No manufacturer covers everything on a car for 5 years. It's pretty easy to burn out a clutch, for example. DPFs are also generally not covered, along with plenty of other components.

Thats interesting and quite disappointing, two obvious ones missing from the engine area are sump and exhaust manifolds, a sadly short list more suited to an aftermarket warranty...and i wonder if this is insurance backed by the importer and not a full normal Subaru warranty.

As far as i'm aware warranties for the other makes you mention are more or less bumper to bumper with things like audio systems and batteries having shorter cover, then there's the thorny issue of shock absorbers which VW don't cover, i know not about the others.

Obviously no one covers consumables or friction materials.

If it is limited to just the powertrain then is this the same as Hyundai and Kia and Toyota.

No idea about Toyota but the Hyundai and Kia warranties cover everthing except the usual excluded consumable items, to quote the Kia site

"Some items have a natural limited life/durability and are therefore covered for less than 7 years. These items include (but are not restricted to) consumable parts such as worn windscreen wiper blades, clutch linings, etc. The vehicle battery is warranted for a period of 2 years. The audio/ navigation system is warranted for 3 years/60,000 miles and vehicle paint is warranted for 5 years/100,000 miles.

For all other components, the total cost of parts and labour associated with any warranty claim are covered."

But.

I was told that when the Kia 7 year warranty was first introduced on the Ceed in 2007 it only covered the powertrain in years 6 and 7. When the 7 year warranty was introduced on all models in 2010 it became comprehensive.

Edited by skidpan on 23/04/2014 at 15:57

I was just looking at the possibility of purchsing a new Subura and noticed that they specifically detail what is contained within the 5 year warranty which caused me come concern because surley if it was a full warranty then it would ocver everything.

If it is limited to just the powertrain then is this the same as Hyundai and Kia and Toyota.

The Hyundai/Kia warranties don't just cover the powertrain (that's in America) - they cover the whole car but various wear/tear items have their shorter time/mileage limit defined - those limits are more generous than most other manufacturers - they all put limitations on wear/tear items which isn't unreasonable.