Car servicing

It’s usually recommended to give your car a full service every year or every 12,000 miles, whichever happens first. In between times, an interim service ensures your motor remains in the best possible condition.

Although not legally required, regular servicing will keep your vehicle running smoothly and safely, pinpointing potential problems early on and reducing the risk of more serious (and expensive) issues cropping up later.

And while there is some overlap with an MOT in terms of things checked, it doesn’t pay to skimp on either inspection.

What’s included in a car service?

Fixter offers three kinds of services, depending on your mileage, with exact prices dependent on your car’s age, model, make and engine size. All three exceed virtually all manufacturers’ recommended inspections.

Our strategic partnership with AXA™ Insurance, gives us access to an unparalleled network of garages and parts suppliers.

Full service

• 71 maintenance checks
• Drain engine oil, refill, replace oil filter and checks for excessive leaks.
• Replace air filter.

Major service

• 71 maintenance checks
• Drain engine oil, refill, replace oil filter and checks for excessive leaks
• Replace air filter.
• Replace cabin filter.
• Replace fuel filter (if needed).
• Replacing of brake fluid and coolant.

Interim service (recommended for high-mileage motorists)

• 40 maintenance checks
• Oil change; checks for any excessive leaking

We never carry out or recommend unnecessary work, or do anything you haven’t asked us to.

What happens when we service your car?

Our hassle-free, UK-wide vehicle servicing procedure, with its transparent, upfront pricing, couldn’t be easier. We service all makes and models of cars and vans up to 3,000kg. We can save you time and money – typically more than an hour and a half and a bill that’s 65% cheaper than elsewhere to be precise!

Even better, you won’t even have to drive to the garage yourself, wait for the work to be done or discuss the bill. Collection and drop-off are free and all part of the service, and there’s a year-long warranty on all parts and labour. What’s more our garages have been handpicked.

Toyota

The Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer, established in 1937, over 80 years ago.

How popular is Toyota in the United Kingdom?

Toyota was the first manufacturer to produce more than 10million vehicles a year, and it has continued to do so since 2012. There are currently 1.7million on the roads in the UK—a number that has shown consistent growth since their introduction to the UK market.

High-quality motoring—right across the board

Toyota’s current range features luxury saloons, hatchbacks and SUVs, all of which are receiving the steady design upgrade from what were once sensible and steady looking vehicles, into sleeker looking executive sports lines, capable of turning heads at every junction.

Toyota: Market leaders in all-electric and hybrid motoring

Worldwide, Toyota is the market leader in hybrid electric vehicle sales. It’s introduction of the Prius in 1997, the first commercially mass-produced vehicle of its kind, set them on their way as leaders in the field. The UK is no exception, as there are over 80k Prius models on our roads.

There’s more to Toyota than good economy and sensible motoring

As much as the modern market leans towards family SUV motoring and super efficient hybrid fuel economy, don’t be fooled into thinking Toyota is stuck into a single groove.

For those who want more excitement than economy from their driving experience, Toyota makes a selection of cars with much more clout than their sensible city options.

Grab a Toyota GR Supra and you’ll be propelled from 0–62mph in 4.3 seconds using every ounce of its 335bhp. If you want a car that was built for fun and have a spare £52k to lose, then why not put one on your shopping list? As with other Toyota models, it offers great value for the amount of car you’ll be getting.

Toyota’s reliability and reputation

Toyota ranked 3rd place out of 30 car brands in the What Car? Reliability Survey in 2018. They were only just pipped at the post, and by less than 1% for the top spot, by Suzuki; 2nd place went to their very own luxury division, Lexus.

Recent Toyota recalls and reliability issues

Various recalls have been made on Toyota models throughout their motoring history. The following are a list of the most recent in the UK and Europe.

12/05/2019 – Toyota Yaris (2014–2017)

The wire harnesses of the side airbag sensors could crack and the wires may corrode

04/05/2019 – Toyota RAV4 and Toyota Corolla (2018–2019)

The emergency calling system may not be correctly installed

12/01/2019 – Toyota ProAce (2016–2018)

The tightening torque of the threaded connection between the ball joint and knuckle may decrease… and 2 other issues

23/11/2018 – Toyota Aygo (2005–2014)

The glass on the rear door is not properly glued

23/11/2018 – Toyota Yaris, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Picnic and Toyota Avensis (2001–2006)

The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the airbag inflator may degrade over time due to heat cycles

23/11/2018 – Toyota Corolla/Verso and Toyota Avensis (2001–2006)

The airbag control module for the supplemental restraint system has been assembled with application-specific integrated circuits that are susceptible to internal shorting

17/11/2018 – Toyota Auris HV and Toyota Prius/Plus (2010–2014)

Due to a software error in the ECU, the vehicle may not enter in a fail-safe driving mode

16/11/2018 – Toyota GT86 (2012–2013)

Due to a production error of the valve sprint, performance load may exceed the valve spring’s fatigue strength and may fracture

All recall information sourced from gov.co.uk data.