Virginia Lemon Law Attorneys Fighting for Local Drivers Like You

Virginia scenic drives should be worry-free — not interrupted by repeat car troubles. If your vehicle is under warranty and hasn’t been fixed after multiple visits to the dealer, Virginia Lemon Law has your back.

You may be legally entitled to:

• A replacement vehicle of similar value
• A repurchase, including taxes, fees, and payments
• A cash settlement for your inconvenience
• Plus — the manufacturer pays your legal fees, not you

You’re eligible if your vehicle is:

• New, purchased or leased in Virginia, with an active manufacturer’s express warranty (Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-207.11).
• Used for personal, family, or household purposes.
• A car, pickup or panel truck, motorcycle, autocycle, moped, or the self-propelled chassis of a motor home.
• Reporting the defect during Virginia’s 18-month lemon law rights period from original delivery — there is no separate mileage cutoff.

To qualify for Virginia Lemon Law, the defect must:

• Significantly impair the vehicle’s use, market value, or safety, and arise during Virginia’s “lemon law rights period” — 18 months from original delivery, with no separate mileage limit (Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-207.11).
• Survive a reasonable number of repair attempts. Virginia presumes that standard is met when the same defect has been repaired 3 or more times, or the vehicle has been out of service 30 or more cumulative days — both within that same 18-month period. A serious safety defect needs only 1 repair attempt to trigger the presumption (§ 59.1-207.13(B)).
• A lawsuit generally must be filed within that same 18-month rights period itself — one of the shortest windows in the country. If you first pursue the manufacturer’s informal dispute process, you get 12 months from its final decision instead, if that is longer (§ 59.1-207.16).

Virginia climate and traffic patterns can make certain car problems worse. Here are some issues that often qualify under lemon law:

• Air conditioning failure
• Transmission slipping or jerking
• Battery drain or electrical malfunction
• Engine lights that won’t turn off
• Water leaks from sunroof, doors, or trunk
• Overheating in stop-and-go traffic

If you’ve returned to the dealer multiple times for the same issue, it’s time to take action.

Virginia Lemon Law can cover a used vehicle if:

• It is still within the original manufacturer’s express warranty — Virginia’s protection follows the warranty, not the vehicle’s first owner (Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-207.11).
• The defect was first reported within the 18-month lemon law rights period, measured from the vehicle’s original delivery date — not from your purchase date.
• The manufacturer was given a fair chance to repair the same defect and could not, under the same 3-attempt/30-day standard (or 1 attempt for a serious safety defect) that applies to any Virginia claim (§ 59.1-207.13(B)).

We can check your used car’s eligibility against the original delivery date — it only takes a few minutes.

• Local Expertise: Deep understanding of Virginia law & local courts
• No Win, No Fee: You don’t pay unless we recover for you
• Available 24/7: We’re here when you need us — text, call, or email
• Full-Service Team: From paperwork to negotiation — we handle it all
• Maximum Compensation: We aim to recover up to triple what you’re owed