Honda City (2023-2026) Maintenance Cost

Honda City Service Cost (10 Year/1 Lakh Kilometre)

In this article, we’ll provide you the routine service and maintenance cost for the Honda City petrol-manual, petrol-automatic (CVT) and hybrid-petrol. You’ll get a periodic service cost estimate of up to 10 years or 1 lakh kilometres for the Honda City.

Disclaimer: 

• The Honda service cost estimates for the mentioned here are based on the information available on Honda's website.
• We have noticed some obvious discrepancies in the Honda's maintenance cost data and we have made minor changes to make it more accurate.
• It should give you a fair understanding of what you can expect to pay for maintenance of your City during the ownership.
• We will also make an effort to reach out to authorised Honda dealerships to get a more accurate service cost estimate of parts and labour of the City.

Honda City– Petrol-Manual Service Cost

Honda City petrol-manual owners only need to pay for the spares and consumables needed for the 1st free service while labour cost is free. The remaining periodic services carry a labour charge of Rs. 2,585, while a labour charge of Rs. 3,812 will be carried at every 20,000km. While the maintenance items like engine oil, engine oil filter, pollen filter, and drain washer are changed at every 10,000km, the air filter are only changed after every 20,000km. You will have to change the brake fluid every 30,000km or 3 years, while the transmission fluid will only need a change at 60,000km. The engine coolant and spark plugs will require a replacement at every 1,00,000km. 

Following table provides a 10 year periodic service cost breakdown of the Honda City petrol-manual:

If you choose the mineral oil option, for the initial 5 years, you will have to pay an average cost of Rs. 432 per month for maintaining the Honda City petrol-manual. For the first 7 years, your average monthly maintenance cost will stand at Rs. 459. If you keep the City petrol-manual for 10 years, you can expect the City petrol-manual maintenance to cost Rs. 499 per month.

In terms of kilometres, you will only have to pay Rs. 0.52 per km for the first 50,000km for the routine upkeep of the City petrol-manual. For 70,000km of driving, it will go up to Rs. 0.55 per km and at the 1 lakh kilometre mark, it will stretch to Rs. 0.60 per km.

For 10 years or 1 lakh kilometres of ownership, the City petrol-manual will end up costing you Rs. 59,830 in routine maintenance. For the first 50,000km or 5 years, the City petrol-manual will cost Rs. 25,942 in periodic maintenance.

For those who choose the synthetic oil option, you have to pay 20-25 percent higher in comparison to the mineral oil option. 

Honda City– Petrol-Automatic Service Cost

The Honda City petrol-automatic has labour free service for the first 1,500km or 2 months. The remaining periodic services carry a labour charge of Rs. 2,585, while a labour charge of Rs. 3,812 will be carried at every 20,000km. While the maintenance items like engine oil, engine oil filter, pollen filter, and drain washer are changed at every 10,000km, the air filter are only changed after every 20,000km. You will have to change the brake fluid every 30,000km or 3 years, while the transmission fluid will need a change at 20,000km. The engine coolant and spark plugs will only require a replacement at every 1,00,000km.

Following table provides a 10 year periodic service cost breakdown of the Honda City petrol-automatic (CVT):

If you choose the mineral oil option, for the first 7 years, your average monthly maintenance cost will stand at Rs. 512. If you keep the City petrol-automatic for 10 years, you can expect to spend Rs. 564 per month on maintenance.

In terms of kilometres, you will have to pay Rs. 0.61 per km in routine maintenance for the first 70,000km of driving the City petrol-automatic. At the 1 lakh kilometre mark, it will stretch to Rs. 0.68 per km.

For 10 years or 1 lakh kilometres of ownership, the City petrol-automatic will end up costing you Rs. 67,701 in routine maintenance. For the first 50,000km or 5 years, the City petrol-automatic will cost Rs. 29,308 in periodic maintenance. 

For those who choose the synthetic oil option, you have to pay 18-22 percent higher in comparison to the mineral oil option.

Honda City – Hybrid Petrol-Automatic Service Cost

Honda City hybrid petrol-automatic owners only need to pay for the spares and consumables needed for these 1 free service while labour cost is free. The remaining periodic services carry a labour charge of Rs. 2,596, while a labour charge of Rs. 3,812 will be carried at every 20,000km. While the maintenance items like engine oil, engine oil filter, pollen filter and drain washer are changed at every 10,000km, the air filter are only changed after every 20,000km. You will have to change the brake fluid every 30,000km or 3 years, while the transmission fluid will only need a change at 40,000km. The engine coolant and spark plugs will require a replacement at every 1,00,000km. 

Following table provides a 10 year periodic service cost breakdown of the Honda City hybrid petrol-automatic:

With the City hybrid petrol-automatic, only the synthetic engine oil option is available. So, for the first 7 years, your average monthly maintenance cost will stand at Rs. 567. If you keep the City hybrid petrol-automatic for 10 years, you can expect to spend Rs. 615 per month on maintenance.

In terms of kilometres, you will have to pay Rs. 0.68 per km in routine maintenance for the first 70,000km of driving the City hybrid petrol-automatic. At the 1 lakh kilometre mark, it will stretch to Rs. 0.74 per km. 

For 10 years or 1 lakh kilometres of ownership, the City hybrid petrol-automatic will end up costing you Rs. 73,770 in routine maintenance. For the first 50,000km or 5 years, the City hybrid petrol-automatic will cost Rs. 33,206 in periodic maintenance.