Am I entitled to return faulty car after warranty ??

I bought a Nissan juke in April and had loads of odd issues ( first being sold as one owner when logbook came as 2 , second full year of mot when It actually only had 6 months due to “being advertised too long “ anyway he did a new MOT and no advisories. I reported an issue of it feeling unsteady and bumpy but they didn’t see a problem . Now my 1 month warranty has run out (by a month ) and the shock absorber has collapsed , corrosion to suspension leg and ball joint play . Not to mention warning lights of abs sensors ( I get it , this happens ) the mot was done by them in April with no advisories apart from a new tyre I had to buy . I just annoyed as I spent over 4k on a car that’s meant to be fit and safe for myself and 4 kids and it’s never ending ! Do I have a leg to stand on or do I suck it up and pay £400 to fix it .

At the point of sale there was one previous owner and one current owner, making 2 on the log book

They put a new MOT on it, so no issues there.

if the shock absorber collapsed after 2 months, then that would be unlikely to be picked up at the time.
Did the warning lights come on 2 months ago, or more recently?

You can ask the dealer nicely, but suspect there will be little forthcoming on a £4k car.

Someone may correct me but aren't you covered by the consumer rights act for UP to 6 months from date of purchase?

Highly doubt you'll be able to reject it but if you are lucky you may get a goodwill gesture.

(Wouldn't hold my breath though)

If I purchased a second hand car, even off a dealer and the only issue that cropped up was a £400 bill for a "wear and tear" item, I would consider myself lucky, given what I have had to spend on putting my last couple of private purchases "right".

I cant advise legalities but a garage doing their own mot at sale is very common place but is also something I don't take seriously for obvious reasons.

Structural corrosion after two months sounds like a fault which was present when then car was sold.
So there might be some CRA remedy for that.

OTOH, I agree with the view that old cars need money spent on them, and £400 to sort a car you've just bought is 'run of the mill'.

If you'd paid £40k for the car, 400 quid would be a drop in the ocean and you wouldn't notice.


The sting in the tail is that if you rejected the car and got your money back, you're back to square one, you have no car, you need to find a better one.

CRA covers faults so my guess is that a shock absorber reaching the end of its natural life would not be classed as a fault at the point of sale, in a similar way to a tyre not being covered if it becomes worn below the legal limit.

The ABS sensor is a different matter potentially. A faulty ABS sensor would class as a fault not a wear-and-tear item.

think I’ll have to suck it up and get rid of it . It’s the worse car I’ve ever had 😂