Hi my 3 year old 20k miles 1.2 petrol Yeti SE Drive, is now due for a service, the last service was on a variable service option by a Skoda garage so that was 2 years ago. I'm now  quoted  £250 for the service now due which will be the 3rd year / 20,000 mls , any useful advice as to what i should expect to be done on this service ? i wouldn't like to pay this much for an oil change and for them to 'check' by 'looking' at brakes etc. 

What are they saying they will do for £250?

Get it itemised.

Oil & Filter, Brake Fluid, Pollen Filter etc etc. 

 

*If the brakes have never been serviced then maybe time that they were, not just visually inspected.*

 

It needs the Oil & Filter change,

the pollen filter if you want.    (since not changed @ 2 years.)

the Brake Fluid is due a change so are the doing that for the £250.   Brake Fluid is £60 on the Fixed Price Menu.

Brake Checks are free at Main Dealerships at every visit, or were.

 

The Fixed Service & Maintenance has changed to Oil & Inspection Services and Extended Scope each 3 years, and them supplying and fitting parts are expensive now.

Edited 4 November, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

Thank you Roottoot, that was very useful.

There are only two service intervals really:

 

- Fixed: 12 months / 10,000 miles whichever is reached first.

- Variable: Up to 24 months / 20,000 miles, the car decides for itself.

 

Then there are only two types of service too, with the third element all being extra...

 

1) Oil, oil filter, visual inspection of brakes, tyres, suspension etc.

2) As (1) plus pollen filter, air filter, fuel filter (diesel), spark plugs (petrol)

3) As (2) plus brake fluid (at 3 years old then every 2 years), DSG gearbox oil/filter and Haldex 4x4 oil/filter.

 

If your Yeti is 3 years old, has 20,000 miles on it and has already had a service then it was set to 'fixed' from new and serviced at 1 year old (you hit the time stipulation before the mileage). At its first service it was then changed to 'variable' (personally I would have left it on fixed given your annual mileage), which two years later now means you've hit the time rather than mileage stipulation again.

 

So, you're looking at a minimum of oil and oil filter, but you'll need the dealer to confirm with you what else they're planning on changing to be able to determine if the £250 is good value or not.

 

Personally after seeing how the main dealers from other non-premium mainstream manufacturers charge for servicing we often forget how good we have it at Skoda. £250 for a service every two years, you can't say fairer than that. It's cheap to such a point it doesn't really matter what they're actually changing.