A few months ago, I got a new (well, new-to-me) car after driving the same car for over 14 years. When I finally traded my car in, it had over 220,000 miles on it. One of the reasons my car ran for so long is because my husband is a ninja at car maintenance and repair! While I was purchasing my new car, the sales manager told me about a customer they sold a car to who regularly had his car maintained and he drove it for over 700,000 miles!!! Car maintenance schedules are so important, but they’re often overlooked.
Car maintenance is extremely important, but it might not be something you think about often! If you keep up with the following tasks on a regular basis, your car will thank you!
Car Maintenance Schedules
Here are the maintenance items you’ll want to do on a regular basis:
Weekly Maintenance:
- Check your tires
- Check your oil level
- Check your headlights
- Check to see if any lights are on (check engine light, etc) on your dash
- Check your windshield washer fluid
Every 3,000 miles:
- Check your engine air filter
- Check your exhaust
- Check your power steering fluid
- Check your transmission fluid
- Check your tires for any damage and rotate if necessary
- Change oil and filter (For newer cars, you may be able to do this every 5,000-7,000 miles)
- Headlights
Once A Year:
- Check your transmission fluid
- Check your battery
- Check your belts
- Check your cabin air filter
- Check your chassis
- Check your brakes
- Check your engine air filter
- Check your wheel alignment
- Check your steering
- Check your suspension
- Replace your wiper blades (If you live in a place where it doesn’t rain or snow regularly, you may not need to replace your wiper blades, but since they’re very inexpensive, I like to replace mine yearly!)
- Check your coolant
While Car Maintenance Schedules may be boring, they are necessary!
This Printable Car Maintenance Checklist will help you keep your car in tip-top shape!
My car yells at me when there is something wrong or I need an oil change. That’s a good thing because I would totally forget 😉
This is a great list! maintenance is so important and it does give longer life to cars. Congrats on your new car!
My husband always makes sure to do everything exactly when it needs to be done when it comes to our car. I think this printable is a great way to help keep track!
I’m one of those people who waits until there is a problem with my car. This is so helpful for someone like me whose working on improving!
I’m a firm believer that if you keep up with the maintenance on a car you’ll have good reliable transpiration! That 700k mile car is beyond crazy but good for that guy taking good care of his car like that. Thank you for the very useful printable!
If I don’t have the mileage written down for an oil change, I can’t remember it. We mark them off in our car book.
I am so bad about forgetting to check my oil. I could definitely use this printable maintenance schedule.
This is such a great checklist! Our check engine light is on so we have to visit the mechanic soon!
I always have to get my car checked out before big trips. This checklist is helpful. You don’t want to forget about something that might need changing.
This is such a helpful post! I know for me, I have no clue about our car maintenance. I think everyone should print this schedule out and use it.
I always get my car maintained every few months. It is so important to keep up on it.
Car maintenance is so important. My husband usually takes care of all of that but of course I have to stay on him about it.
This is a great list to keep on hand. I treat my car like another child. But it wasn’t always that way.
I’m in definite need of a tune-up. I try to keep on top of these things, but a printable reminder is a great way to stay organized.
I’m very forgetful so this is a very useful printable.
I’m going to show this to my husband. I think he does all this already but it will be great for him to have a reminder.
I will keep this in mind. I am so sure that we are going to need this by the time we have our own car.
Definitely a good read and handy for those who know how to drive but hasn’t got any idea how to do maintenance (like me). Thanks for making the guide printable!
Checking the brakes should also be part of your basic car maintenance. It is highly suggested that you seek the assistance of a good mechanic to have your brakes checked. Remember that maintenance of your brakes is important for safety reasons. Low brake fluid levels can cause soft brake pedals.