Spain’s three-year legal guarantee remains the baseline for new cars sold to consumers, a requirement in force since 1 January 2022. Royal Legislative Decree 7/2021 transposed EU Directive 2019/771 and extended the statutory period from two to three years for contracts concluded from that date. The seller is responsible for bringing non-conforming goods into conformity. Manufacturer warranties add their own time and mileage limits, but operate separately and cannot reduce those mandatory consumer protections.
Geely offers up to eight years or 200,000 kilometres across its range. The same duration applies to the high-voltage batteries in its electrified models, with a guaranteed minimum battery state of health of 70%. These are commercial warranty terms, with the model-specific warranty booklet and exclusions setting out the applicable cover.
Kia offers seven years or 150,000 kilometres, a formula it helped popularise in Europe. EBRO, GWM, LEPAS and MG list the same limits. Changan raises the mileage ceiling to 160,000 kilometres, while Dongfeng offers up to 300,000 kilometres for vehicles bought during 2026. JAECOO and OMODA vary their cover by model; the OMODA 7 SHS reaches eight years. Headline warranty periods do not alone establish equivalent protection: exclusions, servicing requirements, transferability, commercial-use restrictions and battery-capacity thresholds can differ.
The longest period in the comparison is conditional. Toyota and Lexus can provide up to 15 years or 250,000 kilometres through their Relax programmes, provided owners have the required servicing carried out at authorised workshops. Toyota’s Battery Care programme can extend cover for electric-car batteries to ten years or one million kilometres; these are programme limits subject to eligibility and service-history rules, rather than automatic factory cover for every vehicle.
Toyota’s model history also featured in a Corolla sales report; Relax cover, by contrast, depends on the owner meeting servicing conditions.
BYD and Mazda offer six years or 150,000 kilometres. Hyundai provides five years with unlimited mileage; Alfa Romeo, KGM, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Suzuki and Xpeng also offer five years, with varying mileage limits. Lynk & Co offers four years, while Tesla’s four-year cover is capped at 80,000 kilometres. Vehicle warranties, battery cover and other protections may have different terms and conditions.
A number of established manufacturers list three years of commercial cover, including Audi, BMW, Citroën, Cupra, DS, Fiat, Ford and Honda. Jeep, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo and Škoda are also in that group. This commercial cover is distinct from Spain’s statutory three-year consumer guarantee. Some manufacturers allow extensions tied to servicing through their official networks.
