WTF...dealer just quoted me $1200 for the first service on my 2021 Defender X, 12000 miles, service light just came on today. Is that the going rate, I'm stunned? Oil/Filters, brake fluid

 

I paid $1500 for 21,000 mile service but that included other things like wheel rotation and alignment, brake flush, filters, etc

 

These prices are crazy...it ain't a Ferrari...LOL

 

Wow, I was expecting in the $800 range... I should have known better.

 

Do we really wait 21k miles before even an oil change? Never heard of that long but even my manual seems to indicate waiting.

 

This has been discussed on previous threads. There's nothing the dealer does other than checking service bulletins that a good independent mechanic will do at half the price.

 

So, a $600 oil change...​​​

Wait til they need brakes.

 

Take it to a good independent garage. This won't affect your warranty (well, it doesn't by law here in the U.K. you'll need to check where you are)

I use a local independent Land Rover specialist and their prices are around 50% of the main dealer.

They only use genuine LR parts, this is also important as it can affect your warranty.

 

First, welcome to the club.
What did you expect ? It is a JLR product, they will charge you whatever they want. And you know what ? You have no say in that.
Why ? you can do it all yourself, but, if you have say an engine issue.... this is going to be an "aha !!!" moment for them to deny you the warranty one way or another.
Quick example, I had this happening to me on a different brand ( I am not going to mention Mercedes here ) where my engine totally died on me while under warranty. Long story short, they have looked at every single item in the service history trying to find a way to deny it. I had even the wipers changed there, at the dealership. 3 weeks later they couldn't find a reason, and had to drop a new engine in it. One of the advisers there told me, afterwards, that they were trying every single trick in the book to get an "aha ! denied !" for my SUV.
So, yes, it is expensive to get any service, but I consider it some sort of insurance if anything happens under warranty.
I change my oils at 5 k intervals, filters, and everything I can get my hands on, before their stupid intervals. Oil is cheap, engine expensive.

 

Definitely agree on more regular oil changes, l do mine annually or every 12,000 miles