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Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
10 Jan 2022
2 min read

Audi Australia has announced a longer new-vehicle warranty from 2022.

All models sold from January 1 come with a five-year/unlimited-kilometre peace-of-mind agreement, up two years over the previous period, with roadside assistance also extended to the same term.

“We’ve listened to our customers and are proud to make our five-year warranty a permanent feature of the Audi ownership experience,” said Audi Australia director Paul Sansom.

“There are many aspects of Audi ownership that delight our customers, but we understand that the reassurance of a five-year warranty is very highly regarded. We are pleased to provide this valuable peace of mind for our customers.”

At times, Audi Australia offered a five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty as part of sales events, but now it’s full-time across its entire model line-up.

Included are the A1 light hatchback, A3 small car, A4 and A5 mid-size cars, A6 and A7 large cars, A8 upper-large sedan, Q2 and Q3 small SUVs, Q5 mid-size SUV, Q7 and e-tron large SUVs, and Q8 upper-large SUV.

This move draws Audi level with rivals Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover and Genesis, all of which already provided five-year/unlimited-kilometre peace-of-mind agreements in Australia.

For reference, BMW is the last ‘big’ premium brand Australia to persist with a three-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty.

As reported, Audi Australia already offered five-year/75,000km capped-price servicing plans with its models.

Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
Justin’s dad chose to miss his birth because he wanted to watch Peter Brock hopefully win Bathurst, so it figures Justin grew up to have a car obsession, too – and don’t worry, his dad did turn up in time after some stern words from his mum. That said, despite loving cars and writing, Justin chose to pursue career paths that didn’t lend themselves to automotive journalism, before eventually ending up working as a computer technician. But that car itch just couldn’t be scratched by his chipped Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7), so he finally decided to give into the inevitable and study a Master of Journalism at the same time. And even with the long odds, Justin was lucky enough to land a full-time job as a motoring journalist soon after graduating and the rest, as they say, is history. These days, Justin happily finds himself working at CarsGuide during the biggest period of change yet for the automotive industry, which is perhaps the most exciting part of all. In case you’re wondering, Justin begrudgingly sold the Golf R (sans chip) and still has plans to buy his dream car, an E46 BMW M3 coupe (manual, of course), but he is in desperate need of a second car space – or maybe a third.
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