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A Land Rover Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicle has passed a 165-point inspection and carries a Land Rover limited warranty that covers repairs for sudden and unexpected mechanical or electrical failure, with no deductible and 24/7 Roadside Assistance, for either one year with unlimited miles or two years up to 100,000 total miles. Here is how that coverage works, when it starts, and how it compares with buying an extended warranty.
Browse certified pre-owned inventory Value your tradeShort answer: Land Rover Approved Certified Pre-Owned coverage is a factory-backed limited warranty on a used Land Rover, under 5 years old and under 60,000 miles, that has passed all 165 inspection checks at an authorized retailer. It covers repairs for sudden and unexpected mechanical or electrical failure using Land Rover Genuine Parts, with no deductible, and it transfers to a later owner. Coverage normally begins when the original New Vehicle Limited Warranty ends, so a younger certified vehicle can carry factory coverage for years.
| Term | What Land Rover states |
|---|---|
| What is covered | Repairs for sudden and unexpected mechanical or electrical failure, using Land Rover Genuine Parts. No deductible on warrantable repairs. |
| Roadside and travel | Roadside Assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the full warranty period, including emergency towing to the nearest Land Rover retailer, plus trip-interruption reimbursement for lodging and transportation after a warrantable defect. |
| Transferability | Fully transferable to a later owner. |
| Warranty length | Either 1 year with unlimited miles, or 2 years up to 100,000 miles, whichever comes first. Select vehicles may offer different terms. |
| When coverage starts | When the New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires. Exception: a vehicle sold as certified between 48 and 60 months from its in-service date on the 1-year plan is covered from the contracted sale date. |
| Mileage basis | The 100,000-mile limit counts total miles from the vehicle's original in-service date at zero miles, not miles added after you buy it. |
| Eligibility | Less than 5 years old and under 60,000 miles. Age and mileage only make a vehicle eligible; it must pass all 165 inspection checks to be certified. |
| Owner obligation | The vehicle must be serviced as recommended by Land Rover. |
Sources: Land Rover USA Approved Certified Pre-Owned program overview and warranty and certification.
Because certified coverage usually begins where the four-year, 50,000-mile New Vehicle Limited Warranty ends, the age of the vehicle you buy decides how much total factory coverage you get.
If it is still under 50,000 miles, up to about two years of the original new-vehicle warranty remain, and the certified term follows on after that. The buyer gets both.
The new-vehicle warranty has ended. On the 1-year plan, Land Rover starts coverage on the contracted sale date, so the buyer still gets a full year from the day of purchase.
Land Rover summarizes the certification as paintwork, interior, a complete engine preparation, a road test and a final technician sign-off. The underlying checklist is organized into these sections:
For a vehicle that has spent winters on salted Ohio roads, the undercarriage section is the one to ask about: request the inspection record before you buy, and see our guide to protecting your Land Rover from Ohio road salt for what salt does underneath.
Land Rover Approved Certified Pre-Owned coverage and a Land Rover extended warranty solve different problems. The certified warranty comes with a qualifying used vehicle at the time of sale. Land Rover's extended warranty, sold as Vehicle Service Protection, is a separate plan that extends repair coverage beyond the factory warranty and is bought while a vehicle still has factory coverage left. The table compares the two as Land Rover describes them.
| Question | Approved Certified Pre-Owned | Vehicle Service Protection |
|---|---|---|
| How you get it | Included when you buy a certified vehicle | Purchased as a separate plan |
| Length | 1 year unlimited miles, or 2 years up to 100,000 miles | Up to 7 years or 120,000 miles |
| Eligibility | Vehicle passes all 165 inspection checks | At least 30 days and 1,000 miles must remain on the manufacturer's warranty; not every model is eligible |
| Main conditions and exclusions | Covers sudden and unexpected mechanical or electrical failure only; no deductible; the vehicle must be serviced as Land Rover recommends | Excludes damage from lack of maintenance, accidents, weather and pre-existing conditions; you pay the deductible you select on covered repairs |
Sources: Land Rover USA certified program overview, certified warranty terms and Vehicle Service Protection.
You buy a younger certified vehicle with new-vehicle warranty still running, and you expect to trade it before the certified term ends. Factory coverage spans most of your ownership.
You plan to keep the vehicle well beyond the end of its factory and certified coverage, drive high annual mileage between Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati, or want repair costs fixed at a deductible. Buy it while factory coverage remains, since that is a condition of eligibility.
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Land Rover sets the Approved Certified Pre-Owned warranty terms, so certified coverage is the same whichever authorized retailer sells the vehicle. That makes inventory and condition the real reasons to widen a search. Buyers in Cincinnati, Columbus and Indianapolis, as well as across the Miami Valley, can browse Land Rover Dayton's certified inventory online, ask for a vehicle's history report and inspection record before making the drive, and compare it with other options in our Ohio luxury SUV buyer's guide.
View certified Land Rover inventory Explore financingIt covers repairs for sudden and unexpected mechanical or electrical failure on a used Land Rover that has passed all 165 inspection checks, using Land Rover Genuine Parts, with no deductible and 24/7 Roadside Assistance. The term is either 1 year and unlimited miles or 2 years up to 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, and the warranty is fully transferable.
When the New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires. A vehicle sold as certified between 48 and 60 months from its in-service date on the 1-year plan is covered from the contracted sale date instead.
A Land Rover must be less than 5 years old with under 60,000 miles to be eligible, and only passing all 165 inspection checks at an authorized Land Rover retailer certifies it.
It depends on how long you keep the vehicle. Land Rover's Vehicle Service Protection runs up to 7 years or 120,000 miles and must be bought while at least 30 days and 1,000 miles remain on the manufacturer's warranty, so owners planning a long ownership should decide early.