Free Lemon Law Tools
Three tools, in the order a claim actually moves: find out how your repair record compares with your state's published thresholds, put a rough figure on what a buyback would be worth, then build the written notice the manufacturer has to receive. Each one shows the statute it used, so you can check the number rather than trust it.
All three run inside your browser. Nothing you type — dates, mileage, VIN, your name or address — is saved, logged or sent anywhere. There is no sign-up, no email field and no newsletter. They provide general information based on published statutes as of October 2026, not legal advice, and no result is a determination about your vehicle. Confirm anything you intend to act on with a licensed attorney in your state.
1. Threshold checker — does your repair record reach the line?
Every state sets a number: how many attempts at the same defect, how many days the car sat at the dealership, how long after delivery the problem first had to be reported. The figures are public, short, and differ in every state — Florida counts 15 calendar days out of service, Colorado counts 24 business days, and that distinction alone decides cases.
Enter your state, your attempts, your days and your dates. You get a row per test showing what the statute requires, what you entered, and how the two compare — plus the citation and the provisions specific to that state. Where a state sets a lower bar for safety defects, the checker uses it; where it records none, it says so instead of assuming.
Open the threshold checker — covers Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
2. Buyback estimator — what would a repurchase be worth?
A repurchase is not simply your money back. The manufacturer deducts an allowance for the miles you drove before the problem first appeared, and several states cap how large that deduction may be — Pennsylvania writes the cap into the statute itself, at ten cents per mile or ten percent of the price, whichever is less.
The estimator puts those pieces together: price plus incidental costs, minus the mileage offset, minus any loan payoff, with the arithmetic laid out line by line so you can see which figure moved the result. It uses a verified mileage denominator only for California and New York; everywhere else it applies a common default and tells you on screen that the number needs checking. It will not invent a per-state figure that does not exist.
Open the buyback estimator — and read how a buyback works before you rely on the number.
3. Notice letter generator — the step most people get wrong
Most state lemon laws require written notice to the manufacturer before a repurchase, replacement or arbitration can proceed. The letter that goes to the dealership instead of the manufacturer's notice address is the most common way a claim stalls before it starts, and the address is not on the dealership's paperwork — it is in the warranty booklet.
The generator assembles the letter from your own figures: vehicle, VIN, delivery date, the defect in your words, and a dated line per repair visit. It then shows the delivery method your state requires — New Jersey wants certified mail with return receipt, Florida registered or express mail — and for the five states where no specific requirement is recorded here, it says so and names the statute rather than guessing. Copy it or print it to PDF.
What these tools will not do
They apply no judgment to your case. Clearing a threshold is not the same as having a claim, and falling short of one does not end it — several statutes let a claim continue without the presumption. The conditions that are not numeric decide many cases on their own: whether the defect is covered by the written warranty, whether the impairment is substantial, whether the cause was your own unauthorised use, and whether notice was given in the required form. None of those is tested here. The letter is a self-help template, not prepared by an attorney, and no liability is accepted for its use or for any outcome.
If you are unsure where you stand, start with what a vehicle has to meet or the plain-English version of the same question, and take advice from an attorney licensed in your state before you send anything.