Tung Nguyen
News Editor
6 Mar 2020
2 min read

Mercedes-Benz is now the first and only premium German brand to move to a five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty, but will its rivals follow suit?

At present, Mercedes-Benz archrivals Audi and BMW are offering a three-year/unlimited kilometre warranty for all new vehicles sold, but both brands have indicated they will not up their assurance period.

“Audi Australia believes our well-established three-year/unlimited kilometre factory warranty occupies a competitive place in the market,” the brand told CarsGuide.

“Since 2019, Audi Australia has offered a full range of competitively priced three- and five-year prepaid service plans that give owners certainty when it comes to running costs.

“All customers purchasing new Audi vehicles can take advantage of these service plans, enhancing ownership experience.

“We will continue to monitor the market to ensure that all aspects of our value proposition are as competitive as possible.”

Audi has a deal on its A5 sport-hatch that saves a whopping $12,760.
Audi has a deal on its A5 sport-hatch that saves a whopping $12,760.

Meanwhile, BMW Australia boss Vikram Pawah told CarsGuide that “BMW Group Australia has no plans to change its warranty offering at this point”.

Porsche also offers a three-year/unlimited kilometre warranty on its vehicles with no plans to up their assurance period.

Outside of Germany, South Korean brand Genesis was the first premium carmaker in the Australian market to offer a five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty when it launched as a standalone marque in the middle of last year.

Lexus serves up a four-year/100,000km assurance period on new vehicles.

Volvo meanwhile, has a three-year/unlimited kilometre warranty in place, with “currently no plans to introduce a five-year warranty”, though a brand spokesperson told CarsGuide that they will “continue to monitor the local trading conditions”.

Finally, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Alfa Romeo have three-year warranties in place, with the former brand’s models covered for 100,000km and the latter up to 150,000km.

JLR told CarsGuide that “we will always monitor the competitive environment, but no plans at this time”.

Tung Nguyen
News Editor
Having studied journalism at Monash University, Tung started his motoring journalism career more than a decade ago at established publications like Carsales and Wheels magazine. Since then, he has risen through the ranks at GoAuto to Managing Editor before joining the CarsGuide team in 2019 as the newly-appointed News Editor. Since starting at CarsGuide, Tung has spearheaded the push for well-researched and unique stories that will shines a light on the automotive industry for new-car-buying intenders, who might struggle to keep up to date with the fast-paced environment of motoring. The last few years alone have seen an explosion of interest in electric cars, as well as a push for autonomous driving, and as News Editor, it is Tung’s job to stay abreast of all the latest and deliver stories worthy of CarsGuide growing audience.
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