When Does a Broken-Down Car Qualify as a Lemon?
Automakers are not in the business of making lemon cars. They have stringent processes to ensure that a minimum of defective cars roll off their production lines. But with more than 30,000 parts in the average car, it is almost impossible to completely eliminate the potential for defects. There are no hard and fast numbers on how many lemon cars are produced each year. Research by Frontier Group found 0.45% of new vehicle registrations in California had Lemon Law claims from 2018 to 2021. Their research also found that General Motors had the highest number of Lemon Law claims, while [...]