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The mandatory warranty for any product in the EU is 2 years. It doesn’t take into account products like cars that you would expect to be usable for 10+ years.

I doubt you could claim anything in the EU either after more than 2 years.

I’m not an expert on this, if there are some regulations I didnt take into account, please correct me.

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dan@upvote.au ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

The mandatory warranty for any product in the EU is 2 years

I don’t know a lot about EU policies. In Australia, products must last for as long as a reasonable consumer would expect them to last (for example, 10 years for a large appliance like a fridge), including advertised features or features a sales rep told you about, regardless of the warranty period. A company removing features only three years after purchase would absolutely qualify for a refund or replacement.

Australia’s policies are stricter than the EU though. Australia is the only country where you can return games on Steam if there’s a major bug, even if you’ve had it for months and have hundreds of hours of game time.

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- norimee@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  products must last for as long as a reasonable consumer would expect them to last (for example, 10 years for a large appliance like a fridge),
  
  I never heard about anything like this in the EU. If my fridge or washing machine breaks after 2 years and 1 week I have no legal claim towards the manufacturer.
  
  Actually most big electronic retailers try to sell you additional warranty with the product you buy. So you pay extra to extend warranty to 5 years.
  
  I like the Australian aproach better, though.
  
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