Used Car Legal Warranty in Belgium: 2 Years or 1 Year
From a Belgian dealer, a used car carries a 2-year legal warranty, cut to 1 year at the least if the contract says so clearly. Deadlines, steps, costs, 15/10/2026.
SUV, city car, electric & hybrid comparisons — real data, dated sources.
From a Belgian dealer, a used car carries a 2-year legal warranty, cut to 1 year at the least if the contract says so clearly. Deadlines, steps, costs, 15/10/2026.
WLTP is the EU type-approval cycle. Its fuel figures run 14% below the road, up to 5 times on a plug-in hybrid. Belgian numbers as of 13 Oct 2026.
New Dacia Duster from 18,990 EUR in Belgium (October 2026): price by trim, which bonuses are real, the 4x4 at 29,590 EUR and a 755 EUR tax gap between two hybrids.
Since 1 September 2026, Flanders inspects cars every two years. Brussels and Wallonia stay annual: what the gap costs you over ten years.
Benefit in kind (ATN) of a company electric car in 2026: list value × 6/7 × 4 %, minimum €1,690. Below €49,291.67 every EV pays the same. Sums redone.
Seven steps to import a German used car: VAT, plates, E705, inspection, DIV. Belgian costs worked out, and the odometer fraud risk.
1 kW is 1.36 hp. But Belgian registration tax reads kW, Wallonia's annual tax reads engine size, the brochure reads hp. Belgian scales as of 29 Sept 2026.
Yaris hybrid 116 or 130: Belgian list prices, a 5,610 euro discount, real fuel use, taxes in all three Regions, and how it stacks up to Clio, Jazz and MG3.
Steady versus flashing check engine light: the difference, when to stop driving, the effect on the Belgian vehicle inspection, and a diagnostic price (€149).