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You Likely Qualify!
Your answers meet the basic lemon law test. Before anyone can confirm that your car qualifies, an attorney has to see the repair orders. We work on a contingency basis, and there are no attorney’s fees unless we recover for you.
You May Not Qualify Under Standard Lemon Law
The standard lemon law test does not seem to fit. Other consumer protection laws may still help with a car like yours. Contact us anyway.
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How your Rhode Island claim gets built
Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A Rhode Island claim gets built on two things: the Rhode Island lemon law statute, and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which applies in all fifty states. Send the repair orders and the purchase or lease paperwork, and we can tell you which of the two fits your vehicle.
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Rhode Island Lemon Law Thresholds
- ✓ 4 repair attempts for the same defect
- ✓ 30 cumulative calendar days out of service
- ✓ Filing deadline: Within 3 years of original delivery or 2 years of the date the odometer reached 15,000 miles, whichever is earlier
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Bristol Lemon Law Basics
Claims from Bristol fall under R.I. Gen. Laws §31-5.2-1 to §31-5.2-14, which covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Rhode Island for personal, family, or household use. If the defect is still there once your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above, and you are within the deadline, you may have a claim. Our Rhode Island Lemon Law Attorneys page has the statute text, the deadlines and the used-car rules.
How a Bristol Lemon Law Claim Works
This is what happens after you call us from Bristol.
Document Your Repairs
Keep every repair order from your Bristol dealership, even the short ones. Under Rhode Island's lemon law, those papers are the written proof of each repair attempt.
Free Case Evaluation
We read your repair history against the Rhode Island statute and tell you whether the car qualifies. The review costs nothing, and there are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.
We File the Claim
We write and send the paperwork. We deal with the manufacturer for you.
You Get Compensated
A successful case usually ends with a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. There are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.
Is Your Bristol Car a Lemon? Rhode Island's 3-Step Test
Does the Defect Substantially Impair Use, Value, or Safety?
Under Rhode Island law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety.
Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?
In Rhode Island the test is 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, as long as the claim is brought within the deadline in step 3. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.
Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?
In Rhode Island, a claim must be brought within 3 years of original delivery or 2 years of the date the odometer reached 15,000 miles, whichever is earlier. We check that deadline against the delivery date on your contract and the dates on your repair orders.
If you are not sure about your dates, call us. The consultation is free. 📞 (855) 435-3666
If you think you are past a deadline, call us anyway. We may still be able to help.
Court and Venue in Bristol
Bristol is in Bristol County. Its civil trial court is the Rhode Island Superior Court. Rhode Island also has a lower court for smaller civil claims, so the amount in dispute can change where a case is filed. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.
The Rhode Island lemon law is R.I. Gen. Laws §31-5.2-1 to §31-5.2-14. The consumer must first use the manufacturer's qualifying procedure or the state motor vehicle arbitration board.
The repair test in the statute is 4 repair attempts for the same defect, or 30 cumulative calendar days with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. A consumer who prevails is entitled to attorney fees.
Open recalls on your vehicle can be checked against NHTSA records at easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim.
Sources: Rhode Island Judiciary, Superior Court; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.
Rhode Island Lemon Law: The Rules That Decide a Bristol Claim
Rhode Island law sets a repair test and says whether arbitration comes first, and Court and Venue above already explains both. Here are a few of its other rules.
Notable provisions of Rhode Island Lemon Law
Rhode Island's term of protection is 1 year or 15,000 miles from delivery, whichever comes first, and the presumption is 4 repair attempts or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. A consumer who uses an informal dispute procedure is never precluded from later seeking the chapter's remedies in court.
Meet Your Legal Team
Steven Nassi, Esq., Founder & Managing Partner
Founded Easy Lemon so consumers could get real representation with nothing owed up front. B.A. from SUNY Binghamton, J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Supervising Editor, Cardozo Law Review. Published in Law360, Lexology, and Risk Management Magazine.
Serving Bristol & Surrounding Rhode Island Communities
📍 Bristol Areas
We take cases from Bristol Harbor, Colt State Park area, Poppasquash and Bristol Highlands.
🏖️ East Bay
Nearby: Warren, Barrington, Portsmouth and Tiverton.
What The Manufacturer Owes You
Under Rhode Island law the remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. A qualifying case from Bristol usually closes in one of these three ways.
Refund
The car goes back to the manufacturer, which returns what you paid, with the taxes, registration fees and finance charges, less a reasonable use offset.
Replacement Vehicle
The manufacturer swaps your car for a comparable new one and pays for the exchange.
Cash Settlement
You hold on to the car and are paid for the value the defect cost you. This one is not in the statute. It is negotiated.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers below are based on Rhode Island law and on the paperwork Bristol drivers usually send us.
What Our Clients Are Saying
Easy Lemon has handled 3,000+ lemon law cases‡.
My brother-in-law, a mechanic, said 'that's not normal for a modern engine. Call someone.' So I did. I spoke to Steven Nassi at Easy Lemon.
He explained that excessive oil consumption is a known defect in certain Subaru engines. He'd handled similar cases. He said, 'They tell you it's normal because they don't want to replace the short block.' He already knew the internal service bulletins.
His team filed the claim. Subaru settled with a cash payment that covered my oil expenses and then some. I was genuinely surprised it worked.
Why different? Steven saw a pattern I didn't know existed. They don't just take cases; they know manufacturer secrets.”
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Reviewed by Easy Lemon Legal Team · Last updated August 24, 2026