The mandatory warranty for new cars amounts to two years, offering customers special packages at an added cost to increase this period, which covers all events occurring in the car due to production failures. A war without quarter to which Mazda has joined, which significantly extends the official guarantee.
The European Union requires new car manufacturers to issue a two-year warranty, and they are the Europeans who practically adhere strictly to this minimum termalthough some brands offer extensions of the period for one, two and up to three years with an additional cost in which the client does not have to pay anything if something happens. failure of the vehicle due to a production error, a defective component or damaged paint.
Koreans come to offer no less than seven years, a very long period, of which they say they do not fear any possible major defect, the reason why they offer such a long term when buying one of their vehicles. Now, it’s been Mazda which has been added to this strategy, also increasing the maximum mileage. An attempt to make their products more attractive with an extra level of protection, and that makes the Hiroshima brand more Premium.
Mazda reinforces the quality of its models with more guarantee
The Japanese manufacturer has aimed high, with a guarantee of six years on all its new cars, or a maximum mileage of 150,000 kilometers which, as usual, covers all parts and components with manufacturing defects, but don’t wear them, so components such as the clutch are outside this protection. And, as usual, it also offers extensions of up to four years up to a maximum of 10 years.
Mazda has confirmed that even if one of the models is resold during the term of this warranty, the remaining period will be held in the name of the new owner, which is logical. Although it includes fast and free assistance in the event of a breakdown or accident, always caused by a production failure, the Japanese are also somewhat stricter with the requirements, demanding the scrupulous compliance with maintenance intervals, and carried out in official services.
Plug-in and electric hybrids also benefit from this improvement, guaranteeing battery operation for 8 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first. In the case of electric vehicles, whose battery is a traction battery, it must be taken into account that the capacity decreases over time and with charge cycles. Mazda covers the repair or replacement of high-voltage battery if capacity drops below 70%including that which is returned factory remanufactured with reasonable repairability. An important improvement that will start from March 1, 2022.