When your car needs service or repair, you typically have to take it somewhere. But not necessarily, anymore. "Car repair, the business model's been the same for about 50 years, and people don't love ...

An important part of keeping maintenance costs down is resolving issues before they fail completely. Here are 10 tips that ...

The most important part of car maintenance is regular oil changes. Maintaining your car helps keep you safe and increases the car’s lifespan. Regularly checking your car’s lights, tires, fluids and ...

Nothing is more frustrating to a car owner than a vehicle that needs an engine replacement or whose paint starts peeling just a few years after leaving the dealer’s lot. Having to make expensive ...

Luxury automakers have been offering free car maintenance plans on their new cars for quite a while now, but getting a free maintenance package on your used car is a relatively new way for automakers, ...

When it comes to automotive service facilities, Consumer Reports members prefer independent shops—and, in some cases, chains—over dealerships, according to our annual survey. The survey results show ...

A car maintenance schedule tells you when to inspect and change everything, but it stops after the dates and miles. It doesn’t tell you what to expect or how it’s done. Maintaining a car takes finesse ...

I have never been particularly interested in cars—they are merely things that exist to get me from point A to point B, and are often overpriced and beleaguered by expensive problems. I was long ...