Mazda Capped Price Manufacturer Service Review

The Mazda Story

From rotary engines to rickshaws, Japanese carmaker Mazda has always beaten a distinctive path.

Today, the current Mazda range includes a bunch of high-profile award-winners.

The latest iteration of its beloved MX-5 was named 2016 World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year, the Mazda 3 was Australia’s 2018 Best Small Car under $35,000 and the CX-3 won Best 2WD SUV (under $35,000) in the same awards while the CX-3 Maxx Sport option picked up Drive’s 2018 Best City SUV.

That’s some heavy-duty recognition for a company humbly founded in 1920 in Hiroshima to produce machine tools.

First known as the Togo Cork Kogyo Co., the company undertook a 1931 name change after its first produced vehicle – the one-cylinder Mazdago trike, also the world’s first “autorickshaw”.

The company adopted the rotary engine in the early ‘60s, developing the technology and using it in some of its most famous cars such as the early Cosmo, the RX-7 and the RX-8.

While the company stopped using the rotary engine in its production cars in 2012, the tech has been rumoured to be making a comeback in a new sports car model at some point, and Mazda has said it will be used again as a range-extender in an upcoming electric vehicle.

Mazda Service Select 

Mazda offers a competitive Service Select program, this capped-price service plan covers five years/50,000km for their vehicles.

Under the deal, owners know exactly how much they’ll be paying for a service upfront.

The prices are all available at Mazda, just type in your rego and Mazda knows exactly when your next service is due and how much they’ll charge.

The plan is based on 10,000km / 12-month service intervals, whichever occurs first.

First off, that means drivers who go easy on the km will save time and money by needing less frequent servicing.

The Mazda Service Select pricing is determined by model and engine. Smaller cars and their smaller engines will be understandably cheaper to maintain.

Mazda says services for their popular Mazda 3 start at $334, while the CX-9 averages $385 per service.

If you’re in a BT-50 be prepared to pay an average of $449 per visit to the workshop.

Under the scheme, Mazda’s certified mechanics run diagnostics on your vehicle, service all the usual systems, and use only genuine replacement parts.

As with all service plans, shopping around with independent mechanics is worth your time.

Third-party servicing will not void your manufacturer’s warranty and could produce savings.

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