{
  "id": 9672363,
  "title": "Dispute with dealer: Defect: Car buyer demands 122,000 euros for loss of use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/streit-mit-handler-defekt-autokaufer-verlangt-122-000-euro-fur",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:24:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/mobilitaet/motor/streit-mit-haendler-defekt-autokaeufer-verlangt-122000-euro-fuer-nutzungsausfall/100257298.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A German court has ruled that a car buyer is not entitled to a €122,000 compensation for loss of use of his vehicle. The buyer had purchased a used car for €48,500 in June 2021, but it had a defective ventilation system in one of its headlights, making it technically unsafe to drive. Despite this, the buyer continued to use the car until it was repaired in June 2023, a total of 699 days. The Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main decided that a compensation for loss of use is only granted if the vehicle is actually not used, and that the buyer had not suffered a real economic loss since he continued to drive the car.",
  "summary": "Car bought, defect found, an expert declares the vehicle not roadworthy. Several months later, the legal dispute is about 122,000 euros. What the courts decided - and why.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}