or twenty-four thousand miles following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer, whichever is earlier	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/arizona/	[ "days_out_of_service", "mileage_limit", "repair_attempts_required", "time_limit" ]	null	null	null
The vehicle has been out of service for repair for more than 30 days (the 30 days do not need to be in a row	california	18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles	Four or more times for the same problem and it still is not fixed, or Two or more times for the same problem, if that problem is big enough to cause death or serious injury, and it still is not fixed	https://oag.ca.gov/consumers/general/lemon	California Lemon Law The California Lemon Law ( <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1793.2.&lawCode=CIV> Civ. Code, § 1793.2 et seq. ) protects you when your vehicle is defective and cannot be repaired after a “reasonable” number of attempts. The Lemon Law applies to most new...	California	The problem first occurred within 18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles (whichever comes first	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/california/	[ "arbitration_required", "days_out_of_service", "mileage_limit", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit", "vehicles_covered" ]	many vehicle manufacturers offer a state-certified arbitration program to resolve any warranty problems that you may have. Arbitration is a free and relatively simple way of resolving disputes	the manufacturer must promptly repurchase or replace it. You have the right to choose a refund instead of a replacement	The Lemon Law applies to most new vehicles purchased or leased in California that are still under a manufacturer’s new-vehicle warranty
out of service by reason of repair of one or more nonconformities by the manufacturer, or its authorized service agent, for a cumulative total of 30 or more days, 60 or more days in the case of a recreational vehicle	florida	null	The same nonconformity has been subject to repair at least three times by the manufacturer or its authorized service agent, plus a final attempt by the manufacturer to repair the motor vehicle	https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/681.104	(1)(a)  After three attempts have been made to repair the same nonconformity, the consumer shall give written notification, by registered or express mail to the manufacturer, of the need to repair the nonconformity to allow the manufacturer a final attempt to cure the nonconformity. The manufacturer shall have 1...	Florida	null	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/florida/	[ "days_out_of_service", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state" ]	null	the manufacturer, within 40 days, shall repurchase the motor vehicle and refund the full purchase price to the consumer, less a reasonable offset for use, or, in consideration of its receipt of payment from the consumer of a reasonable offset for use, replace the motor vehicle with a replacement motor vehicle acceptabl...	null
the vehicle has been out of service by reason of repair of nonconformities for a total of 30 or more business days during the statutory warranty period	illinois	one year or 12,000 miles, whichever occurs first	the same nonconformity has been subject to repair by the seller, its agents or authorized dealers during the statutory warranty period, 4 or more times, and such nonconformity continues to exist	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2341&ChapterID=67	"New vehicle" means a passenger car, as defined in Section 1-157 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a motor vehicle of the Second Division having a weight of under 8,000 pounds, as defined in Section 1-146 of that Code, a vehicle purchased by a fire department, a fire protection district, or a township fire department, and ...	Illinois	the period of one year or 12,000 miles, whichever occurs first after the date of the delivery of a new vehicle to the consumer who purchased or leased it	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/illinois/	[ "arbitration_required", "days_out_of_service", "mileage_limit", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit", "vehicles_covered" ]	shall not apply unless the consumer has first resorted to an informal settlement procedure applicable to disputes to which that subsection would apply where (1) The manufacturer of the new vehicle has established such a procedure	the manufacturer shall either provide the consumer with a new vehicle of like model line, if available, or otherwise a comparable motor vehicle as a replacement, or accept the return of the vehicle from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase price or lease cost of the new vehicle, including all colla...	"New vehicle" means a passenger car, as defined in Section 1-157 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a motor vehicle of the Second Division having a weight of under 8,000 pounds, as defined in Section 1-146 of that Code, a vehicle purchased by a fire department, a fire protection district, or a township fire department, and ...
the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair of any nonconformity for a cumulative total of fifteen or more business days	massachusetts	fifteen thousand miles of use	the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times by the manufacturer or its agents or authorized dealers within the term of protection, but such nonconformity continues to exist or such nonconformity has recurred within the term of protection	https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section7N1~2	''Motor vehicle'' or ''vehicle'', any motor vehicle as defined in section one sold, leased or replaced by a dealer or manufacturer after the effective date of this section, except that it shall not include auto homes, vehicles built primarily for off-road use or any vehicle used primarily for business purposes. ''Nonco...	Massachusetts	one year or fifteen thousand miles of use from the date of original delivery of a new motor vehicle, whichever comes first	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/massachusetts/	[ "arbitration_required", "days_out_of_service", "mileage_limit", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit", "vehicles_covered" ]	No consumer shall be required by any manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer to give notice directly to a manufacturer of the existence of any nonconformity before resorting to state-certified, new car arbitration	the manufacturer shall refund the full contract price of the vehicle including all credits and allowances for any trade-in vehicle, less any cash award that was made by the manufacturer in an attempt to resolve the dispute and was accepted by the consumer, and a reasonable allowance for use, or shall offer to replace t...	any motor vehicle as defined in section one sold, leased or replaced by a dealer or manufacturer after the effective date of this section, except that it shall not include auto homes, vehicles built primarily for off-road use or any vehicle used primarily for business purposes
the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of 30 or more business days	minnesota	null	the same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer, its agents, or its authorized dealers within the applicable express warranty term or during the period of two years following the date of original delivery of the new motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is the earlier date, but...	https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325F.665	(f) "Motor vehicle" means (1) a passenger automobile as defined in section <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2025/cite/168.002#stat.168.002.24> 168.002, subdivision 24 , including pickup trucks and vans, (2) the self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or van portion of a recreational vehicle as defined in section <http...	Minnesota	during the term of the applicable express warranties or during the period of two years following the date of original delivery of the new motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is the earlier date	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/minnesota/	[ "days_out_of_service", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit", "vehicles_covered" ]	null	the manufacturer shall either replace the new motor vehicle with a comparable motor vehicle or accept return of the vehicle from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase price	a passenger automobile, including pickup trucks and vans, and the self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or van portion of a recreational vehicle
You are unable to use your car for a total of at least 30 days while the dealer is fixing it	new-york	before it had 18,000 miles on it	The manufacturer cannot fix your car after four repair efforts	https://ag.ny.gov/publications/new-car-lemon-law	Did you buy or lease a defective new car? You may be able to get a refund or replacement under New York’s lemon law if the car meets two conditions: Your new car is not in the condition described in your written warranty. The manufacturer or its authorized agent cannot fix the car after a reasonable number of tries. Yo...	New York	The dealer bought, leased, or transferred the car before it had 18,000 miles on it, or the dealer first received the car from the manufacturer less than two years ago	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/new-york/	[ "arbitration_required", "days_out_of_service", "mileage_limit", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit", "vehicles_covered" ]	You can participate in an arbitration program or sue the manufacturer in court	You may be able to get a refund or replacement under New York’s lemon law	The car was covered by a lemon-law warranty when you first received it. The dealer bought, leased, or transferred the car before it had 18,000 miles on it, or the dealer first received the car from the manufacturer less than two years ago. The car was bought, leased, or transferred in New York state or is currently reg...
out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of thirty or more calendar days	ohio	during the first eighteen thousand miles of operation	Substantially the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times	https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1345.73	(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, it shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken by the manufacturer, its dealer, or its authorized agent to conform a motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty if, during the period of one year following the date of original d...	Ohio	during the period of one year following the date of original delivery or during the first eighteen thousand miles of operation, whichever is earlier	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/ohio/	[ "days_out_of_service", "mileage_limit", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit" ]	null	null	null
For a total of 30 days or more - not necessarily all at one time - during the first 24 months or 24,000 miles	texas	within the first 24 months or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first	Four times for the same defect within the first 24 months or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first, and the defect is still not repaired	https://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/consumer-protection/lemon-law	The Texas Lemon Law is a state law administered by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles that helps consumers who buy or lease new motor vehicles and have repeated problems getting their vehicles properly repaired under the manufacturer’s original warranty. The Lemon Law can help a consumer get the vehicle repurchased...	Texas	A Lemon Law complaint must be filed within six (6) months following the earlier of: Expiration of the express warranty term; 24 months after purchase; or 24,000 miles following the date of delivery of the vehicle	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/texas/	[ "arbitration_required", "days_out_of_service", "mileage_limit", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit", "vehicles_covered" ]	an attempt to resolve the complaint through mediation between the parties will be made. If unresolved, the matter will be referred for a hearing before an assigned hearing examiner	The manufacturer must buy back the vehicle for the purchase price (including taxes, title and license fee) minus an amount charged for vehicle use	New vehicles, including cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, motor homes, towable recreational vehicles (TRVs), and neighborhood electric vehicles
The motor vehicle is out of service due to repair for a cumulative total of 30 calendar days	virginia	null	The same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times by the manufacturer, its agents or its authorized dealers and the same nonconformity continues to exist; 2. The nonconformity is a serious safety defect and has been subject to repair one or more times by the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized...	https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title59.1/section59.1-207.13/	A. If the manufacturer, its agents or authorized dealers do not conform the motor vehicle to any applicable warranty by repairing or correcting any defect or condition, including those that do not affect the driveability of the vehicle, which significantly impairs the use, market value, or safety of the motor vehicle t...	Virginia	null	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/virginia/	[ "days_out_of_service", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state" ]	null	Replace the motor vehicle with a comparable motor vehicle acceptable to the consumer, or 2. Accept return of the motor vehicle and refund to the consumer, lessor, and any lienholder as their interest may appear the full contract price, including all collateral charges, incidental damages	null
The vehicle has been out of service due to diagnosis or repair: a cumulative total of 30 or more calendar days at least 15 of those days occurred during the period of the manufacturer’s written warranty	washington	within two years of delivery to the original retail consumer and within the first 24,000 miles of operation	The nonconformity has been subject to diagnosis or repair four or more times, or a serious safety defect has been subject to diagnosis or repair two or more times	https://www.atg.wa.gov/general-lemon-law	Which Vehicles Are Eligible? The Lemon Law covers most classes of new motor vehicles including “demonstrators” originally purchased or leased at retail in Washington. Note – Armed Forces Provision: If you are a member of the armed forces stationed or residing in Washington, a new vehicle brought with you from another s...	Washington	A Request For Arbitration is received by the Lemon Law Administration within 30 months of the original retail delivery date	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/washington/	[ "arbitration_required", "days_out_of_service", "mileage_limit", "remedy", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit", "vehicles_covered" ]	A Request For Arbitration is received by the Lemon Law Administration	required to repurchase or replace a vehicle	The Lemon Law covers most classes of new motor vehicles including “demonstrators” originally purchased or leased at retail in Washington
The motor vehicle is out of service for an aggregate of at least 30 days because of warranty nonconformities	wisconsin	null	The same nonconformity with the warranty is subject to repair by the manufacturer, motor vehicle lessor or any of the manufacturer’s authorized motor vehicle dealers at least 4 times and the nonconformity continues	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/218/i/0171	Reasonable attempt to repair” means any of the following occurring within the term of an express warranty applicable to a new motor vehicle or within one year after first delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is sooner: <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/218.0171(1)(h)1.> 218.0171(1)(h...	Wisconsin	within the term of an express warranty applicable to a new motor vehicle or within one year after first delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is sooner	https://referencesource.org/state-lemon-law-eligibility-thresholds/wisconsin/	[ "days_out_of_service", "repair_attempts_required", "state", "time_limit" ]	null	null	null

State lemon law eligibility thresholds: time limits, mileage, and repair attempts by US state

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When does a car qualify as a lemon in your state? The thresholds that trigger a state lemon law vary widely: the qualifying window runs from one year or 12,000 miles (Illinois) and one year or 15,000 miles (Massachusetts) to two years or 24,000 miles (Arizona, Texas); repair attempts that raise the presumption range from 2 (serious safety defects in Washington and California) to 4; days out of service run from 15 business days (Massachusetts) to 30 days, counted as calendar days in some states and business days in others. One record per state, quoted from the state attorney general's consumer page where reachable and from the state statute itself where the AG page blocks non-browser fetches — most do (7 of 10 AG pages tried returned 403/404/500), so assistants answer these questions from training data rather than current statute, and lemon laws do change. Answers 'is my car a lemon in California', 'how many repair attempts before lemon law applies', 'what is the mileage limit for lemon law in Texas', and 'lemon law requirements by state'.

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