£366 for Mot and Service - is that reasonable?

dorks

Just put my car in for MOT and "full service". It passed the MOT without issue, but the total for the service and MOT is £366 which seems HUGE to me.

Apparently the cost of the filters, etc are expensive on my car (Toyota Avensis).

I dont recall ever having paid that sort of money for any car before. Am I over-reacting? Is that the norm nowadays?

vikingaero

Was it from a Toyota main dealer?

dorks

vikingaero wrote: »

Was it from a Toyota main dealer?

Nope...a trading standards approved buy with confidence independent garage.

....and a "Good Garage scheme" garage.

vikingaero

Well the MOT price is c.£55 so £311 for a service looks a lot. Depends on the service though - major/minor?

LandyAndy

vikingaero wrote: »

Well the MOT price is c.£55 so £311 for a service looks a lot. Depends on the service though - major/minor?

Exactly.

My Mazda6 is due its first service soon. Just over £300 from the main dealer. The most expensive for several years to come.

dorks

vikingaero wrote: »

Depends on the service though - major/minor?

"major".......would have expected them to have stripped the car back to the bone and grease every nut and bolt as they put it back together for that price! .....or again, am I being niaive?

vikingaero

Why not ring the service department of your local Toyota dealer and ask them for the fixed menu price service for your car and the type of service you need. Sometimes main dealer can be pretty competitive.

DKLS

Did they fit a K&N filter?

aqueoushumour01

check what it needs doing at that service interval and ask them exactly what the service entails. then get a quote from other garages.

dorks

DKLS wrote: »

Did they fit a K&N filter?

Don't know I'm afraid....will be going over their itemised invoice with a fine tooth comb I think.

I am hoping this car has about another 100hp for that money?!!?

Where I normally take my car is £55 per hour. I suspect that this company may charge a fair bit more. I realise it is my fault...I should've asked more questions at the time of booking it in.

JQ.

My wife got her 4yr old Ford C-Max diesel MOT'd and serviced at our local inde yesterday - total cost £170. Yours does seem a bit steep.