Are extended warranties worth buying on a brand new hybrid or are dealers just padding their profits with high markup protection plans that rarely pay out
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Are extended warranties worth buying on a brand new hybrid or are dealers just padding their profits with high markup protection plans that rarely pay out
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
FTC advice buying extended auto warranties vehicle service contracts dealer markup exclusions claimsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Toyota hybrid warranty battery 10 years 150000 miles official warranty 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Honda hybrid warranty battery coverage official 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
federal emissions warranty hybrid battery 8 years 100000 miles EPAGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (4)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
FTC advice buying extended auto warranties vehicle service contracts dealer markup exclusions claims Google ↗
Toyota hybrid warranty battery 10 years 150000 miles official warranty 2026 Google ↗
Honda hybrid warranty battery coverage official 2026 Google ↗
federal emissions warranty hybrid battery 8 years 100000 miles EPA Google ↗
- Toyota Battery Warranty · toyota.com
- GENERAL WARRANTY PROVISIONS · toyota.com
- Extended warranties and service contracts · insurance.wa.gov
- What to know about auto service contracts and extended warranty scams · consumer.ftc.gov
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FTC advice buying extended auto warranties vehicle service contracts dealer markup exclusions claims OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Toyota hybrid warranty battery 10 years 150000 miles official warranty 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Honda hybrid warranty battery coverage official 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
federal emissions warranty hybrid battery 8 years 100000 miles EPA OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |