Car service costs
How much is a car service in Ireland?
What Irish service centres and main dealers publish for an interim or full service and a cambelt — every price quoted from the page that states it, with the date we checked it. Pick a service to see the range.
Published prices
€200 – €489
Middle of 3 prices: €250
The prices behind it
- Atlas Autoservicefrom €200
petrol cars (diesel usually same price with fuel filter instead of plugs); Dublin branches
Fast-fit chain · checked 16 October 2026 · Source
- Joe Duffy Kiafrom €250
Kia basic service; price may vary per model
Main dealer · checked 16 October 2026 · Source
- Joe Duffy Volvofrom €489
Volvo basic service, Volvo genuine parts
Main dealer · checked 16 October 2026 · Source
Prices checked 16 October 2026.
Published prices at a glance
The lowest and highest price published for each service, by type of garage. A “from” price is the cheapest car the garage services; most cars cost more.
Interim service
- Fast-fit chain
- €200n=1
- Main dealer
- €250 – €489n=2
- Survey average
- —
Full service
- Fast-fit chain
- €260n=1
- Main dealer
- €220 – €229n=2
- Survey average
- €249n=1
Cambelt replacement
- Fast-fit chain
- —
- Main dealer
- —
- Survey average
- €400 – €1,000n=1
| Service | Fast-fit chain | Main dealer | Survey average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interim service | €200n=1 | €250 – €489n=2 | — |
| Full service | €260n=1 | €220 – €229n=2 | €249n=1 |
| Cambelt replacement | — | — | €400 – €1,000n=1 |
What maintenance costs in a year
- average petrol/diesel car, 2025 (benchmark car: Hyundai Tucson)average €736 Source
What each service includes
- Full service
- AA Ireland full service: health check, engine oil and filter, air filter, pollen filter, coolant and brake-fluid top-up, battery and system diagnostic Source
- Interim service
- AA Ireland interim service: health check plus engine oil and oil filter change Source
- Full service
- AA Ireland recommends a service once a year or every 20,000 km Source
Main dealer menu prices
Where a manufacturer or a franchised dealer publishes a fixed or “from” price. Most makers don't publish one online.
Ford
- Full service · Ford Scheduled Service, Ford genuine parts; starting priceJoe Duffy Fordfrom €229 Source
Kia
- Interim service · Kia basic service; price may vary per modelJoe Duffy Kiafrom €250 Source
Volkswagen
- Full service · Volkswagen 'Classic Service' (dealer's starting price; the page does not say which cars qualify)Joe Duffy Volkswagenfrom €220 Source
Volvo
- Interim service · Volvo basic service, Volvo genuine partsJoe Duffy Volvofrom €489 Source
How to pay less
- Book the service the schedule actually calls for. The maker's schedule for your engine tells you whether an interim or a full service is due.
- Ask for a fixed price for your car, not the “from” price: it depends on the engine size and the oil it needs.
- Servicing at an independent garage does not void a manufacturer's warranty in the EU if it follows the maker's schedule and uses parts of matching quality — the motor vehicle block exemption rules. Keep the invoices.
Where these prices come from
Every price is one an Irish service centre, a franchised dealer or a named survey publishes on its own website, quoted word for word on the source page and dated. We don't enter a registration into anyone's quote tool, and we never invent a price for a car we haven't seen. Irish garages publish far fewer prices than British ones, so this page has fewer of them.
Prices checked 16 October 2026.
Common questions
How much is a car service?
Published prices for a full service run from €220 to €260, and the middle of the 4 we checked is €239. An interim service runs €200–€489. The price for one car depends on its engine, the oil it takes and the garage.
How much does a cambelt replacement cost?
Published figures run from €400 to €1,000. Most of the cost is labour, so it varies with the engine; many garages replace the water pump at the same time. Whether your engine has a belt at all is on our cambelt-or-chain page.
Does an independent garage void my warranty?
No — not in Ireland or anywhere in the EU, as long as the garage follows the manufacturer's service schedule and uses parts of matching quality. That's the motor vehicle block exemption. Keep the invoices: they prove the work was done.