How Often Should You Service Your Car?
How often does your car really need servicing? A Cranbourne West specialist gives the honest answer.
Due for a logbook service? Logbook Service Cranbourne West — from $349
The real answer
Follow your manufacturer’s schedule, which sets a distance and a time (e.g. every 15,000 km or 12 months, whichever first). European cars vary — some have long-life intervals, but those assume ideal conditions and the correct long-life oil.
Lots of short trips, towing, or dusty/hot conditions are “severe” use and justify more frequent servicing — common for many Melbourne commuters.
Our honest take
We often recommend sensible intervals rather than stretching long-life schedules to the limit, because fresh oil is cheap insurance for an expensive engine — especially on turbo and direct-injection Euros.
Tell us your car and how you drive, and we’ll set the right schedule and remind you when it’s due.
We’ll take care of it
Prefer to leave it to a specialist? We look after all of this as part of a service or a quick check — with honest advice on what your car actually needs, not what sells.
Book online in 60 seconds or call a Cranbourne West European specialist on 03 8782 0711.
How Often Should You Service Your Car? — FAQ
Follow the schedule — distance or time, whichever first. Short-trip/severe use justifies more often.
They assume ideal conditions and the right oil — we often suggest more sensible intervals to protect the engine.
Short trips, towing, dusty or very hot conditions — common for Melbourne commuters.
Yes — for your model and how you actually drive, with reminders.
Related guides & services
More guides like this
Want it done properly?
Book your car in online in 60 seconds — RACV-accredited, fixed written pricing, no surprises. Or call 03 8782 0711.