The law that provides consumers the most protection of all used car warranty laws is the car lemon law. This law was created in order to protect the rights of people who purchase used cars that turn out to be lemons. The Used Car Lemon Law is applicable to all car purchases that happen with dealers and is not applicable to private purchases.

According to the law, dealers are required to give a written warranty for the used car, whereby he undertakes the task of repairing any defective parts for free. He can also undertake to pay for any repairs on the car. Any used car covered by this law can be sold by a dealer “as is” and the best part is that , in case the dealer in unable to repair the car to your satisfaction after a number of attempts, then the buyer is entitled to a full refund of the purchase price.

However, the criteria under which a car is covered under the lemon law are quite stringent. The car has to be at least two years old or driven within 18,000 miles, whichever comes first. Another requirement for this law is, the vehicle needs to be purchased or leased from a dealer, and has a purchase price of at least $1,500 and has not exceeded more than 100,000 miles at the time of resale or lease.