I hope you can help me, I've got a Golf Mk8 with a 1.5TSI 150bhp engine, so the same as an Octavia Mk4

I bought the car in Oct 2024 with 7,000 miles, and in April at 13,333 miles it asked for an oil inspection. I didn't know what service regime it had been set to, as it had a digital handbook, but I asked for the car to be set to long life servicing,

When I got the car back, it was serviced at a VAG independent, it was showing a oil service in 9,400 miles and an inspection in 20,000 miles

I thought this was wrong, I have driven 3 TDI cars in the past on long life servicing, and on the last one (Seat Mk3), the oil service and inspection were the same interval.

I took the car back and they were certain that the car was on long life servicing, and that as the car only had 7,000 miles in 2.5 years, the service interval was 9,400mile, but this should increase as I drive the car more.

However 8,400 miles later the car is asking for a oil inspection in 1,000 miles, I have checked with the independent and they say according to my digital record, the car is due another oil service?

It seems to me that they set the servicing to fixed interval instead of long life, they said that TSI engines don't cope will on long life servicing. However I drive circa 15,000 miles a year.

On cars with long life servicing, does car display the same interval for oil and inspections?

I appreciate that I can reset oil and inspections in the car, but they doesn't seem to be any way of checking what serving regime the car is on. I know some dealers change cars to fixed interval as it provides them more work.

I've got VCDS, so hopefully I can have a look to see if I can find what regime it is on.

My 2020 1.5 tsi is on Longlife Service schedule which is 2years or 20,000 miles. I’m doing 16-18k miles a year and it’s happily running with 68k on the clock. Longlife oil is important, no, crucial.

My last service was in February ’25

Screenshot from my Škoda app…

I don’t have VCDS, though I assume it can be used to check/change settings - but make sure you have the correct oil before doing so.

Also, I think the mileage element of the service due is variable, based on sensors in the engine. High stress/load then it might be shorter.

Edited 19 December, 202519 Dec by SteveTheElder
Added final para.

The garage definitely set it to fixed service and not the long life you asked for.

You are right that the oil and inspection are both set to the same after a long life service, in other words about 18.5k miles (30,000km).

Thank you, that confirms my suspicions that the car was set to fixed servicing, and that the oil change and inspection should show in same interval

@clevoir25 'Inspections' is not necessarily the same as Oil & Inspection service, or 'Oil Service'.Some idiots Techs left 'Inspection' at 12 months even when the cars were on Variable / Flexible servicing from the Factory, which they are all. If the changed to Fixed Servicing that is Oil & Inspection servicing every 372 days / 9,400 miles or sooner. On Variable @ 24 months, 18,000-20,000 miles the 'Inspection' could just be matched to the same time. Which idiot said a TSI is not suited to 'long life servicing'? What VW Group had with 1.4 TSI PHEV,s was Fixed Servicing, now 1.5 TSI PHEV,s do not have that as the regime. PS, when getting Main Dealer Servicing be sure they put on the system they did the Body Inspection for the Corrosion Warranty. It is not required but Skoda / VW UK say if there is a claim there is no RECORD OF THE INSPECTION BEING DONE. Well they know who do not do them, and there is no T&C,s in the Warranty of a Bi-annual or annual inspection. But there Websites on Servicing says it is part of Main Dealer Servicing.

Edited 19 December, 202519 Dec by Evolution13

Thanks all, I have just had my Golf 8 serviced and the specialist has correctly set the vehicle to flexible servicing.

Managed to find that it left the factory on flexible servicing, but it was changed to fixed servicing on PDI by the supplying dealer (I am the second owner).

No doubt that they do that to all cars that they supply to make more money for the service department.

Edited 14 January14 Jan by clevoir25
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