How Often Do I Need to Service My Honda CRV?

witsa on 23/04/2019 - 12:29

I have a 2014 Honda CRV and the warranty is running out on it pretty soon. Honda wants you to service their cars every 6 months and that's pretty much what I've been doing in order to maintain the warranty.

6 months seems rather excessive. I don't really drive it all that much (maybe done 48k in these 5 years so basically servicing every 5000km).

Going forward, should I continue with 6 month servicing or move to 1 year? Or service by 10000km etc?

Also, now that warranty has run out, is it still worth doing log book or should I just do the general servicing?

Automotive Honda SUV

Comments

  • barbarella on 23/04/2019 - 12:36

    I only get my 2011 Hyundai serviced once per year - I only do up to 10,000kms per year

  • Ninja9 on 23/04/2019 - 13:04

    If you dont drive much once a year should be fine

  • bdl on 23/04/2019 - 13:26
    -5

    Just sell it if you don't want to maintain it

  • Freitag on 23/04/2019 - 13:26
    +1

    Where do you get it serviced and how much does it cost you? I've had previous mechanics that have charged $500 for a basic service and I contemplated skipping services like you, but I ended up finding a good local mechanic who charges around $200 for a basic service so taking the car in every 6 months is not a big deal (2005 Honda Accord Euro).

    If you want to maintain the value of the car, log book servicing would make a significant difference when it comes time to sell. However, if you plan on owning it for 15 more years then the difference in sale price will be negligible.

    • witsa on 23/04/2019 - 13:56

      $500? Even the dealership only charges about $270 for a log book service

  • 87percent on 23/04/2019 - 13:31

    also, if you're getting it serviced at a dealership, call around to others and find the cheapest price and get it price matched.. i do it with Honda and Toyota all the time

  • brendanm on 23/04/2019 - 13:35
    +8

    Mechanic here, yearly or 10k is fine

    • JimB on 23/04/2019 - 14:39

      Listen to the Mechanic.

      I'm not a mechanic but service my own cars. Every 12 months is fine.

      Basic oil change every 10km.

      Brake fluid & Air/Cabin filters every 2 years/30k.

      There's actually very little that is changed when servicing a car.

      • ronnknee on 23/04/2019 - 15:00
        +3

        Basic oil change every 10km.

        I also change my oil halfway to work.

  • Ronthecrypto on 23/04/2019 - 17:17

    one year or 20k which one comes earlier. make sure you use good quality engine oil

    • anzacpaul on 24/04/2019 - 15:42

      20k is way too long between oil changes.

      • Ronthecrypto on 24/04/2019 - 15:44

        I drive holden commodore, the booklet says 15K anyway. I use fully synthetic oil, drive nearly 20K a year. doing it since 5 years, no issues. it depends what sort of car you use and what grade engine oil you use

        • ShortyX on 29/04/2019 - 16:31

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