What Automakers Offer App Subscriptions and How Much Do They Cost?

By Lawrence Hodge
January 22, 2026
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Key Points

  • Pricing for connected services apps varies widely across brands, with many luxury brands keeping costs private and accessible only through an owner portal, while others are transparent about their fees.
  • Free trial periods are common, ranging from short terms to a 10-year offer from Stellantis and Porsche; once the trial ends, annual fees are typically charged.
  • Subscription features go beyond standard remote vehicle controls and can include high-cost items.

The age of subscription-based vehicle services is here. From navigation to vehicle health data and personal concierges, automakers are betting big that you’ll want to subscribe to digital services. But which brands offer these services, what do they consist of, and how much do they cost? If you’re wondering the answer to any of those questions, you’re in the right place — we’ve compiled a list of every brand that offers subscription-based services, their prices and some of the features you get for that price. 

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Aston Martin

Surprisingly for the luxury automaker, Aston Martin’s connected services are free with no extra-cost add-ons within the Connected Car System app. In addition, it would seem that aside from vehicle health data, the majority of the services offered have to do with security features, such as vehicle locating and which doors have been opened. While that may not seem worth it to some, it’s understandable given the amount of money Aston Martins command.

Audi

Audi offers two different apps for its connected features. The basic app, myAudi, allows owners to do things like remotely unlock their doors and check the vehicle’s maintenance schedule. Electric-vehicle owners can also access Plug & Charge functionality. 

For Audi Connect, there are four plans to choose from: Nav, Prime, Plus and Care, which include features like remote vehicle lock and unlocking, stolen vehicle locator services and roadside assistance. If you want to go further with these services, you can get Functions on Demand; that’s a fancy way of saying features that the car comes with that you have to pay extra to unlock, such as $260 to unlock the Light Function Package so your E-Tron’s headlights will swivel when you turn the steering wheel.

Bentley

Bentley offers its connected services for free. Owners can sign up for services through the My Bentley app to get access to features such as in-vehicle data and security services, navigation, news, weather, satellite radio and other music services like Napster and Radio.net. Bentley also offers an in-vehicle Wi-Fi hot spot, which is available for an extra cost.

BMW

Pricing for BMW’s connected services varies depending on the vehicle’s model, operating system and generation. However, most model-year 2025-26 BMWs are equipped with the technology for remote start, a drive recorder, traffic camera, automated parking, the adaptive M suspension and Drive Assistant Plus, which combines adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go assistance and lane-centering steering. Most of these features come with a one-month free trial; Driving Assistant Plus and remote parking have a three-month trial. Depending on the feature, pricing ranges from $5-$20 per month; $25-$150 per year; $99-$400 for three years; or $149-$650 for a lifetime subscription. 

Ford

  • App: Ford app
  • Pricing: Varies based on model and features

Ford’s digital ecosystem is anchored by its simply named Ford app (formerly known as FordPass). At its core, it offers basic features like GPS location, vehicle health information and remote start, and lock and unlock. If you don’t mind paying more for extra features, you can get them through Ford Connected Services. Want more power and torque for your Mustang Mach-E? Pay $1,000 to unlock the EV’s Performance Upgrade. Want Blue Cruise semi-autonomous hands-free driving? After a 90-day trial, Ford gives you three different ways to pay for the tech: $50 a month, $495 annually or a one-time purchase of $2,495. To keep owners in its digital ecosystem, Ford has rewards points that can be earned by buying all of this stuff, which you can then use to buy more features, parts or accessories. 

Genesis

Hyundai’s luxury division makes impressive cars, but its connected services are less so. Accessible by owners through the MyGenesis app, Genesis’ connected services offer features like vehicle status notifications, service valet and remote vehicle features. Starting from the 2023 model year onward, Genesis started to offer the service free for three years; after that, pricing is $9.99 a month or $99 annually. 

GM (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC)

  • App: OnStar through the myChevrolet, myCadillac, myBuick, myGMC apps
  • Pricing: $9.99-$39.99 monthly for OnStar connectivity

It’s hard to believe that GM’s OnStar is still a thing, but it is. GM owners will have to part with just $15 a month for the connected service, which gives owners features like roadside assistance, in vehicle wifi data plans and vehicle software updates. Pricier plans include advanced features like GM’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous hands free driving tech, an internet browser, games and recently introduced Apple Music connectivity — which seems more a move to satisfy people mad over GM ditching Apple CarPlay. 

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Honda, Acura

  • App: Honda Link/Acura Link
  • Pricing: Plans range from $10 monthly or $110 yearly to $26 monthly or $260 yearly

Honda offers subscription services through apps called Honda Link and Acura Link, with five plans to choose from: Basic, Link, Remote, Security and Concierge. The Basic and Link plans are free and come with basic services like recall notifications, roadside assistance, and vehicle health reports. Subscribing to any of the paid plans gets you remote lock and unlock, stolen vehicle locators, collision notifications and enhanced roadside assistance. The top Concierge plan gets you a personal concierge for things such as hotel and restaurant reservations. 

Hyundai

  • App: Bluelink+
  • Pricing: Three-year free trial; $9.90 monthly or $99 yearly after

Hyundai offers its connected services through its Bluelink+ app, and owners can choose from three packages: Connected Care, Remote and Guidance. Connected Care gets you access to Hyundai’s call center that’s available 24/7; Remote gives access to remote vehicle control features like remote start and locking and unlocking; and Guidance unlocks navigation for vehicles. Each package is available for either $9.90 a month or $99 annually after a free three-year trial period. It’s also important to note that features available on the Bluelink Mobile App require a subscription to the Assurance Connected Care and Essentials packages. 

Infiniti

Infiniti offers connected and subscription-based features through a service called InTouch. There are three packages to choose from: Standard, Premium and Select; Premium is free for three years, while Select is free for five years. The features of these packages vary based on the model, year and trim of your vehicle; for instance, a 2025 QX80 Sensory trim with the Standard Package comes with a dash recorder for the front and rear cameras, something that’s not available on the Pure or Luxe trims of the QX80 with the same package. Pricing for when free trials end has yet to be announced as compatible vehicles are still in the early stages of the free trial period.

Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar and Land Rover offer four packages for their InControl connected services apps:

  • Remote includes remote start, a vehicle finder, vehicle maintenance health and charging features for plug-in hybrids and EVs. Its free trial lasts for the period of the vehicle warranty; after the warranty is up, it costs $120 to renew for one year or $180 for two years. 
  • Connected Navigation Pro includes real-time traffic, satellite view maps and charging station information for EVs. After the free trial expires when the vehicle’s warranty is up, it costs $120 to renew for one year or $220 for two years.
  • Online Pack includes streaming within the vehicle’s infotainment system, as well as an Amazon Alexa digital assistant and a data plan for certain features. It comes with a one-year free trial; after that, it’s $160 for one year or $250 for two years.
  • Online Pack Plus Wi-Fi Hotspot includes everything in the Online Pack and adds a Wi-Fi hot spot. It has a one-year free trial and costs $500 to renew for one year or $800 for two years.

Lexus, Toyota

Lexus and Toyota offer their connected services for free through their respective apps, which include features like remote vehicle control, vehicle health reports, in-vehicle Wi-Fi and enhanced navigation features. The brands also offer three subscription packages that owners can subscribe to after trial periods; feature availability for each package depends on the vehicle model. 

  • Go Anywhere ($15 per month) includes Drive Connect real-time cloud navigation services and enhanced voice assistant features, plus Remote Connect, which allows owners to control their vehicle via their phone.
  • Music Lover ($15 per month) includes Remote Connect and integrated streaming, which allows owners to play content from the Apple Music and Amazon Music apps.
  • Premium ($25 per month) includes all features from the Go Anywhere and Music Lover packages.

Lincoln

Like a proper luxury brand, Lincoln offers connected services and subscriptions through the Lincoln App. Included are features that you would expect, such as a personal concierge, pickup and delivery of your vehicle when it needs to be serviced, as well as the usual features like remote vehicle control and status updates. Lincoln’s app is free to use, and the 2026 Aviator, Nautilus and Navigator come with a standard four-year Connectivity Package and four years of Wi-Fi hot spot service.

Mazda

  • App: MyMazda
  • Pricing: 2025 and newer models get one-year free trial; $10 a month after trial, though features differ depending on the model

Mazda Connected Services are offered through the automaker’s MyMazda app. There, once owners part with $10 a month, they can gain access to features like remote vehicle control, vehicle finder and vehicle health stats. 

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Mercedes-Benz

  • App: Mercedes Me
  • Pricing: Free; extra-cost MB.Connect Package available

Mercedes seems to have fully embraced subscription-based features with its connected services, which are available for owners through the Mercedes Me app. In addition to basics like remote vehicle control and health alerts, some vehicles come with a one-year free trial of some connected services. After the trial is up, owners can get them via the MB.Connect Package, which includes up to 32 extras, such as remote start, remote door locking, a vehicle finder and live traffic information. Pricing and content for the MB.Connect Package varies depending on the vehicle’s model year and equipment.

Mini

Mini’s app is free to use, though it does offer its Connected Plus add-on package for $9.99 per month or $99 a year (it also has a three-month free trial for new vehicles with the Mini Operating System 9). Other subscription-based features, which include enhanced navigation, entertainment apps and an intelligent digital personal assistant based on a dog named “Spike,” are called Mini Connected Upgrades and can be purchased either through the app, online or through an app store in the vehicle’s infotainment system. 

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi offers connected services through its My Mitsubishi Connect app. At its core, it offers the usual features like remote start, remote climate control and dealer service scheduling. More premium subscription-based features can be found in three packages: Safeguard features advanced roadside assistance and automatic collision notifications. The Remote Package comes with enhanced remote control features for things like starting and climate control. Lastly there’s the myQ Connected Garage, which is an advanced garage door opener that’s built into the vehicle’s infotainment screen. 

Nissan

  • App: Nissan Connect
  • Pricing: Three-year free trial, then $16.99 monthly (Premium) or five-year free trial, then $26.99 monthly (Premium Plus)

Nissan’s connected services are similar to Infiniti’s connected services. There are four packages to choose from: Standard, Premium (free trial of three years), Select (free trial of five years) and Premium Plus. And like Infiniti, the packages vary based on the model and year of the vehicle; for instance an Ariya EV with these packages has more extensive features than an Altima sedan with the same packages. Those who opt for the Select Package will need to subscribe to the Premium Package after the five-year trial period ends to continue using features; there is no trial period for shoppers who want unlimited data with the Premium Plus plan.

Polestar

Polestar has just started rolling out subscription-based features to U.S. buyers, but it doesn’t charge its owners a penny to use the Polestar Connect app. There are some advanced features offered, such as a connected safety feature, which uses a digital cloud to alert you and other Polestar vehicles of road hazards. 

Porsche

  • App: Porsche Connect
  • Pricing: 10-year trial period; $319 annually after the period ends

Porsche offers its subscription and connected services through Porsche Connect, an app that owners can use to subscribe to and control said features. The luxury brand is pretty generous with its connected plan, offering owners a free decade of service before they have to part with $319 a year. Basic features include access to entertainment apps, games, enhanced navigation and a digital assistant. Owners can also subscribe to two packages whose prices are largely the same across all models: a car security package for $280 a year or a data pass for in-vehicle internet for $20 a month. 

Rivian

Rivian offers comprehensive connected services through its Connect+ app. The standard version of the app comes with features like turn-by-turn navigation with live traffic updates, voice commands and some remote control features. Enhanced features come when you subscribe for either $14.99 per month or $149.99 a year; they include a live security feed, Wi-Fi hot spot, and video and app streaming for services like YouTube, Spotify and Audible. 

Stellantis (Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, Ram)

  • App: Uconnect
  • Pricing: Free for 10 years; $119 annually after trial

Stellantis, the parent automaker of Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati and Ram, is really generous with its connected features plan. Buyers of any new Stellantis vehicle get a free decade of service with features like over-the-air software updates, digital vehicle keys, an emergency vehicle alert system and vehicle health reports. Nothing lasts forever, though, and after that decade is up, you’ll have to open your wallet and part with $119 annually. That price also doesn’t include extras you have to pay separately for, such as apps in the in-vehicle app store, a Wi-Fi hot spot and rear-seat Amazon Fire TV. 

Subaru

  • App: MySubaru
  • Pricing: Free trial periods based on package; $199 annually after trial ends

Subaru has rebranded its Starlink connected services and infotainment system as MySubaru. It offers enhanced connected features for a trial period for new vehicle owners, and depending on the services package, this trial period ranges from six months up to five years. Packages and features owners can subscribe to include enhanced navigation, a security package, concierge, and remote vehicle control for things like climate control and remote start. 

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Tesla

Tesla has been offering subscription-based features for a while now, including its Full-Self Driving (which isn’t actually full self-driving) subscription, which buyers can subscribe to for $99 a month. (Or if you don’t feel like paying for it every month, you can drop $8,000 for the tech outright when ordering your Tesla online, but you have to do so by Feb. 14, 2026, as it will become a monthly subscription only thereafter.) Tesla also offers a Premium connectivity subscription for data services that costs $9.99 a month or $99 annually; standard connectivity is free for eight years. 

Volkswagen

  • App: myVW App
  • Pricing: Plans start at $9.99 monthly or $110 annually

Like Toyota, Volkswagen is very detailed in the information it gives about its subscription-based features and connected services, and owners can access and subscribe to features in the myVW App. There are four plans to choose from that are in addition to vehicle health alerts and something called DriveView, which scores an owner’s driving habits. The first, In-Vehicle Premium, comes with features like enhanced infotainment, navigation and an in-vehicle AI assistant, and the Safe & Secure plan comes with emergency roadside assistance, stolen vehicle alerts and a vehicle locator. Remote Access is exactly what it sounds like and comes with a suite of features owners can access for their vehicle remotely, such as service and maintenance alerts and vehicle location services. Lastly is Vehicle Insights, which is similar to Remote Access. 

Volvo

  • App: Volvo Cars App
  • Pricing: Free or $200 a year, depending on model year

Volvo owners can use connected services and subscription-based features through the Volvo Cars App. There, owners can access features such as vehicle health, parked car locator and remote features — for EVs, the ability to find, track and pay for vehicle charging. These features are free for all new Volvo models as well as all cars equipped with a Google Built-In operating system; for vehicles equipped with the Sensus operating system, the app costs $200 per year.

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