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Apr 24, 2009 - What is a Certified Pre-Owned Car?

The term certified pre-owned refers to used cars that are offered with automaker-backed warranties that extend the new car's initial coverage — ranging from three months up to three years. To be labeled certified pre-owned, a used vehicle must meet a rigorous set of quality standards that are determined by the manufacturer. If factory-trained technicians find problems during the CPO inspection, they fix the issues or disqualify the car from the program. For the most part, the certified warranty takes effect when the original one expires and, like a new-car warranty, it offers coverage for a certain number of years or miles.

Therefore, if the warranty on a used car is roughly comparable to that of a new car, buying used may let you step up to a slightly better class of vehicle for the same money. For example:

Each Toyota Certified Used Vehicle comes with a 7-year/100,000 mile Limited Powertrain Warranty (from original date of first use when purchased as new). We also add 7 years/100,000 miles of 24-hour Roadside Assistance.

Each Volkswagen Certified Used vehicle comes with a 2 year or 24,000 mile/40,000 km (whichever comes first) comprehensive limited warranty no deductible charged when you visit a dealer for covered repairs, receive the balance of the 4 year or 50,000 mile/80,000 km limited powertrain warranty and any remaining corrosion perforation warranty.

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