How many miles past service due is OK

[Spudhoolio]

I have my first variable service coming up in 400 miles.

How many miles can I go "over" this and stay in warranty ?

Would prefer to get it serviced mid November when I will be about 400 miles over.

[eccleshill]

I think you will be OK

Can't give a definitive answer but I took mine in for its 1st fixed service 400 miles "late" and got a couple of (non-engine related) warranty bits done at the same time.

[countryboy]

Shouldn't be too bad, providing you don't go over the maximum allowed mileage (18,000 miles I believe) then you should be OK.

Ian

[Spudhoolio]

Shouldn't be too bad, providing you don't go over the maximum allowed mileage (18,000 miles I believe) then you should be OK.

Ian

Hmmmm, I'm on variable service interval, it says service in 400 miles, I'm already at 18,600 on the odometer !

[countryboy]

You obviously do a lot of motorway type miles, perhaps it would be good to check your handbook just to be sure what you can go up to.

Ian.

[jrw]

I think you have 1k. Doesn't say anything in the book about going over. I also got 18.6k out of the interval and took it in just before 19k

[ruffday]

I have in the past gone 1500 over the interval because the dealer could not get me in. But I do 1000 a week so it was only a few days overdue.

[gadgetman]

I think you have 1k. Doesn't say anything in the book about going over. I also got 18.6k out of the interval and took it in just before 19k

Most brands dealers will allow upto 1K or 10 days over the mileage or dated services to allow for high milers and full up diaries.

I am always over in the works car, but so long as it's booked and you get there under this you're usually OK as far as warranty goes.

[Stormchaser]

I went 1000 miles over and all was still ok I was assured.

[Stuart_J]

Shouldn't be too bad, providing you don't go over the maximum allowed mileage (18,000 miles I believe) then you should be OK.

Ian

I though variable had no max, our Mk1 1.9 tdi always managed 23-24000 miles.

[mannyo]

Variable servicing does indeed have a maximum mileage, its about 2 years or 19000 miles on the MK1 petrol, and 30K but still 2 years on the diesel MK1. The MK2 is set at 18.6Kish or 2 years regardless of petrol or diesel. The MK2 software works in KMs, so the limit is 30K Kms or 2 years.

[martinch]

Have you checked the warranty document? Not sure what the new car warranty says, but the "approved used" one puts a mile and time limit on how much you can be "over" by (and I can't remember what it is ).

[marcusthehat]

Sensibly surely it should be a %age, 5% or 10% whatever.

I would have thought that even 10% over on milage , but the oil kept topped up was better than a "dead on" service but with the oil never checked or indeed run low.

just a thought & I know the manufacturers like their excuses regarding warrenty works.

[Anddenton]

Variable servicing does indeed have a maximum mileage, its about 2 years or 19000 miles on the MK1 petrol, and 30K but still 2 years on the diesel MK1. The MK2 is set at 18.6Kish or 2 years regardless of petrol or diesel. The MK2 software works in KMs, so the limit is 30K Kms or 2 years.

My MK2 2.0TDi has made it up to 23K miles between Variable services, I think the maximum is actually closer to 30K miles or 2 years!

[lfc958]

My Local dealer has previously quoted a max of 1500 miles in exceptional circumstances, i.e they are extremely busy to fit you in & you do lots of miles per day.

Normal is 1000.

[gadgetman]

My MK2 2.0TDi has made it up to 23K miles between Variable services, I think the maximum is actually closer to 30K miles or 2 years!

Then something isn't right. T3chie might have an idea what it is.

[jrw]

Then something isn't right. T3chie might have an idea what it is.

I thought it was a max of 50000km?