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title: "WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the chains New Zealand drivers book for warrants of fitness, inspections and car servicing. Share of Search among VTNZ, AA Auto Centre, Tony's Tyre & Auto Care, VINZ, Pit Stop and Midas, the WOF and car servicing chains Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the chains New Zealand drivers book for warrants of fitness, inspections and car servicing. Share of Search among VTNZ, AA Auto Centre, Tony's Tyre & Auto Care, VINZ, Pit Stop and Midas, the WOF and car servicing chains Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: WOF and car servicing chains
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 6
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: VTNZ, 72.8%

## Which brand is most popular in search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, VTNZ was the most searched among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand, with an estimated 98.3K branded searches and 72.8% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- AA Auto Centre is in 2nd place, 57.5 percentage points behind at 15.2% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VTNZ’s estimated Share of Search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand decreased from 74.7% to 72.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AA Auto Centre’s estimated Share of Search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand increased from 14.7% to 15.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tony's Tyre & Auto Care’s estimated Share of Search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand increased from 8.8% to 9.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VTNZ’s estimated Share of Search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand peaked at 74.7% in October 2025 and was lowest at 69.3% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AA Auto Centre’s estimated Share of Search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand peaked at 19% in February 2026 and was lowest at 14.7% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tony's Tyre & Auto Care’s estimated Share of Search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand peaked at 10.4% in June 2026 and was lowest at 8.8% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VINZ, Pit Stop and Midas held steady: their estimated Share of Search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [VTNZ vs AA Auto Centre: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/aa-auto-centre-vs-vtnz): 72.8% against 15.2% Share of Search.
- [VTNZ vs Tony's Tyre & Auto Care: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/tonys-tyre-and-auto-care-vs-vtnz): 72.8% against 9.8% Share of Search.
- [AA Auto Centre vs Tony's Tyre & Auto Care: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/aa-auto-centre-vs-tonys-tyre-and-auto-care): 15.2% against 9.8% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand WOF and car servicing chains in August 2026?

- In August 2026, VTNZ lost estimated Share of Search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand, from 73.5% to 72.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Midas in New Zealand rose 27.3% over 11 measured months, from 550 to 700 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for VINZ in New Zealand fell 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.8K to 1.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for AA Auto Centre in New Zealand fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 25.1K to 20.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tony's Tyre & Auto Care in New Zealand fell 11.9% over 11 measured months, from 15K to 13.2K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | VTNZ | 72.8% | 98.3K | -10.2% | VTNZ |
| 2 | AA Auto Centre | 15.2% | 20.6K | -7.6% | AA Auto Centre |
| 3 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 9.8% | 13.2K | -6.4% | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care |
| 4 | VINZ | 1.1% | 1.4K | -2.7% | VINZ |
| 5 | Pit Stop | 0.61% | 820 | 0.0% | Pit Stop |
| 6 | Midas | 0.52% | 700 | -4.1% | Midas |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | VTNZ | 128K | 74.7% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | AA Auto Centre | 25.1K | 14.7% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 15K | 8.8% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | VINZ | 1.8K | 1% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Pit Stop | 840 | 0.49% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Midas | 550 | 0.32% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | VTNZ | 127K | 72.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | AA Auto Centre | 28.4K | 16.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 15.7K | 9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | VINZ | 1.8K | 1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Pit Stop | 870 | 0.5% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Midas | 630 | 0.36% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | VTNZ | 130K | 71% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | AA Auto Centre | 32.5K | 17.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 16.9K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | VINZ | 2.1K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Pit Stop | 840 | 0.46% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Midas | 670 | 0.37% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | VTNZ | 129K | 69.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | AA Auto Centre | 34.6K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 17K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | VINZ | 2.1K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Midas | 1K | 0.55% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Pit Stop | 860 | 0.47% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | VTNZ | 105K | 69.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | AA Auto Centre | 28.6K | 19% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 14K | 9.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | VINZ | 1.7K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Pit Stop | 840 | 0.56% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Midas | 740 | 0.49% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | VTNZ | 114K | 69.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | AA Auto Centre | 30.6K | 18.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 16.1K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | VINZ | 1.8K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Pit Stop | 1.2K | 0.74% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Midas | 840 | 0.51% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | VTNZ | 94.4K | 69.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | AA Auto Centre | 24.4K | 18% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 13.5K | 10% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | VINZ | 1.4K | 1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Pit Stop | 1.1K | 0.79% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Midas | 590 | 0.44% | 6 |
| May 2026 | VTNZ | 98.1K | 71.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | AA Auto Centre | 22K | 16.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 13.3K | 9.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | VINZ | 1.4K | 1.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Pit Stop | 900 | 0.66% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Midas | 710 | 0.52% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | VTNZ | 97.3K | 71.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | AA Auto Centre | 22.1K | 16.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 14.2K | 10.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | VINZ | 1.4K | 1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Midas | 840 | 0.61% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Pit Stop | 820 | 0.6% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | VTNZ | 109K | 73.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | AA Auto Centre | 22.3K | 15% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 14.1K | 9.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | VINZ | 1.5K | 0.99% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Pit Stop | 820 | 0.55% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Midas | 730 | 0.49% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | VTNZ | 98.3K | 72.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | AA Auto Centre | 20.6K | 15.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | 13.2K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | VINZ | 1.4K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Pit Stop | 820 | 0.61% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Midas | 700 | 0.52% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | AA Auto Centre | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Midas | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Pit Stop | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Tony's Tyre & Auto Care | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | VINZ | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | VTNZ | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **AA Auto Centre**: Measured on the search terms “aa auto centre”, “aa auto centre hobson street”, “aa auto centre lower hutt”, “aa auto centre lunn ave”, “aa auto centre near me”, “aa auto centre shirley”, “aa auto centre st lukes”, “aa co nz” and “aaautocentre”, summed into one figure.
- **Midas**: Measured on the search terms “midas car service”, “midas near me”, “midas nz” and “midas wof”, summed into one figure.
- **Pit Stop**: Measured on the search terms “pit stop car service”, “pit stop near me”, “pit stop nz”, “pit stop wof”, “pit stop wof price” and “pitstop nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Tony's Tyre & Auto Care**: Measured on the search terms “tonys nz”, “tonys tyre”, “tonys tyre and auto care”, “tonys tyre near me”, “tonys tyre service”, “tonys tyre service botany”, “tonys tyre service glenfield”, “tonys tyre service hastings”, “tonys tyre service near me”, “tonys tyre service new lynn”, “tonys tyre service upper hutt”, “tonys tyre service wheel alignment”, “tonys tyre service wof”, “tonys tyres botany”, “tonys tyres glenfield”, “tonys tyres lower hutt”, “tonys tyres near me”, “tonys tyres new lynn”, “tonys tyres service”, “tonys tyres upper hutt” and “tonys tyres wof”, summed into one figure.
- **VINZ**: Measured on the search terms “vinz”, “vinz co nz”, “vinz near me”, “vinz nz”, “vinz wof” and “vinz wof price”, summed into one figure.
- **VTNZ**: Measured on the search terms “vtnz”, “vtnz botany”, “vtnz car service”, “vtnz co nz”, “vtnz highbrook”, “vtnz hours”, “vtnz lichfield”, “vtnz mount”, “vtnz near me”, “vtnz northwood”, “vtnz nz”, “vtnz onekawa”, “vtnz online”, “vtnz opening hours”, “vtnz rego”, “vtnz saturn place”, “vtnz sunnybrae”, “vtnz sylvia park”, “vtnz thorndon”, “vtnz westgate”, “vtnz wof” and “vtnz wof cost”, summed into one figure.

- [AA Auto Centre](/demand/nz/brands/aa-auto-centre)
- [Midas](/demand/nz/brands/midas)
- [Pit Stop](/demand/nz/brands/pit-stop)
- [Tony's Tyre & Auto Care](/demand/nz/brands/tonys-tyre-and-auto-care)
- [VINZ](/demand/nz/brands/vinz)
- [VTNZ](/demand/nz/brands/vtnz)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand?

In August 2026, VTNZ was the most searched among WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand, with an estimated 98.3K branded searches and 72.8% estimated Share of Search within this set.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "WOF and car servicing chains in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-wof-and-car-servicing-chains

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