Answer · Maintenance
What happens if you do not service your car?
Degraded oil stops protecting the engine, filters clog, brake and tyre wear goes unnoticed, and small faults become large bills. Missed services also break your service history, which reduces resale value and can complicate a warranty claim. There is no fine for skipping a service, but there is a cost.
The expensive failures are the slow ones. Oil that has passed its service life loses viscosity and additive protection, which accelerates wear on the bearings, turbo and timing components, and those are four-figure repairs. Meanwhile the cheap parts of a service, filters, fluids, an inspection, are what stop them happening.
| Full service | From £199, about 90 minutes |
|---|---|
| Interim service | From £145, about an hour |
| Major service | From £230, about two hours |
| Oil change | From £120, about 45 minutes |
| Where | Your driveway at home or work, Monday to Saturday |
| Guarantee | Parts and labour for 12 months or 12,000 miles |
In more detail
The expensive failures are the slow ones. Oil that has passed its service life loses viscosity and additive protection, which accelerates wear on the bearings, turbo and timing components, and those are four-figure repairs. Meanwhile the cheap parts of a service, filters, fluids, an inspection, are what stop them happening.
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