The AA Smart Care Reviews 

17,929
TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Evaluating 6,304 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently commend the staff for being polite, professional, and helpful, often going above and beyond to assist. The service is generally described as efficient, quick, and well-executed, with many appreciating the convenience of mobile mechanics. Reviewers often find the pricing reasonable and offering good value for the services provided. However, some customers also noted issues with the booking process and communication. People experienced significant delays, last-minute changes to appointments, or mechanics not arriving as scheduled. There were also complaints about poor contact, with some struggling to get updates or reach customer service outside of specific hours. A few other people also felt that the service provided by partner garages was sometimes problematic, leading to incomplete work or further complications.

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Service

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Staff

Customers consistently note positive experiences with staff, highlighting many mechanics and technicians as... See more

Booking process

Clients share ambiguous opinions on the booking process, with many finding it easy and straightforward,... See more

Price

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Customer communications

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Easy collection and was done within the hour and a half. Wasn’t actually supposed to be picked up on the day it was but they didn’t want to let me down so they honoured it for me which was lovely... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The work I had done by the mechanic was first class. He was polite, explained what he was going to do and completed the work in good time. The reason for 4 stars rather than 5 stars was because of... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Collection and service was fine. However - AA needs to sort out confirmation of booked time and day ! Garage was not going to collect - when we phoned them, they said they had not confirmed with AA... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great quick, efficient service and affordable but the real gem at this garage is the office manger/receptionist lady! She went above and beyond to help with problems whilst getting a great price for p... 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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3.9

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This has happened twice now

This has happened twice now. Had an appointment with a mobile mechanic for a AM slot (09:00-12:00) on both occasions they didn’t turn up in the morning, they turn up between 15:00-15:30 which is just half an hour to an hour before their PM slots end. Absolutely ridiculous service and they “kinda” blame saying crap like: oh I have got the wrong parts blah blah blah!!
I don’t think I will use the mobile mechanic again after this! Full day wasted!

July 13, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Graham, we're sorry to hear this. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and appreciate your feedback. Our team is on hand to help if you have any questions about your booking on the day. If you'd like us to investigate this further, please contact our team directly with your booking details and we'll be happy to help.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Slow communication

Communication was poor due to the garage having to communicate to AA who then had to get approval from me. Took 3 days to get a tyre change. Will be booking directly through the garage next time as adding the AA into the equation just wasted time.

July 10, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Joseph, we’re sorry to see you were left disappointed. Our team would reach out as soon as there are any relevant updates, the team is also on hand, ready to help if you get in touch directly. We hope everything managed to get sorted.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible, paid hundreds for MOT & service, came back a day late, and service lights still on..That was 2 weeks ago, ringing AA, email sent ignored. Will stick to Halfords again, shouldn't have bothered changing. Still unresolved. Massive complaint going in.

July 14, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Lizzie, we're really sorry to hear this. If you've already logged a complaint, please allow up to 10 working days for the team to look into this and get back in touch with an outcome. You can also speak to the team directly on 0330 018 3446.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Convenient service and great employees

This is a really convenient way to get an oil change on my car. I was able to book an appointment within 3 days. A very pleasant and helpful gentleman arrived to do the work. There was also a message on my dashboard advising that tyre pressures were low and he checked these for me as well. Highly recommend this service.

July 6, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I booked a car inspection online and…

I booked a car inspection online and paid the fee. The AA have failed to acknowledge this in any way and have not given me a date for the performance of the inspection. Furthermore, their Chat service is wholly useless and consists entirely of largely untrained staff passing the buck onto other people for half an hour or so until the session expires

July 13, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Leo, we'd like to take a look into this. If you haven't already spoken with our Customer Service team, please give us a call on 0330 018 3446 so we can help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Turned up at workplace on time

Turned up at workplace on time, great service

July 8, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We're delighted to hear this about your brake repair with our Mobile Mechanic 😊🔧.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Perhaps a blessing in disguise

Was told to take the car to the garage for 08:30 hrs. I was there on time, but at 09:00 hrs I had to ring the garage as the shutters was still down and no sign of life / operational activity. Phone was not answered, 09:10 rang AA Smart Care but they can't access my account as computer network not working. 09:15. I drive away as I don't trust this service to carry out any form of maintenance on my car.

July 13, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi there, we’re sorry to hear this about your appointment. We hope you’ve been able to get back in touch with our team so they can take a full look into what happened and help get things resolved for you.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

efficient collection service and happy…

efficient collection service and happy with service

July 8, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We're delighted to hear you were happy with the service and found the collection process efficient.
We really appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience and hope to assist you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything just went to plan

Everything just went to plan, kept me updated about my booking. And was on time, Shelly mobile mechanic was absolutely spot on. Great job cleaned up after her work was complete. I would definitely use this service again. (I had my brake pads and discs replaced) and they used decent parts not the budget ones aswell.

July 11, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Thank you for your fantastic feedback. We're delighted to hear everything went to plan, that you were kept updated throughout, and the garage provided such a great service. Thank you for choosing Smartcare, and we look forward to helping you again in the future 🙂.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't use this service

Firstly, your instructions were to drop my car off at 8am. Was at the garage for 8am, it didn't open until 9am so an hour waiting. Was told the car would be ready for lunchtime, by 1.30 we hadn't heard anything so we rang the garage. They then proceeded to say they couldn't tell me anything about my cat, their contract with you meant you had tp contact me. Tried to ring your number on your booking email; it isn't in operation at a weekend. Had to go on tje gvt website to find out the result of the MOT, apparently failed due to rear calipers and over tight handbrake. Rang the garage back to advise we knew what the fail was, initially receptionist kept insisting we had to speak to tje AA but eventually offered to get a quote for the brakes. Came back with nearly £500 pounds. Declined that and said we were on our way to pick my car up. Got tp the garage, the owner seemed oblivious to us being there, the mechanic came over and remarked the parts wouldn't be there til Monday, was perplexed when we said we had said no tp the repair. Then he proceeded to try and explain what was wrong with the calipers but to quote my husband who is familiar with mechanics, he was making it up as he went along. Finally got my keys and left. Monday took it to a local garage, it passed first time, no mention of handbrake or calipers. So either the first garage was crooked or incompetent or both. Either way, would never use them or this service again. It used to be that you could wholly trust the AA and their recommended garages but obviously not any more. You then took two weekd to take the payment. Seriously doubt I will renew my membership following such shoddy and poor service.

July 3, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Dawn, we're sorry to hear about your experience and have fed your comments back to the relevant team to look into. They may contact you if they need any further information.

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