The AA Smart Care Reviews 

18,722
TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Evaluating 6,577 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the professional and helpful mechanics who arrive right on time and explain every step of the repair work clearly. Many consumers find the mobile driveway service extremely convenient, noting that having experts work directly at home makes vehicle maintenance totally effortless. Some people were dissatisfied with poor communication and unexpected delays regarding arrival times. Consumers also mentioned frustrating booking mix-ups, along with difficulties when trying to get timely updates and follow-ups from customer support teams. Additionally, a few reviewers felt that certain extra costs were unexpected and encountered hurdles when rescheduling.

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Service

Customers consistently note positive experiences with service, highlighting punctuality, professional... See more

Staff

Customers had positive experiences with staff, frequently highlighting the polite, friendly, and professional... See more

Booking process

Reviewers highlight ambiguous aspects of the booking process, with opinions sharply divided. Many customers... See more

Price

Consumers find price to be ambiguous, with highly mixed feelings regarding overall costs and value. Many... See more

Customer service

People report ambiguous experiences with customer_service. While some reviewers praised the helpful staff,... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Booking was easy. Garage itself appeared not to have a lot of staff for reception purposes. Good price. Communication not very good expected call when car ready did not receive rang after 2 hour... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The Sales executive Gemma Wordley was very pleasant and approachable and so empathetic to our concerns on making the decision to downsize and move. It is still not an easy decision for us to make but... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The booking process and price were good and finding a garage was useful. My only comment about the garage was that they indicated my car was dirty, it was dusty but I had cleaned the windows, but I... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Mechanic turned up with a pre-call before arriving. Spent an hour looking over the car and had some recommendations for work to be done. I was told I would get a report which I did but had to chase up... See more


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 5 out of 5 stars

Brake pads replacement

The technician was extremely professional and very helpful, turned up on time, called me on route to me, carried out work and made sure the brake pads worked and safe. Top bloke 👏. 👍

August 18, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The mechanic was professional, friendly and informative

The guy that did my alternator was very professional, polite and friendly he told me everything what he was doing and why, which gave confidence in him doing the job correctly. Plus he was quick compared to the time I was told it would take, meaning I had plenty of time to get to work

August 19, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

There’s no synergy between the AA…

There’s no synergy between the AA Smartcare and Parts & Garage departments. I was made to pay over £800 to fix sensor lights and bearings, while I’m on Parts & Garage plan with £500 claims. But, I was asked to make payment before the garage could proceed in fixing my car and afterwards I was told my claims to access the £500 was declined.

August 13, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Kenny, the parts and garage cover will have a dedicated claims team. If you reach out to the team directly, they'll be happy to help look into this and help with any questions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service, great bloke who did it. Gave me good general advice and pleasant to talk to. I like the full report received by email that you can print and add to your service. My nearest dealer is 23 miles from my home and therefore it is great to have the service carried out on my own driveway for a lower price than the dealer and while it fully conforms with the warranty requirements. I will use again.

August 18, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor service

1) Booking put back a number of time's
2) Mechanic carried out faulty work that had to be corrected by AA breakdown service
3) Payment/invoice - taken/arrived three months after service completed
4) Will not be using AA Smart Care for service of my car again

May 11, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Elaine, we're sorry to hear this. We understand your frustration with the repeated booking delays, the issues with the work carried out, and the delayed invoice. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, and your feedback has been passed on to the relevant team to help us improve our service in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My first experience was disappointing…

My first experience was disappointing because of the garage I chose through the AA. The staff were not professional and made me feel as though they were doing me a favour, even though I had paid for the service through the AA.

However, my second appointment with a different AA-approved garage was much more satisfactory. The service was professional, and I received my MOT certificate and other relevant documents online promptly.

Overall, my second experience was positive, but my first experience left me disappointed with the garage and the level of service provided.

August 17, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Really helpful engineer who kept looking until he found the fault. Fault found and fixed on the driveway - car's driving like new.

August 15, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Your engineer Martin was extremely…

Your engineer Martin was extremely helpful and professional and carried out the work with precision.
A credit to AA. I would definitely use you again, especially not having to take the car to a garage. All work completed on my drive at home.
Thank you

August 15, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very acceptable service.

Very acceptable service but difficult to access due to major bridge roadworks.

August 15, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We appreciate your feedback for the service, Alastair. We hope everything went smoothly.

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