Capped-price servicing: 10 years
Roadside assistance: Up to 10 years
A similar policy applies to roadside assistance, with owners able to access five years of support if they stay within the dealer network.
Mitsubishi’s 10-year warranty is accompanied by capped-price servicing for the same period.
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Nissan
Standard warranty: Five years, unlimited kilometres
Longest warranty: Eight years, unlimited kilometres (conditional)
Nissan’s standard warranty spans five years with unlimited kilometres.
Capped-price servicing: Six years
Roadside assistance: Five years
Nissan offers six years of capped-price servicing, one more than many rivals, and five years of roadside assist.
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Subaru
Standard warranty: Five years, unlimited kilometres
Subaru’s offering is straightforward; a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and eight years or 160,000km coverage for electric car batteries.
Capped-price servicing: Five years
Roadside assistance: One year (five for new Solterra)
It offers five years of capped-price servicing, but just a single year of roadside assist is included with all new car purchases except for the Solterra (five years).
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Suzuki
Standard warranty: Five years, unlimited kilometres
The range-wide five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty is on par with most rivals in Australia.
Capped-price servicing: Five years/100,000 kilometres
Roadside assistance: Five years
Five years of included roadside assistance and capped-price servicing are also on par with most rivals.
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Tesla
Standard warranty: Four years, 80,000 kilometres
Elon Musk’s electric empire – Tesla – offers the shortest warranty of any of the top 20 selling carmakers in Australia. At just four years or 80,000km, Tesla warranties fall at least one year short of the rest.
On a positive note, the drive battery is covered for eight years/160,000km (192,000km in Model 3 Long Range), and four years of roadside assistance is included.
Capped-price servicing: Not available
Roadside assistance: Four years
Service pricing fluctuates. That’s because Tesla’s servicing schedules are condition-based, in other words, the cars are not serviced to a set time/distance interval.
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Toyota
Standard warranty: Five years, unlimited kilometres
Longest warranty: Seven years, unlimited kilometres (conditional)
Traditionally renowned for the reliability of its vehicles, Toyota backs its cars with a relatively standard five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, which can be lengthened to seven years for the engine and driveline if recommended service intervals are maintained.
Toyota has a similar policy when it comes to electric car batteries – correctly maintained vehicles are warrantied for 10 years with no kilometre limit.
Capped-price servicing: Three to five years (model dependant)
Roadside assistance: Seven years
Seven years of emergency roadside assistance are included with all Toyotas, and servicing is capped for the first six visits – equivalent to three years worth of maintenance in vehicles such as the HiLux with its six-monthly intervals, or six years in cars requiring annual maintenance.
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Volkswagen
Standard warranty: Five years, unlimited kilometres
Volkswagen provides a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty on its new cars in Australia.
Capped-price servicing: Three to five years (prepaid)
Roadside assistance: One year
The German giant falls short when it comes to roadside assistance, including just one year with a new car sale, while servicing can be prepaid for the first three to five years
