The AA Smart Care Reviews 

18,166
TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Looking at 6,319 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the professional, friendly, and knowledgeable staff who provide thorough and efficient service. Many people highly value the mobile service for its convenience, enabling work to be completed at home or work without garage hassle. Reviewers also found the booking process straightforward, appreciating the competitive pricing and excellent value. However, some customers also noted issues with service completion, like maintenance reminders not being reset or jobs not fully finished. There were instances of mechanics arriving later than scheduled, optimistic time estimates, or bookings not being properly acknowledged. Additionally, a few people reported difficulties with customer contact, including unanswered emails or being directed to alternative channels for complaints.

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Service

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Staff

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Booking process

Customers had ambiguous experiences with the booking process, with many finding it easy and straightforward... See more

Price

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Customer communications

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Mechanic, checked the brakes actually needed changing before carrying out the work. He confirmed the front had expired and the rear would need replacing soon so was asked to change both work carri... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Really good experience overall. The car is running smoothly and feels almost brand new. I haven't seen it perform this well for quite some time. The only downside was that the maintenance reminder mes... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Was supposed to call me first thing in the morning and never did. Booked time slot for am and before 12 midday. Didn't come till 2 o'clock. I had to ring the company around 11 o'clock as I heard nothi... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I had a major service done on my car at home. The service was fine and the mechanic was helpful and polite. However, although the service was suppose so to have been completed by 12pm, the mechanic di... See more

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Company details

  1. Car Inspection Station
  2. Auto Parts Store
  3. Car Service
  4. Mechanic
  5. Towing Service
  6. Vehicle Inspection

About The AA Smart Care

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MOTs, services and repairs brought to you through the convenience of our local AA approved garage network.

AA approved local garages

  • Every one of the garages in our network is audited to ensure it meets our highest quality, service and training standards
  • The garage technicians are expertly trained in petrol, diesel and electric vehicles

Fixed & transparent pricing

  • You’ll know exactly what you’re going to pay, with no hidden extras
  • We’ll chat to the garage to make sure that any additional work needed is accurate, and give you a quote to approve before it’s carried out.

Guaranteed quality of work and repairs

  • We’re so confident in the work, we guarantee all parts and labour for 12 months
  • The garages in our network always fit quality parts, made to the same standard as the original manufacturer equipment
  • All prices, including labour, are checked to make sure they’re accurate

Easy online booking

  • You can book online at a garage local to you, on a date of your choice
  • Book up to 90 days in advance
  • You have access to a UK wide network of local garages.

 


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad experience

Bad experience, had to call AA/Smart Care every time something needed fixing on the car. The garage didint want to talk to me until it was paid Smart Care/AA system. Took forever to get fixed with faults being added on a daily basis.

July 27, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good service but could be better on the admin side of things

Overall great experience except I had to call about 4-5 times to get an update on whether or not the mechanic was still coming, we ended up rescheduling to the following day and he did a brilliant job however the company did not issue him a stamp so I have a service book noted with service but no official stamp at all

July 24, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

great service

I recently used the AA app to book my MOT as I had been getting reminders that it was due to
I was so surprised to find that it was completely painless considering the minefield it is to try and find a reputable garage that doesn’t over charge.
I paid a lot less for this MOT than I thought possible - I’m guessing that’s a perk of being an AA member?
Anyways I click on the booking option and was presented with a couple of garage options and chose the one most local to me and put in my payment info and received confirmation that I was to drop my car at the garage on the date and time specified. That was it!
I dropped my car off in the morning and a couple of hours later collected it with a fresh MOT. The garage then authorised the payment from my card. Fuss free and very convenient. I highly recommend using the AA to book an MOT

July 27, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The mobile mechanic was very polite

The mobile mechanic was very polite, informative and helpful in explaining what else I needed to get done she’s did an MOT. He checked all my engine bay topped up fluids and sorted a loose panel under the car. Was done on the driveway so super convenient and only took 2 hours to replace brake discs and pads all round.

July 23, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was lied to

I was lied to, told something wrong with my car and wasn't true at a cost of £1940.02 luckily I had the sence to have it checked elsewhere before spending so much money.

July 25, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Booking my MOT

It was very easy to book my MOT for someone who does no manage well using apps. Appointment arranged swiftly and the garage I attended was friendly and approachable.

July 24, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thoroughly Recommend the AA Smartcare Service for MOT's

It is very safe doing your MOT through the AA Smartcare service, as if you do have any problems with the garage, you just inform the AA & they will sort it out for you. We have used the service twice now & used the same garage on both occasions. It is very easy to arrange also & you are kept fully informed all the time.

July 23, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

MOT and service

Firstly on the day I dropped off my car, the garage was not open and had to wait for 45 mins, then there was no contact from the garage and AA as well , had to wait for 5 days to get my car back and I had to pay to the garage directly for the repair carried out, therefore I had the worst experience overall, I could have gone to a local garage and get a better service, absolutely heartbreaking experience

July 24, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would give the Mechanic the 5 stars…

I would give the Mechanic the 5 stars as he was Excellent in Servicing my car & very approachable, however I can not say the same in trying to actually booking a service the smart care team is where this falls down it took me 2weeks for this to work.

July 23, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely delighted with the service…

Absolutely delighted with the service and would definitely recommend. So convenient to have it done at home. First time I’ve used this service definitely not my last.

July 27, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Delighted to hear that, thanks so much for sharing your experience 💛.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointing

I am only giving a 2 because I went to one of there recommended garages and booked via service care and the garage did nothing, (paid for service and MOT), so AA said go to this other garage, I went and they were excellent, but the calls to AA were unbearable because I couldnt get through and no one understood what I was talking about, so had to go via this app and that was a faff it was one of them automatic answering apps that were terrible, then obviously the 2nd garage wanted paying for the work but I said no because I had already paid and then there was this stand off with prove they (garage 1) didn't do the work, so garage 2 had to do it and it was just long drawn out and stressful. I will be going to kwik fit next time.

June 29, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Sandra, we're sorry to hear about your experience and hope everything is ok now. We've passed your comments over to the relevant to for feedback. They will contact you directly if they need any further information.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

worst than poor i booked a service…

worst than poor i booked a service for today they never turned up id given my card no and instructions to ring or text when on way so i could tell them how to get to my car waited in all afternoon i had no reason to think they would not as they say in their blurb you will be charged when job is done terrible service they obvs not very nice men any more!

July 27, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Christine, we're sorry to hear this and hope you've since spoken to our Customer Service team on 0330 018 3446, so we can look into what happened here and help get this sorted.

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