The AA Smart Care Reviews 

18,594
TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Considering 6,523 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Many customers frequently praise the exceptionally professional and friendly staff who consistently arrive on time, explain everything thoroughly, and complete vehicle maintenance efficiently. Local consumers really appreciate the incredible convenience of booking appointments online and having necessary repairs performed directly at home or work without any hassle. However, some people mentioned experiencing frustrating communication issues, receiving conflicting messages, and facing a total lack of timely updates regarding their vehicle progress. Reviewers occasionally noted unexpected schedule changes, delays with mechanic arrival times, and difficulties when trying to contact support or coordinate local appointments.

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Service

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Staff

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Booking process

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Price

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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 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

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 5 out of 5 stars

Booked to have rear brake pads changed on my car at home the day after returning from holiday. Everything went smoothly and in double quick time and advice was given regarding discs and tyres while... 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 4 out of 5 stars

The booking process and price were good…

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 did not want to use anymore water to wash the whole car it was not necessary and the inside was clean. No one was in reception when I came to collect my car, minor things but a little annoying.
The service of Smart care was great would recommend.

10 August 2026
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The communication between yourself and…

The communication between yourself and the garage is not excellent, because of this I was just waiting the whole time frame I was given for my car to be picked up. I had to ring the garage directly to find out that the pickup wasn't going to happen and I would have to drop my car off to the garage myself. Which caused me alot of distress.

11 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Raz, we're sorry to hear about the communication issues and the inconvenience this caused. We understand how frustrating it must have been to wait for a collection that didn't happen. We've shared your feedback with the relevant team to help improve our service. Thank you for taking the time to let us know.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The garage was rubbish

The garage was rubbish , very rude customer service , had to ask for my MOT certificate and had bulb out to be told they don’t have the tools to fix it!

14 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We're sorry to hear about your experience and the customer service you received. We understand your frustration regarding the MOT certificate and the issue with the bulb. We've fed your comments back to the relevant team to help improve our service in the future. Thank you for your feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to book online and confirmation…

Easy to book online and confirmation email received straightaway. Follow up communication outlining what would happen on the day was well received. Engineer text and phoned on the day with estimated arrival time and engineer provided a good update once the work had been completed.

13 August 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Booking was easy

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 hours told ready to collect.

14 August 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Atrocious price for an atrocious service.

£99 to connect a machine up to give diagnostics. Result given was the car’s software needed updating. No other help provided for the fault. Volkswagen garage said this was untrue, the software did not need updating.

Garage promised to send the full report, I chased this for 2 days before it was finally sent.

Atrocious price for an atrocious service.

14 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi David, we're sorry to hear you've been left feeling unhappy with the service and hope you've since raised any concerns directly with our Customer Service team. Please give us a call on 0330 018 3446 if there's anything further you'd like us to look into.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Efficient Service

The car was picked up and delivered with MOT and Full Major Service completed within the day. It required the brake fluid to be renewed. Otherwise everything else was OK

14 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic mechanic!

Fantastic service mechanic! Greg was polite, professional, friendly and an absolute joy to have work on our car. He was tidy, quick, knowledgeable and obviously loves his job. We wouldn't hesitate to have him back to do any more work in the future.

12 August 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Damaged my vehicle

the employee who took my keys to reverse my motorhome into the garage, and whilst being guided by another employee, or the employer, scraped the canopy housing along their shutters frame, whereby i had to get him out and get it into the garage myself, without so much as an apology, and now i have a devalued component arrached to my motorhome.

13 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Paul, we're sorry to hear this. We've passed this to the relevant team and have asked them to contact you directly to discuss your concerns further.

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