The game is the third in the Car Mechanic Simulator series, following Car Mechanic Simulator 2014 and Car Mechanic Simulator 2015, the game is the predecessor of Car Mechanic Simulator 2021, which was released on August 11, 2021.
A simplified version for mobile platforms was released in June 2018. It was released on July 28, 2017, for Microsoft Windows in 2019 on February 15 for Nintendo Switch and June 25 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 is a simulation video game developed by Polish studio Red Dot Games depicting the work of an automotive mechanic.