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

For Ohio, time limit is during the period of one year following the date of original delivery or during the first eighteen thousand miles of operation, whichever is earlier; mileage limit is during the first eighteen thousand miles of operation; repair attempts required is Substantially the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times; days out of service is out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of thirty or more calendar days, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Ohio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Time limit:** during the period of one year following the date of original delivery or during the first eighteen thousand miles of operation, whichever is earlier _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Mileage limit:** during the first eighteen thousand miles of operation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Repair attempts required:** Substantially the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Days out of service:** out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of thirty or more calendar days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, it shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken by the manufacturer, its dealer, or its authorized agent to conform a motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty if, during the period of one year following the date of original delivery or during the first eighteen thousand miles of operation, whichever is earlier, any of the following apply: (1) Substantially the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times and either continues to exist or recurs; (2) The vehicle is out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of thirty or more calendar days; (3) There have been eight or more attempts to repair any nonconformity; (4) There has been at least one attempt to repair a nonconformity that results in a condition that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, and the nonconformity either continues to exist or recurs.

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1345.73

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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