2026 Audi Models Now Have Free Scheduled Maintenance Like BMW
From the little A3 sedan to the big Q8 SUV, every new Audi will have its first three scheduled service visits covered for free.
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Audi has announced that every 2026 model will now include complimentary scheduled maintenance.
The automaker’s new freebie service covers the first three visits, which are scheduled once every year or every 10,000 miles.
BMW, Genesis, and more have offered some form of free scheduled service for years, but while Audi is joining the party late, Mercedes still hasn’t shown up.
Audi hasn’t exactly been having a stellar year when it comes to sales. Along with slow-selling EVs, the automaker has faced struggles, and it has even abandoned an unpopular naming convention due to poor feedback from customers and dealerships. Now, Audi is trying to entice shoppers with an improved warranty, specifically by offering complimentary maintenance.
Starting with the 2026 model year, every Audi will now come with three free service visits; this includes leases too. Called Audi Signature Care, it includes services such as multipoint inspections and oil changes. These are scheduled once every year or once every 10,000 miles, whichever comes first. Audi also sweetens the deal by replacing the brake fluid once.
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Of course, anyone who has bought a BMW in the past several years has come to expect free scheduled service. Bimmers currently come with three years or 36,000 miles, and Genesis and Volvo offer the same thing. Meanwhile, Lexus as well as Porsche, which, like Audi, is owned by the Volkswagen Group, offers the first scheduled service for free. With Audi finally joining the party, its three-year/30,000-mile plan matches Infiniti’s service. That leaves Mercedes as a popular luxury brand that makes people pay extra for scheduled service.
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Eric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si.
