Maintenance for how you actually drive.
A dealer's recommended schedule is general by design. Yours should fit your car and your driving. Car Sanctum starts from typical maker schedules, adjusts for how you drive and your climate, and shows what's due and why, so you can skip services you don't need yet and save money. Your owner's manual always comes first.
The added benefit: every service lands in an organized history you can share privately when it's time to sell.
Works in your phone's browser. About $2 a month or $20 a year. No ads, no hidden upsells.
- Due nowEngine oil & filterYou said you drive in severe conditions, so this comes due sooner than on a typical maker schedule.
- Due soonBattery checkHeat is hard on car batteries, so it's checked more often for your climate.
- Due soonTire rotationDue on the typical schedule. Note for your tires: check tread and pressure when you rotate.
- OKTransmission fluidNot due yet for your driving, so you can skip it for now.
Example only. Real guidance depends on your car and how you drive. Your owner's manual comes first.
A safe home for your car's care.
A sanctum is a safe, private place. Car Sanctum is that for your car: one spot that helps you take care of it the right way for how you drive, and keeps a tidy record of everything you've done.
Tell it about your driving and it shows what your car needs now, what can wait, and the reasons for each. Log the work as you go, and when it's time to sell you'll have a clear service history ready to share. Records are entered by you, and your original receipts stay with you.
For everyday driversKnow what's actually due, and why, before you head to the shop. Pay for the services your car needs.
For DIYersLog your own jobs alongside shop visits. Shop-vs-DIY price comparisons, parts deals and coupons are Coming soon
When you sellShow a buyer how the car's been cared for with one private link instead of a pile of paper.
The 10 core tenets of Car Sanctum
Car care comes first. A history that helps when you sell comes with it.
- Our key tenet
Maintenance for how you drive, not a generic schedule
A dealer's recommended schedule is written to cover lots of drivers. Car Sanctum starts from typical maker schedules and adjusts for how you drive and your climate, so you can skip services your car doesn't need yet and spend your money on the ones it does. Your owner's manual always comes first.
See what's due, and why
Every item is based on typical maker schedules and how you drive, with the reasoning shown, whether it's due or OK for now. You can ask better questions at the shop and decide with confidence.
- Coming soon
Save money doing it yourself
Log your DIY jobs today, just like shop visits. Coming soon: compare a shop's price with doing simple jobs yourself, with parts deals and coupons to bring the cost down.
Safety-recall checks
Check NHTSA safety recalls for your car's make, model and year, and see what to do next. Safety recall repairs are usually free from the manufacturer's dealers.
Every car you own, decoded
Keep multiple vehicles in one account. Type or scan a VIN and Car Sanctum fills in the year, make and model, so each car gets guidance that fits it.
- The added benefit
A service history that helps when you sell
Every oil change, repair and DIY job lands in one dated timeline with the shop, work, date and mileage. When a buyer asks how the car's been cared for, the answer is ready.
Share it privately, for 5 days
Send a buyer or mechanic a read-only link with your VIN and each service's shop, work, date and mileage. It expires after 5 days, you can turn it off sooner, and no account is needed to view it.
Private by design
Shared links never include prices, receipts, your name or your contact details, only the VIN and the work history. Signing in requires two-factor authentication with an authenticator app.
Private receipt photos, and keep your originals
Optionally snap a receipt: card numbers, names and addresses are blacked out on your phone before upload, you check it, and 1 GB is included. Records are entered by you, so please keep your original receipts too.
Honest, low price, plain language
About $2 a month or $20 a year. No ads, no hidden upsells and no fine-print surprises, just clear words about what Car Sanctum does and doesn't do.
Your driving in. Your car's real needs out.
- 1
Tell us how you drive
Add your car by typing or scanning its VIN, then answer a few quick questions: whether you drive in severe conditions, your climate and your tires.
- 2
See what's actually due, and why
Get a plan based on typical maker schedules and your driving, with the reasoning for each item, including what's OK for now. Your owner's manual comes first, so check with a qualified technician.
- 3
Log it, and share it when you sell
Record each service, shop or DIY. When it's time to sell, send a private, read-only link that expires after 5 days.
Simple pricing. Everything included.
One plan with every feature. Pick monthly or yearly.
Monthly plan.
Yearly plan.
- Maintenance guidance for how you drive
- The reasoning behind every item
- DIY service log
- DIY price comparisons, parts deals and coupons Coming soon
- NHTSA recall checks by make, model and year
- Multiple vehicles, VIN decode and scanning
- Organized service timeline
- Private 5-day share links
- Private receipt photos, 1 GB included
- Authenticator-app two-factor sign-in
- No ads
Service what you need. Skip what you don't.
Add your car, tell us how you drive, and see what's actually due. Your service history builds as you go, ready for the day you sell.
Start your car's timeline