Texas Lemon Law Blog
We get this question more every year: “I bought a Tesla — does the lemon law even apply to me?” The short answer is yes, and often through more than one law. An electric vehicle is a motor vehicle, so it’s covered by the Texas Lemon Law — but even when the strict state statute doesn’t fit, warranty law usually does, and that’s where a lot of EV owners actually recover.
Two laws, not one
When we talk about “lemon law” rights, we’re really talking about two things: the Texas Lemon Law, and breach-of-warranty claims under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and the Texas UCC. Warranty law is broader and reaches more situations. In practical terms, if your EV is five years old or newer and has had three or more warranty repairs and/or more than 30 days out of service for warranty repairs, you may be able to recover a cash-keep settlement — you keep the car and receive cash compensation — even if you never hit the narrow thresholds people associate with the classic “lemon.”