Volkswagen Touareg MkIII 2018-2025 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
3.0 V6 TDI Diesel (DENA)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid first change at 36 months; then every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 60,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 3.0 V6 TDI Diesel (DENA) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code QI4

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 90,000 km/48 months 120,000 km/60 months 150,000 km/72 months 180,000 km/84 months 210,000 km/96 months 240,000 km/108 months 270,000 km/120 months 300,000 km/132 months 330,000 km/144 months 360,000 km/156 months 390,000 km/168 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
3.0 V6 TDI Diesel (DEND)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid first change at 36 months; then every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 60,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 3.0 V6 TDI Diesel (DEND) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code QI4

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 90,000 km/48 months 120,000 km/60 months 150,000 km/72 months 180,000 km/84 months 210,000 km/96 months 240,000 km/108 months 270,000 km/120 months 300,000 km/132 months 330,000 km/144 months 360,000 km/156 months 390,000 km/168 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
3.0 V6 TDI Diesel (DPYC)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 90,000 km/72 months; Clean the housing
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 60,000 km/24 months; Clean the housing

Service intervals · 3.0 V6 TDI Diesel (DPYC) · Time/distance dependent service, Diesel compliant with EN 590, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level (Europe except Ukraine, Moldova, Macedonia; Taiwan; Japan; South Korea; New Zealand)

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/48 months 90,000 km/72 months 120,000 km/96 months 150,000 km/120 months 180,000 km/144 months 210,000 km/168 months 240,000 km/192 months 270,000 km/216 months 300,000 km/240 months 330,000 km/264 months 360,000 km/288 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
3.0 V6 TDI Diesel (DPYD)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 90,000 km/72 months; Clean the housing
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 60,000 km/24 months; Clean the housing

Service intervals · 3.0 V6 TDI Diesel (DPYD) · Time/distance dependent service, Diesel compliant with EN 590, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level (Europe except Ukraine, Moldova, Macedonia; Taiwan; Japan; South Korea; New Zealand)

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/48 months 90,000 km/72 months 120,000 km/96 months 150,000 km/120 months 180,000 km/144 months 210,000 km/168 months 240,000 km/192 months 270,000 km/216 months 300,000 km/240 months 330,000 km/264 months 360,000 km/288 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
3.0 V6 TSI Petrol (DCBE)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid first change at 36 months; then every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 60,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 3.0 V6 TSI Petrol (DCBE) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code QI4

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 90,000 km/48 months 120,000 km/60 months 150,000 km/72 months 180,000 km/84 months 210,000 km/96 months 240,000 km/108 months 270,000 km/120 months 300,000 km/132 months 330,000 km/144 months 360,000 km/156 months 390,000 km/168 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
4.0 TDI Diesel (DMVB)
Time/distance dependent service, Diesel compliant with EN 590, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, ( - 2020) (Europe except Ukraine, Moldova, Macedonia; Taiwan; Japan; South Korea; New Zealand) Fixed interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter Clean the housing; every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid first change at 36 months; then every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter Clean the housing; every 60,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 4.0 TDI Diesel (DMVB) · Time/distance dependent service, Diesel compliant with EN 590, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, ( - 2020) (Europe except Ukraine, Moldova, Macedonia; Taiwan; Japan; South Korea; New Zealand)

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 90,000 km/48 months 120,000 km/60 months 150,000 km/72 months 180,000 km/84 months 210,000 km/96 months 240,000 km/108 months 270,000 km/120 months 300,000 km/132 months 330,000 km/144 months 360,000 km/156 months 390,000 km/168 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Time/distance dependent service, Diesel compliant with EN 590, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, (2021 - ) (Europe except Ukraine, Moldova, Macedonia; Taiwan; Japan; South Korea; New Zealand) Fixed interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter Clean the housing; every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter Clean the housing; every 60,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 4.0 TDI Diesel (DMVB) · Time/distance dependent service, Diesel compliant with EN 590, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, (2021 - ) (Europe except Ukraine, Moldova, Macedonia; Taiwan; Japan; South Korea; New Zealand)

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/48 months 90,000 km/72 months 120,000 km/96 months 150,000 km/120 months 180,000 km/144 months 210,000 km/168 months 240,000 km/192 months 270,000 km/216 months 300,000 km/240 months 330,000 km/264 months 360,000 km/288 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
R (3.0 V6 TSI PHEV) Electricity,Petrol (DCBE+EALD)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter Clean the housing; every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 90,000 km/72 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter Clean the housing; every 60,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · R (3.0 V6 TSI PHEV) Electricity,Petrol (DCBE+EALD) · Time/distance dependent service, Petrol compliant with EN 228, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level (Europe except Ukraine; Canada; Japan; South Korea; New Zealand)

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/48 months 90,000 km/72 months 120,000 km/96 months 150,000 km/120 months 180,000 km/144 months 210,000 km/168 months 240,000 km/192 months 270,000 km/216 months 300,000 km/240 months 330,000 km/264 months 360,000 km/288 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–5h00
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 2h00–2h30
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h30–2h00
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 1h30
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 2h00–11h00
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 11h00–12h00
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Glow Plugs

Change Car Glow Plugs

Intermediate 1h30–15h00
Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Easy 0h30–2h00
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 4h00–5h00
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 1h30–2h30
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 8h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 1h30–11h00
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