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Are Mahindra cars expensive to repair?

Repairing a vehicle is a daunting task as there are so many unknowns such as parts availability, skilled technicians and the big one, costs. We take a look at a recent report to find out if it is expensive to repair a Mahindra.

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Mahindra has a long and successful history in South Africa as the brand first officially entered South Africa in 1996. Since then the Indian automaker has expanded its operations locally and in 2018 even opened its first local assembly plant. While in the past, many replacement parts and or components had to be shipped from overseas, Mahindra recently took occupation of a larger and more advanced parts warehouse in Gauteng.

This means should you require components for repairs to be done on your Mahindra vehicle, parts availability won't be an issue. However, you might be wondering, how does the Indian automaker compare to others in terms of repairs. For this, we have sourced information from the 2021 AA Spare Parts Pricing Guide to find out.

Mahindra XUV300 1.2T W6

In the spare parts pricing guide, under the budget category, AA has compared the pricing of service parts, maintenance parts and body repair parts of the Mahindra XUV300 1.2T W6 with that of the Citroën C3 1.2 Feel, Ford Figo 1.5 Titanium, Nissan Magnite 1.0T Acenta, Suzuki Vitara Brezza 1.5 GL and Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.6 Highline. 

Service

  Citroën C3 1.2 Feel Ford Figo 1.5 Titanium Mahindra XUV300 1.2T W6 Nissan Magnite 1.0T Acenta Suzuki Vitara Brezza 1.5 GL Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.6 Highline
Air filter R354.46 R225.40 R785.04 R390.15 R318.93 R265.08
Oil filter R181.49 R114.31 R154.61 R167.15 R92.09 R204.13
Pollen filter R557.26 R145.48 R347.82 R172.50 R184.46 R363.40
Spark plugs (set) R1 177.32 R293.48 R496.52 R396.89 R262.52 R326.60
Wiper blades (set) R504.55 R615.48 R522.33 R241.20 R1 317.91 R617.55
Front brake pads (set) R1 583.40 R1 107.11 R3 979.40 R945.28 R2 079.81 R1 345.50
Rear brake pads (set) R2 590.39 R846.52 R2 630.45 R1 379.24 R960.20 R1 552.50

*This table was compiled with information sourced from the 2021 AA Spare Parts Pricing Guide. Please note that these prices can change at any moment without notice.

Maintenance

  Citroën C3 1.2 Feel Ford Figo 1.5 Titanium Mahindra XUV300 1.2T W6 Nissan Magnite 1.0T Acenta Suzuki Vitara Brezza 1.5 GL Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.6 Highline
Cam Belt / Timing Chain R1 569.03 R783.96 R1 265.77 N/A R304.49 R1 385.75
Front Brake Discs (2) R3 024.17 R1 628.40 R7 121.86 R4 381.36 R2 775.11 R2 415.00
Rear Brake Discs / Drums (2) R7 120.25 R1 512.02 R4 391.42 R3 808.55 R5 397.53 R3 542.00
Front Shockabsorber / Strut (2) R4 341.99 R2 406.72 R4 055.87 R2 325.71 R5 632.98 R2 426.50
Rear Shockabsorber / Strut (2) R3 870.62 R2 017.56 R3 792.01 R1 685.26 R5 837.72 R1 468.55
Fanbelt R534.37 R350.52 R828.71 R537.83 R221.79 R1 019.48

*This table was compiled with information sourced from the 2021 AA Spare Parts Pricing Guide. Please note that these prices can change at any moment without notice.

Body repair parts

  Citroën C3 1.2 Feel Ford Figo 1.5 Titanium Mahindra XUV300 1.2T W6 Nissan Magnite 1.0T Acenta Suzuki Vitara Brezza 1.5 GL Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.6 Highline
Bonnet R7 797.78 R4 156.46 R6 160.27 R4 081.42 R7 212.64 R5 721.25
Front Bumper Skin Bumper + Grille: R5 783.81  Bumper + Grille: R1 844.60 Bumper + Grille: R10 905.74 R3 108.23 R2 425.17 R2 570.25
Grille N/A N/A N/A R2 107.03 R1 763.65 R2 156.25
LH Front Fender R3 289.22 R1 320.67 R3 267.29 R8 153.51 R1 915.90 R1 661.75
Wheelrim R6 751.95 R706.56 R2 674.00 R6 314.49 R1 595.72 R6 555.00
LH Headlight Assembly R4 910.41 R2 149.71 R4 900.46 R12 540.73 R7 385.79 R4 421.75
Aircon Condenser R5 717.28 R3 299.35 R4 489.57 R5 108.10 R4 950.42 R7 199.00
Radiator R2 025.16 R3 735.65 R5 486.52 R6 633.07 R5 160.19 R1 391.50
RH Front Door R9 254.52 R3 682.86 R9 117.02 R5 628.99 R7 747.83 R6 095.00
RH Rear Door R9 254.52 R3 682.86 R8 682.87 R5 056.25 R7 926.81 R6 198.50
RH Front Door Glass R1 511.55 R652.74 R643.55 R1 335.82 R1 034.37 R828.00
Rear Bumper Skin R3 850.19 R1 693.95 R7 380.77 R2 331.18 R5 684.92 R3 036.00
LH Rear Fender R3 875.74 R1 193.57 R3 267.28 R8 153.51 R3 086.82 R1 316.75
Bootlid / Tailgate R11 234.97 R5 333.70 R6 160.27 R8 013.03 R9 491.12 R8 864.20
Rear Windscreen R5 119.58 R3 079.93 R2 996.37 R7 982.78 R2 341.26 R3 435.72
Front Windscreen R5 449.00 R3 079.93 R5 689.99 R3 515.53 R5 438.53 R1 776.75
RH Rear Light Assembly R3 005.00 R1 595.05 R5 700.00 R2 940.07 R5 868.57 R1 909.00

*This table was compiled with information sourced from the 2021 AA Spare Parts Pricing Guide. Please note that these prices can change at any moment without notice.

 

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