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Florida Lemon Law

Florida’s Lemon Law protects people who buy or lease a new vehicle when a covered defect cannot be fixed after a reasonable number of repair attempts during the first 24 months after delivery, the Lemon Law rights period. If the car qualifies, you can get a refund or a replacement vehicle. Here is how it works in Florida.

24
Months
3
Repair tries
15
Days in shop

Is your car a lemon in Florida?

A new car is presumed a lemon when a covered defect meets this test:

Within the window
24
months from delivery
Lemon Law rights period
AND
The repairs fail (any one)
3×
same defect repaired, still broken
OR
15
days out of service, any defects
OR
30
days out for the same defect, after written notice
→

Your car is presumed a lemon. Florida lets you claim a refund or a comparable replacement vehicle, and you can use the state-run arbitration program to get there.

One required step: before the presumption applies, you must give the manufacturer written notice by certified mail and a final chance to repair the defect within the timeframe the law allows.

Florida Lemon Law Buyback Calculator

Mileage Offset

When a manufacturer buys back or replaces a lemon in Florida, it can deduct a reasonable offset for the miles you drove. Enter your price and miles to see how the statutory formula works.

Your Vehicle
$

The base selling price on your purchase invoice, before taxes, government fees, and dealer fees.

Miles

The miles on the car now, minus the miles it had when you took delivery.

Buyback Starting Point
$0

Your price minus the mileage deduction below. In a real refund, taxes, fees, and other eligible costs are usually added back, and any loan is paid off with the lender. This is the base, not the final amount.

Mileage deduction $0

Florida lets the manufacturer subtract a reasonable offset for the miles you put on the car. The formula multiplies your price by your miles driven, then divides by 120,000. The more you drive, the larger the deduction and the lower your starting point.

Price × miles driven ÷ 120,000

At 120,000 miles or more, the deduction equals or exceeds the full price, so the starting point shows $0.

Replacement: If you chose a new vehicle instead of a refund, you would pay this same $0 deduction to get it.

Educational estimate only This is not legal advice. It assumes your vehicle has already been found to be a lemon, and real results depend on the facts of your case. The formula comes from Fla. Stat. § 681.102(19). Recreational vehicles divide by 60,000 instead of 120,000, which roughly doubles the deduction.

Florida Lemon Law Articles

Florida at a Glance
StatuteChapter 681
Coverage24 months
Repair attempts3 or more
Days out of service15, or 30 same defect
Final noticeCertified mail required
RemedyRefund or replacement

Other States

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