What Happens If You Skip Your Audi’s Scheduled Maintenance?

Scheduled maintenance on your Audi may be the most important thing you can do to prolong the life of your car. Each car manufacturer has a service recommended service plan outlined to give you the best life expectancy and performance of your car. Many choose to not follow the recommended plan and find themselves in trouble sooner than later.

Let’s dive into examples of the Audi service plans and why you should make sure to follow them.

Benefits of an Audi Service Plan

Before looking at what happens if you skip your Audi service plan, we can discuss some of the benefits an Audi service plan offers.

• Cost Efficient: Service plans are broken down for items which are under warranty and also for extended warranties. One money saving tip is that it can be cheaper to have the paid extended warranty at a discount rate instead of paying for parts and labor on an as needed basis.
• Confidence: With a service plan you are given the confidence in reliability with your Audi.
• Trained Technicians: To have your Audi serviced through an authorized plan means that you will have the advantage of having a trained professional technician in the Audi way working on your car.

Recommended Service

What exactly is a recommended service? Car manufacturers track engineered parts for service of life. This means that Audi and other high-end manufacturers have recorded the data over time on life expectancy of parts, frequency of lubrication, change in fluids, and other essential services to your car.

As an example, Audi recommends a change of the oxygen sensors between 60,000 and 90,000 miles, depending on the model. An Audi trained service center plan will have you scheduled and remind you when to bring your car in for the next service, so that you do not skip any needed service.

Skipping Service

People are busy, just about every family is. Living a busy life and believing the cost of service is high, is usually what people mention when skipping service. However, as we will see, both of these excuses are detrimental to your car’s life. Now let’s discuss what can happen if you skip your audi’s scheduled maintenance. As we will see there can be a large impact of negative scenarios surrounding skipping service such as;

• Warranty Problems can occur if there is a stipulation in your warranty coverage that certain inspections and services must be performed in a timely manner. Losing the warranty on your Audi due to missed service is certainly not ideal for any car owner.
• Breakdowns will certainly be more prevalent when skipping planned service on your Audi. The point of service is to keep your car running and keeping you confident that you will make it to your destination every time without issues.
• Safety risk is raised whenever planned recommended service is skipped. Tires, hoses, fluids, and other features can all become safety issues if malfunctions occur while operating on the roads.
• The resale value of your car will be reduced if there are missing maintenance records. One of the value holders for used cars is when there is a complete set of timely service records present.
• Reduced performance and fuel efficiency will occur without regular maintenance service taking place. If you want to keep your Audi running the way you purchased it, be sure and have the servicing completed.
• Parts cost may increase when an emergency arises. When planned service takes place two things happen. One, parts last longer, and we can plan to provide the most cost effective costs planned out ahead of time. Emergency situations during breakdowns due to skipping service will almost always cost more in the end.

Servicing Experts

When it comes to service performed on your Audi, we at Landmark Motors are the experts to make it happen. Serving Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, and Bellevue, Washington, our team of trained experts makes servicing your vehicle convenient and efficient. Whether you want to wait in our comfortable waiting room, take a shuttle trip home, or have a loaner car when necessary, we make sure all of your service and repair needs are met. Contact us today to schedule your Audi or other European car for service.