Jeep certified pre-owned warranty

Author’s note

In 2022, Jeep’s parent brand, Stellantis, began offering CPO Go, a certification program for Jeeps, Chryslers, Dodges, Rams, Fiats and Alfa Romeos between six and 10 model years old and with 75,000 to 120,000 miles. CPO Go vehicles must pass the same 125-point inspection as Jeep CPOVs but do not get the same seven-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty. This article focuses on Jeep CPOVs.

Jeep’s certified pre-owned program explained

When you buy a Jeep CPOV, the powertrain warranty lasts seven years or 100,000 miles (whichever comes first), and Maximum Care lasts up to three months or 3,000 miles. Both warranties have a $100 deductible. It also comes with a powertrain and Maximum Care warranty, plus additional perks and benefits, like roadside assistance and a SiriusXM trial.

What qualifies as a Jeep CPOV?

A pre-owned Jeep must be within five model years of the current year (e.g., a 2020 in 2025) and have fewer than 75,000 miles on its odometer. The vehicle must also pass a 125-point quality inspection at a dealership, which includes a thorough check of its undercarriage, engine and transmission.

Jeep Maximum Care

The Maximum Care warranty is like a direct extension of your factory basic warranty, covering over 5,000 parts and effectively giving you bumper-to-bumper protection. The three-month/3,000-mile term is measured from the date your three-year/36,000-mile factory basic warranty expires; if it’s already expired, then your new CPO warranty starts the day you purchase your Jeep CPOV.

Warranty limits are usually measured in terms of years and miles. The warranty ends whenever either limit is passed.

Jeep powertrain warranty

The longer powertrain warranty only covers a few dozen parts inside your engine, transmission and drive axle, and it has a quirk you probably want to be aware of. Unlike the Maximum Care warranty, the term for the powertrain warranty is measured from the date your Jeep was sold new. Because all Jeeps come with a five-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty from the factory, the CPOV powertrain warranty really only adds two years/40,000 miles of coverage.

CPO Jeep benefits

In addition to the extra warranty protection, Jeep CPOVs come with 24/7 roadside assistance, a three-month SiriusXM trial and a free Carfax Vehicle History Report. Jeep roadside assistance includes flat-tire services, gas delivery, battery jumping, lockout services and towing, but the benefit is limited to $100 per occurrence. All in all, these are pretty standard benefits for a CPO vehicle.

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What it won’t cover

Your CPO warranty won’t necessarily protect you from all issues. That’s because warranties traditionally only apply to manufacturing defects. So, if your Jeep’s previous owner damaged the vehicle in an off-road stunt, your warranty probably won’t pay to fix it.

This kind of damage should usually be caught in a CPO inspection, but there’s less incentive for dealerships to notice problems that they aren’t on the hook to fix. (That’s why it’s a good idea to get your own inspection, even on a CPO vehicle.)

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How good are Jeep’s CPO warranties?

All things considered, Jeep’s CPOV warranties aren’t very strong. Maximum Care may be one of the most robust warranties in the industry, but three months is an extremely slim window for anything to go wrong.

Even though the additional two years/40,000 miles of powertrain coverage is nice, powertrain warranties only cover about 1% of the parts on your car. Granted, they’re usually the most critical parts and the most expensive to replace.

How do Jeep’s CPO warranties compare?

With just three months of added bumper-to-bumper coverage, Jeep’s CPO warranty falls short of most competitors, who generally offer a full year or more.

Is Jeep’s extended warranty worth it?

When we did a full breakdown of Jeep’s official extended warranties, we found that it often makes sense for Jeep owners, considering the brand’s mixed reputation for reliability and the relative affordability of warranties for these vehicles.

A rep with Zeigler Auto Group (a dealership chain that sells Jeep’s official extended warranties online) told us that certified Jeeps tend to get a 20% to 30% discount on Mopar Maximum Care extended warranties.

Powertrain warranties only extend the original 5-year/60,000-mile warranty by 2 years/40,000 miles.

The reasons the Zeigler rep listed made perfect sense: Jeep CPOVs have been inspected and are already partially protected by the seven-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty, so the risk of them breaking down is lower. We also spoke with a local Jeep dealer who confirmed that the Maximum Care extended warranty covers the same parts as the Maximum Care CPO warranty.

CPO vs. extended warranties for Jeeps

If you’re interested in getting an extended warranty for your Jeep, it’s usually worth shopping around. Because extended car warranty companies price their plans to match your vehicle, there’s a lot of variation in the industry, so you may be able to catch a deal by comparison shopping.

If you want longer warranty coverage than what Jeep offers on its CPOVs, consider an extended warranty. These plans have their pros and cons, but they can offer the same level of coverage as your original warranty long after it runs out.

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Real-world example

Greg, a ConsumerAffairs reviewer from Washington, bought a certified pre-owned Jeep that cost $2,000 in repair bills over the next three years, telling us: “I just can’t get past the fact when I took it in for the problems the sales tech asked if we bought the extended warranty for the Jeep, I said, ‘No I figured a $34,000 suv would have decent reliability.’ He looked up and smiled ‘Oh you should’ve.’"

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Bottom line: Is Jeep CPO worth it?

Jeep Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles (CPOVs) come with solid benefits and a robust bumper-to-bumper warranty. It’s just a shame that the latter is so short, lasting just three months or 3,000 miles.

That said, if you can find a Jeep dealer willing to sell you a Jeep CPOV for no more than $500 extra, it might be worth it — especially considering the hidden discount you might get on a Maximum Care extended warranty.