Get Compensation for Your Defective Vehicle
Utah’s Lemon Law protects consumers by ensuring they get a refund or replacement for new, defective vehicles and a Utah Lemon Law Attorney can help you understand your options.
“Lemon Law protects owners and lessees of vehicles with persistent defects.” –– Joseph Novel, Esq.
founding attorney
Full refund, incl. taxes, fees, & remaining loan balance.
You’ll receive a new car of equal value.
Under the Utah Lemon Law, a vehicle qualifies as a “nonconforming vehicle” when it fails to meet all express warranties provided in the sales agreement or contract. As defined in Utah Lemon Law R152-20-2, a covered “new motor vehicle” is one that has never been titled or registered and has been driven fewer than 7,500 miles. If your vehicle has a defect that the manufacturer has had a reasonable opportunity to fix but hasn’t, the Utah Lemon Law may entitle you to a replacement or refund.
Under the Utah Lemon Law, an “attempt” to repair is counted each time the vehicle is presented to the manufacturer or its agent for the same nonconformity, as defined in Utah Lemon Law R152-20-2. The governing statute, Section 13-20-4, sets the threshold for when a reasonable number of attempts has been exceeded and the consumer becomes entitled to a remedy. Keeping a clear record of every service visit with the same complaint is essential to building a strong Utah Lemon Law case.
If your vehicle qualifies, the Utah Lemon Law requires the manufacturer to either replace it with a comparable new motor vehicle or issue a full refund of the purchase price, including taxes, licensing fees, and additional warranty fees. Under Utah Lemon Law R152-20-2, any mileage deduction is capped using a per-mile formula based on the purchase price divided by 100,000, and you are not charged for miles driven while the vehicle was in for repairs. The Utah Lemon Law is designed to make you whole, so don’t wait to find out if you qualify.
Yes, the Utah Lemon Law covers leased vehicles. Under Utah Lemon Law R152-20-3, when a manufacturer repurchases a nonconforming leased vehicle, it must refund all payments made under the lease to the lessor and relieve the lessee of any further financial obligation. The refund process also accounts for trade-in value, inception payments, and security deposits. If you’re leasing and your vehicle keeps having the same unresolved problem, the Utah Lemon Law gives you a path to relief.
Yes, and it’s a good idea to do so early. The Utah Lemon Law involves specific procedural steps, documentation requirements, and statutory thresholds that can be easy to miss on your own. An attorney familiar with the Utah Lemon Law can help you make sure your repair history is properly documented, your notice to the manufacturer is correct, and your claim is positioned as strongly as possible from the start.
