Before You Certified Pre-Owned Programs from Scion to Volvo

All Scion models are eligible, but before a pre-owned vehicle is even considered for the certification process it must have less than 85,000 miles on its odometer and only be the current model or six years back. That’s a fairly healthy mileage limit.

To be a certified Scion, a vehicle must pass a 160-point quality assurance inspection.

All Scion certified pre-owned vehicles are:

• backed by a 3-month/3,000-mile comprehensive warranty;
• a 7-year/100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty
• 7-year/100,000-mile roadside assistance plan from the original date of first use when sold as new.

They’re barely new cars in the USA. Head to Canada if you really want a used one. Check back in 2009 or later to see if they start a certified pre-owned program!

A certified pre-owned Subaru has to be from the current model year or preceding 5 years and have less than 80,000 miles on the odometer.

• Each Subaru certified pre-owned vehicle receives a 152-point safety inspection
• A CarFax history report and it can’t show any DMV-reported incidents like salvage, fire damage or lemon history.
• Each comes with a 6-year/100,000-mile CPO powertrain coverage warranty
• a $0 deductible, and
• 24/7 roadside assistance.

No information available at this time.

Toyota says more than 2 million of its certified used vehicles have been sold in the U.S.

Each comes with:

• 3-Month/3,000-Mile Comprehensive Warranty;
• 7-Year/100,000-Mile Limited Powertrain Warranty
• 7-Year/100,000-Mile Roadside Assistance
• 160-Point Quality Assurance Inspection
• CarFax Vehicle History Report

Toyota says certified pre-owned customers are eligible for new car financing rates. This is subject to change without notice.

For years Toyota vehicles had a sterling reputation. Do your homework and don’t just assume because it’s certified pre-owned that it will be entirely trouble free.

VW rejects any car more than 5 model years old, or with more than 75,000 miles.

• Before a pre-owned VW can become “certified,” it has to go through a 112-point inspection.
• Every certified pre-owned VW comes backed by a 2-year/ 24,000-mile limited warranty. That makes a lot of sense for a high mileage used VW five years old with 74,999 miles on the odometer. In effect you receive the 7-year/100,000-mile warranty offered by other manufacturers.

IntelliChoice has ranked Volkswagen the top non-luxury certified pre-owned program from 2004-2008.

Each certified pre-owned Volvo has to be from the current model year or the last four previous model years with less than 80,000 miles.

• Each Volvo must pass a 130-point inspection.
• All certified pre-owned Volvos receive a warranty of up to six years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first, over the life of the car with no deductible.
• This includes whatever mileage may be remaining under the Volvo's new car warranty.
• IntelliChoice has ranked Volvo the top luxury certified pre-owned program for 2008.