What a Han Service Interval Actually Covers

A Han maintenance plan is a booklet problem before it is a workshop-hour problem. BYD’s HAN limited-warranty manual for Europe and Israel, in the English PDF hosted on BYD’s European support path, tells the owner to keep software current, to drive as the Owner’s Manual requires, and to maintain the car on the schedule in that Owner’s Manual. It also warns that coverage can fail after improper maintenance even when the work was not done at a BYD authorised workshop, while still recommending authorised workshops for tools, training, and parts. That is the first-party maintenance sentence this guide will not overwrite. This article does not publish a Han service price. It does not promote a single global interval as factory law for every Han sold in 2026.

Han is a family of powertrains. Europe’s current HAN product page, retrieved on 14 September 2026, is a dual-motor all-wheel-drive electric saloon with Blade lithium iron phosphate language, a heat pump as standard, and Vehicle-to-Load. China and other markets have sold Han EV and Han DM plug-in hybrid cars under the same public name. Those cars do not share one fluid list. AutoCN will help you keep the book, the VIN, and the powertrain in one file. It will not invent pad prices, coolant prices, or a “typical 2026 cost.”

Open three objects before you open a price conversation

Ask for the Owner’s Manual that names this chassis, the warranty manual that names this selling region, and the stamped service record. Photograph the VIN on the plate, the VIN printed in the book if it is written there, and the last workshop stamp with its odometer. A generic PDF with no chassis number is a brochure. A gap between stamps is a fact. A missing book is a fact. None of those facts is a reason to invent a full-service history so the deal can close on Friday.

The Europe and Israel warranty PDF also tells the owner that official warranty service is expected in the region where the car was originally purchased from BYD or a BYD distributor. Other regions may lack parts, tools, or timing. Write the selling region before you write the next “EV means no service” slogan. An electric Han still has brake fluid, cabin filters, tyre wear, coolant loops, wiper rubber, and software. A DM Han still has engine oil, a hybrid trip counter in some market books, and a first-service logic that is not the EV logic.

Why this guide will not print a global Han interval

English Han owner’s manuals that circulate online are year-specific and market-specific. A 2022 Han EV manual republished on a third-party library lists many chassis inspections at 12 months or 20,000 km, whichever comes first, with some items moving to 24 months or 40,000 km after the first visit, brake-fluid work on a 24-month or 40,000 km pair, and motor-coolant language on a four-year or 100,000 km pair. That is a historical English book, not a 2026 Europe retail law, and not a DM-i law. A Qatar-hosted Han owner’s manual dated 2 September 2024 is another market object. An Australian BYD warranty and service handbook for 2026 tells PHEV owners about an initial run-in service at six months or 3,500 km on the HEV trip counter and then points preventative maintenance back to the Owner’s Manual. That Australian pair is not a Europe Han EV pair.

Secondary Chinese-market tables sometimes print a Han DM-i first visit at six months or 3,500 km and a Han EV first visit at three months or 5,000 km. Those rows are not copied here as factory truth. They are a warning that two cars with the same public name can have two first stamps. If the book in the car disagrees with a screenshot, the book wins.

A filing table for Han maintenance without a price column

What a visit should record even when the invoice is not public

Write the odometer, the date, the workshop name, the software version on the screen, the tyre brand and remaining depth, the brake-fluid test if one was done, and whether the inlet cap, charge door, and 12-volt battery were inspected. Photograph the V2L outlet if the Europe page listed the function and the buyer still expects it to work. Photograph any corrosion on earth straps and coolant joints. Electric saloons hide mess in the same places other cars do: calipers, bushes, and sunroof drains. A Blade chemistry story is not a substitute for those photos.

If the car is a used Han, add a battery-health report from a tool the buyer can name, an accident file, and a statement about whether the original account can still authorise diagnostics. This page will not call any used Han accident-free. If those files are missing, the maintenance file is a missing-file file. It is not a cheap Han.

Fleet and importer notes that change the stamp logic

A fleet that will keep the car inside the selling region can plan visits against the local book and the authorised-workshop recommendation in the warranty PDF. A fleet that will export the car must write two calendars: the calendar that protects the remaining claim path, and the calendar that the destination workshop can actually perform. If the destination cannot read BYD diagnostic software, the next “major service” is a parts-and-labour unknown. Leave the money cell empty until a named workshop quotes that VIN.

Harsh-condition language appears in several BYD books: dust, short trips, extreme heat or cold, and mountain work can shorten inspection gaps. Do not invent a percentage. Ask the workshop to mark the book “severe” or “normal” in the language the book uses. A Han that lives on a desert commute is not the same file as a Han that lives in a European city garage, even when both cars share the 3.9-second Europe performance sentence.

Cost cells that stay empty on purpose

The seed phrase for this topic includes “service costs.” Those costs are not printed here because no current first-party Han menu of euros, pounds, or yuan was copied from BYD’s public HTML for this article. Retailer menus change. Independent menus change. A pad set on a dual-motor car is not a pad set on a single-motor China Han. AutoCN’s maintenance pages explain process. They are not a Han price list. If a seller offers a prepaid service pack, read the mileage cap, the excluded wear items, and the region. If the pack is cheaper than a rumour, the rumour is still not a fact.

Warranty years and kilometres belong in the booklet that travels with the car. UK retailer reprints of battery and drive-unit years for other BYD nameplates are not dropped onto this Han file. Copy the Han table from the book. If the book is silent, the cell stays empty.

Frequently Asked Questions

How often should a 2026 Han be serviced?

As often as the Owner’s Manual for that VIN says, on time or distance, whichever the book uses first. This article will not replace that sentence with a single 12-month slogan. If you do not have the book, you do not have an interval. Get the book, then ask a workshop that can stamp it.

Does an electric Han need less work than a DM Han?

It needs different work. The Europe retail Han in BYD’s current HTML is an EV with no engine-oil row on that page. A DM Han still has combustion-side items in its own book. Both need brake fluid, tyres, cabin filters, and software. Do not delete visits because the tailpipe is quiet.

Can I skip authorised workshops to save money?

The Europe and Israel warranty PDF says BYD does not require every job to be done at an authorised workshop, and also says improper work can void coverage. It recommends authorised shops for tools and training. That is a risk sentence, not a price sentence. Record who did the work and which parts they fitted. This page will not calculate a saving.

What if I export the Han after the first stamp?

Write the original warranty region on the first line of the new file. The same PDF warns that other regions may not have parts or maintenance ability. Plan diagnostics before the car leaves. Do not assume a destination dealer will honour a stamp it cannot read.

Will AutoCN quote a Han service package?

No. AutoCN is a sourcing and information platform. Use guides to keep the file in order and contact when you need the next sourcing step. Ask for a VIN-specific quote. Do not ask for a guaranteed lowest labour rate.

Put the interval on the book, not on the rumour

A Han service interval covers whatever the VIN booklet lists for that powertrain in that market: inspections, fluids, software, and the wear items the book names. It does not cover an invented 2026 invoice, a China DM first-service rumour dropped onto a Europe EV, or an Australian PHEV run-in pair dropped onto a Han that will never see that handbook. Keep EV and DM in two columns. Keep the warranty region visible. Keep the price cell empty until a named workshop writes a number on this chassis. AutoCN will help you keep those columns. It will not stamp the book for you.