What Are the Most Expensive Cars to Maintain?
Ellie Dyer-Brown, 17 days ago
5 min read
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FixMyCar reveals which cars have the highest maintenance costs.
It's easy to overlook potential maintenance costs when you buy a car, but these can soon add up. This guide reveals the 15 most expensive car brands for maintenance.
Contents
15 most expensive cars to maintain
| Car make | Total average maintenance cost |
|---|---|
| Bentley | £647.59* |
| Porsche | £551.83 |
| Maserati | £533.59 |
| Aston Martin | £523.74* |
| Land Rover | £505.94 |
| Subaru | £499.34 |
| Jaguar | £498.22 |
| Lexus | £495.84 |
| Mercedes | £495.35 |
| SAAB | £490.86 |
| Jeep | £483.90 |
| Volvo | £483.24 |
| Mitsubishi | £482.30 |
| BMW | £478.30 |
| Mazda | £476.71 |
Data highlights
The most expensive manufacturer for a full service is Bentley, costing £354.85 on average. The cheapest is Alfa Romeo with a price of £201.80.
An aircon regas costs the most for Maserati drivers, who pay £103.10 on average. Chrysler is, surprisingly, the cheapest brand for keeping cool, costing £62.97.
Chrysler is also the cheapest for an MOT, with an average price of £44.50. Aston Martin costs the most at £47.94.
How we worked it out
All the prices in this guide are averages based on FixMyCar's quote data from 2024. We looked at average prices in four key categories - full service, interim service, MOT and aircon regas - to calculate each brand's annual maintenance cost.
Prices with an asterisk (*) next to them include quotes from 2023 since there isn't enough data from 2024 alone to produce a reliable average.
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Written by Ellie
Ellie is FixMyCar's Content Writer. She has over three years of experience writing about cars and regularly collaborates with automotive experts to provide trustworthy advice for drivers in a language they understand. Her work has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, iNews, The Daily Express and The Sun. She has a BA in English literature and an MA in creative writing from Durham University. Outside of work, Ellie follows F1 and eagerly awaits Ferrari's next era of dominance in the sport. She drives a Suzuki Swift.