The AA Smart Care Reviews 

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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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Booked brake pad change for front and…

Booked brake pad change for front and rear. Although the technician did arrive after the allocated time slot he was very apologetic for being late
Technician was very informative and did an excellent job .I would definitely use the service again.Thank you AA.

July 15, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My car supposed to be back the same day…

My car supposed to be back the same day before 5 o’clock but I got my car back the third day I paid £200 for the service and £120 for Taxi. It’s cost me very expensive.

July 15, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Sheraz, we’re sorry to hear this. If you would like to discuss this, please get in touch with us directly with your booking details, and our team will help look into and raise any concerns further.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Car came back broken with big engine fault

AVOID - Was a smooth online experience, however the car game back with a large engine fault from one of their partners garages - they haven’t resolved it and told we can’t drive the car. Will likely end up needing legal support.

July 15, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi James, we’re sorry to hear this. So we can help, please give us a call and our team will work to resolve the situation as soon as possible.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Booking was a disaster

Booking was a disaster. I originally booked a service and MOT with a pick up from my home and a drop off. This is the first time I have tried this. I booked a week in advance. On Friday before service I was informed the garage couldn't pick up car only drop off. I phoned Prestige who managed the booking on Saturday to confirm I would still go ahead and just have it delivered back. When I arrived on Monday morning I was told they couldn't deliver it back either. So a whole day was ruined. Had to cancel plans and return later that day. I must point out that the garage was not to blame and they carried out a very good service and MOT. The garage told me that they had communicated to Prestige that they could not pick up or deliver immediately after the booking. But prestige didn't tell me until five days later, and then it was still the wrong information. So in all, five emails, five text messages and two phone calls from the booking company and all with the wrong information. 15 minutes before I took the car in they were still telling me that the car would be delivered back. I did phone again to make a complaint on the same day as service but although they said they would get back to me, they didn't. AA needs to review their booking system with Prestige. All in all, great garage, terrible booking service from Smart Care /Prestige.

July 13, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Michael, we’re sorry to see this and that there has been reason to raise a complaint. A dedicated team will help investigate any concerns you have raised. If you can keep in touch with the team directly, they will help with any questions or updates.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I booked AM before 12. Arrived after 2pm

I booked an AM before 12 slot which arrived after 2pm. I was supposed to receive a call in the morning with an idea of my time slot which I didn't receive. I phoned several times to find out what was happening and was told the driver had a long way to drive.
The job it's self was good hense getting some stars!

July 15, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Christian, we're sorry to hear about your experience and have fed your comments back to the relevant team to help us improve our service in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tyretrax service and MOT

Excellent service. Very polite , helpful, friendly. Competent . As I am a wheelchair user they collected and delivered my car . The car was booked in for the day , but it was brought back within 2 hours all work completed. Highly recommended. The price was very reasonable. The booking process online was easy .

July 15, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

We're really pleased everything went smoothly, really appreciate you sharing your experience and we look forward to helping again in the future 🙂.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

new driver

As a new driver, the idea of booking and getting a service done felt overwhelming but it was easy breezy with AA. The garage did a great job too

July 14, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi, we're sorry to hear you've been left feeling this way and hope you've since raised any concerns directly with our Customer Service team so they could look into this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service and aftercare

AA/Garage did not inform me in advance that they would not be able to source the fuel filter to carry out a full service. I will now have to take the car to another garage to see if I can get that done. AA did not even explain this until I pressed them on the issue using their WhatsApp chat service. When I pointed out that if I had not pressed them I would never have known that the filter still needed to be changed they said "as there is nothing else I can do to assist I am now closing this chat". Then to deter you from bringing a complaint they prevent you from using the same chat service and require you to email in. You cannot even speak over the phone with an individual in order to save you some time, effort and money!

July 14, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi, we're sorry to hear about your experience and have passed your details over to the relevant team to look into what happened here. They will contact you directly if they need any further information.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very easy to book

Very easy to book. Great communication. Excellent garage. But just a shame that an incorrect part was ordered ahead of the work starting

July 14, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sending mechanics out without…

Sending mechanics out without diagnostic meters on modern cars is impossible to diagnose a problem on a modern car mechanic hasn't got a diagnostic meter. All they're doing is telling customers made up things. What's wrong with the car without diagnosing it trying to get an answer out of A A, why the mechanics do not carry this and they keep avoiding it. It's like a boiler engineer, turn it up without gas analyser so amateurish

July 14, 2026
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Reply from The AA Smart Care

Hi Antony, we've sent an email requesting more info so we can look into the service you received.

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