Make sense of your repair history.

What this quiz checks

The quiz asks six questions: your state, how many times the same defect has been repaired, whether it's a serious safety hazard, how many days the vehicle has been out of service for repair, your delivery date, mileage, and warranty dates, and whether you've notified the manufacturer. It then compares your answers to the presumption tests in your state's lemon law. A presumption test is the statute's rule of thumb for when a manufacturer has had a "reasonable number" of repair attempts. Meeting a test doesn't mean you'll win, and missing one doesn't always end a claim — the quiz shows how your facts line up with the tests, not whether you qualify.

Count only repairs for the same defect, and take dates and mileage from your repair orders. Your answers stay in this browser.

The tests, state by state

• Texas: 4 or more attempts for the same defect, 2 or more for a serious safety hazard, or 30 or more cumulative days out of service, before the earlier of warranty expiration or 24 months / 24,000 miles. TxDMV complaints are due within 6 months of the earliest of those dates.
• California: within 18 months / 18,000 miles, 4 or more repairs of the same problem, 2 or more for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury, or more than 30 days out of service.
• Florida: during the 24-month rights period, 3 or more repairs of the same nonconformity plus written notice and a final repair attempt, or 30 or more cumulative days out of service (60 for RVs) plus written notice. Claims are due 60 days after the rights period ends (later if you used a manufacturer's certified program).
• New York: within 2 years / 18,000 miles, 4 or more repairs of the same defect, or 30 or more cumulative days out of service.
• Pennsylvania: the defect must first appear within 1 year, the first 12,000 miles, or the warranty term (whichever ends first); then 3 repairs of the same problem, or 30 or more days out of service.
• Illinois: within 1 year / 12,000 miles, 4 or more repairs, or 30 or more business days out of service, plus direct written notice to the manufacturer. Suit is due within 18 months of delivery.
• Ohio: within the first year / 18,000 miles, 3 or more repairs of the same problem, 30 or more days out of service, 8 or more attempts for any defects, or 1 attempt for a condition likely to cause death or serious bodily injury that continues.
• Georgia: during the 2-year / 24,000-mile rights period, 3 repairs of the same problem, 1 repair of a serious safety defect, or 30 cumulative days out of service. The attempt-based paths also need a final repair opportunity.
• North Carolina: the defect must first occur within 24 months / 24,000 miles; then 4 or more repairs, or 20 or more business days out of service in any 12-month warranty period with direct written notice to the manufacturer.

After your result

Where your state's lemon law sets a deadline we can estimate, the result shows it. Pennsylvania's and North Carolina's lemon laws state no suit deadline of their own, so for those states the result tells you to talk to an attorney promptly instead of guessing. A serious safety hazard, a denied claim, or a deadline that's close or already passed are reasons to talk to a licensed attorney before doing anything else. Otherwise, your answers can carry over to the $29 packet builder.