Simply_Clever

Thanks! Don’t think I’m going to change anything by myself, guess that would void my warranties, and I’m fine with the oil change being on variable. Not sure I understand the inspection part though - can they really be on variable? Shouldn’t it be possible to reset them from 2 years to 1 year while keeping the oil change variable?

I understand that they can make mistakes or were not aware that in my case the car had not already previously been switched to fixed, but still, as I understand it, the switching to one-year fixed intervals would be a standard procedure on many 2 year old cars (Skoda and probably other VW Group cars too). According to Skoda here there is, at least in Sweden, no other option than doing inspections every year after passing the first one (after 2 years).

Update.. At the instruction of the dealership which sold me the car, I had the extended inspection and brake fluid change done at a certified workshop (the same workshop that by mistake reset the inspection countdown to 730 days about two years ago). I added the oil change service and paid for it myself. Believe it or not, the inspection countdown was again reset to 730 days (i.e. next inspection is according to the indicator due in February 2023, not 2022 which is actually the case). I told them right away after receiving the car and they took it back to fix it. While waiting, I talked to one of their managers and he mentioned something about connecting to OBD and also connecting to Skoda HQ to reset the service interval. Is that really true? After trying for about 15 mins they told me it could not be done because of a ”bug at Skoda” or something like that. There was not much more to be done then, it was past closing and I can still file a formal complaint. I am curious, though, about what the real reason could be. Did they make the same mistake again and is it after that actually not possible to change the setting? Or is the reset actually somehow reported to Skoda, meaning it would show if the same workshop made a second reset the same day? Or is there actually some error in specifically my car, which does not allow the service interval to be changed? Any thoughts appreciated!

As I understood the Skoda service department here, the inspections are from year 2 and onwards yearly (or more often if you have a high usage), the brake fluid changes are from year 3 and onwards bi-yearly. Maybe I was wrong about the oil changes. They seem to be bi-yearly too from year 2 and onwards (or more often if you have a high usage). I guess that´s requires long life oil then? But it would be advisable to do it more often, at least if you plan to keep your car for a long time? Does anyone happen to know how many days in advance the car will start giving a service warning? And is day zero normally the latest day by which the service should have been performed, e.g. for warranties to remain valid, or an approximate date?

Thanks! I will definitely have a complete service, probably including oil change, done (and try to make the dealership pay for it). :-) As I understand it my car is on a QI6 variable service plan. That should mean that, if the usage remains normal, the inspections from now on are due every year, brake fluid change every other year, but oil change is done every 20 000 miles/30 000 km (although the very first one was done after 2 year exactly).

Thanks a lot! In my case the time between the date when service is due and the date when service was performed would be 730 days (assuming the invoice date I have is the date the service was actually performed). Service is due in 77 days and I received the car 324 days ago, which I guess rules out the other option. :-)

Thanks, Chris. It is in Sweden. The Skoda service department has indeed been very friendly and it is a fact that only the one service I mentioned has been carried out. The dealer and the workshop are, interestingly enough, both recognised. What I am trying to figure out is if the car in fact still is on a two year service interval due to a mistake of the workshop or an inspection warning has deliberately been cleared by the dealer prior to the sale (without any inspection being carried out). Would there be any ”evidence” stored in the systems of the car itself?

Can anyone explain to me if it is possible to extract from the car computer information on when a service has been performed or if/when the service interval has been changed? Is information stored forever or is only the latest information available? Asking since the seller of my car (Fabia from 2017) claims that the workshop, that carried out the first inspection and oil change after 2 years, forgot to switch the service interval from 2 years to 1 year. I bought the car when it was nearly 3 years old and have been driving it since without performing any service and receiving no warnings that service is due. Now, approaching the end of year 4, it turns out a second inspection and brake fluid change, which are due after 3 years, were never carried out (although the seller gave a one-year warranty and claims to have performed an extensive check-up prior to selling the car to me, which of course seems questionable).