Suzuki launches certified used programme with eight-year warranty
Words: Richard Edwards
Suzuki New Zealand has launched a certified used vehicle programme, backing selected second-hand Suzukis with a warranty package that runs to eight years or 160,000km from the date of first registration.
Certified cars are sold only through Suzuki dealerships. Each has to pass a 50-point mechanical inspection by factory-trained Suzuki technicians and have a verified Suzuki service history. Buyers also get 24/7 roadside assistance for eight years from first registration, with no kilometre limit.
“We want customers to have the same peace of mind when buying a used vehicle. The programme gives buyers confidence that selected used Suzuki vehicles meet our high standards for quality and reliability,” says Suzuki NZ national automobile sales manager Aaron Wales.
Suzuki restricts the programme to cars it sold new in New Zealand, and the cut-off at inspection is seven years old and 140,000km.
Cars keep the full new vehicle warranty for their first three years or 100,000km. From there the cover narrows to the powertrain for a further five years, up to 160,000km.
A private sale ends the extended warranty, though later owners do inherit the roadside assistance.
Suzuki joins other brands selling used cars under a factory-backed banner. Toyota Certified, the successor to Signature Class since November 2025, takes cars under 10 years old with less than 150,000km and puts a one-year/15,000km mechanical warranty and a year of AA Roadservice on them.
Fleet cars from 2022 and 2023 are the basis of the certified pre-owned programme BYD New Zealand announced in August, with its own used imports from Japan also planned.
