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Lemon law in numbers
Lemon law claims win, and the record shows it. Every figure here comes from a public source, linked beside it. We show no figure we cannot source: no counters, no badges, no reviews.
Connecticut: 2025
| Applications received | 165 |
|---|---|
| Arbitration hearings | 141 |
| Returned to owners in refunds and replacement vehicles | $8,167,269 |
| Hearings ending in a refund or replacement | 80% |
| Cash-and-keep settlements | 11% |
| Largest refund | $204,000 |
| Returned since the program began | $100 million |
Most complaints eligible for arbitration, 2021 to 2025: Jeep 48, Hyundai 32, Ford 21, Toyota 14, Honda 13.
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Lemon Law Arbitration Program. Source: Lemon Law Annual Report, 1 January to 31 December 2025, read October 26, 2026. The Connecticut guide
Texas: fiscal year 2022
| Complaints filed | 660 |
|---|---|
| Complaints settled before a final decision | 285 |
| Vehicles ordered bought back or replaced after a hearing | 11, worth $321,797.90 |
| Complaints filed since 1993 | about 21,659 |
| Buyback and replacement value since 1993 | just over $121 million |
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Lemon Law program. Source: Lemon Law Annual Report, fiscal year 2022 (archived copy, the latest the TxDMV has published online), read October 26, 2026. The Texas guide
California: makers in the new process
12 car makers opted in to California's new lemon law process (AB 1755 and SB 26) by October 26, 2026, out of 59 makers on the state's list (the rest build RVs, vans and motorcycles). The list, with dates and where to send a demand
Federal complaints and recalls by make
104,305 owner complaints and 2,382 recalls for 2021 to 2027 models of the 35 makes we cover, from NHTSA's files. By make
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- Court verdicts and settlements. No free public source lists them by state or by make. Court records are searched case by case, and settlements are mostly private. We will add them only where a court or state publishes them.
- Other state programs. Florida's last public report is for 2020, and New York and Washington publish none we could find. We add a state when its report is current.
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