warranty

Hi,

My question relates to new car warranties here. Is it fair to draw conclusions about a manufacturer’s confidence in their design and engineering from the warranty they offer?

There’s a huge range of warranties on offer in Ireland. As I understand it, Mercedes offers a paltry two years, unlimited mileage, with no option to purchase an extension.

This is followed closely by Audi and VW, each offering three years and 90,000km, again with no option to purchase an extension.

Most others seem to offer at least three years with up to unlimited mileage, up to Kia’s seven years and 150,000km.

My own four-year-old Toyota Corolla will be warrantied for up to 10 years with timely Toyota servicing.

I note you don’t tend to mention reliability in your reviews, maybe because numbers sold in Ireland are too small for meaningful stats.

The UK’s What Car? reliability survey is eye-opening and in some cases eye-watering, and presumably closely reflects the experience of Irish drivers.

It seems to me that warranty should be a key consideration when buying a new car. What are the stingier warranties telling us about quality?

If you haven’t done so to date, would you consider doing an article about new car warranties here?

Keep up the great work,

Will I be able to purchase an extended warranty for my three-year-old imported Range Rover Sport?

Hi,

The timing belt went on my Citroen C5 so the mechanic said to replace it with a second-hand engine which will cost up to 2,000 Euros. How do I know if the mechanic will get a good second-hand engine for me?

Having an issue with a 2021 Kia Rio (manual transmission) which I bought new.

A couple of weeks ago, it got stuck in second gear while driving. I pulled in, turned the engine off: gears working perfectly. Turned engine on: it got stuck in gear again. After a few minutes it came right again by itself.

Got it checked in the garage where I bought the car, but they found nothing wrong with it. The car was driving perfectly fine then for nearly three weeks. Then the same thing happened again.

Brought it to the garage again. Was told it was a slipping clutch. I doubt that very much as the car is just four years old with 75,000 kilometres on the clock.

They took their sweet time with repairing it! I received no phone calls from them, no quote, nothing. I had to keep ringing them for updates.

Today out of the blue, I got a text message saying my car had been repaired: "Full clutch replacement" at €1,400. I'm still in shock.

What's the story with the Kia warranty: seven years or 150,000 kilometres? I think a clutch shouldn't fail abruptly after four years and 75,000 kilometres.

I reckon it's a faulty component, rather than wear and tear.

Good morning.

I like your really comprehensive review of the MGS5 EV. I'm considering buying one of them and I like the seven-year warranty, but how good is this warranty? I've had a car that had a seven-year warranty but the garage quibbled and refused to cover issues that I fully expected to be resolved.

Kind regards and thanks

What's the warranty on the 2025 Opel Frontera?

Buying a 2016 Audi A6 in the UK and bringing back to Ireland. Is there a warranty I can purchase (even for three months) that will cover the first few months here in Ireland to give me a chance to register the car etc?

It has 67,000 miles on the clock and full service history stamped by Audi, one owner, no issues as have done full vehicle check online. The warranty would have to cover UK and Ireland for three months.

What's the guarantee on the car, battery and air suspension for the Volvo XC90?

Is there a reason why XPeng offer a five-year warranty in Ireland and better durations for warranties in other countries? Does the motor industry or government monitor warranty discrepancies in the EU single market vs. other countries to advocate for consumers?

Hi,

Wondering if you could assist me, please. I’m looking at potentially buying a UK-imported VW Golf from a Mazda dealer garage. It will have two years left of the manufacturer warranty. Will that warranty be valid in Ireland if something unfortunately happened and who would I take the car to, a local Irish Volkswagen dealership? The garage/seller maintains the warranty would be valid.

Can you please confirm?

Thanks in advance.