Guide

• MFK inspection notice: checks, costs and missed dates
  When your car is due for the MFK, what gets checked, what it costs and why ignoring the notice can cost you your vehicle registration document.
• Selling a used car: how a full service book helps
  Which documents buyers in Switzerland want to see, what «ab MFK» really means and how invoices and the service book prove the mileage.
• Lost your service book: how to rebuild the history
  Duplicate from the brand garage, the manufacturer's digital service book, invoices and MFK reports: how to recover your car's service history in Switzerland.
• Car maintenance plan: which intervals really matter?
  Service by time or mileage, brake fluid, timing belt, tyres, battery: which intervals apply, what the manufacturer specifies and if an independent garage is OK.
• How much does a car cost per year in Switzerland?
  According to the TCS model calculation 2026, around 11'100 francs or 74 centimes per kilometre. What the costs are made of and how to work out your own.
• Understanding your garage invoice: what the items mean
  Labour units, hourly rate, parts, oil and VAT on a garage invoice explained, plus your rights on estimates, work you did not order and defects.