My 2020 Honda Clarity is displaying it needs A19 service. It seems this means 3 things: oil change, tire rotation, and brake service. I’m wondering if this is based on actual need, or just distance or timing.
My car has ~21000 km on it (~13000 miles). From my records and calculations about 4000km have been on gasoline and 17000km have been electric (~2500 miles and ~10500 miles respectively). I already changed the oil since buying it, maybe around 6000km or so. 4000km on an engine seems low to require an oil change, I’ve already changed the tires when I switched to winter driving, and I barely ever use the brakes. I drive to work and back for 60km each way (38 miles) and mostly just leave the car in cruise. When I do slow down I almost always use the regenerative braking and then only apply the brakes at 13km/h (8 mph). The drive is very straight, but there is one turn on my trip to work. I’m guessing two turns a day won’t wear the tires unevenly too quickly.
So I’m wondering if the three services are actually required. One reason I bought the car was for lower maintenance costs, but I also don’t want to avoid necessary maintenance and have problems down the road. Does anyone know how closely the service reminders need to be followed?
Thanks
My car has ~21000 km on it (~13000 miles). From my records and calculations about 4000km have been on gasoline and 17000km have been electric (~2500 miles and ~10500 miles respectively). I already changed the oil since buying it, maybe around 6000km or so. 4000km on an engine seems low to require an oil change, I’ve already changed the tires when I switched to winter driving, and I barely ever use the brakes. I drive to work and back for 60km each way (38 miles) and mostly just leave the car in cruise. When I do slow down I almost always use the regenerative braking and then only apply the brakes at 13km/h (8 mph). The drive is very straight, but there is one turn on my trip to work. I’m guessing two turns a day won’t wear the tires unevenly too quickly.
So I’m wondering if the three services are actually required. One reason I bought the car was for lower maintenance costs, but I also don’t want to avoid necessary maintenance and have problems down the road. Does anyone know how closely the service reminders need to be followed?
Thanks