If you are shopping for a used Land Rover, you should consider checking out Land Rover Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicles. These are the cream of used Land Rovers and the factory backs them. To be included in the CPO program, a pre-owned Land Rover must pass muster through a thorough inspection by a Land Rover-trained technician. It must also have complete, up-to-date maintenance records and a clean vehicle history report. Land Rover then covers it with a CPO warranty for 7 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first. To sweeten the deal, Land Rover tosses in a few perks like 24-hour roadside assistance and trip-interruption reimbursement.
The 7-year or 100,000-mile warranty includes limited bumper-to-bumper coverage, as well as powertrain coverage; no deductible for covered repairs; coverage is fully transferable
Strict adherence to scheduled maintenance is required to remain qualified for CPO coverage; no complimentary scheduled-maintenance coverage
Before the factory certifies a Land Rover, it must undergo a 165-point inspection by a factory-trained technician. Any issues discovered during the inspection are repaired using factory parts. Qualifying vehicles must also have a clean vehicle history report and up-to-date scheduled-maintenance records.
Land Rover backs its certified SUVs with a CPO warranty with 7-year or 100,000-mile coverage calculated from the vehicle’s original new-car purchase date and zero miles. This complicates things a bit for the Land Rover-certified owner, who must keep track of that original new-car purchase date. On the plus side, the warranty provides both limited bumper-to-bumper coverage as well as powertrain coverage. Land Rover doesn’t charge a deductible for covered repairs. However, the CPO owner must adhere to the factory-recommended scheduled maintenance requirements to retain the CPO warranty coverage.
Land Rover includes some added-value benefits like 24-hour roadside assistance for the duration of the CPO warranty, a loaner vehicle during covered repairs, limited trip reimbursement for covered repairs away from home, a vehicle history report, special factory-sponsored financing, and a 3-month satellite-radio subscription. Also, the CPO coverage transfers to another individual with no fee.
Our only gripe with Land Rover-certified is the scheduled-maintenance requirement to keep the CPO warranty in effect. Those visits can really add up. Otherwise, Land Rover packs a lot of benefits into its CPO program.
