You'll Love Our Subaru Guaranteed Trade-In Program

We're so confident in the long-term value of our Subaru SUVs, wagons and sedans that we actually give you a guaranteed trade-in value. The Subaru Guaranteed Trade-In Program is designed to make sure owners like you can always get the highest possible trade-in value for your used Subaru when you're ready to buy a new Subaru. It gives you some extra peace of mind knowing that the value of your Subaru is guaranteed when you're ready to trade it in.

You'll get the guaranteed trade-in value when you buy a newer Subaru model

Our Subaru Guaranteed Trade-In program is an exclusive offer that's available only for Subaru owners in communities like Waunakee and Sun Prairie. It guarantees the amount of trade-in value you'll get for your qualified Subaru vehicle when you buy a brand-new or a later model Subaru vehicle. The new Subaru must be at least one model year newer than the vehicle you're trading in.

The Guaranteed Trade-In offer is available starting after the first 12 months you own the car for a total period of eight years from your vehicle's original warranty start date. The trade-in is what Watertown owners can expect from our dealership for a trade-in Subaru model with standard manufacturer's equipment and a good condition rating.

Your guaranteed trade-in value is based on your Subaru's mileage

Mileage requirements may be adjusted by Subaru over time but as of last year, the maximum total vehicle mileage that's allowed at the time of sale was as follows:

  • 2015 Models: 100,000 miles
  • 2016 Models: 100,000 miles
  • 2017 Models: 90,000 miles
  • 2018 Models: 75,000 miles
  • 2019 Models: 60,000 miles
  • 2020 Models: 45,000 miles
  • 2021 Models: 30,000 miles
  • 2022 Models: 22,500 miles
  • 2023 Models: 15,000 miles

If your Subaru exceeds the maximum mileage limits and isn't disallowed by the program guidelines, the Guaranteed Trade-In value will be lowered by $0.20 for every mile that's over the maximum mileage allowance. Our dealership will calculate the value of your Subaru based on your vehicle's actual mileage. Visit our dealership for a complimentary vehicle evaluation so we can calculate the actual current market value of your Subaru.

Vehicle exclusions

Vehicles that are actively leased are excluded from this offer and so are active commercial fleet vehicles. The current Subaru vehicle cannot be titled in the name of a business, retailer, bank or finance company. The current Subaru owner must live in one of the 49 United States of America, excluding Hawaii.

Vehicles originally sold in a foreign country are also excluded even if a value is provided. Vehicles that are owned by a customer who didn't buy a new Subaru under this program aren't eligible. Vehicles that get trade assistance from Subaru of America because of re-occurring mechanical issues are also not eligible. Other exclusions apply but these are some of the primary exclusion criteria.

Vehicle condition criteria

The Guaranteed Trade-In Program value is based on the Subaru being in safe operating condition and free of any existing and/or previously repaired collision damage that required panel or parts replacement. The vehicle must also conform to standards for normal wear and use. Other conditions that will exclude the vehicle from the Guaranteed Trade-In Program include:

  • Vehicles that don't have a current registration, inspection or an emissions sticker that can't be legally registered as a passenger vehicle and that won't pass applicable state or federal safety or emissions inspections.
  • Vehicles that were previously used for racing, emergency vehicle applications or other extreme uses that the vehicle was not designed for.
  • Vehicles in which the odometer or speedometer has been replaced, tampered with or is currently inoperative or vehicles with an undocumented odometer change or whose true mileage can't be determined.
  • There are a number of other factors that can exclude a Subaru from the Guaranteed Trade-In Program. We'll be happy to provide more details when you visit us.

The long-term value of our Subaru models is so good it's actually guaranteed

The Subaru Guaranteed Trade-In Program is your assurance that the value of your Subaru vehicle will be sustained over the years if you take good care of it and use it as it was originally intended. But you were going to do all that anyway, right? Shop for a new or used Subaru and set up a test drive at Don Miller Subaru East in Madison, WI.