Servicing
Regular servicing to the maker's schedule, NZ-new or Japanese import.
More on servicing
A local mechanic who specialises in your car.
Pick the job, then the car. One mechanic or garage near you rings to go over it.
- Matched on the job and the make, NZ-new or Japanese import
- Servicing, repairs, WoF work and mobile mechanics
- At the garage, or wherever the car is parked
- Four quick taps, no account, no ringing round
Services
What a local garage can sort
Brakes and suspension
Pads, discs, brake fluid, shocks and steering: the parts that stop and steer.
More on brakes and suspensionEngine and gearbox
Cambelts, head gaskets, turbos, clutches and transmissions.
More on engine and gearboxElectrics and diagnostics
Dash lights, flat batteries, starting and charging faults.
More on electrics and diagnosticsWoF and inspections
Getting a car ready for its warrant, fixing a fail, and checks before you buy.
More on the WoF and inspectionsMobile mechanics
A mechanic who comes to the car: at home, at work or on the roadside.
More on mobile mechanicsTell us the job. We'll find the mechanic.
Four answers in the card, and a mechanic near you who works on your kind of car gives you a ring.
How it works
Three steps to the right garage
Mechanic Sorted is not a garage. We find the mechanic; they quote and do the work, and you deal with them directly.
How it works- 01
Pick the job and the car
What it needs, what you drive, where it is, then your name and number. Back works on every step.
- 02
A garage near you rings
The job goes to a mechanic nearby who does that kind of work. Only one local mechanic gets your number.
- 03
They quote. You choose.
They go over it with you and quote the job. Nothing gets done until you say yes to them.
Matched on your make, not just your postcode
A lot of cars here started life as Japanese imports, so add the model if you know it. The garage that sees ten Aquas a week isn't always the one you want on a German diesel.
Questions people ask first
Still not sure? Tap "A noise, a smell or not sure" in the card and talk it over with the mechanic.
Get it sortedAre you a garage?
No. Mechanic Sorted finds the mechanic. Garages and mobile mechanics run their own businesses, give you the quote and work on the car.
Who gets my details?
Only one local mechanic gets your number. The privacy policy sets out what we collect, who it goes to and how to ask for it.
The car's stopped on the road. What first?
Hazards on, and get everyone out on the side away from the traffic. Ring your roadside cover if you have it. If anyone is hurt or in danger, call 111. Then pick "Won't start or broken down" in the card.
Can a garage that isn't the dealer service a car under warranty?
Usually, yes. The MTA says a qualified independent mechanic should be low risk when the servicing follows the maker's guidelines and specifications. Read your warranty first, though: the MTA also says most extended warranties need dealer servicing to stay valid.
Can you help with a WoF?
Pick "WoF due or failed" in the card. If it failed, put what the sheet says in the note, so the garage knows the job before it rings. More on the WoF.
Ready when you are.
Whatever you picked is still in the card at the top.