NJ Lemon Law — Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most-asked questions about New Jersey's Lemon Law, the DCA Lemon Law Unit arbitration, and the powerful NJ Consumer Fraud Act.
The questions below are the ones New Jersey buyers ask most often.
Topics in this section
- When is a car a lemon in NJ?
- Do I need a lawyer?
- How much does an NJ lemon-law case cost?
- Are used vehicles covered?
- The manufacturer denied my claim — now what?
- Does it matter which repair shop I use?
- How long do I have to file a claim?
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NJ Lemon Law Cases by Manufacturer
How the NJ Lemon Law and CFA apply to specific manufacturers.
Read → TopicThe NJ Lemon Law Process
Step-by-step: how a New Jersey lemon-law case moves through repair attempts, certified-mail notice, the DCA Lemon Law Unit state arbitration, court action, and settlement.
Read → TopicQualifying Defects Under NJ Lemon Law
What kinds of vehicle defects qualify for a New Jersey Lemon Law refund — the substantial-impairment test under N.J.S.A. § 56:12-30.
Read → TopicNJ Lemon Law Remedies
What you can recover under New Jersey's lemon-law framework — refund, replacement, cash-and-keep, NJ Consumer Fraud Act mandatory treble damages, and dual mandatory attorney fees under § 56:12-42 and § 56:8-19.
Read → TopicThe Law: NJ Lemon Law and Consumer Fraud Act
The statutes behind a New Jersey lemon-law claim — the NJ Lemon Law (N.J.S.A. § 56:12-29), the powerful NJ Consumer Fraud Act (§ 56:8-1) with mandatory treble damages, Magnuson-Moss, and timing rules.
Read → TopicVehicle Types Covered by NJ Lemon Law
How New Jersey's Lemon Law applies to used cars (including the separate NJ Used Car Lemon Law), leases, EVs, motorcycles, RVs, and commercial vehicles.
Read →Think you've got a lemon?
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