New Jersey Lemon Law Attorneys
You Can Get a Cash Settlement, a Replacement Car, or a Refund with Easy Lemon
The New Jersey Lemon Law (N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects) or 20 cumulative calendar days out of service. Under this statute, the manufacturer pays the consumer's attorney fees when the consumer prevails, no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents New Jersey drivers at every stage.
Your New Jersey lemon law attorney
Admitted in New Jersey
Steven P. Nassi is admitted in New Jersey. He founded the firm, he is its managing partner, and he has been in practice since 2004. Cardozo, class of 2003, supervising editor of the Cardozo Law Review. New Jersey requires the manufacturer to be notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, and then gives it ten days to cure. Miss that step and a strong claim can still fail.
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 Jersey 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 Jersey's Lemon Law
New Jersey's Lemon Law is found at N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.
How New Jersey's Lemon Law Process Works
Document Your Repairs
Ask for a repair order every time you visit a New Jersey dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49, 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 Jersey'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.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49 requires.
Manufacturer Response
If New Jersey law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, New Jersey 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
Under N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49, the manufacturer pays the consumer's attorney fees when the consumer prevails. 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 Jersey Lemon Law Results
These are actual settlements obtained by the firm for clients in New Jersey. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is different. See our recent settlements page for more.
Defect: engine/ transmission
Defect: electrical/ technology
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 Jersey 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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What Our Clients Say
About the New Jersey Lemon Law
Answers anchored to N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49, the statute that governs lemon law claims in New Jersey.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Get a Free Case Review →New Jersey Lemon Law Arbitration
Arbitration is optional in New Jersey, so an owner can go directly to court or pick voluntary arbitration, and most of our New Jersey cases never need either because they settle at the written-demand stage. Our lemon law FAQ answers the general questions.
If you choose it, a program only takes the case once the repair history meets the threshold in N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49 and the manufacturer has had the written notice N.J.S.A. §56:12-33(b) calls for, by certified mail, and then the program sets its own timing. Its decision is often binding on the manufacturer. The consumer usually can still appeal to civil court, though, and appeal deadlines vary, so we want to see the decision the day it comes.
A case that goes to court instead is usually filed in the county where you live or where the car was sold, and the courts for several New Jersey cities are listed in the statute-cited answers below.
New Jersey Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss
Most New Jersey cases can be brought under both laws, and we look at every case under the state statute and under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301) and then lead with the stronger one. The state law has the repair presumption and the buyback remedy, but Magnuson-Moss adds a federal fee provision.
New Jersey Lemon Law
New Jersey wants 3 repair attempts for the same defect, 1 for a serious safety defect, or 20 cumulative calendar days out of service, all within 2 years or 24,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is earlier. The state law reaches new motor vehicles, leases and certain used vehicles. Arbitration isn't required first, the case can go to state or federal court, and a consumer who prevails recovers attorney fees from the manufacturer. The owner also has to send the manufacturer notice by certified mail, because without it the §56:12-33(a) presumption does not apply against the manufacturer.
Magnuson-Moss and a reasonable number of attempts
Where New Jersey counts three attempts or 20 days, the federal act just asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and that depends on the facts of the case. New Jersey stops at 2 years or 24,000 miles. But the federal time limit is just the length of the express warranty, and so the act can also cover defects outside the New Jersey lemon law period. Magnuson-Moss applies to products sold with a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify. Federal law adds an arbitration step before suit only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules, the case can be filed in state or federal court, and fees follow 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2).
New Jersey Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers
What counts as a reasonable number of repair attempts in New Jersey?
Three attempts at the same defect (or 1 for a serious safety defect), or 20 cumulative calendar days out of service, and our client's 2025 Ineos Grenadier got there on days. It was bought new from an authorized INEOS dealership in New Jersey in May 2025. First the AC drain leaked. The service partner drained and resealed it. Then it refilled the coolant, all under INEOS bulletin DOCIATSB002099. On the second visit it was a service light that kept coming back. INEOS told the technician to clear it (ticket #184362), and nobody documented a root-cause repair. The third visit was for interior trim panel spacing. The fourth was for rear door damage, and it got a new right-hand split door arrester and also a new rear lamp under INEOS case #193710, and then right after that repair a powertrain error LTE warning came on. By then it had been out of service 43 days over five visits, more than twice the 20-day threshold under N.J.S.A. §56:12-33, and our client kept the Grenadier and got a cash settlement.
Which New Jersey court hears a lemon law lawsuit?
Usually the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Civil Part, in the county where you live or where the car was sold. That means Hudson County for Jersey City and Union City, in the Hudson Vicinage, and Middlesex County for Edison, Ocean County for Toms River, Essex County for East Orange, Cumberland County for Vineland in the Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Vicinage, and Camden County for Camden, Cherry Hill and Gloucester Township. Hamilton is harder, since New Jersey has two Hamilton Townships, one in Mercer County in the Mercer Vicinage and one in Atlantic County in the Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage. Smaller claims don't leave the Superior Court, they just go to its Special Civil Part. A Magnuson-Moss claim can also go to Federal District Court if damages are over $50,000 or party diversity permits it (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)). In the end, which court hears a case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues and the law it's brought under.
What should you send your New Jersey lemon law lawyer first?
The repair orders, all of them, even the ones where the technician found nothing, since we count each attempt from one.
- the purchase or lease contract, which shows the delivery date that starts the 2-year, 24,000-mile period
- the warranty booklet
- emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer
- receipts for towing, rentals and lodging, because those costs are often recoverable
It helps to write down the date and mileage each time the problem shows up. You can also look up your VIN for recalls at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How is the buyback mileage offset calculated in New Jersey?
Each state counts the miles its own way, but the idea is the same: the manufacturer takes something off the refund for the miles you drove. A common formula divides your mileage by the car's useful life, usually 100,000 to 120,000 miles, and multiplies by the price, but a smaller divisor gives the manufacturer a bigger deduction, so we check its numbers before anything is signed. Registration, taxes and finance charges usually come back to you in the refund, and so do towing or rental costs. Attorney fees are paid separately from the buyback.
Serving Drivers Across All of New Jersey
Easy Lemon represents New Jersey consumers from Newark to Cape May. We handle N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.
New Jersey by Manufacturer
New Jersey-specific manufacturer pages: notice procedure for that automaker, defect patterns by model line, and how each interacts with N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49.
Chevrolet × New Jersey
Silverado, Tahoe, Equinox, Bolt EV: GM notice procedure, NJ DCA Lemon Law Unit arbitration under §56:12-33, three-attempt + 20-day patterns, salt-belt and dense-traffic defect classes.
See page →Jeep × New Jersey
Wrangler 4xe, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer cluster: FCA US LLC (Stellantis) notice procedure, NJ DCA Lemon Law Unit, unique one-attempt safety presumption under §56:12-31.
See page →Ram × New Jersey
Ram 1500 / 2500 / 3500 / ProMaster: NJ DCA Lemon Law Unit, one-attempt safety presumption (§56:12-31) on Cummins fire, eTorque stall, ABS/ESC offline, tailgate latch.
See page →Dodge × New Jersey
Charger / Challenger / Durango / Hornet / Daytona EV: NJ DCA Lemon Law Unit, one-attempt safety presumption (§56:12-31) on Charger 24V-198 airbag, Hornet PHEV fire and brake collapse, Daytona EV IPC blackout.
See page →Volkswagen × New Jersey
Atlas / Tiguan / Taos / ID.4 / Jetta / ID. Buzz: NJ DCA Lemon Law Unit, one-attempt safety presumption (§56:12-31) on Atlas airbag (22V-152), ID.4 door handle (23V-312/24V-651), ID. Buzz seatbelt FMVSS 208 (25V-269).
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