What brands allow car warranty to be transf. to new owner

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

Are car brands compelled by law to provide with the remainder of the warranty when a car is sold to subsequent owners?
Or is it at the discretion of the manufacturer?

[Vyncenze]

Someone might correct me but I'm not aware of any car brand where the manufacturer warranty doesn't transfer to a new owner. Whether that is the law I don't know, but I'm pretty confident they all do it.

Extended warranties can sometimes be a different matter

[ilikejam]

I don't think I've ever heard of a warranty not being transferred.

It's usually a key selling point of newish used cars - "Balance of manufacturer warranty" etc.

[Mogul]

With Land Rover, the warranty needs to have been paid up in full before it can be transferred. i.e., if the previous owner was paying monthly, you cannot step in to his shoes unless the balance has been cleared....

[Dave Hedgehog]

it is the norm that the original warranty transfers to the new owner

extensions of the original warranty also transfer if they are fully paid for


however don't expect to claim if the cars been modified or repaired (they wont replace a blown engine that’s been chipped, they wont repaint a rusty panel that’s been repaired outside of their network etc.)

[JamesW]

With Porsche, the warranty is on the car not the owner - always helps with selling them, as you can sell it with the same warranty you'd get from a dealer

[alscar]

Pistonheadsdicoverer said:

Are car brands compelled by law to provide with the remainder of the warranty when a car is sold to subsequent owners?
Or is it at the discretion of the manufacturer?

If a brand new car then the warranty is “ automatically “ transferred to the new owner.
Perhaps for a very esoteric manufacturer it may be slightly different.
If an extended purchased warranty then assuming paid up to date again it can then be usually transferred.

[NortonES2]

alscar said:

If a brand new car then the warranty is automatically transferred to the new owner.

Providing the service schedule has been adhered to.

[alscar]

NortonES2 said:

Providing the service schedule has been adhered to.

Good point.

[samoht]

The VW hybrid battery warranty is limited to the original purchaser of the car

vw.co.uk said:

For PHEVs, the battery energy content degradation warranty lasts for 5 years or up to 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, for the first customer vehicle owner only. This warranty is not capable of assignment or transfer to subsequent vehicle owners.

https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/owners-and-service...

I believe this restriction was introduced recently. It's certainly against the norm of what I'd expect.

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

Thanks everyone

Leasing options at the moment are absurdly bad at the moment and it looks as if buying a second hand EV may well be the way forward.

A VW ID5 over 4 years costs you about the same as a second hand ID5 from 2023.

[Earthdweller]

BMW allow warranty transfers on extended warranty (after original expired)