Kia Seltos is a successful car. With a single SUV in the lineup, Kia Motors has grabbed quite a great market share in our country, making it the fourth-largest automobiles company in the last year’s manufacturer chart. Handsome design, nice features and performance are usually what customers care when buying a car. However, are they normally fully aware of the after-sale service schedule, service costs of the Seltos which is a completely new SUV from a completely new brand in our country? Here are all details related to Kia Seltos service cost, packages, intervals, etc. compiled for you in case you are considering to buy a new Seltos.
Kia Seltos is really a well-packaged SUV so there’s almost no big sort of things to complain about the Kia Seltos service package. Kia now offers its Seltos’s prospective buyers with 6 services & kilometres/ months whichever comes first. The first service after the car has covered 12 months or 10,000 km, whichever is earlier, is free of cost. That said, the first service includes normal engine oil, oil filter, air cleaner filter. After 12 months of purchasing or 10,000 km on the odo, the following services will be charged.
Service No |
Kilometres/ Months |
Free/ Paid |
1st Service |
10,000 km / 12 months |
Free |
2nd Service |
20,000 km/ 24 months |
Paid |
3rd Service |
30,000 km/ 36 months |
Paid |
4th Service |
40,000 km/ 48 months |
Paid |
5th Service |
50,000 km/ 60 months |
Paid |
6th Service |
60,000 km/ 72 months |
Paid |
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What could be done during the time of visiting Kia’s authorized service centres? As stated above, the 1st service of the Kia Seltos would comprise of normal engine oil, oil filter and air cleaner filter changes. During the first service, customers can avail the service schedules from Kia’s 3 Labor Free Service options as follows:
- 1000 km/ 1 month: General inspection, wash & cleaning
- 5000 km/ 6 months: general inspection, wash & cleaning
- 10,000 km/ 12 months: oil and filter changes
The next service is scheduled at 20,000 km on the odometer or 24 months from the date of purchase and of course, it’s not free.
Here are the recommended service schedules for the Kia Seltos:
Kia Seltos Service |
Recommended Service Schedules |
Engine oil |
Once a year/ 10,000 km |
Oil Filter |
Once a year/ 10,000 km |
Air Cleaner Filter |
Once a year/ 10,000 km |
Petrol Fuel Additives |
Every 10,000 km (depending on the quality of fuel) |
Fuel Filter |
Once in 4 years/ 40,000 km |
Air Filter |
Once in 4 years/ 40,000 km |
Brake & Clutch Fluid |
once in 2 years/ 20,000 km |
Climate control air filter |
Once in 2 years/ 20,000 km |
Throttle body cleaning |
Once in 4 years |
Coolant |
5 years/ 1 lakh km whichever comes first. Then once in 2 years/ 20,000 km |
Transmission fluid |
No need to be replaced in manual, DCT, Torque converter and IVT variants |
Spark Plug |
70 km for Turbo-petrol, 1 lakh km for 1.5-litre Petrol Engine |
Wheel Balancing, Alignment, Tyre Rotation |
Every 10 km is recommended |
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The service and maintenance costs may vary based on the car’s condition, variants and the different locations. Certain, the service costs of the Kia car is not kind of that affordable when compared to the Tata Nexon service cost or some SUVs in the segment. However, it’s rather extensive when considering the services that Kia has to offer. Good money will quickly be paid off. Even at the 1st done, the car will be picked up for servicing and delivered within 7 hours. Furthermore, Kia has just started its Indian innings and the after-sales services would be significantly improved when more upcoming Kia cars make it to the lineup. Just consider it!
Kia Seltos Services |
Seltos 1.5-litre Petrol |
Seltos 1.0-litre Turbo Petrol |
Seltos 1.5-litre Diesel |
Normal engine oil + filter |
Rs 1,350 |
Rs 1,500 |
Rs 1,850 |
Air Filter |
Rs 250 |
Rs 270 |
Rs 270 |
Fuel Filter |
Rs 780 |
Rs 950 |
Rs 760 |
Climate control air filter |
Rs 1,320 |
Rs 1,320 |
Rs 1,320 |
Spark Plugs (set of four) |
Rs 880 |
Rs 4,700 |
NA |
Coolant |
Rs 520 |
Rs 575 |
Rs 580 |
Wheel Alignment, Balancing |
Rs 1,300 |
Rs 1,300 |
Rs 1,300 |
Labor Charges (GST included) |
Rs 2200 for Minor Service / Rs 2950 for Major Service |
Rs 2200 for Minor Service / Rs 2950 for Major Service |
Rs 2200 for Minor Service / Rs 2950 for Major Service |
From this, the estimated service cost of the Kia Seltos for 6 years is at around Rs 28,179