10 years / 250,000k just announced by MG in Australia - including electric vehicles (and thus batteries)… Not bad considering the anti-EV crowd are always declaring battery packs to have a 3 year lifespan!
MG has introduced the longest factory warranty ever offered by a new-car maker in Australia – 10 years or 250,000km, whichever comes first – five years after rolling out seven years of coverage across its line-up.
And unlike Mitsubishi – which in October 2020 became the first brand to market a 10-year warranty, but with only a 200,000km distance limit – there is no mention of a requirement for customers to have their car serviced within the MG dealer network to access the full decade of coverage.
While MG’s new 10-year warranty is longer in time – compared to its previous seven-year offer – it now has a distance cap of 250,000km, rather than unlimited.
In effect from today (1 August 2024) for all newly-registered petrol, hybrid and electric MG models, the new warranty applies to vehicles not deemed to be “commercial use” – such as Ubers, taxis, food delivery couriers and driving schools.
So, a little more than Kiahyundai and the same for battery? Maybe more distance.
Or did Australia have worse terms before?
Hyundai is 5 years, Kia is 7 years, MG was 8 years but is now 10 years. That’s a huge difference.
They also DONT specify that you need dealer servicing, and cover EV batteries for the duration. Considering you can pick up an MG for as low as $35K AUD thats a lot of guaranteed motoring for your money.
There was a time when Hyundai offered a ten year warranty.
I’d be worried about the battery of the hybrid cars.
Just an assumption: Plug-in hybrid car, 50 km range, 50% electric driving. After 250.000 km, the battery will be used for 2500 cycles.
