Infiniti Certified Pre-Owned Warranty

Infiniti’s certified pre-owned program explained

If you’re new to certified pre-owned programs, CPO vehicles must be below a certain age and mileage, pass a dealership inspection and include some sort of extended warranty, which is known as the CPO warranty. Every major automaker has its own CPO program.

Infiniti has several levels of CPO. For this article, we’ll focus on the primary CPO program, Infiniti CPO.

Infiniti CPO

This is the main CPO program. It includes one of two CPO warranties: a six-year/75,000-miles warranty or a six-year/unlimited-miles warranty, which are both bumper-to-bumper warranties. To qualify as an Infiniti certified pre-owned vehicle, a used Infiniti must be under five years old, have fewer than 60,000 miles on the odometer and pass a 167-point inspection.

This option has a $0 deductible. As for benefits, you’ll get one year of pre-paid maintenance and a car rental reimbursement (up $50 per day for five days) if you need to rent a car while your car is in the shop.

Infiniti CPO Select

This is for Infiniti vehicles of up to 10 years or 100,000 miles old. With this option, repairs require a $100 deductible, the inspection is cut in half (84 points instead of 167) and it only comes with a one-year/12,000-mile limited powertrain warranty. You’ll also get benefits like a free oil change, tire rotation and a $50 rental car per diem if your car has to go in for warranty work.

CPO Select

This is essentially Infiniti CPO Select for eligible non-Infiniti vehicles of up to 10 years or 100,000 miles that come into the dealership. It also has a $100 deductible and an 84-point inspection. The two main differences are that the powertrain warranty drops to six months/6,000 miles and your rental car per diem drops to $42 per day (five days maximum).

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How good is Infiniti’s CPO warranty?

Your certified pre-owned Infiniti will come with one of two warranties. The main difference between the two is the mileage — one has unlimited miles, while the other lasts for 75,000 miles. Both warranties provide bumper-to-bumper coverage, meaning virtually every car part will be guaranteed against factory defects. The only exceptions to bumper-to-bumper coverage are usually gaskets, cosmetics and routine wear-and-tear parts (such as brake pads or wiper blades).

We asked our local dealer to explain why some cars come with unlimited-mile warranties and others don’t.

“It’s usually up to the service department,” a representative told us. “They’ll consider the model, the engine and the maintenance record, and if the car has a high lifetime expectancy, they’ll come to us and say, ‘Hey, this one’s good for unlimited’ or, ‘Hey, this one’s good for 75.’”

Infiniti CPO warranty vs. factory warranty

Another point of consideration is how the CPO warranty works with Infiniti’s factory warranty. For context, all new Infiniti vehicles come with the following manufacturer’s warranty:

• Four years/60,000 miles bumper-to-bumper
• Six years/70,000 miles powertrain (which only covers a few dozen parts in the engine, transmission and drive axles)

Factory warranties automatically transfer to new owners, so when you buy a used or CPO Infiniti, you’ll get what’s left of the factory warranty. That means that the six-year/75,000-mile CPO warranty will likely overlap with the remaining factory warranty.

While that may feel deceptive, branding warranties this way is a common industry practice. Just be aware that if you buy a CPO Infiniti, you’re not getting six years/75,000 miles of coverage from the date you buy the car, but from the date the car first went into service.

How does Infiniti’s CPO warranty compare?

Your CPO Infiniti comes with an extra two years/15,000 miles or two years/unlimited miles of bumper-to-bumper protection. As you’ll see from the chart below, Infiniti stands out from the industry standard of around one year/12,000 miles.

Still, Acura, Lincoln, Lexus and Porsche all add two years of bumper-to-bumper protection to their luxury vehicles, so all five are worth considering if you want maximum warranty protection.

CPO Infiniti benefits

In addition to the warranty, your Infiniti CPO vehicle will come with benefits like:

• 24/7 roadside assistance: Includes battery jump-starts, flat tire changes, gas delivery (up to two gallons) and lockout assistance (up to $100 per claim)
• Towing assistance: Towing to the nearest Infiniti dealer (up to $100 per claim)
• Trip interruption coverage: Will reimburse you up to $500 total for meals, lodging and transportation if your CPO Infiniti breaks down over 100 miles from home
• One year of prepaid maintenance: Typically includes inspections, oil changes, tire rotations and other minor maintenance, but doesn’t include larger maintenance work like alignments or new brakes
• Rental car reimbursement: Get reimbursed up to $50 per day (five-day maximum) to help cover the cost of a rental while your Infiniti is in the shop for warranty work

Is a CPO Infiniti worth it?

In general, buying a CPO vehicle is more likely worth it if:

• You place a high value on peace of mind
• The warranty and benefits justify the added cost
• The make and model you’re considering has a troubled history of reliability

So, let’s look at Infinitis’ reliability and how much dealers charge for CPO vehicles.

How reliable are Infinitis?

In the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, 2022 Infiniti models experienced 208 problems per 100 vehicles after three years of ownership, compared with the study average of 202. Overall, it ranked no. 14 out of 30 vehicles. Lexus ranked the highest in the study, with only 140 problems per 100 vehicles.

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How much does a certified pre-owned Infiniti cost?

Certified pre-owned Infinitis from 2022 to 2024 typically cost between $25,000 and $60,000, depending on the model, according to our research.

Typically, dealers charge more for certified pre-owned cars than used cars, and this remains true for CPO Infinitis versus used Infinitis. With a CPO Infiniti, you may pay thousands of dollars more than you would for a used Infiniti. That means you’re generally paying thousands more for:

• An inspection
• A two-year extended warranty
• One year of complimentary basic maintenance
• 24/7 roadside, trip interruption and rental car reimbursement

Whether these perks are worth the increased cost is largely up to you. You can always order your own, unbiased inspection of a used vehicle by scheduling a pre-purchase inspection for around $200. Roadside assistance is included with a basic AAA membership, and you may already get trip interruption coverage and rental car coverage with your credit card. So it’s worth checking to see which benefits you may already have before opting for a CPO car over a used car.

Do you need an extended warranty for your Infiniti?

In our full breakdown of Infiniti's extended warranty, we found that the average cost of extended warranty protection for an Infiniti hovered around $1,125 per year of bumper-to-bumper coverage. That’s typically less than paying for a CPO car, and it’s possible you can find an even better deal than that by shopping around.

Still, if you really like the idea of owning a CPO Infiniti, you can always try negotiating with a dealer to get the price down.

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