I bought my Karoq approved used last year March from the dealership. Current mileage - approx 53k

 

The MOT has just expired, I didn't realise it would need it now. I'm not sure what service it needs next and if I should do the service now with MOT or wait until I get the service indicator flash.

Also, would you recommend servicing and MOT with Skoda or local garage?

 

The service history so far is:

Service History

14/03/2023 Used Car MPC 46,230
14/03/2023 Oil Change Service 46,230
14/03/2023 Interval Inspection 46,230
14/03/2023 Brake Fluid Change 46,230
20/12/2022 MOT (passed) 45,182
20/12/2022 Cambelt Change 45,182
21/07/2022 Oil Change Service 41,366
22/12/2021 MOT (passed) 37,689
20/07/2021 Oil Change Service 34,764
20/07/2021 Brake Fluid Change 34,764
22/12/2020 MOT (passed) 32,166
04/07/2020 Oil Change Service 29,010
20/06/2019 Oil Change Service 19,439
01/11/2018 Oil Change Service 9,827
01/11/2018 Interval Service 9,827

The MOT is completely independant from the servicing, so I'd keep it that way.

 

An MOT is just an inspection which has to be completed to a certain standard, so any MOT garage can do it. Me? I wouldn't pay Skoda prices ( maximum MOT fee ) rather i shopped around. I went thru Groupon for a deal with ATS - cost me something like £25 for the MOT. ( I also had them change the brake fluid ).

 

I've almost always had a service plan in place with my Skodas so they've always been main dealer serviced, bar one, and that's because the garage wouldn't service the car as I wanted it.  So rather than argue with them, I simply went to a VW Specialist.  Their std service wasn't any better and wasn't any cheaper than main dealers, but they did they work as I wanted it without question.

 

Would I have it serviced at a fast-fit centre or none Vw specialst? Nope, but that's just me. The way I see it is if I was chosong between two used cars and they were identical in every way apart from one had a full main dealer service history and the other was a local garage, I'd prefer to buy the full dealer history car.

 

  

Edited 11 January, 20242 yr by kodiaqsportline

Is the Service Indicator set for Fixed Servicing so @ 12 months in March, or for 9,400 mile intervals or set on variable. 24 months , 18,000 -20,000 miles?

Up to you when you have it serviced,

maybe best get it done

(Normally i would be doing that pre MOT and get a 13 month MOT done. )

 

You might want the spark plugs replaced if there is no record of them having been done. 

Have you had a look to see if the Air Filter is nice and clean? 

Edited 11 January, 20242 yr by Rooted