How Much Does Car Maintenance Cost per Month? Here are the Details!

To keep your car's performance optimal, you need to perform regular and periodic car maintenance. For example, carry out car maintenance once a month. This can extend the lifespan of the car compared to a car that is never maintained. So how much is the monthly car maintenance cost that needs to be paid? To know the details of the costs, let's look at the following review.

Monthly Car Maintenance Costs and Details

Here are the details of the car maintenance costs that you need to pay each month.

1. Car Wash Costs

Washing the car is the first and easiest maintenance to do independently. If you choose to wash the car yourself at home, you need to spend an estimated cost as follows.

• Cost of 5 liters of car wash soap is Rp55,000.
• Washing equipment such as brushes, sponges, buckets, and chamois costs Rp85,000.

So in total, the estimated cost of washing the car at home is Rp140,000 per month. The advantage of washing the car independently is that you can wash it twice a week or once a week, making the car look cleaner and well-maintained.

As for the cost of washing the car outside, or using a car wash service, you need to pay the following costs for each visit.

• Manual car wash: Rp30,000 to Rp45,000.
• Hydraulic car wash: Rp30,000 to Rp60,000.
• Touchless car wash: Rp60,000 to Rp85,000.
• Waterless car wash: Rp50,000 to Rp110,000.
• Robotic car wash: Rp90,000 to Rp170,000.
• First car wash: starting from Rp50,000.

2. Monthly Car Service Costs

Monthly car service is usually recommended when the car has traveled a distance of 1,000 km or its multiples. If you have just purchased a car from a dealer, you can use the warranty rights according to the service manual. Here are the components that need to be checked during car service:

• Engine coolant level
• Car battery
• Brake fluid
• Air filter
• Engine idling speed
• and parking brake

For the first service or the first month of service, usually the dealer or your official car workshop will not charge a fee, meaning it's free. However, for subsequent services, you will be charged a monthly service fee starting from Rp2,400,000. This cost is based on the estimated replacement costs of components as follows.

• Cost of changing car oil: Rp500,000.
• Cost of changing air filter: Rp150,000.
• Cost of changing brake pads: Rp1,150,000.
• Cost of changing battery: Rp800,000.

However, if you buy a Daihatsu car such as Daihatsu Ayla, Sigra, All New Sirion, Grand New Xenia, and All New Terios, at a Daihatsu official dealer. You will get free service fees for 2.5 years after purchasing the car.

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3. Operational Costs

In addition to these two costs, you also need to calculate other operational costs as follows.

• Fuel costs: Basically, the fuel needs of each car vary depending on usage. However, if calculated, the fuel costs each month are at least Rp600,000.
• Toll road usage costs: Starting from Rp800,000.

If all totaled, the monthly car maintenance costs can reach Rp3,000,000 or more.