Which car brand has the most service centres in India? Workshop networks of 11 brands compared

Updated 22 October 2026 · CarsPlusBikes

Before you buy a car, it is worth asking a question most showrooms never raise: where will it be serviced? A car spends the next ten years going back to an authorised workshop once a year, sometimes more, for oil changes, brake work, warranty repairs and recalls. A brand with a workshop in your town makes that easy; a brand whose nearest workshop is two hours away turns every service into a day off work.

We counted every authorised service workshop of 11 car brands in India, placed each one on a map, and compared the networks state by state and city by city. This guide explains what we found, which brands are strong where, where the gaps are, and how to check the workshops near you before you buy.

How we counted

• A workshop is an outlet that services cars. Many dealers run a showroom and a workshop at the same address, others keep the workshop on a separate site, and some showrooms have no workshop at all. Showroom-only outlets are not counted as workshops.
• Each listed workshop counts once. Where a brand lists the same site twice (once as a showroom, once as a workshop) we merged the two. Two separate workshops of the same dealer in one city count as two.
• Every workshop sits in a state and a city. We used each outlet's PIN code and map position to place it in one of India's 36 states and union territories. Large cities count as one city (all of Delhi is "Delhi", all of Bengaluru is "Bengaluru"), so a "city" in the tables below can hold many workshops.
• The counts are from October 2026. Networks change every month as dealers open, move and close, so treat the numbers as a snapshot. Each brand's map shows the date its list was last checked.

The networks at a glance

October 2026. Cities: cities and towns with at least one workshop. In six metros: share of the brand's workshops in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Maruti Suzuki counts ARENA and NEXA service workshops together.

Service workshops in India, October 2026 (Maruti Suzuki, with 7,169, is left out so the others stay readable)

Three groups stand out. Maruti Suzuki is in a league of its own, with more than ten times as many workshops as any other brand we mapped. Toyota and Kia form a second tier with roughly 500 to 600 workshops each, enough to reach most district towns in the larger states. Everyone else, from Honda's 273 down to BMW's 48, has a network that is strong in the big cities and the richer states but thin or absent in large parts of the country.

Maruti Suzuki: a workshop in 2,620 cities and towns

Maruti Suzuki's 7,169 service workshops are spread across 2,620 cities and towns and every state and union territory except Lakshadweep. Only 9% of them are in the six largest metros: the network is built for small towns as much as for big cities. Uttar Pradesh alone has 733 Maruti Suzuki workshops, Maharashtra 716, Tamil Nadu 558, Kerala 498 and Gujarat 497. In Delhi there are 177, and the brand has workshops in places where no other brand we mapped has one at all, such as Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (8) and Ladakh (4).

The count includes both of Maruti Suzuki's sales channels: ARENA workshops (6,532) and NEXA workshops (637). Our Maruti Suzuki service centres map lets you switch between all workshops, ARENA only and NEXA only.

Toyota and Kia: the second tier

Toyota has 597 workshops in 424 cities and 34 states and union territories; it is missing only in Lakshadweep and in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and it is one of only two brands we mapped with a workshop in Ladakh. Its strongest states are Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (62 each), Uttar Pradesh (53), Karnataka (44) and Gujarat (41). Kerala has 37 Toyota workshops, far more than most brands manage there.

Kia has 492 workshops in 330 cities and 33 states and union territories. It is strongest in Maharashtra (54), Uttar Pradesh (52), Karnataka (43) and Gujarat (42), and its biggest city networks are Bengaluru (19), Delhi (14) and Hyderabad (13). Kia also lists many showrooms that do not service cars: of its 819 outlets, 492 are workshops.

The mid-size networks: Honda, MG, Renault, Škoda, Volkswagen, Nissan and Citroën

These brands each have between 90 and 273 workshops. That is enough to cover every big city, but coverage drops quickly outside the larger states:

• Honda (273 workshops, 29 states and UTs): strongest in Maharashtra (27), Kerala (26), Tamil Nadu (25) and Gujarat (24); Delhi has 13.
• MG (260, 29): Maharashtra (25), Gujarat (24), Uttar Pradesh (23) and Karnataka (20).
• Renault (241, 30): Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh (27 each) and Karnataka (22). Only 9% of its workshops are in the six largest metros, the same share as Maruti Suzuki: Renault's network leans towards smaller towns.
• Škoda (190, 28): Maharashtra (23), Tamil Nadu (20) and Gujarat (19).
• Volkswagen (140, 24): Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (18 each), Maharashtra (17) and Kerala (15). Delhi has just one Volkswagen workshop.
• Nissan (129, 28): Tamil Nadu (13), and 10 each in Kerala, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
• Citroën (90, 25): Maharashtra (10), Tamil Nadu (9) and Uttar Pradesh (8).

BMW: concentrated in the big cities

BMW has 48 workshops in 40 cities and 22 states and union territories. 29% of them are in the six largest metros, by far the highest share of the brands we mapped. That makes sense for a luxury brand, but it also means that BMW owners outside the big cities often have a long drive to a workshop: there is none in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh or most of the north-east.

State by state

The table below shows the number of workshops for the eight largest networks in selected states, from the biggest to the most remote. Use the maps linked at the end for every state and every brand.

Service workshops, October 2026. Delhi is the National Capital Territory only; Gurugram and Faridabad are counted in Haryana, Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.

A few things are worth noticing. Delhi looks thin for some brands (Toyota 8, Volkswagen 1), but many of their workshops sit just across the border in Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad, which the table counts in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Kerala punches above its weight: Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen all have more workshops there than in much larger states. And Punjab is a Toyota stronghold, with 31 workshops against 16 for Kia and 3 for Renault and Škoda.

The north-east, the hills and the islands

The gaps are biggest in the north-east, the Himalayan states and the island territories:

• Assam is well served by Maruti Suzuki (224 workshops), Toyota (12) and Kia (10), but has only one Volkswagen workshop.
• Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have one or two workshops of most brands, and none for several. Maruti Suzuki is the only brand with more than two workshops in any of them.
• Sikkim has two Maruti Suzuki workshops and one each of Toyota, Kia, MG and Renault.
• Ladakh has four Maruti Suzuki workshops and one Toyota workshop; no other brand we mapped has one.
• Lakshadweep has no workshop of any of the 11 brands. Andaman and Nicobar has two Maruti Suzuki workshops and one each of Toyota, Kia, Honda, MG, Renault and Nissan.

If you live in one of these states, check the nearest workshop before you choose a brand. A car that has to be driven to another state for every service costs more to own than its service bill suggests, and warranty repairs take longer.

What a bigger network means for you

• Shorter trips and less time off work. The nearer the workshop, the easier it is to service on time, which matters for the warranty.
• Pick-up and drop. Many dealers collect the car from home, but usually only within a set distance of the workshop.
• Breakdowns and accident repairs. A dense network means a tow to an authorised workshop is shorter, and body and paint repairs are more likely to be done nearby.
• Choice and competition. In a city with several workshops of your brand you can compare quotes, waiting times and reviews, and move to another workshop if you are unhappy.
• Resale. Buyers of used cars in small towns favour brands they can get serviced locally.

How to check the workshops near you

1. Open the service centres map of the brand you are considering (links below).
2. Use Where is my nearest workshop? with your location or your city. Distances are straight-line, so allow more on the road.
3. Click your state to see every workshop with its address and a Directions link, and check whether the workshop is in your town or the next one.
4. Compare two or three brands the same way before you decide.

Frequently asked questions

Indicative figures only, for planning and educational purposes. Exact cost and service requirements may vary with your car, its condition and your city; contact your local authorised service centre before a visit. CarsPlusBikes is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any car manufacturer.