A free scheduled maintenance plan can quietly offset thousands of dollars in oil changes, filters and inspections during a new car’s first few years of ownership. Automakers use the perk to compete on total cost of ownership rather than sticker price alone, though the coverage window varies sharply by brand. Here are ten car brands still throwing in free scheduled maintenance on a new car.
1. BMW (Ultimate Care): The Three-Year Service Umbrella
BMW’s Ultimate Care program pays for scheduled maintenance on a new BMW for three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first. Coverage spans engine oil and oil filter changes, engine air filters, brake fluid, cabin filters and spark plugs, the routine items that otherwise show up as line items at a dealership.
For a buyer who keeps a BMW through its factory warranty window, the program removes one of ownership’s steadiest costs, though anyone driving well past the mileage cap returns to paying out of pocket for the same upkeep.
2. Genesis (Complimentary Maintenance): Luxury Upkeep, Included
Genesis backs every new model with a Complimentary Maintenance plan that covers oil and oil filter changes, cabin air filter replacement and tire rotation for three years or 36,000 miles. It is positioned as one more layer of the brand’s value pitch against established luxury rivals.
The coverage skips bigger-ticket items like brake pads or timing components, but it does handle the visits an owner would otherwise schedule two or three times a year, trimming the routine cost of keeping a Genesis under warranty. It also matches the three-year, 36,000-mile window BMW’s Ultimate Care offers, giving Genesis buyers cost parity with the German rivals the brand was built to challenge.
3. Toyota (ToyotaCare): Every New Toyota, Covered
ToyotaCare comes standard on every new Toyota, covering oil and oil filter changes, tire rotations and fluid level checks for two years or 25,000 miles from the purchase date. It is the shortest window on this list, but Toyota bundles it automatically into every retail sale rather than offering it as a trim-specific option.
Because the coverage expires earlier than most competitors’ plans, owners who put on significant highway mileage in year one can burn through the mileage cap well before the two-year clock runs out. Even so, two years of covered service still outpaces the single free oil change that many mainstream brands stop at, at least while the ToyotaCare window lasts.
4. Volvo (Complimentary Factory Scheduled Maintenance): Three Visits, No Charge
Volvo’s factory maintenance program pays for the first three regularly scheduled service visits on a new vehicle, within the first three years or 36,000 miles. That typically lines up with the intervals most owners hit during a lease term or the early years of ownership.
It will not stretch to a fourth visit or cover wear items outside the schedule, so an owner keeping the car past the standard service cadence should expect to start paying at roughly the same point competitors’ plans also taper off. Volvo caps the benefit at three visits rather than a flat mileage ceiling, so skipping a scheduled appointment forfeits it rather than banking it for later.
5. Jaguar (EliteCare): The Longest Free Ride
Jaguar markets EliteCare as the industry’s longest complimentary maintenance program, covering all regularly scheduled maintenance for five years or 60,000 miles on a new vehicle. That is roughly double the window most rival luxury brands offer on comparable models.
The extended runway matters most for buyers who hold onto a car well past the typical three-year lease cycle, since it pushes routine service costs off the owner’s ledger for longer than almost any competitor matches. That length puts Jaguar well ahead of the two- and three-year windows most of this list’s other brands cap their coverage at.
6. Lexus (Scheduled Maintenance Program): Two Visits On The House
Lexus covers the first two scheduled maintenance visits on a new vehicle, at six months or 5,000 miles and again at twelve months or 10,000 miles. Both appointments fold in the inspections a dealership would otherwise bill separately.
The window is short compared with luxury rivals offering multi-year plans, so a Lexus owner is back to paying for service well within the vehicle’s first two years, right as the novelty of a new car wears off. Lexus does not extend the program past those two visits the way some rivals stretch coverage into a third year, so the free period on a Lexus ends earlier than most on this list.
7. Mini (Complimentary Scheduled Maintenance): Full Coverage, Small Footprint
Mini bundles all scheduled maintenance into a complimentary plan lasting three years or 36,000 miles on every new car it sells. The coverage mirrors what parent company BMW offers on its own lineup, down to the mileage cap.
For a brand known for pricier-than-expected service bills, the matching window gives new owners a few years of predictable costs before the smaller, boutique dealer network starts charging full price for upkeep. Because Mini shares BMW’s parts network and service intervals, the identical three-year ceiling is less a standalone perk than an inherited one, applied to a smaller, pricier lineup of cars.
8. Subaru (Added Security Maintenance Plan / complimentary program): A Regional Perk Worth Checking
Subaru’s complimentary maintenance runs for two years or 24,000 miles, though the brand’s own materials note the Added Security Maintenance Plan applies only in certain regions rather than nationwide. A shopper should confirm coverage with a local dealer before counting on it.
That regional caveat sets Subaru apart from the rest of this list, where the free period applies uniformly to every buyer, so the actual value of the perk can depend on where the car is purchased. Every other brand on this list applies its free-maintenance window the same way regardless of zip code, which makes Subaru’s asterisk the one exception worth double-checking before signing.
9. Acura (Acura Maintenance Program): Two Years Of Peace Of Mind
Acura’s complimentary plan covers select scheduled maintenance for the first two years or 24,000 miles of ownership, whichever arrives first, on new Acura models. It launched as a standard perk rather than a dealer-optional add-on.
The package handles the routine visits new owners are most likely to skip, though its two-year ceiling means anyone financing a car for five or six years will still cover most of the loan’s maintenance costs directly. That two-year ceiling matches Honda’s own Service Pass, Acura’s corporate sibling, rather than stretching toward the three-to-five-year plans offered by BMW, Genesis or Jaguar.
10. Honda (Honda Service Pass): A Fresh Pass For New Owners
Honda Service Pass covers select scheduled maintenance, including oil and filter changes, tire rotations and multi-point inspections, for the first two years or 24,000 miles of a new Honda’s life. It replaced Honda’s older complimentary offerings with a standardized package.
Two years of covered upkeep will not outlast most new-car warranties, but it does remove the first several service-counter visits that otherwise arrive just as a buyer is still paying off the car. The two-year ceiling mirrors Acura’s plan under the same parent company, putting Honda at the shorter end of this list’s coverage windows rather than among the multi-year outliers like Jaguar or Volvo.
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