GWM South Africa — the Official Warranty Table, Decoded
GWM publishes what most brands make you ask for: a per-model vehicle reference table. Read closely, it tells three stories — a dividing date that doubled the cover, a diesel service quirk that voids plans when missed, and one bakkie living under the old rules. All numbers below are from the official table.
The 1 January 2025 line
| Model | Bought before 31/12/2024 | Bought from 01/01/2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Jolion (incl. Pro) | 5yr/100,000 km · plan 5yr/60,000 | 7yr/200,000 km · plan 7yr/75,000 |
| H6 (incl. GT) | 5yr/100,000 km · plan 5yr/60,000 | 7yr/200,000 km · plan 7yr/75,000 |
| Tank 300 | 7yr/200,000 · plan 5yr/75,000 | 7yr/200,000 · plan 7yr/75,000 |
| H7 · Tank 500 · Ora · P-Series | From 2025: 7yr/200,000 km · plan 7yr/75,000 km | |
Hybrids and the Ora
All HEV/PHEV variants and the Ora add a high-voltage battery warranty of 8 years/150,000 km on top of the 7/200k vehicle cover. Note the kilometre asymmetry: the battery cover ends 50,000 km before the vehicle cover.
The diesel quirk — an early first service that matters
Petrol and hybrid models service every 15,000 km/12 months. But the diesels — Tank 300 2.4D and the P-Series — take their first service at 12 months/10,000 km, then settle into the 15k rhythm. Miss that early visit and you’ve broken the service-plan chain on a seven-year commitment. Same trap our Australian Cannon documentation flags — GWM diesels everywhere want their first date early.
The Steed exception
The workhorse Steed lives under the old economy: 5yr/100,000 km warranty, a 3-year plan (45,000 km petrol / 40,000 km diesel), and the diesel services every 10,000 km — the shortest interval in GWM’s range. Cheapest bakkie, most frequent servicing; budget the visits, not just the price.
Source: official GWM South Africa vehicle reference table (oem-verified, all figures quoted; “whichever occurs first” applies throughout, and GWM reserves the right to change terms). Transferability wording: attributed to press coverage of GWM’s announcement, declared as such above.