# New York — State lemon law eligibility thresholds: time limits, mileage, and repair attempts by US state

For New York, time limit is 90 days or 4,000 miles (18,001-36,000 miles at purchase); 60 days or 3,000 miles (36,001-79,999 miles); 30 days or 1,000 miles (80,000-100,000 miles); mileage limit is less than 100,000 miles when you bought or leased it; repair attempts required is three or more times; days out of service is a total of 15 days or more; vehicles covered is used cars, at least two years old, purchased from a New York dealer, purchase price or lease value of at least $1,500, mostly personal purposes; also covers used motorcycles effective September 1, 2004, recorded from its source on 2026-08-13.

- **State:** New York _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Time limit:** 90 days or 4,000 miles (18,001-36,000 miles at purchase); 60 days or 3,000 miles (36,001-79,999 miles); 30 days or 1,000 miles (80,000-100,000 miles)
- **Mileage limit:** less than 100,000 miles when you bought or leased it _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Repair attempts required:** three or more times _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Days out of service:** a total of 15 days or more _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Vehicles covered:** used cars, at least two years old, purchased from a New York dealer, purchase price or lease value of at least $1,500, mostly personal purposes; also covers used motorcycles effective September 1, 2004
- **Remedy:** a refund or replacement _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Arbitration required:** can try dealer's arbitration program or bring case to an arbitrator under New York's arbitration program

## What the source says

> You bought or leased the car from a New York dealer. The car had a purchase price or lease value of at least $1,500. The car had been driven less than 100,000 miles when you bought or leased it. You use the car for mostly personal purposes. The manufacturer’s duty to repair Your car’s manufacturer must first try a certain number of times to fix your car for any defect covered by the lemon-law warranty, free of charge. This is called a “duty to repair.” You may be able to get a refund or replacement if either of the following: The problem is still there after the dealer tries to fix it three or more times. You cannot use your car for a total of 15 days or more while the dealer is fixing it.

## Source

- https://ag.ny.gov/publications/used-car-lemon-law

Last verified: 2026-08-13. Review by: 2027-08-13.
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