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Make a
Formal Complaint to the VSA

If you attempted to resolve your dispute with the dealer and/or broker-agent and have been unsuccessful, you can make a formal consumer complaint to the VSA. We will review your application and will let you know if we can act on your complaint.

NOTE: If your issue is about a deposit or dealer fees, please use My Self-Help to try and resolve it. We are not accepting formal consumer complaints about deposits and dealer fees.

There are two ways to make a formal consumer complaint to the VSA:ย 

  1. Access the secure VSAโ€™s Consumer Portal (here)ย to fill out a complaint form and submit documents online
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  2. Download the Consumer Complaint Form (here) and manually send it with your documents to VSA Consumer Services.

Complaint Timelines

The average time from making a complaint to receiving an outcome depends on the nature and complexity of complaint issues and is:

  • 30 days if investigation is not required,
  • 95 days if investigation is required, and
  • 267 days if a hearing by the Registrar of Motor Dealers is required.

Information about the status of a complaint
We will inform you when the status of your complaint changes.โ€ฏ If you made your complaint application online, you will be able to check its status anytime by using the VSAโ€™s Consumer Portal.โ€ฏ

For information about the complaint process, click here.