Routine maintenance costs for one in five new cars sold in Australia have gone up after Japanese car giant Toyota increased its servicing costs across all models.

However, despite the price rises, Toyota cars still have among the cheapest prices for scheduled services.

As of January 1st, 2023, Toyota increased the cost of its capped-price servicing program by between AUD 15 (US$ 10.42) and AUD 50 per visit.

Toyota vehicles sold new in Australia are eligible for fixed-price dealership services for the first three to five years (depending on the vehicle).

Budget-priced models such as the Toyota Yaris hatch have been hit with service prices increases of more than 25%.

While every annual 15,000 km service was previously capped at AUD 195 for the Toyota Yaris hatchback, owners will now have to fork out an additional AUD 50 each visit adding up to an extra AUD 250 over the course of the five-year Toyota Service Advantage program.

Toyota Corolla owners will pay an additional AUD 40 each 15,000 km/12-month service, which equates to an increase of almost 20% over the previous service price of AUD 205 for the first five years or 75,000 km.

The Toyota HiLux - the biggest-selling vehicle in Australia for the past seven years in a row is now AUD 30 more expensive to service per visit for diesel models at AUD 290, but the pick-up requires a visit to the dealership every 10,000 km or six months, adding up to AUD 1,740 over the first three years of ownership, compared to AUD 1,560 previously.

Servicing for basic Toyota HiLux models fitted with the 2.7-litre petrol four-cylinder engine costs an additional AUD 25 per service, though each visit costs less than the diesel equivalent: AUD 245 per service for the first 36 months/60,000 kms.

The third-best selling vehicle of 2022, the Toyota RAV4 SUV, has received a AUD 30 cost increase per service though these AUD 260 visits are less frequent (12 months/15,000 km) than they are for the Toyota HiLux (6 months/10,000 km).

The new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series costs AUD 400 to service every 10,000km or six months an increase of AUD 25 each visit, or an additional AUD 250 for the first five years of scheduled log-book services.

The V8-powered LandCruiser 70 Series has jumped up by AUD 50-425, making it the most expensive Toyota to service.

The Toyota Kluger family SUV fared the best from Toyota's line-up, with its 12-month/15,000 km services going up by AUD 15-265.