New Hampshire Lemon Law Attorneys
You Can Get a Cash Settlement, a Replacement Car, or a Refund with Easy Lemon
The New Hampshire Lemon Law (N.H. Rev. Stat. §357-D:1 to §357-D:10) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 3 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service. In New Hampshire, the court may award the consumer costs and reasonable attorney fees in a lawsuit. You pay no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents New Hampshire drivers at every stage.
How your New Hampshire claim gets built
Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A New Hampshire claim gets built on two things: the New Hampshire 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.
Read Steven Nassi’s full bio →Is Your Car a Lemon?
Your car may be a lemon if it keeps going back to the dealer or the mechanic for the same problem. Under New Hampshire law, the defect must make the car unsafe, unreliable or worth much less. The manufacturer or dealer must also have failed to fix it after several tries.
The same noise, shaking or warning light keeps coming back.
The dealer has worked on it multiple times and the problem is still there.
Understanding New Hampshire's Lemon Law
New Hampshire's Lemon Law is found at N.H. Rev. Stat. §357-D:1 to §357-D:10 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.
How New Hampshire's Lemon Law Process Works
Document Your Repairs
Ask for a repair order every time you visit a New Hampshire dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under N.H. Rev. Stat. §357-D:1 to §357-D:10, these papers prove your repair attempts. Keep every receipt and work order.
Contact Easy Lemon
Send us your records. We check your repair history against New Hampshire's statute and tell you if your car qualifies as a lemon. The consultation is free, with no obligation.
We File Your Claim
We prepare the claim and handle the paperwork. This includes any notice to the manufacturer that N.H. Rev. Stat. §357-D:1 to §357-D:10 requires.
Manufacturer Response
If New Hampshire law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, New Hampshire law entitles you to relief. Most claims then move toward settlement.
Get Compensated
You receive a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you.
Why Choose Us for Lemon Law?
Past Results
We've recovered over $30 million for our clients by securing refunds, cash settlements, and replacements.
Client-Centered Approach
We receive positive feedback from clients we have represented.
Fee-Shift Representation
In New Hampshire, the court may award the consumer costs and reasonable attorney fees in a lawsuit. No fee unless we recover compensation.
Focused Results
We know the stress defective vehicles bring, so we simplify the process for you.
At Easy Lemon, your success is our mission. Let us simplify the process and get you the justice you deserve.
New Hampshire Lemon Law Results
These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in New Hampshire to report state-level figures. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is different. See our recent settlements page for more.
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Results may vary. Prior outcomes do not guarantee a similar result. Each case is unique and depends on its specific facts and applicable law.
What The Manufacturer May Owe You
Refund
You get your purchase price back, including taxes and fees, minus any use deduction New Hampshire law allows.
Cash Settlement
You receive a payment for the unresolved defect and keep your car.
Vehicle Replacement
You get a comparable new vehicle in place of the defective one, at no extra cost.
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About the New Hampshire Lemon Law
Answers anchored to N.H. Rev. Stat. §357-D:1 to §357-D:10, the statute that governs lemon law claims in New Hampshire.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Get a Free Case Review →New Hampshire Lemon Law Arbitration
New Hampshire runs its own lemon law arbitration. The claim must go through the New Hampshire Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board, which the state runs instead of the manufacturer. We handle that filing, and the general questions about arbitration are answered in our lemon law FAQ.
The board takes a case once the repair history gets to 3 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service, and after any written notice to the manufacturer that the statute makes a prerequisite, so we check both before anything is filed. Then the repair orders and the purchase or lease contract go in with the filing. How long it takes is up to the board. Its decision often binds the manufacturer, but the consumer generally keeps the right to appeal to civil court. Appeal deadlines vary, so send us a copy of the decision the day it comes. If arbitration doesn't resolve the case, either side can file a civil suit, and the Superior Courts that cover Nashua, Derry and Hooksett are named in the Statute-Cited Answers below.
Arbitration is also where New Hampshire parts ways with federal law, which requires it before a lawsuit only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules.
New Hampshire Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss
Most New Hampshire cases benefit from invoking both statutes, so we review every New Hampshire case under the state lemon law and under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301) and use the stronger one. New Hampshire's law has the repair presumption and the buyback remedy, but Magnuson-Moss adds a federal fee provision, and it can cover defects outside the New Hampshire lemon law period.
New Hampshire Lemon Law, RSA 357-D
New Hampshire asks for 3 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service, and our client's Corvette had five visits. The claim has to be commenced within 1 year after the later of the express warranty's expiration or the manufacturer's final repair attempt. The law reaches new motor vehicles purchased or leased in New Hampshire for personal, family, or household use, and it sends the claim through the state's own arbitration board. In a lawsuit, the court may award the consumer costs and reasonable attorney fees (RSA 357-D:10).
Magnuson-Moss and a reasonable number of attempts
Where New Hampshire counts three attempts or 30 business days out of service, the federal act just asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and what's reasonable depends on the facts. New Hampshire's deadline runs 1 year past the later of the warranty's expiration or the final repair attempt, while the federal time limit goes by how long the express warranty lasts. But Magnuson-Moss applies to any product under a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify. New Hampshire sends you to its state board first, while federal law requires arbitration before a lawsuit only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules. A case under either law can go to state or federal court. The federal fee rule is 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2).
New Hampshire Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers
Have you handled a lemon law case in New Hampshire?
Yes, we handled a 2024 Chevrolet Corvette that our client bought new in New Hampshire. It first went in on February 7, 2025, at 4,379 miles, with the check engine light on, and the technicians found code U1608 stored in the transmission control module. The dealer replaced the serial data gateway module. Then the convertible top stopped latching, and it locked the owner out of the trunk and kept the top from working the way it should. The dealer replaced the left folding top control module. It replaced the left hatch assembly and the center console latch push-button too, and the top latch still wasn't fixed. The owner called Easy Lemon after the fourth failed repair. The car went back a fifth time anyway, and in the end it was bought back for $66,993.10. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
What do New Hampshire lemon law attorneys need from you?
Every repair order, including the ones from visits where the technician found nothing.
- the purchase or lease contract
- the warranty booklet
- emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer
- towing, rental and lodging receipts
The warranty booklet matters here, since New Hampshire's time limit runs 1 year from the later of the warranty's expiration or the final repair attempt. It helps to write down the date, the mileage and the symptom each time the problem shows up, and you can also look up your VIN for recall notices at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Which New Hampshire court hears the case if the arbitration board doesn't resolve it?
Nashua and Weare are both in Hillsborough County, which has two Superior Court locations assigned by town, and the Judicial Branch's town list sends Nashua to Hillsborough County Superior Court South and Weare to Hillsborough County Superior Court North. Derry and Exeter are in Rockingham County, whose general civil trial court is the Rockingham Superior Court, and Hooksett is in Merrimack County, with the Merrimack Superior Court. When arbitration doesn't resolve the case, N.H. Rev. Stat. §357-D:1 to §357-D:10 lets either side file a civil suit, and it usually goes to the state's court of general jurisdiction in the county where you live or where the car was sold. Federal District Court is possible too under Magnuson-Moss (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)) if damages are over $50,000 or party diversity permits it. In the end, which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.
How is the buyback mileage offset calculated in New Hampshire?
A lot of states take your mileage, divide it by a useful life of usually 100,000 to 120,000 miles and multiply by the purchase price, but New Hampshire has its own rule. It only counts the miles driven before the first repair attempt, and it divides those by 100,000 and multiplies by the full purchase price. A manufacturer that uses a smaller divisor takes a bigger deduction, so we check its math before anything gets signed.
Serving Drivers Across All of New Hampshire
Easy Lemon represents New Hampshire consumers from Manchester to the White Mountains. We handle N.H. Rev. Stat. §357-D:1 to §357-D:10 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.
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