Category: Lemon Law

Michigan’s lemon law requires four failed repairs on the same defect before the presumption attaches, one more attempt than most states ask for.

Massachusetts runs two separate lemon laws, one for new cars and a distinct used car statute, each with its own thresholds, remedies, and deadlines.

Maryland’s lemon law caps the manufacturer’s use-offset deduction at 15% of the purchase price, which protects your net recovery even after heavy mileage.

Maine sets one of the lowest out-of-service thresholds in the country at 15 business days, and runs its own arbitration program through the Attorney General’s Office.

Louisiana sets the highest days-out-of-service threshold in the country at 45 calendar days, where most states use 30.

Kentucky has the shortest lemon law coverage window in the country, running the earlier of 12 months or 12,000 miles from delivery.

Kansas lemon law has a presumption trigger almost no other state uses: 10 total repair attempts across any nonconformities, even when no single defect was attempted four times.

An Iowa lemon law claim rests on a three attempt presumption inside the Lemon Law Rights Period, followed by written notice and one final repair attempt before filing with BBB AUTO LINE.

Indiana’s lemon law protects a vehicle for 18 months or 18,000 miles from delivery, and the presumption attaches after four failed repairs on the same defect or 30 business days out of service.

Illinois lemon law coverage runs just one year or 12,000 miles, one of the shortest windows in the country.

Idaho writes a Consumer Protection Act crossover into its lemon law, so a lemon law violation counts as an ICPA violation under Idaho Code section 48-913.

Hawaii routes every lemon law claim through one venue, the State Certified Arbitration Program run by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

A Georgia lemon law claim starts inside the Lemon Law Rights Period, which runs the earlier of two years from delivery or 24,000 miles.

A Florida lemon law claim has to be brought inside the Lemon Law Rights Period, which runs 24 months from the date you took delivery.

Delaware lemon law protection runs only for the earlier of the express manufacturer warranty or one year from delivery, one of the shortest windows anywhere.

Connecticut passed the first lemon law in the country in 1982 and built state-run arbitration directly into the statute.

Colorado lemon law thresholds now depend on your purchase date, because SB24-192 rewrote the statute in August 2024.

Filing an Arkansas lemon law claim runs through the New Motor Vehicle Quality Assurance Act, which protects a vehicle for 24 months or 24,000 miles, whichever is later.

Filing a lemon law claim in Alaska runs through a clear sequence: organize the paperwork, document each repair attempt, send written notice to the manufacturer, allow a final repair chance, then go to arbitration or court.

Filing a lemon law claim in Alabama follows a set sequence: document the repair attempts, notify the manufacturer in writing, allow a final repair opportunity, then move to arbitration or court.