Remedies Under the New Hampshire Lemon Law

A successful New Hampshire claim produces a refund or replacement — at the consumer’s election — under the Lemon Law, with a consumer-favorable 100,000-mile use offset. The Consumer Protection Act adds an actual-damages-or-$1,000 recovery, double-to-treble damages, and mandatory fees.

The remedy menu

1. Refund — full purchase price plus collateral charges and incidental/consequential damages, minus a use offset on a 100,000-mile basis (counting only miles before the first repair).
2. Replacement — comparable new vehicle. The consumer elects refund vs. replacement within 30 days of the Board decision.
3. CPA damages — actual damages or $1,000, doubled to trebled for willful conduct (including defying a Board decision).
4. Attorney fees — mandatory under the CPA § 358-A:10; discretionary in a standalone lemon-law court suit; plus Magnuson-Moss § 2310(d)(2).

Topics in this section

• Refund (buyback) — The refund and the 100,000-mile offset.
• Replacement — Comparable-vehicle replacement (consumer’s election).
• Cash-and-keep — Negotiated cash settlements where you keep the vehicle.
• CPA damages — Actual damages or $1,000, treble, and mandatory fees.
• Attorney fees — Mandatory under the CPA.

What makes New Hampshire’s remedies distinctive

• Consumer elects refund or replacement within 30 days of the Board decision.
• 100,000-mile / pre-first-repair offset — an unusually small use deduction.
• No sales tax in New Hampshire — the refund has no sales-tax component (registration fees still apply).
• CPA treble — double-to-treble damages plus mandatory fees, especially when a Board decision is defied.

The recovery picture

Between the fast, low-cost Arbitration Board and the CPA’s treble damages and mandatory fees, New Hampshire consumers have a low-cost path with real teeth. See attorney fees.

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