Approximate Cost for 30k Maint?

You need to take control of your service. Take the manual, explain that THAT is what you will pay for, no matter how much more they do.

In a Gen 2, about $50 for oil, filter, tire rotation and multipoint inspection at my Toyota Dealer, you will have synthetic oil in a Gen 3, so about $20 more. If the air filters need changing, that can be $30 more.

 

Don't let the dealer take advantage of you. For my Gen II, I paid about $50 for 30,000 service. It should be similar for the Gen III. It will be a bit more if you have them replace the filters, but that is an easy DIY project.

Tom

 

Here is what Toyota recommends.


Most people can inspect their own mats, the cabin filter is $10 and takes about 3 min to change. To inspect the fluids open the hood and make sure none of them are below the low line. The engine air filter is $8 and to replace it you flip two clips. For a Lube stop to do an oil change with synthetic oil you are looking at $50 and about $20 to rotate the tires.

That comes to $88 total. I bet the dealer will want over $500. Save your money and go to Lube stop.

 

It will make a difference if your cabin air filter is due for cleaning or replacement (refer to Judgeless' helpful posting above). Then there's engine air filter replacement, they cost something, maybe $20?

Replacing oil and filter should be in the range $40~60.

Rotating the tires and visual inspection of brakes: try doing that one yourself, there's a fair bit of effort in removing and installing 4 wheels, and a decent visual inspection of brakes takes time. $100?

To go through the remaining checklist, while it's on the hoist? $50?

Throw in $20 for "shop supplies", I'd guesstimate $250~300, depending on just what filters get replaced.

Put yourself in their shoes: would you do all that, responsibly and completely, for under a $100? The places that will are bs'ing you and cutting corners, and trying to upsell you, once they've lured you in.

BTW, looking at that list above, I've often wondered: what the heck is "front differential oil". I think it's just a typo. Or?

 

I just reached 30k with my Gen II. I paid under $30 bucks for the 30k service. You can do 90% of the work your self. I just brought in 3 1/2 bottles of Synthetic Oil, a filter.
I mentioned don't screw with the Gas Pedal, or the mats. They work just fine!
The filters are a snap to replace, it took me under 10 minutes!

 

The dealer here wants $275 for a basic 30k. That includes the 0w-20 oil change, tire rotation, engine filter, cabin filter, inspections and adjusting the e-brake.

I would instead, do the engine and cabin filters yourself and just pay them for a minor service (oil change and rotation) so that the inspections get done.

 

I am at 80,000 miles, even including both air filters, I have never had a service exceed $110 unless I asked for items beyond the manual. (I have a Gen 2 so my oil is cheaper, but I have to change it twice as often)

 

The only things you should probably be doing are: a tire rotation, oil change, and replace your cabin and engine air filters.

 

One of the ABQ dealers just mailed 30K service coupons, $159.95 + tax and shop supplies, for oil, all filters, tire rotate, fluid top-off, and inspection.

 

Regardless of what others do and pay, you are left with your own specific options. Since you don't plan to do any of the maintenance yourself, your best strategy is to use this as an opportunity to shop this service among the dealers and qualified independents in your vicinity. Hopefully, you have three or four that you would trust to do the work. You may be amazed at the difference in price between them and find a good alternative source for future work. There are good independent shops that do good work on the Prius. You don't have to use the dealer for nonwarranty work.

 

My 2010 just hit 30,000. Many people here believe that the transaxle fluid should be changed at 30,000, even though Toyota doesn't say so.

Also note that the $20 Engine air filter is up for replacement at 30K miles, which you can easily replace yourself without tools. It's the black square box right in the top middle of your engine. Pop off the two clips holding the lid in, lift the lid, remove old filter and replace.

 

Saw a coupon in SF advertiser this morning for a 30k service, $159.88, at City Toyota.

 

I have a Prius III with Solar roof option. Anyone know why the list says to clean the cabin filter for solar ventilation system rather than replace it? Does the solar system have a different cabin filter?