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Commitments and Contingencies | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | NOTE 16 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Accrued Limited Warranty As part of its retail strategy, the Company provides a 100-day or 4,189-mile limited warranty to customers to repair certain broken or defective components of each used vehicle sold. As such, the Company accrues for such repairs based on actual claims incurred to-date and repair reserves based on historical trends. The liability was $23 million and $21 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The expense was $40 million and $31 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $111 million and $84 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Purchase Obligations The Company has purchase obligations for certain customary services related to operating a wholesale auction business of $90 million in aggregate over the next four years, as of September 30, 2025. These purchase obligations are recorded as liabilities when the services are rendered. Legal Matters From time to time, the Company is involved in various claims, legal actions, and governmental inquiries. For example, the Company is currently a party to legal and regulatory disputes, including intellectual property disputes and putative class action lawsuits, alleging, among other things, patent infringement, the violation of federal securities laws and state laws regarding consumer protection, stockholders' rights, labor and employment, and the titling and registration of vehicles sold to its customers. These disputes include, but are not limited to, Carvana, LLC v. IBM Corp., United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case No. 7:23-cv-08616-KMK-VR); Dana Jennings, et al. v. Carvana, LLC, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Case No. 5:21-cv-05400-EGS); and Syretta Harvin, et al. v. Carvana, LLC et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Case No. 2:23-cv-02068-MRP). Additionally, the Attorney General offices of various states, from time to time, conduct inquiries regarding the Company's inspection, reconditioning, advertising, sale, delivery, titling, registration, and post-sale service of retail vehicles. The Company works closely with government agencies to respond to these requests and fully cooperates with any such inquiries, which if not amicably resolved, have resulted, and may again result in state Attorney General offices filing claims against the Company. Securities Class Action On August 3, 2022, a putative class action complaint titled John Brent v. Carvana Co., et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the Company and certain of the Company's executive officers. The complaint was filed on behalf of a purported class of stockholders and asserts violations of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5. The complaint sought unspecified damages and an award of fees, costs, and expenses. On September 29, 2022, a second putative class action complaint titled Rodeo Collection Ltd. v. Carvana Co., et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging similar claims, and seeking the same form of relief. The two cases were then consolidated and subsequently transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (the "Arizona District Court") as In re Carvana Co. Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Case No. CV-22-2126-PHX-MTL). On February 14, 2023, a consolidated complaint was filed in the Arizona District Court, alleging new claims for violation of Section 20A of the Exchange Act and Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and naming as new defendants certain Carvana directors, officers, and underwriters. The Arizona District Court granted the Company's motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint on February 29, 2024 and gave the plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint, which was filed on March 29, 2024. On December 16, 2024, the Company's motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint, as amended, was granted with respect to alleged violations of Section 20A of the Exchange Act and Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act, granted in part and denied in part with respect to alleged violations of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act and Section 11 of the Securities Act, and denied with respect to alleged violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Section 15 of the Securities Act. The Company is engaged in discovery and intends to continue vigorously defending the remaining claims under this action in all respects. At this time, the Company is not in a position to assess the likelihood of any potential loss or adverse effect on its financial condition or to estimate the amount or range of potential losses, if any, from this action. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had an accrual for unresolved legal matters, including, if applicable, those discussed above, of $12 million and $10 million, respectively. The accrual is classified in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. If an unfavorable ruling or development were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the Company's business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. Future litigation may be necessary to defend the Company and its partners by determining the scope, enforceability and validity of third party proprietary rights or to establish its proprietary rights. The results of any current or future litigation or government inquiries cannot be predicted with certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation and government inquiries can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.

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