I want to buy a water-damaged vehicle – what do I need to know?

A water-damaged vehicle is unable to be registered or re-registered in New Zealand without a repair certification being completed, in accordance with Repair VIRM requirements.

Click HERE to view information on water-damaged vehicles in the Repair VIRM.

Click HERE to view the RepairCert NZ Information Sheet #1 – 2023 How to Deal with Flood Damaged Vehicles.