The AA Smart Care Reviews 

18,282
TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Looking at 6,384 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for their politeness, professionalism, and helpfulness. Many appreciate the convenience and efficiency of mobile mechanics performing services at home or work. The booking process is generally described as easy and well-communicated. However, some people were dissatisfied with communication, noting a lack of updates on arrival times or delays. Others encountered booking problems, such as engineers not arriving or services not matching expectations, alongside concerns about incomplete work or unexpected additional costs.

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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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Customer communications

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

No fault of AA specifically, the service was actually really well managed. However, there are difficulties in having a middle party as a I found out when my MOT failed and I had to go back and fourth... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Work was fast and efficient with plenty of follow up advice once completed. No prior contact however as to estimated and actual arrival time to help with day planning. This was promised in the pre app... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Having had issues fixed on my car, pointed out to me by my mechanic, the car still failed the MOT. I truly feel that this system is set up to ensure the AA get further income. Apart from this, I fou... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The mobile mechanic was very polite, informative and helpful in explaining what else I needed to get done she’s did an MOT. He checked all my engine bay topped up fluids and sorted a loose panel under... See more


Company details

  1. #19 of 19 best companies in MOT Centre
  2. #90 of 96 best companies in Auto parts shop
  3. #51 of 54 best companies in Car service
  4. #12 of 12 best companies in Mechanic
  5. #7 of 7 best companies in Towing service
  6. #6 of 6 best companies in 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 5 out of 5 stars

Thoroughly Recommend the AA Smartcare Service for MOT's

It is very safe doing your MOT through the AA Smartcare service, as if you do have any problems with the garage, you just inform the AA & they will sort it out for you. We have used the service twice now & used the same garage on both occasions. It is very easy to arrange also & you are kept fully informed all the time.

23 July 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

MOT and service

Firstly on the day I dropped off my car, the garage was not open and had to wait for 45 mins, then there was no contact from the garage and AA as well , had to wait for 5 days to get my car back and I had to pay to the garage directly for the repair carried out, therefore I had the worst experience overall, I could have gone to a local garage and get a better service, absolutely heartbreaking experience

24 July 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We're sorry to hear about the significant delays and lack of communication you experienced with your car repair. This is certainly not the service we aim to provide, and we understand your frustration.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would give the Mechanic the 5 stars…

I would give the Mechanic the 5 stars as he was Excellent in Servicing my car & very approachable, however I can not say the same in trying to actually booking a service the smart care team is where this falls down it took me 2weeks for this to work.

23 July 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely delighted with the service…

Absolutely delighted with the service and would definitely recommend. So convenient to have it done at home. First time I’ve used this service definitely not my last.

27 July 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Delighted to hear that, thanks so much for sharing your experience 💛.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointing

I am only giving a 2 because I went to one of there recommended garages and booked via service care and the garage did nothing, (paid for service and MOT), so AA said go to this other garage, I went and they were excellent, but the calls to AA were unbearable because I couldnt get through and no one understood what I was talking about, so had to go via this app and that was a faff it was one of them automatic answering apps that were terrible, then obviously the 2nd garage wanted paying for the work but I said no because I had already paid and then there was this stand off with prove they (garage 1) didn't do the work, so garage 2 had to do it and it was just long drawn out and stressful. I will be going to kwik fit next time.

29 June 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Sandra, we're sorry to hear about your experience and hope everything is ok now. We've passed your comments over to the relevant to for feedback. They will contact you directly if they need any further information.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

worst than poor i booked a service…

worst than poor i booked a service for today they never turned up id given my card no and instructions to ring or text when on way so i could tell them how to get to my car waited in all afternoon i had no reason to think they would not as they say in their blurb you will be charged when job is done terrible service they obvs not very nice men any more!

27 July 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Christine, we're sorry to hear this and hope you've since spoken to our Customer Service team on 0330 018 3446, so we can look into what happened here and help get this sorted.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

poor

booked an mot and service, the garage only ddoes services.
Quality of service seems poor, van stunk of silicone, water droplets all up inside of windscreen,

24 July 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi, sorry to hear about your experience. Please give us a call on 0330 018 3446 so we can look into this further and help get it sorted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Service

Absolutely blown away by the level of knowledge, professionalism and service of this service. Geoff arrived at the scene of the break down within 20 minutes. Got the car running and managed to source a replacement alternator and have it fitted in my driveway at home that very same afternoon!

23 July 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top mechanic!

The mechanic called ahead of arriving, and was super friendly. He managed to park up on a busy street, and got to work straight away. He was thorough throughout the job, and finished on time with no issues. He even had time to take about air con de-gassing. Thank you would 100% recommend this service.

23 July 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wrong booking

Managed to find a website that said it services and does repairs to EV cars. Booked, paid and was sent reminder via text and email. Turned up before 8am as requested, only to be told the garage did not accept EV cars and they rejected the job, even thou is was picked by the smart centre.

27 July 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Jonathan, we're sorry to hear about the booking issues. We hope you've since raised this with our Customer Service team so they could look into what happened here and feed it back.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The service itself and the mechanic…

The service itself and the mechanic Steve who completed it were great. The problem was in the communication - I booked an am service, at 1pm I received a phone call telling me my service had been delayed and was now scheduled for 1.30pm! This was despite the fact that I had already called at 11.20am and that by 1pm my car clearly wasn't going to get done at the scheduled time. Nor did anyone bother to check whether 1.30pm was convenient and that I was able to do that time. There was no apology for the inconvenience and it was just assumed that 1.30pm was OK. In the end it was 2pm when Steve arrived and nearly 4pm when he left which meant that I lost the entire day sat waiting. The phone call I received at 1pm was supposedly from Customer Service - this standard of communication is not providing customer service

17 July 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We are sorry to hear about the significant delays and the lack of communication you experienced regarding your service appointment. It's clear this was a frustrating experience, and we apologise that your entire day was disrupted. We understand how important clear communication is, and we hope you're okay.

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