warranty

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.

I was looking to change my car for another and was looking at a few imported ones from a few dealers but with warnings about no history on cars from the UK, I was not too happy to buy until I noticed “AA approved" on the dealer’s ad. If AA approved, can I assume that the car is under some sort of guarantee?