Best new car warranties 2025

Finding the best car warranty is top priority for many car buyers, as even the most reliable vehicles can develop issues over time. A car warranty protects you from unexpected repair costs by covering essential components, such as the engine, gearbox, suspension, and onboard technology. However, not every manufacturer offers the same level of cover, so we’ve rounded up the best available today.

The industry standard has long been three years and 60,000 miles for a new car warranty, but the best today offer much lengthier coverage, both in terms of mileage and duration. While most warranties have a fixed time and mileage limit, some manufacturers provide unlimited mileage warranties – something to look out for if you’re a high-mileage driver.

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Additionally, many brands now offer different warranty terms for electric vehicles (EVs) and traditional petrol or diesel cars, with EVs sometimes receiving more generous coverage. Some brands also provide service-activated extended warranties, allowing you to extend your warranty by servicing your car at an authorised dealer.

Of course, there are terms and conditions to be aware of when it comes to car warranties. This usually involves servicing the vehicle in line with the manufacturer’s recommended schedule and otherwise taking good care of the car. It’s a good idea to read the fine print before making a decision.

To help you find the best car warranty for your needs, we’ve compared the top options available. Read on to discover which manufacturers offer the most comprehensive protection in 2025.

1. Toyota

• Up to 10 years or 100,000 miles

Renowned for its legendary reliability, Toyota also provides the most impressive warranty in the business, with up to 10 years or 100,000 miles of cover through its ‘Additional Warranty’ programme. The standard Toyota warranty lasts for three years or 60,000 miles, which is in line with the industry standard. However, with each service at an authorised Toyota repairer after this period, the warranty will be extended by 12 months and 10,000 miles up to the 10-year, 100,000-mile limit.

The warranty applies to all new cars from Toyota, including its petrol and self-charging hybrid models, as well as the fully electric Toyota bZ4X. As an added bonus, the high voltage batteries in Toyota’s hybrid models qualify for up to 15 years of cover, following routine servicing with a Toyota dealer.

2. Lexus

• Up to 10 years or 100,000 miles

Lexus is the premium car offshoot of Toyota, and therefore benefits from the same generous 10-year, 100,000-mile warranty. The standard warranty is the same as Toyota’s at three years and 60,000 miles, and it can be extended through the same ‘Additional Warranty’ scheme with regular servicing at an authorised Lexus Centre. Every new Lexus is eligible, including its electric models.

3. Peugeot (electric models only)

• Up to 8 years or 100,000 miles

While Peugeot’s three-year, 60,000-mile combustion-engined car warranty is nothing to write home about, its electric car warranty provides far greater cover. The ‘Allure Care’ warranty was introduced in 2024, and covers nearly all of Peugeot’s electric cars for up to eight years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Like the Toyota and Lexus warranties above, this is a service activated warranty; with every service at an authorised Peugeot centre, the standard warranty will be extended by two years and 16,000 miles, up to the maximum eight years or 100,000 miles. Nearly every electric Peugeot is covered, the only exclusions being the Peugeot E-Rifter and the E-Traveller MPVs which make do with the standard three-year, 60,000-mile cover.

4. Kia

• Up to 7 years or 100,000 miles

Kia’s seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty has long been one of the best available, and it’s still hard to beat. While the warranties above may last longer, there’s a key difference for Kia’s cover – this isn’t a service activated warranty. All Kia’s get seven years or 100,000 miles of cover regardless of where you service the car – good news for people who don’t live near an official Kia centre.

It’s important to point out that the cover is only valid if the car is serviced and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidance, so don’t expect Kia to replace a blown engine if the oil hasn’t been changed for 80,000 miles. Every new Kia is eligible for the cover, and it’s transferable between owners.

5. XPeng

• Up to 7 years or 100,000 miles

XPeng is a new name on the electric car scene, but its impressive seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty is a good way to quickly build trust with buyers. Like Kia, this isn’t a service-activated warranty, so all XPengs are eligible so long as they’ve been serviced in line with the manufacturer’s recommended schedule.

XPeng only sells one vehicle in the UK at the moment – the XPeng G6 – but it has plans to introduce more electric cars in the future. The batteries in its EVs also get a separate eight year warranty, so they’re covered for an additional year beyond the standard warranty.

6. Jaecoo

• Up to 7 years or 100,000 miles

Jaecoo is another new car maker to hit the UK from China, and its cars get an equally generous warranty. Its sole offering over here is the Jaecoo 7, a petrol or hybrid SUV that looks rather similar to a certain Range Rover model.

The Jaecoo 7 gets a far more generous warranty, though, lasting for up to seven years or 100,000 miles. That’s the same as you get with a Kia or XPeng, and doesn’t require service-activation. While Jaecoo doesn’t sell any electric cars in the UK yet, its warranty terms state that future EV batteries will get a separate eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty. If the battery falls below 70% of its original capacity during this period, Jaecoo will repair or replace it.

7. Omoda

• Up to 7 years or 100,000 miles

Omoda is essentially a sister brand to Jaecoo, offering even more affordable SUVs. Its cars get an identical warranty, lasting for seven years or 100,000 miles. The Omoda E5 is an electric SUV sold in the UK, and the same battery warranty applies here as it does for Jaecoo – if the battery falls below 70% of its original capacity within eight years or 100,000 miles, Omoda will repair or replace it.

8. Suzuki

• Up to 7 years, 100,000 miles

Suzuki offers an equally impressive seven years or 100,000 miles of cover for all of its new cars. The key difference to Kia’s warranty is that this is a service activated warranty – the standard cover only lasts for three years or 60,000 miles. However, once that cover expires, you can take your car for a qualifying service at a Suzuki dealer or service centre, after which you’ll get another 12 months of cover for free. 

Each service at a Suzuki centre adds another 12 months and 9,000/12,500 miles (depending on your model) to the warranty, up to a maximum of seven years or 100,000 miles.

9. KGM (electric models only)

• Up to 7 years, 90,000 miles

KGM, formerly known as Ssangyong, offers competitive warranties for all of its cars, but its seven-year, 90,000-mile electric car warranty stands out as one of the best. 

The first electric car in KGM’s lineup was the KGM Torres EVX – its remaining five models are covered for up to five years or 100,000 miles. Like the cover offered by Kia, this is not a service activated warranty; every new KGM is eligible as long as it’s maintained in line with the manufacturer’s recommended service schedule.

10. MG

• Up to 7 years, 80,000 miles

All MGs registered from September 2019 onwards are covered by a seven-year, 80,000-mile warranty, as long as they’re serviced in line with the manufacturer’s recommended service intervals. Every MG is covered, from the humble MG3 supermini, right up to the £60k Cyberster roadster. There’s no service activated warranty to worry about here – every car gets the full length of cover as standard.

11. Dacia

• Up to 7 years, 75,000 miles

Dacia has always been a value-focused brand and for the longest time its three-year, 60,000-mile warranty reflected that. However, in 2024 Dacia introduced its new Zen warranty, a service activated warranty that provides cover for up to seven years or 75,000 miles. The warranty is available for new and used cars, so long as the latter is under six years old and has been serviced in line with the recommended schedule – it doesn’t need to have been serviced within the Dacia network.

Each service extends the warranty by one year or 16,000 miles, whichever comes first, up to the maximum seven years or 75,000 miles. Like many of the warranties on this list, it’s transferable between owners should you sell your car.

12. BYD

• Up to 6 years, 93,750 miles

A newcomer to the UK car market, BYD has one up on many of the established brands with its six-year, 93,750-mile warranty. There’s no service activation to worry about here – you get the full cover no matter where you service the car. All of BYD’s electric cars are covered, including the Dolphin, Seal and Atto 3, as well as the plug-in hybrid BYD Seal U. Its EVs get an additional two years of cover for the electric motor and motor control unit.

13. Hyundai

• Up to 5 years, unlimited miles

For some drivers, Hyundai’s warranty will be the best, thanks to its unlimited mileage cover. It only lasts for five years, which is some way off the top warranties on this list, but that’s still two years more than the industry standard. Plus, with unlimited mileage cover, you don’t need to worry about driving too far each year. For taxi drivers, driving instructors, or those who simply spend lots of time on the motorway, that could be more important than the warranty time limit.

It’s worth pointing out that Hyundais used as taxis, private hire vehicles or driving school vehicles have slightly different mileage limits for ‘limited warranty’ parts such as clutches and bulbs compared to normal cars, so make sure to read the small print. Also, the high voltage batteries used in Hyundai’s EVs and hybrids have separate cover, lasting for eight years or 100,000 miles.

14. GWM Ora

• Up to 5 years, unlimited miles

Chinese EV brand GWM Ora offers a near-identical warranty to Hyundai, with all of its cars covered for five years with unlimited mileage. The batteries get a separate warranty which also matches Hyundai: eight years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first. There are no exceptions or exclusions for taxis, private hire vehicles or driving school vehicles, however, so you’re free to rack up miles how you please, as long as you keep to the manufacturer’s recommended service schedule.

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