UK Car Warranty in Ireland: Does the Manufacturer’s Warranty Transfer When You Import? The 33-Brand Guide

"If I import this car from the UK, do I lose the warranty?" It is the second question we get asked, right after the price, and the answer is better than most people expect: for the large majority of brands the balance of the manufacturer's warranty follows the car to Ireland and is honoured by that brand's dealers here. On a full electric the news is better still — the high-voltage battery is usually the longest-running cover on the car — commonly eight years and a hundred thousand miles from first registration — and it will often follow the vehicle, subject to each manufacturer's transfer, territorial, servicing and capacity conditions.

What can be lost is narrower than the rumours suggest: a few brands add a UK-only third year on top of a two-year European warranty, and a few market long "up to ten years" figures that are really service-activated schemes with their own country lists. Below is every brand we stock, set out the same way each time — the European warranty that travels, any UK-only period that does not, any service-dependent extension, and the EV battery separately, because it runs on its own longer clock.

Before you read on. Last reviewed 15 August 2026. This is compiled from published manufacturer documents and terms change without notice; every source document we relied on is archived on the date shown. The only answer that binds anyone is the one the manufacturer gives against your car's VIN — ring them yourself, it takes one call, and get it in writing.

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Audi · BMW · BYD · Citroen · Cupra · Dacia · Fiat · Ford · Honda · Hyundai · Jaecoo · Jaguar · Jeep · Kia · Land Rover · Lexus · Mazda · Mercedes-Benz · MG · MINI · Nissan · Omoda · Peugeot · Polestar · Renault · SEAT · Skoda · Suzuki · Tesla · Toyota · Vauxhall · Volkswagen · Volvo

The short answer, all 33 brands

Every row is drawn from the brand's own warranty document or, where none is published, from its own website — and the last column tells you which. Tap a brand for the full reasoning and the source link. Irish figures throughout are what the manufacturer publishes, not what any dealer has promised us.

One wrinkle worth naming: this is 33 brands but 34 marques, because Vauxhall and Opel are the same warranty under two badges — a UK Vauxhall is serviced by the Opel network here.

See the cars priced below the Irish market right now →

Each brand below ends with a link to that make’s own import page. Those pages are live: they show how many of that make we can currently land under the Irish market price, the biggest saving on the day you look, and the workings behind it. Nothing in this guide is a price claim — the prices live on those pages and move with the market.

1. Confirmed transferable to Ireland

The manufacturer’s own terms put Ireland, or Europe including Ireland, inside the warranty. The unexpired balance follows the car and is honoured by that brand’s Irish network.

Ford

Evidence: Manufacturer page — Ford publish no warranty booklet

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles. Ford's own support page answers the question directly — "Yes, your Ford warranty is valid across Europe" — over a 44-country area that names Ireland, with no step-down in years two or three. (Ford UK)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

Ford states 8 years / 100,000 miles on the high-voltage battery. Ford publish no downloadable warranty booklet, so confirm the exact terms against your VIN.

Browse every Ford we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover across a 44-country area that names Ireland →

Vauxhall / Opel

Evidence: Manufacturer page — no battery clause in their warranty terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years (year one unlimited mileage, then to 60,000 miles). The terms carry an explicit "Geographic Coverage" section extending cover to repairs by an Opel Authorised Repairer "outside of the UK but within the European Union" and further European states, so the Opel network here services it as normal. (Vauxhall UK)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles from the warranty start date, hybrids included, and Vauxhall state it is transferable. The capacity guarantee is staged rather than flat — a minimum of 80% for the first three years, then 70% for the rest of the term, which is a better first three years than most. Note this comes from Vauxhall's own EV pages: their new-vehicle warranty terms document carries no battery clause, so confirm against the VIN.

Browse every Vauxhall we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover with an explicit EU geographic clause →

Toyota

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms, and by Toyota Ireland

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles. Toyota Ireland confirms the "pan European warranty is valid in Ireland".

Service-dependent extension: the best result of the whole exercise. Toyota Relax runs to 10 years / 185,000 km, and Toyota Ireland's own eligibility accepts a car built for the UK market — so an Irish dealer simply re-activates it at each qualifying service. (Toyota Ireland)

UK-only period: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles as standard, then extended 12 months at a time by each qualifying service up to 10 years — and Toyota's Battery Care terms name the Republic of Ireland in their geographic scope, so the extension works here rather than only in Britain.

Browse every Toyota we can land in Ireland — eligible for the 10-year Toyota Relax extension at an Irish dealer →

Kia

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 7 years / 100,000 miles — the famous one, and it is the factory warranty rather than a service scheme. It transfers to each new owner for the unexpired term. (Kia UK)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

watch the date. Cars registered up to 31 December 2023 get 84 months (7 years) or 100,000 miles; cars registered from 1 January 2024 get 96 months — though plug-in hybrids stay at 84 months either way. Most imports are older cars, so seven years is the working figure.

Browse every Kia we can land in Ireland — a 7-year warranty that passes to each new owner →

Hyundai

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 5 years / unlimited mileage. Their terms define the territory outright — "Europe means the European Economic Area plus the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Switzerland" — and any Authorised Retailer can put a defect right "even if you did not buy the vehicle from that Retailer". (Hyundai UK (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles to 70% capacity, on the Kona EV 20MY and everything produced after 2020. A car that has been used as a taxi, for private hire or as a driving-school vehicle drops to 5 years / 100,000 miles.

Browse every Hyundai we can land in Ireland — 5 years unlimited mileage, with Europe defined to include Ireland →

Nissan

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms (warranty booklet)

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles. Nissan International's Pan-European Warranty is "valid in the European countries listed in Section 3.3", and that list names Ireland alongside the United Kingdom. (Nissan Pan-European Warranty (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

96 months / 100,000 miles — and Nissan measure it differently from everyone else, guaranteeing nine bars or above on the car's own capacity gauge rather than a percentage.

Browse every Nissan we can land in Ireland — Ireland named in Nissan’s own warranty country list →

Renault

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles, and the clause names the countries in full — cover applies to a car sold new in the UK "as long as it remains registered in one of the following European countries", with Ireland on the list. (Renault UK (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles, set out in its own table which overrides the vehicle warranty wherever the two conflict.

Browse every Renault we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover with Ireland named in the country list →

BMW

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms (warranty handbook)

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years "with no mileage limitation". BMW's public pages read harsher than their own handbook, which conditions the third year on the car being "registered in the United Kingdom / ROI" — the Republic is named, so an Irish-registered car qualifies. The handbook prints Irish kilometre figures alongside the British ones throughout. Do not confuse any of this with BMW Approved Used cover, which BMW says "is only valid in the UK". (BMW UK Warranty Handbook (PDF))

UK-only period: none in effect. The third year is conditional on the car being registered in the United Kingdom or ROI — Ireland is named in the handbook, so it travels.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

a full electric BMW gets 8 years / 100,000 miles (160,000 km in the Republic) to 70% capacity. A plug-in hybrid depends on which battery generation it has: "Generation 3 or 4 PHEV HV Batteries are covered for 6 years from first registration or 62,000 miles", while Generation 5 batteries get the full 8 years / 100,000 miles. BMW publish no list of which cars have which and tell owners to ask their retailer — so on a plug-in hybrid, put that question with the VIN.

Browse every BMW we can land in Ireland — 3 years unlimited mileage, with year three valid in the Republic →

MINI

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms (warranty handbook)

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years. The MINI handbook carries BMW's sentence word for word, Republic included. (MINI UK)

UK-only period: none in effect. The third year is conditional on the car being registered in the United Kingdom or ROI — Ireland is named in the handbook, so it travels.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

as BMW — 8 years / 100,000 miles on a full electric.

Browse every MINI we can land in Ireland — the same 3-year unlimited-mileage handbook terms as BMW →

Cupra

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 5 years / 90,000 miles on cars ordered from 3 April 2024 — and unlike sister brand SEAT the current terms say all warranty repairs "will be able to be carried out at a CUPRA retailer in Europe under the terms of the warranty", so the full five years travels. Cars ordered before that date carry the older 3-year cover. (Cupra UK (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

the battery carries two separate warranties. Against manufacturing defects, 8 years / 100,000 miles on both full electrics and plug-in hybrids. Against capacity fade, a full electric gets 8 years / 100,000 miles to 70%, while a plug-in hybrid's fade cover is 5 years and first-owner only.

Browse every Cupra we can land in Ireland — up to 5 years or 90,000 miles, repairable anywhere in Europe →

Fiat

Evidence: Manufacturer page — booklet ships in the car

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years — "Fiat's manufacturer warranty is valid across the whole EU, and in 15 other countries". (Fiat UK)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles to 70% capacity.

Browse every Fiat we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover Fiat call valid across the whole EU →

Jeep

Evidence: Manufacturer page — booklet ships in the car

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years on the same Stellantis wording; the third year is a mileage condition, not a country lock. (Jeep UK)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles guaranteeing 70% of original capacity, on both the electric Avenger and the 4xe plug-in hybrids, with repair or replacement free of charge if it falls below. Jeep publish the full booklet in the car rather than online, so confirm against the VIN.

Browse every Jeep we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover on the same EU-wide Stellantis wording →

Land Rover

Evidence: Confirmed by Land Rover Ireland; hybrid battery from manufacturer page

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years. JLR runs a Regional Warranty and Land Rover Ireland's own Q&A puts "Europe & UK (excluding Turkey)" in a single region, so a move from Britain to Ireland never crosses a boundary. The export penalty and €3,500 reactivation charge you may have heard about apply to cars arriving from the USA, Japan or the Middle East. (Land Rover Ireland)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles (160,000 km) on a full electric — but only 6 years / 60,000 miles on a plug-in hybrid, which is shorter than almost anyone else's and worth knowing before you buy a P400e or P460e.

Browse every Land Rover we can land in Ireland — Europe and the UK treated as one warranty region, confirmed by Land Rover Ireland →

Jaguar

Evidence: Confirmed by Jaguar Ireland; battery from manufacturer page

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years, on the same region logic as Land Rover, so the factory warranty continues here.

The catch on a used car: the separate Jaguar Approved warranty a UK dealer sells with an approved-used car may "only be granted to individuals residing… in the United Kingdom". An Irish buyer cannot hold it, so treat any approved-used cover advertised alongside the car as worth nothing. A UK car also carries the UK 3-year term rather than the 5 years Jaguar Ireland gives Irish-supplied cars. (Jaguar Ireland)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles, covered if capacity falls below 70% state of health.

Browse every Jaguar we can land in Ireland — one warranty region across Europe — only Approved Used cover is UK-only →

Tesla

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 4 years / 60,000 miles. The warranty region table reads "Europe — Includes United Kingdom", so a UK car in Ireland has never left its region. (Tesla UK (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years on every model, but the mileage depends on which car it is — Model S and Model X 150,000 miles, Model 3 and Model Y Long Range or Performance 120,000 miles, and the Standard versions 100,000 miles. All guarantee at least 70% capacity retention.

Browse every Tesla we can land in Ireland — 4-year cover across a region that includes both the UK and Ireland →

Polestar

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms (warranty booklet)

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles, written internationally — any Polestar Authorised Service Point carries out warranty repairs "regardless of any change of vehicle ownership". Note there is no Polestar location in the Republic or Northern Ireland; servicing runs through the Volvo network. (Polestar booklet (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles, beginning at the same time as the vehicle warranty.

Browse every Polestar we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover written internationally, not for one market →

Volvo

Evidence: Confirmed by Volvo Ireland; battery figure from manufacturer page

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles. There is no territorial limit in the UK terms, and Volvo Ireland answers the import case directly: cover runs from first registration "regardless of any subsequent registrations if the vehicle is exported". (Volvo Cars Ireland)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

Volvo state 8 years / 100,000 miles at 70% state of health on electric and plug-in hybrid cars. Their booklet is not published online, so confirm against the VIN.

Browse every Volvo we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover that runs on regardless of re-registration →

BYD

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms (warranty manual)

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 6 years / 150,000 km. The current manual covers the car by "BYD's Pan-European warranty in all European countries, excluding Türkiye" and transfers to a later owner at no cost. Ireland is well served — importer MDL on the Naas Road, seventeen showrooms. On an older car check which manual came with it, as earlier editions were written per-country. (BYD manual (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

96 months / 150,000 km on the power battery and electric drive.

Browse every BYD we can land in Ireland — 6 years or 150,000 km pan-European, and it transfers with the car →

2. Base cover transfers, but a UK extension or process does not

The European part travels. What does not is a UK-administered top-up year, or a service-activated scheme written for the UK market. Read both parts before you judge the headline number.

Volkswagen

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 2 years, unlimited mileage. Any member of the VW network in the country you are in repairs the car free of charge.

UK-only period: the third year, to 60,000 miles, is a UK product — a repair abroad must be paid for and reclaimed through the UK network. There is a way around that: see the Northern Ireland route. (Volkswagen UK)

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

two separate warranties. Against manufacturing defects, 8 years / 100,000 miles on both full electrics and plug-in hybrids. Against capacity fade, a full electric gets 8 years / 100,000 miles to 70%; a plug-in hybrid's fade cover is 5 years and first-owner only. Mild hybrids get no fade cover at all.

Browse every Volkswagen we can land in Ireland — a 2-year European warranty and an 8-year battery term →

Audi

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 2 years — "travelling in Europe in the first two years of your warranty any Audi Centre" carries out the work free of charge.

UK-only period: the third year is reimbursed on presentation of the invoice to a UK Audi Centre within 28 days, which is awkward for a car living here. (Audi UK (PDF))

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

defects 8 years / 100,000 miles on both electrics and plug-in hybrids. Capacity fade is 8 years / 100,000 miles to 70% on a full electric, but 5 years and first-owner only on a plug-in hybrid.

Browse every Audi we can land in Ireland — a 2-year European warranty and an 8-year battery term →

Skoda

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 2 years — any member of the Skoda Authorised Network in the country you are visiting repairs it free.

UK-only period: the third year, to 60,000 miles, is pay-and-reclaim through the UK network. (Skoda UK (PDF))

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

defects 8 years / 100,000 miles on electrics and plug-in hybrids, and 3 years / 60,000 miles on the batteries in ordinary and mild hybrids. Capacity fade is 8 years / 100,000 miles to 70% on a full electric, 5 years and first-owner only on a plug-in hybrid.

Browse every Skoda we can land in Ireland — a 2-year European warranty and an 8-year battery term →

SEAT

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 2 years, on the same VAG terms as Skoda and Volkswagen.

UK-only period: the third year is UK-administered pay-and-reclaim. (SEAT UK)

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

defects 8 years / 100,000 miles on electrics and plug-in hybrids. Capacity fade is 8 years to 70% on a full electric, 5 years and first-owner only on a plug-in hybrid.

Browse every SEAT we can land in Ireland — a 2-year European warranty and an 8-year battery term →

Mercedes-Benz

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms; no territorial clause published for year three

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 2 years, expressly valid across the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland with no mileage limit — so it is honoured at an Irish retailer.

UK-only period: the third year UK buyers see is a UK top-up, and Mercedes publish no territorial rule for it in either direction — we read the whole handbook and there is no clause on the subject. In practice we have had third-year work done on Irish plates at a Belfast retailer. (Mercedes-Benz Ireland)

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

a full electric gets 8 years / 100,000 miles (160,000 km); a plug-in hybrid gets 6 years / 62,000 miles (100,000 km). Some models add their own trigger — a B-Class runs 8 years but only 62,000 miles, and an EQC can be replaced if capacity drops below 162 Ah.

Browse every Mercedes-Benz we can land in Ireland — 2-year cover across the EU, the EEA and Switzerland →

Honda

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 90,000 miles, genuinely European — Honda's standard conditions call it "The European Warranty" and the country list covers the EU and the UK.

Service-dependent extension: the marketed "8 Year" cover names 17 markets and Ireland is not among them, with an exclusion for loss "occurring while the Car is outside the Geographical Limits". It also only applies to cars registered from April 2026, so it is close to theoretical on today's used stock. (Honda UK (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

EV battery warranty

guaranteed to hold at least 70% of original capacity for 8 years or 100,000 miles.

Browse every Honda we can land in Ireland — a 3-year, 90,000-mile European warranty →

Lexus

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms; Irish acceptance not published — confirm against the VIN

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles. Ireland sits inside the geographical zone, and their definition of an authorised repairer includes any EU member state.

Service-dependent extension: better than it looks. Lexus Relax is "activated automatically on completion of a scheduled full or interim vehicle service" with no condition about where the car is registered, and Lexus define an Authorised Lexus Repairer as one in "the United Kingdom or any country which is a member of the European Union" — on that wording a Dublin centre qualifies. Get it confirmed against the VIN first. (Lexus UK (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

EV battery warranty

not a fixed term at all. Lexus Battery Care is renewed 12 months or 10,000 miles at a time by each qualifying service, acting on any battery found below 70% capacity, and stops once the car is 10 years old.

Browse every Lexus we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover repairable in the UK or any EU country →

Suzuki

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles base cover.

Service-dependent extension: the "up to 10 years" scheme cannot follow an import, and not for a reason you can drive around. Its area of cover "Means UK", a Suzuki Dealer is defined as a repairer "located in the United Kingdom", and the customer must be UK-resident — a test on the person, not the car. An Irish buyer cannot inherit it either. (Suzuki GB (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

EV battery warranty

Suzuki do not give the battery its own separate term — it rides on the vehicle warranty, so 3 years / 60,000 miles as standard, and the headline "up to 10 years or 100,000 miles" is that same service-activated scheme. That matters here, because the scheme requires a UK-resident owner, so on an imported car the battery cover ends with the base three years. Suzuki's only electric model also arrived too recently to reach the used market in any number.

Browse every Suzuki we can land in Ireland — a 3-year, 60,000-mile European warranty →

Peugeot

Evidence: Confirmed on the manufacturer’s own site; formal terms use undefined wording — VIN check advised

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years, and Peugeot say it plainly on their own site — the manufacturer warranty is "valid across the whole of the EU and in 15 other countries or regions", with the work carried out free of charge by the Peugeot network. That is the same wording Fiat and Jeep use, and Ireland is in the EU. One wrinkle for completeness: the formal terms express it differently, tying cover to the "territoriality zone" of the country of first registration without ever defining that zone. The website statement is the plainer of the two and it is the manufacturer's own, so we read the base cover as travelling — and on a specific car it costs nothing to have that confirmed against the VIN.

UK-only period: none on the base warranty. The UK-specific product is Peugeot Care, below.

Service-dependent extension: the 8-year "Peugeot Care" package is a UK scheme. Do not count on it here. (Peugeot UK)

EV battery warranty

the best-worded battery warranty of any brand here — "an eight-year, one hundred thousand mileage, fully transferable traction battery warranty, covering performance to 70% of original battery capacity", covering the battery and its ECU, the motor, high-voltage cables, inverter, converter and on-board charger.

Browse every Peugeot we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover Peugeot call valid across the whole of the EU →

Citroen

Evidence: Confirmed on the manufacturer’s own site; formal terms use undefined wording — VIN check advised

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years. Citroen publish the identical Stellantis statement — the manufacturer warranty is "valid across the whole EU, and in 15 other countries and regions" — so the base cover travels to Ireland on their own words. Their formal terms carry the same undefined "territoriality zone" phrasing as Peugeot; the website sentence is the plainer of the two, and a VIN check settles any specific car.

UK-only period: none on the base warranty. The UK-specific products are We Care and the Irish 5-year warranty, below.

Service-dependent extension: "Citroen We Care" is a UK service-activated scheme that lapses on a missed service, and Citroen Ireland's own 5-year warranty is limited to cars first registered in the Republic, so an import can never claim it. (Citroen UK)

EV battery warranty

the same Stellantis wording as Peugeot — eight years, one hundred thousand miles, fully transferable, to 70% of original capacity.

Browse every Citroen we can land in Ireland — 3-year cover Citroen call valid across the whole EU →

Dacia

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 3 years / 60,000 miles on the identical Renault Group clause, Ireland listed.

Service-dependent extension: the free "Dacia Zen" extension earned by servicing at UK Dacia dealers is a UK retailer programme, so do not count on it here. (Dacia UK (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles, but the capacity trigger differs by model — 63% on the hybrids, 75% on the electric Spring. Nearly every other brand uses 70%, so read Dacia's own table rather than assuming.

Browse every Dacia we can land in Ireland — 3-year European cover — the UK Zen extension is the part that stays behind →

3. Terms appear to transfer, but practical support here is uncertain

Nothing in the wording stops the cover following the car. The doubt is whether anyone on this island will administer it — which for a warranty is the same problem, so treat it as a question to settle in writing before you buy.

MG

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms, but administration in Ireland unconfirmed — written approval required

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: the car keeps MG UK's 7 years / 80,000 miles, and that document has no borders in it. The scheme operating in Ireland is a different one, granted by SAIC Motor Europe, covering only cars first registered in the EEA — a British car fails that permanently. It does not need it: MG UK's terms transfer to each new owner and contain no territorial wording at all, and Ireland has eleven franchised MG dealers who are Authorised MG Repairers. The risk is administrative — establish before you buy that an Irish dealer will handle the claim under MG UK's terms rather than the European ones. (MG Europe statement (PDF))

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

96 months / 100,000 miles below 70% capacity, on cars registered from 1 January 2024.

Browse every MG we can land in Ireland — 7 years or 80,000 miles, no territorial clause, transferable →

Omoda

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms; no dealer network on this island

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 7 years / 100,000 miles from the UK importer, and it "transfers to each new owner for the remainder of the respective term". There is no clause voiding it on export — the problem is physical. The shared Omoda and Jaecoo network is about 140 stores and every one is in Great Britain: none in the Republic, none in Northern Ireland. The nearest place to claim is around Liverpool, at your own travel cost, and the bundled roadside assistance stops at the UK and Channel Islands. Price one as though using the warranty means a ferry. (Omoda UK)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles to 70% capacity — genuinely long cover, with the same problem of nowhere on this island to present the car.

Browse every Omoda we can land in Ireland — 7 years or 100,000 miles, transferable, with no export exclusion →

Jaecoo

Evidence: Confirmed in published terms; no dealer network on this island

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: 7 years / 100,000 miles on the same policy template as Omoda, transferring to each new owner, with the same absent dealer network on this island. (Jaecoo UK)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

8 years / 100,000 miles to 70% capacity.

Browse every Jaecoo we can land in Ireland — 7 years or 100,000 miles, transferable, with no export exclusion →

4. Unresolved — written VIN confirmation essential

One brand sits here, and the published wording genuinely does not answer the question in either direction. We will not tell you it transfers and we will not tell you it does not. Get the manufacturer to confirm the individual VIN in writing before you commit.

Mazda

Evidence: UNRESOLVED — written VIN confirmation essential

Manufacturer's warranty

European warranty: genuinely unresolved, and we would rather say so. Mazda Ireland says a car that "originated from outside the EU" has no cover here, which read literally catches a post-Brexit British car — but their test is where the car originated, not where you bought it, and Mazda's European booklets list Ireland and the UK in one warranty territory. Fifteen Irish dealers, and the Digital Service Record is a single pan-European database so the service history continues here intact. Get it in writing against the VIN. (Mazda Ireland)

UK-only period: none published.

Service-dependent extension: none published.

EV battery warranty

Mazda state 8 years / 100,000 miles. Their binding terms are in the handbook issued with the car rather than online, so confirm the capacity threshold with them.

Browse every Mazda we can land in Ireland and get the warranty position confirmed against the VIN before you commit →

Check it yourself — who to ring

Ring the manufacturer’s UK customer service team first, because that is where the original warranty record against your VIN is held — an Irish importer had no part in a car it never sold. Then confirm with an authorised Irish repairer that it can process a claim on that car, because the Irish dealer is the business that has to obtain approval and do the work. You want both answers before you buy. Quote the VIN, ask how long the remaining cover runs and whether Irish registration affects it, and ask for the answer by email.

Audi 0800 699 888 · BMW 0370 5050 157 · BYD 0800 1020 3000 · Citroen 0800 093 9393 · Cupra 00800 6000 4020 · Dacia 0344 335 1111 · Fiat 00800 3428 0000 · Ford 0345 712 5490 · Honda 0345 200 8000 · Hyundai 0800 981 981 · Jaguar 0345 303 2303 · Jeep 0800 169 2966 · Kia 0333 202 2990 · Land Rover 0370 500 0500 · Mazda 03457 484 848 · Mercedes-Benz 00800 9777 7777 · MG 0330 053 0951 · MINI 0370 5050 122 · Nissan 0330 123 1231 · Omoda and Jaecoo 0800 031 8657 · Peugeot 0800 042 2422 · Renault 0344 335 0000 · SEAT 08085 222 222 · Skoda 03330 037 504 · Suzuki 08085 011959 · Tesla 01628 450660 · Toyota 0344 701 6202 · Vauxhall 0800 026 0034 · Volkswagen 0800 333 666 · Volvo 01628 422522. Lexus takes VIN enquiries at [email protected], and Polestar through its own support chat.

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Read more: the detail behind these answers

Why a "warranty" is usually three things stacked up

The headline number a brand advertises in the UK is often two or three products bolted together, and they travel differently. The base manufacturer warranty, typically two or three years, is genuinely European for most brands and passes to you with the car. The UK top-up year is added by the UK importer for a competitive market, and is often written for UK-registered cars or handled as pay-and-reclaim. Service-activated extensions — the eight and ten-year headlines — are not really warranties at all but schemes re-earned at each franchised service, each with its own country list. That is why several brands above have a split answer.

The Northern Ireland route

Read the restrictions again and a pattern appears: very few say "not valid in Ireland". They say the repair must be done by a UK dealer, or reclaimed through the UK network. Northern Ireland is the United Kingdom, and Belfast, Newry or Derry is a shorter drive than Dublin for much of the country.

Whether it helps depends on the type of condition. A condition about where the repair happens is satisfied by a Northern Irish dealer. A condition about where the car is registered is not — the car is Irish-registered wherever you park it. A condition about where the owner lives cannot be fixed by geography at all.

Where it genuinely works: the third-year trap at Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and SEAT. Those terms make you pay for a year-three repair abroad and reclaim it within 14 or 28 days — a repair carried out in Northern Ireland is not a repair abroad, so on the wording a Northern Irish authorised dealer may be able to handle it inside the UK network without the overseas reimbursement procedure. What the terms do not do is oblige any particular dealer to accept an Irish-registered car without prior authorisation, so confirm acceptance against the VIN before you book the work. Lexus Relax is the other clear one: the terms define the United Kingdom to include Northern Ireland by name and the activation clause says nothing about where the car is registered. The same logic covers Mercedes, whose third year has no published territory at all.

Where it does not work: Suzuki requires the customer to be UK-resident, and driving north does not change where you live. MG's European scheme keys on first registration in the EEA, which a British car failed on day one. Omoda and Jaecoo have no dealer anywhere on the island. Honda splits — a Northern Irish service activates the extension, but a breakdown at home in the Republic is outside the scheme's listed markets regardless.

Why it often works out better than the paperwork suggests

A manufacturer’s base warranty will often follow the vehicle rather than the owner, and manufacturers say so themselves — though extensions, approved-used products and service-activated schemes can impose ownership, residency, registration or territorial conditions of their own, as several entries above show: Lexus's terms state the cover "follows the vehicle not the customer", Skoda and Volkswagen both confirm a change of owner does not affect it, Citroen and Peugeot pass it to each successive purchaser, and Volvo's runs from first registration "regardless of any subsequent registrations if the vehicle is exported". In twenty years of importing these cars our experience is that this is how it plays out at the service desk — the car is looked up by its chassis number, which never changes when the plate does. Treat that as encouraging real-world experience rather than a promise, and let the VIN check settle it.

Watch for these on any brand

The clock started at first registration, not at your purchase, and mileage caps often bite before the calendar does. Service history is a condition, not a nicety — missing stamps are a bigger threat to your cover than the import itself. The battery is usually the most valuable cover on the car, runs on its own longer clock, and on a full electric it will usually follow the vehicle, subject to the manufacturer’s own transfer and capacity conditions. Approved-used warranties do not travel: BMW's and Jaguar's are explicitly UK-only, so whatever a UK dealer advertises alongside the car, assume it is void here. And no Irish dealer means no warranty in practice, whatever the booklet says.

We keep this current, and here is exactly how

A warranty guide that is right today and wrong in a year is worse than no guide, because people act on it. So this page is not left alone. On the first of every month we re-check all 33 manufacturer sources behind it — each brand’s own warranty page or document is fetched again and the exact sentence we quoted is checked word for word. If a manufacturer has changed their wording, the entry gets corrected and the date above changes; if nothing has moved, the date still changes, so you can see the check happened.

Ten of the thirty-three sources block automated reading, so those are opened by hand as part of the same monthly pass. And you are welcome to check us: every brand entry names its source and links straight to it, so you can read the manufacturer’s own words rather than take ours.

Disclaimer: compiled from publicly available manufacturer information at the date of writing (August 2026). Manufacturers change their terms, and individual vehicles differ from the general position. Nothing here is a promise of cover — always confirm the warranty status of your specific vehicle with the manufacturer before purchase.