Nissan is broadening the age and mileage eligibility in its certified pre-owned program through a new offering called “Certified Select,” which will also include certain non-Nissan vehicles.

Vehicles up to 10 years old with up to 100,000 miles will be included in Certified Select, which provides an 84-point inspection and six-month/6,000-mile limited warranty and roadside assistance, the automaker said in a news release.

Also included is one free maintenance visit during the first year of ownership.

Consumers will also be able to view the Nissan Certified and Certified Select inventory of participating dealers through the Nissan@Home online shopping program, which will also allow dealers to deliver those cars directly to the buyer’s home.

“As pre-owned vehicle sales continue to outpace those of new vehicles in the marketplace, Certified Select allows our trusted dealerships to offer more high-quality options for shoppers,” said Dan Mohnke, who is vice president of eCommerce at Nissan U.S., in a news release.

“And we’ve further committed to customer satisfaction by offering a seamless online purchase option and a complimentary maintenance visit.

The company said in the release that the eligibility requirements for the standard Nissan Certified program remain the same. Eligible vehicles can be up to six years old with 80,00 miles.

Nissan Certified also still includes a 167-point inspection along with a seven-year/100,000-mile limited warranty, with two free maintenance visits.

OEMs continue to broaden CPO

Nissan’s expansion of CPO eligibility comes amid several other automakers to do the same.

Stellantis recently expanded its certified pre-owned vehicle program in North America with the launch of “CPO Go,” which includes vehicles that are between 6 and 10 model years old and/or have mileages between 75,001-120,000 miles.

Previously, the automaker’s CPO eligibility only covered vehicles between 1 and 5 model years old with 75,000 miles or fewer.

Earlier this year, American Honda announced that it expanded the eligibility of its Honda and Acura certified pre-owned programs by adding respective tiers that allow for vehicles up to 10 years in age to be certified. 

The Honda brand has launched HondaTrue Used as a CPO program tier, while the Acura brand has debuted Acura Precision Used. 

Each of these CPO tiers cap the eligible vehicle age at 10 and have no mileage limit. 

HondaTrue Used vehicles include a 100-day/5,000-mile non-powertrain coverage and the same limits for powertrain coverage. Acura Precision Used offers six-month/7,500-mile powertrain and non-powertrain coverage. 

Acura’s CPO program now includes two tiers: Acura Precision Certified (which is limited to vehicles up to six years in age and 80,000 miles) and Acura Precision Used. Honda’s CPO program now includes three: HondaTrue Certified+, HondaTrue Certified and HondaTrue Used. The respective tier extensions are now available for Honda and Acura dealers to use. 

The Ford Blue Advantage program launched in 2021, and it includes an expanded level of inventory from what would typically be included in the traditional Ford certified pre-owned program.

Ford dealers can now use two different levels of certification for used vehicles: Gold Certified and Blue Certified.

Gold Certified, which is essentially the standard of the traditional Ford CPO program, includes a 172-point inspection and includes a 12-month/12,000-mile comprehensive limited warranty (whichever comes first) and a seven-year/100,000-mile (whichever comes first) powertrain limited warranty.

These vehicles must be 6 years old or newer and have fewer than 80,000 miles on the odometer.

Meanwhile, the Blue Certified tier expands that eligibility. Those vehicles must be 10 years old or newer and have 120,000 or fewer miles. They undergo a 139-point inspection and include a 90-day/4,000-mile (whichever comes first) comprehensive limited warranty. Additionally, non-Ford vehicles can be certified under the Blue segment.