Kansas Lemon Law Buyback Calculator

In Kansas, a lemon law buyback (repurchase) refunds what you paid for the vehicle minus an allowance for the use you got from it. Kansas Statutes Annotated 50-645(c) calculates that allowance from the most recent edition of Your Driving Costs, published by the American Automobile Association, for use by the consumer and any previous consumer before the nonconformity was first reported and during any later period when the vehicle was not out of service for repair. The statute sets no mileage divisor, so our calculator's allowance is only an estimate: it divides the mileage you enter for when the defect first appeared by 120,000, the figure California's and Florida's lemon statutes use, and multiplies by the price. A licensed attorney can confirm how the allowance applies to your purchase or lease.

Kansas recognizes a "lemon presumption" that shifts the burden to the manufacturer once your repair history crosses set thresholds. If the dealer cannot fix the same substantial, warranty-covered defect after 4 repair attempts, or if the vehicle is out of service for a cumulative 30 days, the vehicle is presumed to be a lemon. This presumption generally applies within the first 12 months of ownership.

Kansas's state lemon law generally covers new vehicles purchased with a manufacturer's warranty. If your vehicle is used or falls outside the state statute, you may still have a claim under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which applies to written warranties nationwide.

No filing deadline is confirmed here for a Kansas lemon law claim. The official sources read for this page state no lawsuit deadline of their own, and a general time limit that may apply has not been confirmed, so the page gives no number of years. Act while the manufacturer's warranty is still in force and while repair records are fresh; a licensed attorney can confirm which deadline applies to your vehicle. When a vehicle qualifies, Kansas requires the manufacturer to repurchase or replace it rather than keep attempting repairs. Kansas's lemon law itself (Kansas Statutes Annotated 50-645 and 50-646) has no attorney-fee provision. Fees can come from other law: the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act lets a court award a consumer who wins a warranty case costs and attorney fees (15 U.S.C. 2310(d)(2)), and the Kansas Consumer Protection Act lets a court award fees to a consumer who wins against a supplier that violated that act (K.S.A. 50-634(e)).