Volkswagen Beetle 2012-2019 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.

1.6 TDI Diesel (CAYC)

Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code (QG0, QG2, QG3), Average dust level, 2012, Normal fuel sulphur content (Europe except Ukraine; Bermuda; Singapore; Canada; Taiwan; Iran; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Caledonia; New Zealand) Fixed interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter Clean the housing; every 90,000 km/72 months
Renew the timing belt every 210,000 km
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 · 1.6 TDI Diesel (CAYC) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code (QG0, QG2, QG3), Average dust level, 2012, Normal fuel sulphur content (Europe except Ukraine; Bermuda; Singapore; Canada; Taiwan; Iran; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Caledonia; New Zealand)

Task	Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months	Inspection service: first service at 60,000 km/36 months; then every 60,000 km/24 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
Manual transmission: check for leaks	○	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
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, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, 2013 (Europe except Ukraine; Bermuda; Singapore; Canada; Taiwan; Iran; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Caledonia; New Zealand) Fixed interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter Clean the housing; every 90,000 km/72 months
Renew the timing belt every 210,000 km
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 · 1.6 TDI Diesel (CAYC) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, 2013 (Europe except Ukraine; Bermuda; Singapore; Canada; Taiwan; Iran; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Caledonia; New Zealand)

Task	Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months	Inspection service: first service at 60,000 km/36 months; then every 60,000 km/24 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
Manual transmission: check for leaks	○	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
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, (2014 - ) (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
Renew the timing belt every 210,000 km
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 · 1.6 TDI Diesel (CAYC) · Time/distance dependent service, Diesel compliant with EN 590, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, (2014 - ) (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
Manual transmission: check for leaks	○	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
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	○	○	●	○	●	○	●	○	●	○	●	○	●	○

2.0 TDI Diesel (CFFB)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter Clean the housing; every 90,000 km/72 months
Renew the timing belt every 210,000 km
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 · 2.0 TDI Diesel (CFFB) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, 2013 (Europe except Ukraine; Bermuda; Singapore; Canada; Taiwan; Iran; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Caledonia; New Zealand)

Task	Oil service: every 15,000 km/12 months	Inspection service: first service at 60,000 km/36 months; then every 60,000 km/24 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
Manual transmission: check for leaks	○	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
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	○	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○

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Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 1.6 TDI Diesel (CAYC) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code (QG0, QG2, QG3), Average dust level, 2012, Normal fuel sulphur content (Europe except Ukraine; Bermuda; Singapore; Canada; Taiwan; Iran; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Caledonia; New Zealand)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 1.6 TDI Diesel (CAYC) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, 2013 (Europe except Ukraine; Bermuda; Singapore; Canada; Taiwan; Iran; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Caledonia; New Zealand)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 1.6 TDI Diesel (CAYC) · Time/distance dependent service, Diesel compliant with EN 590, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, (2014 - ) (Europe except Ukraine, Moldova, Macedonia; Taiwan; Japan; South Korea; New Zealand)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.0 TDI Diesel (CFFB) · Time/distance dependent service, Equipment code QI4, Average dust level, 2013 (Europe except Ukraine; Bermuda; Singapore; Canada; Taiwan; Iran; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Caledonia; New Zealand)

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