How many free services a new commuter bike or scooter gets

The short answer

Every new commuter bike or scooter sold in India comes with a set number of free services and a warranty measured in years and kilometres, whichever comes first. The exact numbers differ by maker. Honda gives the Activa 125 three free services and a 3 year or 36,000 km warranty that can be stretched to 10 years with a paid extension. Hero gives the Splendor Plus five free services under a 5 year, 70,000 km warranty on its motorcycles. TVS gives the Jupiter four free services under a 2 year, 24,000 km warranty, extendable by a year for ₹350. Bajaj's CT100 carries a 2 year, 24,000 km warranty. Miss a service date or skip an authorised workshop and you risk losing the warranty, not just the free service.

What a free service actually covers

A free service on a commuter bike is free labour, not a free bike. On the Splendor Plus, the schedule itself notes that free services cover labour while engine oil, filters and other consumables are billed separately. The same logic applies across brands: you still pay for the oil that goes into the engine, even on a service marked free.

How many free services you get, brand by brand

On the Honda Activa 125, the official schedule runs to three free services: the first at 750 to 1,000 km or 15 to 30 days, the second at 5,500 to 6,000 km or 165 to 180 days, and the third at 11,500 to 12,000 km or 350 to 365 days, whichever limit arrives first.

Hero's Splendor Plus gets five: at 500 to 750 km or 60 days, 3,000 to 3,500 km, 6,000 to 6,500 km, 9,000 to 9,500 km and 12,000 to 12,500 km.

TVS runs the Jupiter through four free services, at 500 to 750 km, 2,500 to 3,000 km, 5,000 to 6,000 km and 8,500 to 9,000 km.

What it costs once the free services end

The bills start once the free period runs out. On the Jupiter, a service in year one, before the 12,000 km mark, costs around ₹1,800. By the time the scooter hits 24,000 km, a service with a clutch shoe change runs to about ₹5,740.

Keeping the warranty alive

Hero states plainly that services must be done at an authorised workshop, on schedule, for the warranty to stay valid. TVS lets a Jupiter owner buy a year's extension, taking cover to 3 years or 36,000 km, for ₹350, again only if servicing has stayed on schedule. Honda's extension on the Activa 125 goes much further: up to 7 extra years on top of the standard 3, for a maximum of 10 years of cover, bought as an add on at the time of purchase or during the standard warranty.

The practical takeaway for an Indian buyer: read your own bike's service booklet rather than someone else's social media post, since the km and day windows differ by model even within the same brand, and book every service, free or paid, through the maker's authorised network.

Sources

• Honda Activa 125: Price, Features & On Road Price
• Hero Splendor Plus Service Schedule & Km List
• Hero Splendor Plus Service Cost, Maintenance And Repair Charges
• Costs Of Maintaining A TVS Two-Wheeler
• Bajaj CT100 Service Cost, Maintenance And Repair Charges