Maglite warranty for flashlights & work lights
The short version
Maglite covers flashlights & work lights in full for 10 years, with no partial coverage after that. That full coverage is longer than most of the 19 brands we compared, which typically cover 1 year in full. You don't need to register to get this coverage.
From Maglite's published warranty, checked October 2026.
What's covered
Full coverage: everything, parts and laborPartial coverage: some parts only, you usually pay labor
Purchase5 yrs10 yrs+Full: 10 yearsNo partial coverage
- Full coverageWhole flashlight10 years
Good to know before you buy
- Covers the original owner only, for 10 years from the date you first bought it.
- You pay postage to send it in; take the batteries out first.
- Damage from leaking batteries is a claim to the battery maker, not Maglite.
How other brands compare for flashlights & work lights
- 1. Husky75/100 · Full: Lifetime
- 2. Olight75/100 · Full: Lifetime
- 3. SureFire75/100 · Full: Lifetime
- 4. Princeton Tec70/100 · Full: Lifetime
- 5. Nitecore67/100 · Full: 2 years
Where you buy it matters
How long stores give you to return it
Longest return window first, for flashlights & work lights.
- CostcoMost itemsNo fixed deadline
- Harbor FreightMost items90 days
- Lowe'sMost items90 days
- O'Reilly Auto PartsMost items90 days
- The Home DepotMost items90 days
- WalmartMost items90 days
Show all 19 stores
- Blain's Farm & FleetUpper Midwest storesMost items90 days
- Theisen's Home Farm AutoUpper Midwest storesMost items90 days
- Northern Tool + EquipmentMost items60 days from delivery
- Family Farm & HomeGreat Lakes storesMost items60 days
- Advance Auto PartsMost items45 days
- Ace HardwareMost items30 days
- Do it BestMost items30 days
- NAPA Auto PartsMost items30 days from delivery
- Tractor SupplyMost items30 days
- Murdoch's Ranch & Home SupplyMountain West storesMost items30 days
- Rural KingMidwest storesMost items30 days
- Wilco Farm StoresPacific Northwest storesMost items30 days
- Batteries PlusMost items14 days
From each store's published return policy, using its rule for flashlights & work lights where it has one. Member and holiday extensions aren't counted. Check yours before you buy.
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