# New York — Vehicle Lemon Law Eligibility Thresholds by State

For New York, time limit is two years; mileage limit is eighteen thousand miles; repair attempts is four or more times; out of service days is thirty or more calendar days; statute citation is N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 198-a, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** New York
- **time limit:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **mileage limit:** eighteen thousand miles _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **repair attempts:** four or more times _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **out of service days:** thirty or more calendar days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 198-a _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (d) It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties, if: (1) the same nonconformity, defect or condition has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer or its agents or authorized dealers within the first eighteen thousand miles of operation or during the period of two years following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is the earlier date, but such nonconformity, defect or condition continues to exist; or (2) the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair of one or more nonconformities, defects or conditions for a cumulative total of thirty or more calendar days during either period, whichever is the earlier date.

## Source

- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GBS/198-A

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Vehicle Lemon Law Eligibility Thresholds by State](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-lemon-law-thresholds-by-state/).