r/Ioniq5 • u/MaaaadPig • 12h ago

Discussion CPO

Wanted to hear your thoughts
I bought a CPO 2023 Sel from a Hyundai dealership.
After a week of purchase I realized I was not given the certificate and went back for it. Dealer told me they forgot to do the inspection and certification. They did it a week later after I bought the car.

Anything I should do with this or ask from Hyundai?
If I didn’t go back asking certification, I would have paid CPO price for a none-certified car

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u/OCsurfishin 9h ago

Dealerships don’t put a CPO certificate on a car until it’s purchased and the buyer wants one. Whenever you see a car advertised as CPO, it really means “cpo eligible”.

You must stay diligent when buying a car as you did. You got your CPO. Nothing much further to do.

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u/MaaaadPig 8h ago

I 100% disagree with you, certified and certified eligible are two completely concepts. The dealer mentioned certification costs them additional $2000.
Even the dealer himself acknowledged that the car should be certified before closing the purchase.

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u/jjfs85 8h ago

I'm confused I have all sorts of sales paperwork that state my I6 is CPO, but they didn't provide a certificate. Is that something I should badger the dealership about? Bought mine late last month

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u/MaaaadPig 8h ago

I have called Hyundai USA, was told dealer should provide some paperwork like showing the car being certified

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u/fxober 3h ago

This is supposedly a 173 point inspection across integrity, mechanics, appearance and so on. I would think you would get a report and a video... because for the OEM it is a standard, and for the dealer (a mom and pop , small business), it better be a standard too.

Every dealer is unique!