The AA Smart Care Reviews 

18,600
TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Review summary

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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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Booking process

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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 1 out of 5 stars

Awful experience

Awful experience. Had a full service and 4 brake pads done. Mobile mechanic told me the reason my handbrake was so high is it just needs to settle. I was dubious but he was the expert. Next time I have driven my van brakes are smelling like burning rubs and my ABS,traction control and hill start light come on. I call AA get a mechanic out to have a look at the problem they caused and their response was to make me wait 5 days for the appointment with my van being unusable. So I called emergency call out line to which their mechanic came out and sussed out they had managed to get my handbrake stuck on. He eased the brake but I am left with all my abs lights on and squeaking noise coming from my rear right wheel. Terrible service and customer service. I will be removing my membership which I have held for 5+ years.

7 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We are truly sorry to hear about your awful experience and the issues you've encountered with your van after the service. It's clear this has been incredibly frustrating, and we understand your disappointment with both the service and the subsequent customer support. We hope you're okay.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great experience

The booking process was very straightforward. The mechanic was very informative and friendly, he explained what he was going to do and once finished told me what I need to do next. Answered all my questions.

10 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service. Easy to use and offers flexible payments. Much easier for a mechanic to come to your place of work rather than hanging around an industrial estate. Very good service, will use again. It was easy to book and get a suitable time and date. The mechanic was polite and helpful.

6 August 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Advised unnecessary work

Booked a home visit for brake pad change. Was advised I would get a call with time of appointment on the morning from the driver. They just turned up with no call. Did front brakes. Advised they couldn’t do back due to some corrosion. They reported brake fluid dirty and needed changing. They then said I needed rear discs as well. Took it to my local garage who have just called to say there is nothing wrong with brake pads or discs and they don’t need replacing. They have checked this also with the mot team. Also reported the break fluid is fine.

30 July 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We're very sorry to hear about the issues you experienced with your recent brake service and the conflicting information you received. This is certainly not the experience we want for our customers. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and we hope you're okay.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very easy and quick way to book a…

Very easy and quick way to book a service and MOT. Grateful that my car was picked up from and returned to my home address.

6 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We're so pleased to hear that booking was easy and that the collection and return service was helpful for you! Thanks for your feedback.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I was attracted to the site due to the…

I was attracted to the site due to the offering of collection/drop off but unfortunately this didn’t happen.
I had an extra issue I asked them to look at but communication wasn’t brilliant.

7 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We are sorry to hear about the issues you experienced with our collection/drop-off service and communication. We hope you're okay.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Boxes ticked but no other information.

Could have left the car in a cleaner state. All the boxes were ticked but anybody can tick a box! I was left with the feeling that there could have been space for comments at the end with a personal viewpoint of the vehicle, anything to look out for etc. Then, when it was ready I had to walk a couple of hundred metres around to a side street to collect it, not easy for an elderly chap. It could have been brought around for the customer.

7 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We appreciate you sharing your feedback. We apologise that the car's cleanliness did not meet your expectations and for the inconvenience of the collection process. We understand your desire for more personalized commentary. We hope you're okay.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A* from the AA.

Easy to book online at a local garage. Peace of mind as it is AA recommended and also slightly cheaper (at the time) than a standard MOT price.
Payment taken after the work is done and booking is easy to make and amend if necessary.

3 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brake repair

The mechanics were great , sorted the repair with no fuss and gave me confidence that it was completed safely .

7 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

Overall, excellent Customer Service from the price & booking process to the car service itself. The mechanic carried out the work very efficiently.
Also, it was the useful convenience of having the car serviced at home.

7 August 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You recommended the garage for my…

You recommended the garage for my sevice and MOT.. they changed the front brake pads. Now I have a scraping sound
No I'm not okay

23 July 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We are sorry to hear about the issue with the scraping sound after your brake pad replacement. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We hope you're okay.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good experience

Mix up with appointments but once sorted all good. It was good to know I could trust the garage and not worry about unnecessary cost.

5 August 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We appreciate your feedback and are glad the appointment mix-up was resolved. We're happy you trust our garage.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Suzuki Vitara

The experience was very good, although it could have been excellent had the service provider just called me upon completion of the work. No complaints though, I'm very pleased with what the AA and the servicing company provided. Great work and experience from all parties. Thank you!

29 July 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Only problem I had was the car was…

Only problem I had was the car was meant to be picked up from my home and at the last minute AA rang to say I had to drop car off
The garage was out of my area so was a pain to get back from and go back for car
Overall the garage was spot on and great customer service
The 4⭐️ would of been 5 but the no pickup was why I dropped a ⭐️

6 August 2026

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