The AA Breakdown Cover Reviews 210,387

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Review summary

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Considering 101,047 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for their professionalism, helpfulness, and positive attitude, making interactions pleasant and efficient. Many people highlight the exceptional customer service, noting the personalized and understanding approach, especially during stressful situations. The service provided is often described as excellent, with consumers appreciating the quick response times and the smooth user experience, from initial contact to problem resolution and even delivery services. However, some customers also noted issues with administrative responses and communication, mentioning difficulties in reaching employees initially or experiencing long wait times for service, particularly for home starts. A few other people also felt that the company's policies regarding service refusal and counting incidents were contradictory and led to dissatisfaction.

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Service

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Staff

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Response time

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Customer service

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Delivery service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service. Easy to book the battery replacement online. Price explained for the battery and fitting, time slot picked and confirmation messages. Steve, the guy who came, called ahead to say he... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful as always. I fully agree with Mr Rahman's comments. In over 60 years of membership ,the patrols have always been both technically amazing but their outstanding people skills are so good i... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb experience. Coil spring in the suspension snapped puncturing the brand new tyre causing a blowout! The roadside mechanic Paul diagnosed this immediately and was brilliant. I’m not so happy wit... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Phone call was dealt with efficiently. Tom and Tony arrived within 1hr and 20 minutes; luckily in a van which the motorcycle trailer fitted inside. So after initially trying to fix the broken clutch... See more


Company details

  1. Car Repair and Maintenance
  2. Insurance Agency
  3. Mechanic
  4. Telematics Service
  5. Towing Service

Written by the company

The AA provides services to motorists: breakdown cover, car insurance, life, travel insurance, route planning and motoring advice. We're the UK's number 1 motoring organisation.


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4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

210K reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from the AA First…

Excellent service from the AA First time using the AA app which is straight forward to use.Kept up to date about arrival time AA man friendly and very competent Good listener and took time to examine car and work out the problem First call out to AA in over ten years Pleased to know that the service is still excellent

27 May 2026
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Reply from The AA Breakdown Cover

Hey, this is fantastic to hear. We're delighted you found our app so easy to use, and James will be pleased you were happy with the service he provided.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Colin cones to the help!

Colin showed how a professional, efficient and friendly service should operate and I would endorse as a fine example of someone who is good at his job a splendid example of the service that the AA give.

27 May 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless Rockshore European Insurance arm

Trying to purchase European Travel Insurance but the AA hand-me-down insurance company Rocksure can't even process it.
Completely useless.

27 May 2026
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Reply from The AA Breakdown Cover

We are sorry to hear about your difficulty purchasing travel insurance. We hope you get sorted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Mark arrived quickly, was very knowlegable and sorted the problem in no time. Very kind and felt reassured the car was good to go.

27 May 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Liam above and beyond

Liam could see we were on a mini break and had a young child he sourced the part collected it then fitted at a very good price, really please with the service and Liam was great!!

27 May 2026

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