Just out of curiosity, I tried to report this bug through the Turbotax help chat and this is the response I received:
"For the Clean Vehicle Credit in tax year 2025, eligibility is based on the date the vehicle is placed into service, not just the purchase date. The credit applies to vehicles placed into service on or before September 30, 2025. Vehicles purchased before October 1, 2025, but placed into service after that date generally don't qualify.
The credit rules specify that the vehicle must be new and meet other criteria like final assembly in North America and MSRP limits.
In summary, it's the placed into service date that determines credit eligibility, not strictly the purchase date."
This response from Intuit help chat is obviously completely incorrect based on the IRS guidance you referenced in your post as well as the extensive media coverage prior to the deadline confirming that buyers did not need to take possession of the vehicle prior to the deadline to receive the credit.
Do Intuit employees monitor this forum? As you pointed out, this is a significant bug in the software so it would be nice if someone from Intuit could acknowledge the problem and confirm that it will be addressed.
