EOFY car deals: Honda offering 8-year warranty on ZR-V & CR-V until June 30

All ZR-V SUVs, 2023-build CR-V petrols and 2024-build CR-V hybrids purchased between May 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024 are covered by the promotional warranty – up from the brand’s standard five-year / unlimited-kilometre offer.

The Japanese brand also offers eight years of complimentary roadside assistance for these vehicles, up from five years.

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The extended warranty and roadside assistance follow a previous seven-year/unlimited-kilometre offer for all versions of the ZR-V and CR-V delivered between January 16 and March 31.

All CR-V and ZR-V vehicles delivered in Australia between April 1 and April 30 retained Honda’s standard five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty and roadside assistance offer.

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“Our standard 5-year warranty, 5-year [roadside assist] and 5 low-price services will continue as a great value add as part of our standard offer," said a Honda Australia spokesperson in January.

As detailed here, Honda Australia also recently slashed prices across the HR-V, ZR-V and CR-V line-ups, while the price of the Civic Type R hot hatch has increased.

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Mitsubishi vehicles serviced by independent workshops automatically fall to an industry-standard five-year coverage, with a 100,000-kilometre cap.

Chery, GWM-Haval, Kia, MG, Skoda and Ssangyong offer permanent seven-year / unlimited-kilometre coverage, while LDV has a seven-year/200,000-kilometre warranty for its non-EV models.

The latest promotions offered by Honda follow the brand’s sharp sales decline since 2018. It posted its lowest sales on record in 2023 following a shift to a controversial fixed-price ‘agency’ sales model in July 2021.

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