Top 20 Cars across Hatchback, Sedan and SUV Segment which are having lowest Maintenance Costs in 2021 in India for Affordable Service Experience
Lowest Maintenance Cars to buy in 2021 in India
Buying a car is one part of the story and owning a car is another part. While Manufacturers Highlights in Features, Space, Styling - but most of them remains quiet on Service Maintenance Aspect of the Vehicle.
In last few years, there is a significant hike in Labor Charges and Paid Labor Charges now range from Rs 2000 onwards in Entry Segment Cars to range of Rs 2500 to Rs 3000 alone charged in other Mid Segment Cars for Scheduled Servicing of car. Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Honda, Ford, Volkswagen, Tata Motors, Mahindra, Toyota.
Leave aside high Charges which Workshop makes money in Labor Intensive Jobs like
- Brake Cleaning and Caliper Pin Greasing
- Car Joints Lubrication
- Car Interior Dry Cleaning
- Fuel Injector Cleaning
- AC Disinfectant
- Anti Rust Coating
Even for tasks like Wheel Alignment, Balancing Charges are almost 50% to 100% higher than same job performed at Tyre Store.
Labor Job is where Workshop makes the most of money and thus recommend to customers
However, Flip Side to it is that Car Manufacturers are also working up in such a way so as to provide a hassle free ownership experience by manufacturing cars requiring bare minimum Maintenance.
There is Significant Change in Car Service Interval as defined by Manufacturers in Recent Years with
- Longer Replacement Interval of Fluid, Filter now been recommended by Car Manufacturers
- Even Part Failure has gone down drastically with superior After Sales Service Experience to consumers
Refer in Hyundai Revamped Service Interval adopted in Recent Years
Some of the Common work during Servicing of car :
» Scheduled Service: Engine Oil, Oil Filter, Air Filter, Brake Fluid, Cabin AC Filter, Clutch Fluid, Coolant, Gear Transmission Oil
» Additional Work: Labor Charges for Alignment and Balancing, Brake Pad Cleaning, AC Servicing, Throttle Body Cleaning, Greasing and Lubrication - depending on requirement
» Other Work for Wear and Tear Item: Brake Pad Replacement, Battery replacement, Clutch Plate Assembly, Tyres, Wiper Blade and Suspension Components which wear basis usage and ageing of car.
This report Article focus on Cars with Lowest Maintenance Costs in India
Car Models with Lowest Maintenance Costs in 2021
Below are Models - which can prove to relative Pocket Friendly based on After sales Service and Maintenance Costs
Hatchback Segment
- Maruti Alto, S Presso, Wagon R, Celerio, Swift Petrol, Baleno Petrol
- Hyundai Santro, Grand i10 Nios, I20
- Toyota Glanza
- Ford Figo
in Compact Sedan Segment comes with lowest Scheduled Service Cost in India
Compact Sedan Segment
- Maruti Dzire
- Hyundai Aura
- Ford Aspire
- Honda Amaze
in Compact Sedan Segment leads in lowest Scheduled Maintenance Car in India
Mid Sedan Segment
- Toyota Yaris
- Hyundai Verna
- Maruti Ciaz
in Mid Sedan Segment leads in lowest Scheduled Maintenance Car in India
Crossover / SUV Segment
- Honda WRV
- Maruti Vitara Brezza
- Maruti S Cross
- Nissan Magnite
- Ford Ecosport Petrol
- Hyundai Venue
- Kia Sonet
- Mahindra XUV300 Diesel
- Hyundai Creta
- Kia Seltos
in SUV Segment leads in lowest Scheduled Maintenance Car in India
MPV Segment
- Maruti Ertiga
- Maruti XL6
- Toyota Innova Crysta in MPV Segment
leads in lowest Scheduled Maintenance Car in India
Lowest Maintenance Cars in India - 2021
On our study - we observed that :-
- Maruti Suzuki Petrol Cars
- Hyundai Petrol Cars
- Honda Amaze, WRV Petrol Cars
- Ford Figo, Aspire, Freestyle, Ecosport Cars
- Toyota Petrol and Diesel
are by far lowest Maintenance Costs across in its Segment Range in India
| Service Items | Service Item |
| Engine Oil | If your Car Owner Manual recommend in Mineral Oil then recommended to go with Mineral Oil replacement only. No need as such for Synthetic Oil, unless you drive too often on High Speed Drive or Heavy Traffic on daily basis. Synthetic Oil cost in 3 to 4 times Mineral Oil |
| Brake Pad Cleaning, Caliper Greasing in Every Service | No need in every Service. Can go once in 20,000 to 30,000 Kms |
| Alignment and Balancing | Check out any reputed tyre shop having 3D Alignment. Get it done from there at 50% of Price as against Dealer Workshop. |
| Car AC DisInfectant | Either Do it yourself by buying Disinfectant bottle on Amazon - will last many times or Go in for Short Ride for 8 to 10 Minutes with all 4 Windows down. Turn On the Heater Blower at full speed with Vents Directed towards Windows - The Heat will kill all Bacteria, Fungus. |
| Fuel Injector Cleaning - every 10,000 or 20,000 Kms | Cleaning injectors at 10,000 or 20,000 Kms is absolutely No No - unless your car is creating a technical snag and loss in performance due to bad injectors. If you having GDI Turbo Engine can go for injector cleaning once in 40,000 Kms and for other Turbo Engines can go for injector cleaning once in 50,000 Kms, while for Naturally Aspirated Petrol Engine - no need till 80,000 Kms unless finding some issue with the loss in Performance kind |
| Decarbonization | Many Companies do not recommend Decarbonization as it can rather do bad, Even for Old Cars its not required every 20,000 or 30,000 Kms. Only go if you feel Car Engine is getting slow and unresponsive due to heavy build up of Carbon Deposits over a Period of Time. Stating Period of Time - interval can be from 60,000 to as even 100,000 Kms. |
Replacement of Petrol Cars referred above
Disclaimer: Indicative Costs for approximation of Ownership Costs, subject to vary basis Change in Pricing, Parts etc
