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Jaecoo 7 thin paint and stone chips

Owners of the Jaecoo J7 and of the related Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, Tiggo 7 Pro Max and Omoda C5 describe paint that chips easily, peels from the rear wheel arches, or carries small flaws from the factory. A dealer repainted peeling arches under warranty in one case and offered a door repaint in another, while one owner says factory defects were put right at their own expense, and one Omoda C5 tailgate kept blistering after repeated repaints until it was replaced.

Affected versions
1.6 TGDI petrol, SHS hybrids (SHS-P, SHS-H) · 7-speed dual-clutch, hybrid DHT · 2025, 2026
Owner reports
15 owners: Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max 6, Jaecoo J7 (Russia) 2, Omoda C5 2, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro 4, Jaecoo 7 (UK and Australian owners) 1
Typical mileage
Not enough reports gave a mileage
Most common fix
Panel repainted under warranty, or a repaint offered for a factory flaw (2 of 15 reports)
Covered by a recall?
No UK recall found
Last updated
November 2026

What owners report

  • A 2024 J7 left the factory with a tiny patch of damaged, lifting paint, about 2 by 2 mm, beside the moulding on the driver's door. The dealer's offer was to repaint the whole door. [2]
  • An owner of a 2020 Tiggo 7 Pro calls the paint weak, saying stones knock chips right down to the metal. [7]
  • On a 2024 Omoda C5 the paint has flaked from the door edges, and the owner says some chips appeared with nothing having hit them. [5]
  • Roughly a year in, an Omoda C5 tailgate blistered along its sealant seam. Three repaints did not hold, and the tailgate was finally replaced. [3]
  • After two years the rear arch paint on a Tiggo 7 Pro Max had peeled and the coating on the right-hand front arch trim had come away; the owner says factory defects had to be repaired at the owner's own cost. [6]

Evidence comes from: Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max (6), Jaecoo J7 (Russia) (2), Omoda C5 (2), Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (4), Jaecoo 7 (UK and Australian owners) (1). Paint goes on at the body plant, so the J7 reports are the closest match for UK petrol and SHS cars; most reports, including all of the rear-arch peeling, come from Tiggo 7 Pro and Pro Max bodies that differ from the Jaecoo 7, so treat those as a pattern on related cars.

The rear-arch reports come from Russian owners, whose winter roads are treated with sand and grit mixes; UK roads are mostly salted, so the rate of arch wear may differ, but chips through to bare metal still need attention.

Known causes

  • Stone strikes chipping the paint down to bare metal, on paint the owner considers weak. [7]
  • No cause has been given for the paint peeling from the rear arches behind the doors; one owner likens the wear to sandblasting by road grit. [9],[13]
  • Paint too thin on the door edges, in one owner's view, because chips appeared without any impact (not confirmed by a dealer). [5]
  • A factory flaw: a small patch of paint near a door moulding was damaged before delivery on one J7. [2]

How dealers have fixed it

What was doneReportsOutcome reported
Panel repainted under warranty, or a repaint offered for a factory flaw2 of 15Not stated
Tailgate repainted three times, then replaced, after the paint kept blistering1 of 15Not stated
Factory defects repaired at the owner's own expense (paint not named separately)1 of 15Not stated

Reports that did not say what was done are left out of this table, so the rows need not add up to 15.

What to ask your dealer

  • “Will you record any chips, peeling or blisters on the rear arches and door edges at each service, so there is a history on file for a warranty claim?”
  • “Is paint lifting without an impact treated as a factory defect under the paint warranty on this car, and what do you exclude as stone damage?”
  • “If a panel is repainted, will you inspect it again after a few months, and what happens if the defect comes back?”
  • “Would fitting clear protective film to the rear arches affect the paint warranty?”

Is it safe to keep driving?

Paint damage does not affect how the car drives. Chips that reach bare metal can let corrosion start, so have them recorded and touched in rather than left through a UK winter.

Questions

Is paint damage like this covered by the warranty?
It varied. One Tiggo 7 Pro Max had peeling arch paint redone under warranty, a J7 owner was offered a door repaint for a factory flaw, and another Tiggo 7 Pro Max owner says factory defects were repaired at the owner's cost. Ask the dealer to say in writing whether they treat it as a defect or as stone damage.
Are the J7 reports the same as the Tiggo 7 reports?
Not quite. J7 owners mention a small factory flaw and paint that scratches or marks easily; the peeling rear arches all come from Tiggo 7 Pro and Pro Max owners, whose cars have a different body.

Related faults

All 24 known Jaecoo 7 faults, ranked by owner reports

Sources

Facts are restated in our own words; nothing is translated word for word. Follow the links for the originals.

  1. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  2. Owner review, Jaecoo J7, 2024, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  3. Owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  4. Owner review, Jaecoo J7, 2025, 1.6T (drom.ru, in Russian)
  5. Owner review, Omoda C5, 2024, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  6. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  7. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, 2020, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  8. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, 2020 (drom.ru, in Russian)
  9. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, 2022, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  10. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2024, 2.0T (drom.ru, in Russian)
  11. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023 (drom.ru, in Russian)
  12. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  13. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, 2021, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  14. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  15. Australian owner post (review), 2026, SHS-P (productreview.com.au, in English)

Last updated 12 November 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us; we correct errors within 72 hours.