My BMW garage is charging £276 for an oil change - should I shop around?

Following your advice about changing the oil after 10,000 miles or annually, I called my BMW garage to book my 1 Series in. The service reception seemed very surprised at my request and reiterated the...

My Volkswagen Polo has endless starting problems - what could it possibly be?

I've been having a series of issues with my 2012 Volkswagen Polo for the past couple of months and I’m at my wits end as it appears to have an ‘undiagnosable’ problem. It's leaving Volkswagen and my local...

My Volkswagen Golf has a faulty DSG - as it's a known fault, should Volkswagen help me?

I have a 2011 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI. It's been suffering loss of power since purchasing the car nearly three years ago. I can be driving at normal speed and my car will suddenly lose power and I have...

Is replacing a turbo an expensive job?

I have a 10 year old Kia Cee’d and my garage has just identified that the turbo is producing a whistling noise on acceleration. They also gave me the impression that to replace the turbo would be an expensive...

The engine of my Ford Focus 1.0 failed because of a known fault - why won't Ford accept my claim?

My engine recently failed due to the faulty degas pipe, I have been in contact with Ford and they have asked for Service History records. I have provided my log book with stamps but they will only accept...

My Skoda Fabia 2.0 consumes a litre of oil every 1000 miles - is this normal?

My 2011 Skoda Fabia 2.0 TFSI consumes about a litre of oil every 1000 miles. The garage has told me this is normal for this engine. Is it normal?

My Skoda Octavia has had multiple issues since the emissions fix - is it related?

My 2010 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI has had numerous faults after the emissions fix. Erg valve has been replaced, injectors were replaced. The light has come back on now and they say the turbo and intercooler...

I've not had to top up the oil in my Peugeot 308 in between services - is something wrong with it?

I have a Peugeot 308. I have done 20,000 miles since I bought it, total mileage is 40,000, and I had the engine oil changed twice. I'm concerned that I have not had to top up the oil level in between services....

Why are service intervals in the US generally shorter than in UK?

Why are service intervals in the US generally shorter for the same car than in UK and Europe?

I'm having trouble getting my MG MGF into gear - any ideas on what could be the problem?

I have a 1997 MG MGF 1.8 VVC, 30,000 miles. It's extremely difficult to get it into gear. In retrospect, I think the gears have been getting stiffer for some time. There's no problem when the engine isn't...