Does Audi Care Cover Oil Changes? Schedule, Cost, and Limits

Yes, Audi Care does cover oil changes. An engine oil and filter change is included at every scheduled service visit under the prepaid maintenance plan, alongside a long list of other factory-recommended inspections and fluid services.¹

What You Get at Each Service Visit

Audi Care bundles the maintenance Audi recommends at 10,000, 20,000, 30,000, and 40,000 miles into one upfront payment. Oil and filter changes appear on the checklist for every one of those visits. The 20,000 and 40,000-mile services go deeper, adding items like cabin air filter replacement, brake fluid service, and transmission fluid changes.²

Beyond the oil change, each visit includes:

Brake fluid replacement every two years, plus brake system inspection and pad wear check
Air cleaner and dust/pollen filter replacement every 20,000 miles or two years
Tire and spare inspection, including tread wear and pressure adjustment
DSG/S tronic fluid change and transmission inspection at applicable intervals
Multi-point inspection, battery test, belt and tensioner check, exhaust and underbody inspection, lighting and wiper checks, road test, and service reminder reset¹

The exact work at each stop varies by model, model year, and mileage. Your Owner’s Manual or Warranty and Maintenance Booklet has the schedule that applies to your specific car.

What Audi Care Does Not Cover

Audi Care is a maintenance plan, not a repair plan. It pays for the scheduled inspections and the routine fluid and filter replacements. It does not pay to fix things that break or wear out. Brake pad and rotor replacement, tire replacement, and similar wear-item repairs are excluded.³ Several checklist items — batteries, belts, wiper blades, power steering fluid — are only replaced “if necessary,” and that replacement work may carry additional parts and labor charges.¹

How the Oil Change Schedule Works

Audi recommends maintenance every 10,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first. The oil and filter change happens at each of those stops.¹

One exception matters. Fully electric Audi models like the Q4 e-tron and e-tron GT do not need oil changes at all. Their service schedule centers on brake inspections, high-voltage cooling system checks, charging port inspections, and brake fluid and filter replacements.⁴ Audi Care pricing for e-tron vehicles is lower as a result.

What Audi Care Costs

MSRP for the full four-service plan from 10,000 through 40,000 miles is $1,799 for standard models, $1,349 for e-tron models, and $2,649 for premium models. Dealers set the final price and may charge less.¹ The premium tier covers the A8, S8, RS6, RS7, RSQ8, SQ7, SQ8, and R8. Shorter lease-oriented packages are also sold: a three-service plan runs $1,049 to $2,249, and a two-service plan runs $899 to $1,399 depending on the model tier.

For comparison, a single oil change at an Audi dealership typically costs around $170, and an oil change paired with a tire rotation runs about $220.⁵ Across four visits that each include an oil change plus the full inspection and fluid work, paying as you go generally costs more than the bundle. One dealer put the à la carte figure for a Q5 over 50,000 miles at roughly $2,500, versus about $1,800 under Audi Care — a saving of 20 to 30 percent.³ Prepaying also locks in the price against future parts and labor increases.

If You’re Buying a 2026 Audi

Audi Care applies to model-year 2025 and older vehicles. Starting with the 2026 model year, Audi replaced the optional Audi Care plan with a complimentary program called Audi Signature Care, included automatically with every new 2026 vehicle at no extra cost.⁶ It covers scheduled maintenance for the first three years or 30,000 miles, whichever comes first, with visits at 10,000, 20,000, and 30,000 miles.

Oil and filter changes are included, along with brake fluid replacement and other model-specific inspections and replacements.⁷ Coverage stays with the vehicle if it is sold and is honored across the nationwide Audi dealer network. Signature Care covers three service intervals through 30,000 miles rather than the four Audi Care provided through 40,000 miles.

Buying and Using the Plan

You do not have to buy Audi Care when you buy the car. It can be added later through any authorized U.S. Audi dealer or online through the marketplace in a myAudi account, provided the vehicle still meets age and mileage requirements.⁸ If you add it at the time of a new vehicle sale or lease, the cost can roll into the monthly payment.⁹

A few rules shape how the plan can be used:

Covered maintenance has to be performed at an authorized U.S. Audi dealer by Audi-trained technicians using Audi Genuine Parts.¹⁰
The plan stays with the vehicle, not the owner. You can’t move it to a different car, but if you sell the vehicle, the next owner can use what remains.¹¹¹²
Refunds go through the dealership. No refund is available if a lease ends early or if the lease term is shorter than the coverage period.¹¹

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