This is going to get pricey? Nah, you'll fix it yourself.

A diagnostic check at a garage can easily cost €50 to €100, before any repair, and you often pay that before knowing whether the problem is big or small. With datwordtduur.nl you get a free first car diagnosis based on your registration number and symptom, and see right away whether you can fix it yourself. You enter your registration number and a short description of the problem; the app combines that with the make, model and year and gives you the most likely causes, each with a difficulty level: easy, medium or garage work. If it turns out to be a garage job after all, you know that upfront and haven't spent anything finding out. If it's a DIY fix, you get the step-by-step plan and the right parts straight away.

Yes. You don't need to plug your car in for a scan, and you don't need an OBD reader or scan tool: you describe what you notice ("ticking sound at the front left", "engine light is on") and the app combines that with the make, model and year behind your registration number into an honest diagnosis.

You don't need to know the cause yourself. Describe what you see, hear or smell, and the app translates that, together with your car's details, into the most likely causes and a step-by-step plan. That way you catch car problems early, before they get expensive.

A lot of basic maintenance is easy to do yourself: bulbs, wiper blades, the battery, filters, and on many models brake pads or sensors too. Every diagnosis gets a difficulty level (easy, medium or garage work), so you know what you're getting into beforehand.

Yes, you start for free with 1 analysis per week, 1 saved registration number, and you see the most likely cause, enough to get to know the app and diagnose your first problem without paying anything. Want to analyse more often, keep track of multiple cars, or see all possible causes? DIY is €3.99 per month: unlimited analyses, 5 saved registration numbers and all possible causes visible. Both free and paid use the same honest diagnosis and the same step-by-step plan. There's no lock-in; you can cancel any time. Payments run through Stripe, so your card details never reach us.

For all makes and models with a Dutch registration number. Your registration number tells us the make, model and year; the diagnosis and step-by-step plan are tailored to that.

The web app already works on any phone via app.datwordtduur.nl. Apps in the App Store and Google Play are coming soon, with the same diagnosis and the same account.