Does your car meet your state’s lemon law tests?
California, November 5, 2026 read on the official state page
Not yet: one more repair attempt
| Protection period | 18 months or 18,000 miles, whichever comes first: until July 5, 2027 or 18,000 miles. You are inside it. |
| Repair attempts, same defect | Not met: needs 4, you have 3 |
| Serious safety defect | Not met: needs 2 attempts, you have no safety defect |
| Days out of service | Not met: needs more than 30 calendar days, you have 12 |
| Also | More than 30 days: the out-of-service total must exceed 30 days. |
| Notice | Direct notice to the manufacturer only if the warranty or owner’s manual clearly requires it. |
| Dispute step | If the manufacturer has a state-certified third-party dispute program and disclosed it, you must use it before relying on the presumption in court. |
Tests as written in the law; a court or arbitrator decides. Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1793.2 and 1793.22 (Song-Beverly Act, Tanner Act) · California Attorney General
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