Nissan Warranty Renewal – is it worth it?

bpk101

Hi –

I bought my first car 2 years ago from a Nissan Dealer, a used 2017 Nissan Qashqai 1.2 Dig–T Tekna with 10,000 on the clock. 

The warranty it came with expires next week and Nissan are offering a 12 month renewal at £42 a month or £420 as a one-off-payment.

Is the 12 month warranty worth it and should i renew? 

Thanks. 

ElefantEd

You need to consider

1) What the warranty actually covers.

2) Whether it is likely that any of those things are likely to fail on a 4 year old car (especially if it has been running well), and if so how much they would cost to fix.

In my view extended warranties are never worth the money - they exist to make the company some extra profit. Things that actually go wrong are rarely covered. You are better off saving the £420 and using it to pay for repairs if they are needed.

JJ_Egan

Four years  old will it cover wear and tear ??

Clutch , brakes , tyres . tracking etc  .

bpk101

At a glance...



(Wear and tear not covered)

EssexExile

It's entirely up to you and your attitude to risk. It doesn't take much of a problem for the bill to reach above £420 nowadays, so if something that is covered goes wrong it would be worth having.

Is something likely to go wrong? Who knows. If it did, could you afford to fix it without the warranty?

Kingsblue

Does your 1.2 Qashqai use any oil? It may be worth extending the warranty as these engines are known for using oil.

Ectophile

Without knowing what all the mysterious unspecified exclusions are, it's impossible to tell if the warranty is valuable or not worth the paper it's printed on.

Bigwheels1111

Ouch that’s a lot of money, my Peugeot extended warranty is £289 a year.
3 days before my car was three the front parking sensor went wrong.
3 hours labour and reprogramming plus the Sanand spraying it. £600 cost.
They fixed it, but made me think.
So I took out a warranty.
Warranty good dealer scum bags.
Washers stopped and just dribbling, Went in for mot and service so told them it’s under warranty and gave go ahead to find and fix.
They gave the car a dodgy mot as jets were not fixed, and said blocked jets not covered by warranty.
Took to my mechanic and he found the problem in 2 minutes, the washer pipe had split.
Went back and force the dealer to do the repair. £210 for pipe and fitting.
It felt to me like the dealer did not want the work or care about the customer.