Skoda Rapid and Volkswagen Polo have become the most expensive foreign cars to maintain

The cost of maintenance of which mass segment cars is the highest, this was told by Alexander Nosko, service director of Fresh car marketplace. The cost of car maintenance in 2023 increased by an average of 21%, but there are some models that have become generally unprofitable in terms of operation, such as Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Rapid. The expert reports that the mileage of cars averages 17 thousand kilometers, and somewhere six TOs will need to be passed over a five-year period. Owners of the German car will cost Br2394 BYN, while the Czech - Br2,975 BYN. And as it becomes clear, the most expensive in the maintenance of foreign cars today, not counting fuel, is the price of components and consumables. Alexander Nosko gave an example. Optics for models of Korean automakers in 2023 rose in price by 36-47%. The cost of bumpers, headlights, catalytic converters for Japanese and French cars increased by about 90%. The wholesale cost of transmission and motor oils, rose to 35 BYN per liter.