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12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway
Richmond, VA 23238 | Get Directions

(800) 519-1511

http://www.carmax.com

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Total Amount in Dispute:
$310,296.00

Total Amount Settled:
$0.00

Complaint Experience

Complaint Resolution Index (CRI)

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BCA's Summary and Analysis:

Our complaint history for this company shows that the business has not responded to customer complaints brought to its attention.

Complaint Closing Statistics

32 complaints against Car Max Auto Superstores, Inc. closed in last 3 years.

Complaints	Type of response
0	Making a full refund, as the consumer requested
0	Making a partial refund
0	Agreed to make an adjustment
0	Refusing to make an adjustment
0	Refuse to adjust, relying on terms of agreement
32	Unanswered

32 complaints against Car Max Auto Superstores, Inc.

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11/19/2025

RESPONSE: Complaint was not answered Amount in Dispute: $25,000.00 Amount Settled: $0.00

Customer Complaint

10/24/2025

I purchased a car from this CarMax It supposedly had their big inspection before the purchase. I have only had the car approx 1 year and it has had a catastrophic engine failure. I mean the engine nearly fell out of it. It needs a new transmission along with other major problems. The Mini Cooper dealer quotes $27000 worth of repairs needed to make this car drivable. I called CarMax and according to them because I didn't take it back to them they won't do anything. I live 2 hours from the closest CarMax so it didn't make sense for me to take it there for repairs. I also had to pay 1200 for a water pump replacement within 4 months of purchasing the car. It was constantly loosing coolant. The mini cooper dealer says the amount of damage to this engine could not possibly have happened in the year I have owned this car. I have spend approximately 5000 dollars trying to fix this car and it still needs 27000 dollars in work Resolution Sought Pay off the car and reimburse me for the money I have put into trying to fix it

3/30/2025

RESPONSE: Complaint was not answered Amount in Dispute: $18,000.00 Amount Settled: $0.00

Customer Complaint

3/4/2025

I purchased a 2018 Jeep renegade with CarMax in September. Every since i have had the car it has had issues. They kept my car for a month because the throttle sensor was messed up so they extended my warranty until 02/25/25. I ended up getting my car back but it started to mess up again, my car would slow down than completely stop in the middle of me driving. i called CarMax they had me pay for the tow to the dealership. The dealership stated it was nothing wrong with the car that i needed to come pick the car up one day after my warranty ended. The day after i picked my car up the same issue happened twice. Instead of CarMax buying the car back for the full price they wanted me to pay 5,000 dollars in order to get a new car. Resolution Sought Either pay the car out. Allow for me to get a new car without me having to pay a down payment, or actually fix the problem.

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