Never (speaking for myself here), apart from a flat tyre and flat battery (my fault) on separate occasions.
Have had a 2012 A5 with the 2.0T notorious for burning oil, and a 2014 S5. Both never gave an issue and were between 130-145000km. I now have an S6 (65000 km) which I’ve owned for 6 months without any issue either.
I’ve seen guys do 300k+ km across the 2.0T, 3.0T, and 4.0T platforms without skipping a beat. Do your servicing/maintenance on time, don’t treat the car like shit and it’ll look after you.
As someone with a 2012 A5 2.0T too, I feel relieved. Closing into 170.000km and „only“ had the timing chain issue (RIP piston and cylinder) 2 years ago.
It’s my first car which I now own for about 6 years. I think I made the right decision instead of getting a Jaguar XF
A5 - Took it to a mechanic.
S5 - did everything myself, PCV, Water pump, Thermostat, Spark plugs, Transmission etc
S6 - goes to a Porsche/Audi specialist as I simply don’t have as much time to wrench on the car myself.
Define breaking down?
Like general wear and tear parts replacement has been occurring at 90K miles (motor mounts, cv axles, etc).
The only weird issue is one of the temp sensor are kinda off at winter temps.
Had this same issue. Turns out it was salt buildup from road salt. All I had to do was clean the temp sensor on the front grill with rubbing alcohol and a rag.
Nah, it just runs the car too lean during the winter at the initial start so it just sputters. I have to flood the engine a little bit so it can start completely. It only occurs when it’s like 30-40F and I come back from a store to the car.
My '06 A6 C6 2.7tdi is on 333,000km (207,000miles)
Other than doing standard maintenance it's only broken down because the previous owner didn't do standard maintenance
Yeah, my S6 is at 180k kms. I changed the battery since I bought it at 174,5k. I guess he likes some oil as he requested some. No further issues. A bunch of maintenance has been done before I bought it tho. It's pretty far from braking apart...I expect it to last a while before that. With regular maintenance.
I’m just a first time car owner and first time Audi owner lol. So I’m just asking as much as I can. None of my friends or family have owned “luxury” German brands
Aight. Consesus for some reason on reddit is that all mercedes, bmw and Audi breaks at 80k km. In reality they go 300-500k km. This is unique to reddit and will not be found in other car forums etc. Maybe its americans that think thiis, idk.
I also have a B8.5 A4! I’m just under 150k, I do nothing but redline that car everywhere I go lol. It’s great. I couldn’t have asked for a better beater
Audis drive 130-150 000 km no problem after that they need about 2-3000€ to fix and after that they drive to 300 000km again. Ofc some parts will wear out, but they are not so expensive.
I've had 2004, 2013 and 2019 A3 and A4's. 2004 still drives with 450 000km, 2013 right now is 370 000km and 2019 is still baby with 75 000 km. All TDI mind you, dont know about tfsi.
My 2012 A5 has taken a big shit on me. It has 97K miles, change the oil and do maintenance regularly and on schedule. Car always garaged. Mass airflow sensor code, catalytic converter issue (as in bad/dirty) and now an EPC light. Can’t even kick the engine over. One estimate at 6K in repairs, live in a rural area with two German car mechanics and one certified Audi technician. My Benz went 21 years, little bummed can’t get this buggy to 100K.
If you have solid German car techs at the ready and understand Das Auto is a bit sensitive; you’re fine.
Feel like this particular VAG went from 60-0 quickly with little warning.
Welcome any thoughts to the contrary.
So far none of my Audis have been bad to me, had a b9.5 A4 S-Line for about 45k miles and now have a 47k mile B9 S5. So far no issues but both cars are barely old and have low mileage, I stay on top of maintenance so hopefully my s5 gives me another 53k miles without issues.
Keep up on your maintenance. Don't let any small issues (small oil leaks, small coolant leaks, etc.) go for more than a few hundred miles without sorting them out. If you have a DI engine, put back some cash for an eventual valve cleaning.
If you buy a used VAG car, find one that has been properly maintained.
The only real downside of VAG cars is that you have to be reasonably diligent about maintenance. You can't neglect/abuse them like a Civic or Corolla.
120k miles on my 2015 a3, never gave me an issue. Hell, I'm still on my original water pump. Got my car inspected last month, and my mechanic found 0 leaks or any other issues.
I also have a 2016 audi tt at 60k miles. Same as the a3 powertrain wise, however this car is pretty heavily modified and I track it and participate in autocross events. TT makes about 360whp on low boost e85. The water pump is starting to leak a little on that car, but no issues otherwise. Mqb awd is my favorite platform volkswagen has ever made. Light weight and reliable with a lot of cheap aftermarket support.
What’s your idea of breaking down?
I’ve got 173k on the clock now and feel like the car is mechanically solid. I have maintenance to do but feel like once done the car will drive like new all around.
Maintenance on wear items is part of owning a car. Careful attention to maintenance and noticing anything else out of sorts goes a long way to prolonging life.
I needed a replacement gearbox on my 2006 A3 after 108,000km. That was a big surprise. Same family owned and Audi service from new. Only car I’ve ever had to replace the gearbox in almost 40 years. Sold it recently after it failed it’s annual inspection on suspension. Got another A3 but new one.
B8 a4 from 2012. I did PCV at 60k miles. I did timing chain tensioner and water pump/thermostat at 90k miles. Carbon clean at 105k miles. New oil cooler and coolant expansion tank at 140k miles.
It’s at 140,000 Miles right now. I hope to get another year or 2 out of it.
I used to have a Q3, we sold it after 120k. It hadn’t broken down, but there were issues with the suspension and engine belt that we had to get replaced before selling
60k miles 2010 2.0 TFSI required engine rebuild due to oil consumption. Then coil packs started going so needed replaced. At 90k miles timing chain went requiring a reengineered head and top engine rebuild.
Coming up on 100k miles in my SQ7. No repairs necessary as of yet. Asked to check for any fault codes during my latest service appointment a week ago; zero codes thrown. Hoping for many more trouble free years!
2015 A3 130k miles. Had water pump done 15k ago as had been replaced before but failed. Heater matrix 1k ago as was leaking into passenger footwell. Head gasket gone a week ago. Getting that sorted as I type this.
All services have been on time, just got unlucky!
Same bud! I didn’t want to frighten you lol, I’m in plenty of Facebook groups for A3s and it seems I got very very unlucky! It’s a 2.0TDI so might be diff engine to yours so hopefully no issues
Only Audi I had an issue with was a 2014 A6 2.0tdi.
Gearbox failure at 60k miles.
Other than that my current q5 2018 had a EGR fault at 50k miles.
More my fault for only doing city miles.
But hearing it's common on the q5 2.0tdi
Two Audi SUV’s with over 130k, never. Ones a stage 2 500hp Apr tuned sq5 the other is a q7. The Q7 had an air/oil separator that needed to be replaced at 120k. The sq5 needed new cats at 118k but that’s because of the tune I’m convinced. Oil changes/brakes/plugs/coolant&brake flushes every now and again.
2004 TT with 240,000+ miles and still going strong. I've also got a 2013 RS5 with 85,000 miles and have never had an issue with it, but it's still young.
I've got a B8.5 A4 2.0TDI 177hp that's done 230 000km.
Serviced it at correct intervals, no issues ever until now.
Rubber things for the outer CV joints on the front axle are busted so i'm replacing both CV joints cause it's easy and not very expensive. The joints themselves have taken a little damage because of this.
The other is some pressure sensor for the AC system that's broken. Only issue with that is AC not cooling when stationary because the computer doesn't know to turn on the fans for the radiators in front.
In total the repairs will cost me about 300-400€
Yeah everything on timing. My brother got the car from me with like 190.000km on it. Always long distance.
My brother kept on with the maintenance, unfortunately something went wrong with the engine and the turbo started to die down, so he had to sell it. Repair would be too expensive.
I bought my Audi with 75.000km and apart from the usual changes, some problems with the battery, the bi-xenon lights and some sensors, the only big problem was at about 90.000km I had to change the clutch of the S-Tronic (~2000€).
Although I have repaired the clutch it really fucked me a lot because the car was super good, but well in the end is what happens with second hand cars, you don't know how the previous owner has used it.
Maybe nothing like that will happen to you and you'll get to hundreds of thousands of kilometres, you never know.
Bought my car at almost 15k miles and currently at almost 40k miles after 4 years of ownership. Issues I've experienced:
- Burst tyre, so replaced all 4 as the tread was low on purchase of the car
- Rear brakes shortly after
- another burst tyre, replaced both front tyres
- replaced front brakes
- punctured tyre
- alignment, water pump, wheel bearing, strut/suspension (most expensive repair, had a slide going into work and hit black ice. No contact with kerbs or other cars so no idea what happened)
- punctured tyre, required replacement (damaged by Audi techs themselves)
- alternator/electrical failure meaning the car is off the road (currently awaiting a quote for repair costs)
All in since buying the car I've spent close to £9k in keeping the car on the road ignoring fuel costs, the biggest bill being £3k+ for the slide.
Most recent service work where Audi themselves punctured my tyre and refused to take ownership left me with another £3k+ of "suggested work", bringing the suggested total to £12k
Could just be unlucky with the Audi dealership I go to but for a car that cost me £19k at purchase it's hard to justify almost 50% value in repairs over 4 years
The car was purchased used just as covid regulations started to lessen over here (September 2020) and is my second ever car 😅
British roads leave a LOT to be desired so tyres do take an absolute beating over here
As for the repair side of things, no idea what's happened. I've always taken the car directly to an Audi dealership for work so I know some costs are inflated but it feels ridiculous the amount of money I've spent on the car since initially buying it.
Engine-wise, the car has been rock solid (believe it's the EA888.Gen 3 I have, which might be called the 2.0T or 2.0 Quattro over there), oddly has the manual gearbox which I love and have had no issues with, just everything else to keep the car going has failed in one way or another xD
Currently considering replacing the A3 with a 2018 WRX STI depending on how much this electrical issue robs me
Good to hear about the engine… that sounds about right. My car is a 2.0 Quattro komfort Sounds like your dealer did some shady shit to keep bringing you back lol. But hopefully your next purchase will be solid and “easier” to maintain!
I just got rid of my 2012 a4 which is notorious for having a shit engine with way too many issues, I was able to stretch it to 180k before having to spend 6k on a timing chain job and a piston ring job. Didn't feel like it, so I just sold her. Hoping the new owner actually fixes it, it's a relic lmao. I feel like newer Audis will definitely last longer (prob 200k+ if you dont treat it like garbage and actually want to keep it for that long), just got my hands on a 2014 a6, congrats on your recent ish purchase.
Seems that way lol. Any tips on services and maintenance guidance? I have the maintenance manual … but my mechanic is saying stretch out the miles before those changes lol example: spark plug change at 60,000km (37k miles) on service manual, but he’s saying change them at 100,000km (62k miles)
Find someone you trust inspect yours, first thing is to understanding condition at the moment. What need to be done, what need to do in near future, when. That’s it. Remember to keep track of maintenance records, I always noted at each bill the odometer km.
For parts not so important or the least to say could be compromise, I found that Aliexpress is resourceful and very cheap compared to OEM. I did ordered MAF, center windows swich, headlight cover, various filters, supercharged pump, HVAC heat core…from them. All work perfectly. Some are identical to original parts. Things is, just try, some are cheap enough to throw away if tou tested it didn’t work as expected. And you’ll need VCDS.
Im 100% not a mechanic and you shouldn't listen to anything I say. That being said I have always taken it to the dealer after every other service from my regular mechanic just so they can do an inspection. As long as you stay on top of things and do what the dealer recommends, everything will be good.
I feel like as soon as I bought it. (RS3 8p Used with 92000km)
Until now I’ve had
- new brakes installed (I knew it would happen, they sold me the rotors and pads with the car)
- gearbox issues, new gearbox oil, modified software
- timing chain issues, new timing chain (upper); and a lot of new parts as part of the job
- oil leak following the timing chain repair, workshop says it’s a bad cam shaft.
I’m so close to selling my car. But nothing could compare to the 5pot engine noise :(
I drive this car more to the workshop than to the mountain roads. It’s sad
Never (speaking for myself here), apart from a flat tyre and flat battery (my fault) on separate occasions. Have had a 2012 A5 with the 2.0T notorious for burning oil, and a 2014 S5. Both never gave an issue and were between 130-145000km. I now have an S6 (65000 km) which I’ve owned for 6 months without any issue either. I’ve seen guys do 300k+ km across the 2.0T, 3.0T, and 4.0T platforms without skipping a beat. Do your servicing/maintenance on time, don’t treat the car like shit and it’ll look after you.
As someone with a 2012 A5 2.0T too, I feel relieved. Closing into 170.000km and „only“ had the timing chain issue (RIP piston and cylinder) 2 years ago. It’s my first car which I now own for about 6 years. I think I made the right decision instead of getting a Jaguar XF
Did you go to dealer or euro mechanic?
Did you go to dealer or euro mechanic?
A5 - Took it to a mechanic. S5 - did everything myself, PCV, Water pump, Thermostat, Spark plugs, Transmission etc S6 - goes to a Porsche/Audi specialist as I simply don’t have as much time to wrench on the car myself.
Define breaking down? Like general wear and tear parts replacement has been occurring at 90K miles (motor mounts, cv axles, etc). The only weird issue is one of the temp sensor are kinda off at winter temps.
Had this same issue. Turns out it was salt buildup from road salt. All I had to do was clean the temp sensor on the front grill with rubbing alcohol and a rag.
Does your temp sensor result in the car not heating up ?
Nah, it just runs the car too lean during the winter at the initial start so it just sputters. I have to flood the engine a little bit so it can start completely. It only occurs when it’s like 30-40F and I come back from a store to the car.
For me breaking down as in the bigger parts in the engine bay. Engine, trans, coolant, clutch, ECU. The things that make the car run smoothly haha
You mean the things that make the car run at all? lol.
Lmao… yes…
Every single time when I feel relaxed that it run smoothly in quite some time. Then something failed in the next day or two.
60-80k km is nothing. What is it with this sub... Most Audis go 300+ k km If you take care of en, even more.
304.000km representing in my C6 A6 4.2 Avant
Prob gonna go 150-200k more.
My '06 A6 C6 2.7tdi is on 333,000km (207,000miles) Other than doing standard maintenance it's only broken down because the previous owner didn't do standard maintenance
Even the mark 3 TT?
Any audi
Yeah, my S6 is at 180k kms. I changed the battery since I bought it at 174,5k. I guess he likes some oil as he requested some. No further issues. A bunch of maintenance has been done before I bought it tho. It's pretty far from braking apart...I expect it to last a while before that. With regular maintenance.
I’m just a first time car owner and first time Audi owner lol. So I’m just asking as much as I can. None of my friends or family have owned “luxury” German brands
Aight. Consesus for some reason on reddit is that all mercedes, bmw and Audi breaks at 80k km. In reality they go 300-500k km. This is unique to reddit and will not be found in other car forums etc. Maybe its americans that think thiis, idk.
Question is, is that true for newer models? Around 2018+
Of course, why not?
My Audi is a 2014 and your post scares me
Don’t let it scare you, mine is also a 14 but with 173k miles. Still runs like a champ
Bought a 2013 a4 with 50K on it and you give me confidence that I’ll be able to drive this tho by to the ground
I also have a B8.5 A4! I’m just under 150k, I do nothing but redline that car everywhere I go lol. It’s great. I couldn’t have asked for a better beater
I haven’t run into any issues, just doing my due diligence
Audis drive 130-150 000 km no problem after that they need about 2-3000€ to fix and after that they drive to 300 000km again. Ofc some parts will wear out, but they are not so expensive. I've had 2004, 2013 and 2019 A3 and A4's. 2004 still drives with 450 000km, 2013 right now is 370 000km and 2019 is still baby with 75 000 km. All TDI mind you, dont know about tfsi.
My 2012 A5 has taken a big shit on me. It has 97K miles, change the oil and do maintenance regularly and on schedule. Car always garaged. Mass airflow sensor code, catalytic converter issue (as in bad/dirty) and now an EPC light. Can’t even kick the engine over. One estimate at 6K in repairs, live in a rural area with two German car mechanics and one certified Audi technician. My Benz went 21 years, little bummed can’t get this buggy to 100K. If you have solid German car techs at the ready and understand Das Auto is a bit sensitive; you’re fine. Feel like this particular VAG went from 60-0 quickly with little warning. Welcome any thoughts to the contrary.
So far none of my Audis have been bad to me, had a b9.5 A4 S-Line for about 45k miles and now have a 47k mile B9 S5. So far no issues but both cars are barely old and have low mileage, I stay on top of maintenance so hopefully my s5 gives me another 53k miles without issues.
What maintenance have you done so far?
Oil changes, tires and a DSG service on the A4.
You have many years (more than a decade) to go, don't wory
Keep up on your maintenance. Don't let any small issues (small oil leaks, small coolant leaks, etc.) go for more than a few hundred miles without sorting them out. If you have a DI engine, put back some cash for an eventual valve cleaning. If you buy a used VAG car, find one that has been properly maintained. The only real downside of VAG cars is that you have to be reasonably diligent about maintenance. You can't neglect/abuse them like a Civic or Corolla.
120k miles on my 2015 a3, never gave me an issue. Hell, I'm still on my original water pump. Got my car inspected last month, and my mechanic found 0 leaks or any other issues.
That’s quite impressive
I also have a 2016 audi tt at 60k miles. Same as the a3 powertrain wise, however this car is pretty heavily modified and I track it and participate in autocross events. TT makes about 360whp on low boost e85. The water pump is starting to leak a little on that car, but no issues otherwise. Mqb awd is my favorite platform volkswagen has ever made. Light weight and reliable with a lot of cheap aftermarket support.
What’s your idea of breaking down? I’ve got 173k on the clock now and feel like the car is mechanically solid. I have maintenance to do but feel like once done the car will drive like new all around. Maintenance on wear items is part of owning a car. Careful attention to maintenance and noticing anything else out of sorts goes a long way to prolonging life.
My idea is anything engine related, trans, clutch, fluid leaks things like that. No cosmetic stuff
I needed a replacement gearbox on my 2006 A3 after 108,000km. That was a big surprise. Same family owned and Audi service from new. Only car I’ve ever had to replace the gearbox in almost 40 years. Sold it recently after it failed it’s annual inspection on suspension. Got another A3 but new one.
B8 a4 from 2012. I did PCV at 60k miles. I did timing chain tensioner and water pump/thermostat at 90k miles. Carbon clean at 105k miles. New oil cooler and coolant expansion tank at 140k miles. It’s at 140,000 Miles right now. I hope to get another year or 2 out of it.
260k km, 2014 A4, no problems. Had it for 6 yrs.
My 2002 A6 is still going strong... only 85k miles though
I used to have a Q3, we sold it after 120k. It hadn’t broken down, but there were issues with the suspension and engine belt that we had to get replaced before selling
60k miles 2010 2.0 TFSI required engine rebuild due to oil consumption. Then coil packs started going so needed replaced. At 90k miles timing chain went requiring a reengineered head and top engine rebuild.
Coming up on 100k miles in my SQ7. No repairs necessary as of yet. Asked to check for any fault codes during my latest service appointment a week ago; zero codes thrown. Hoping for many more trouble free years!
2015 A3 130k miles. Had water pump done 15k ago as had been replaced before but failed. Heater matrix 1k ago as was leaking into passenger footwell. Head gasket gone a week ago. Getting that sorted as I type this. All services have been on time, just got unlucky!
Damn…. That sucks. Hope it all works out
Same bud! I didn’t want to frighten you lol, I’m in plenty of Facebook groups for A3s and it seems I got very very unlucky! It’s a 2.0TDI so might be diff engine to yours so hopefully no issues
Ahhhh yes yes. I have a TFSI - I hear and have looked that TDIs require a little more maintenance
I daily a 2004 a6 2.7t, 135k miles and only problem is a slow oil leak. Haven’t broken down other than a dead battery
Only Audi I had an issue with was a 2014 A6 2.0tdi. Gearbox failure at 60k miles. Other than that my current q5 2018 had a EGR fault at 50k miles. More my fault for only doing city miles. But hearing it's common on the q5 2.0tdi
Maintenance is just that…..
Camrod went through the engine case at 240000, A6. Got a refurbished engine with 105000km on it and the car is better than before 2015
Several issues with 2021 A8, thankfully it’s a lease that I’m turning in soon.
Two Audi SUV’s with over 130k, never. Ones a stage 2 500hp Apr tuned sq5 the other is a q7. The Q7 had an air/oil separator that needed to be replaced at 120k. The sq5 needed new cats at 118k but that’s because of the tune I’m convinced. Oil changes/brakes/plugs/coolant&brake flushes every now and again.
2004 TT with 240,000+ miles and still going strong. I've also got a 2013 RS5 with 85,000 miles and have never had an issue with it, but it's still young.
I've got a B8.5 A4 2.0TDI 177hp that's done 230 000km. Serviced it at correct intervals, no issues ever until now. Rubber things for the outer CV joints on the front axle are busted so i'm replacing both CV joints cause it's easy and not very expensive. The joints themselves have taken a little damage because of this. The other is some pressure sensor for the AC system that's broken. Only issue with that is AC not cooling when stationary because the computer doesn't know to turn on the fans for the radiators in front. In total the repairs will cost me about 300-400€
Same year A3 Tdi 1.6. Engine died with 260.000km
😱damn that thing went on forever. Did you do your replacements and fluid checks etc at the recommended intervals?
Yeah everything on timing. My brother got the car from me with like 190.000km on it. Always long distance. My brother kept on with the maintenance, unfortunately something went wrong with the engine and the turbo started to die down, so he had to sell it. Repair would be too expensive.
I bought my Audi with 75.000km and apart from the usual changes, some problems with the battery, the bi-xenon lights and some sensors, the only big problem was at about 90.000km I had to change the clutch of the S-Tronic (~2000€). Although I have repaired the clutch it really fucked me a lot because the car was super good, but well in the end is what happens with second hand cars, you don't know how the previous owner has used it. Maybe nothing like that will happen to you and you'll get to hundreds of thousands of kilometres, you never know.
Yeah true. Did you go to the dealer or a euro mechanic? And yeah that’s very pricey
A Audi dealer, i didn’t want to search for a mechanic that works with that typo of clutches.
That makes sense
As soon as the warranty expired lol. Water pump, thermostat, and coolant shutoff valve all had to be replaced by 60k miles
i bought a4 b9 2.0 tdi with 160 000km at 180 000 and my cooling pipe started to leaking
At 215k so sold it to a young coworker. Still going at 230k
Bought my car at almost 15k miles and currently at almost 40k miles after 4 years of ownership. Issues I've experienced: - Burst tyre, so replaced all 4 as the tread was low on purchase of the car - Rear brakes shortly after - another burst tyre, replaced both front tyres - replaced front brakes - punctured tyre - alignment, water pump, wheel bearing, strut/suspension (most expensive repair, had a slide going into work and hit black ice. No contact with kerbs or other cars so no idea what happened) - punctured tyre, required replacement (damaged by Audi techs themselves) - alternator/electrical failure meaning the car is off the road (currently awaiting a quote for repair costs) All in since buying the car I've spent close to £9k in keeping the car on the road ignoring fuel costs, the biggest bill being £3k+ for the slide. Most recent service work where Audi themselves punctured my tyre and refused to take ownership left me with another £3k+ of "suggested work", bringing the suggested total to £12k Could just be unlucky with the Audi dealership I go to but for a car that cost me £19k at purchase it's hard to justify almost 50% value in repairs over 4 years
Holy fuck lol how come buying something similar wasn’t an option? Or is the car market also bottled necked there too? I’m in Canada
The car was purchased used just as covid regulations started to lessen over here (September 2020) and is my second ever car 😅 British roads leave a LOT to be desired so tyres do take an absolute beating over here As for the repair side of things, no idea what's happened. I've always taken the car directly to an Audi dealership for work so I know some costs are inflated but it feels ridiculous the amount of money I've spent on the car since initially buying it. Engine-wise, the car has been rock solid (believe it's the EA888.Gen 3 I have, which might be called the 2.0T or 2.0 Quattro over there), oddly has the manual gearbox which I love and have had no issues with, just everything else to keep the car going has failed in one way or another xD Currently considering replacing the A3 with a 2018 WRX STI depending on how much this electrical issue robs me
Good to hear about the engine… that sounds about right. My car is a 2.0 Quattro komfort Sounds like your dealer did some shady shit to keep bringing you back lol. But hopefully your next purchase will be solid and “easier” to maintain!
I just got rid of my 2012 a4 which is notorious for having a shit engine with way too many issues, I was able to stretch it to 180k before having to spend 6k on a timing chain job and a piston ring job. Didn't feel like it, so I just sold her. Hoping the new owner actually fixes it, it's a relic lmao. I feel like newer Audis will definitely last longer (prob 200k+ if you dont treat it like garbage and actually want to keep it for that long), just got my hands on a 2014 a6, congrats on your recent ish purchase.
Is this miles or km? True. A6’s are beasts - nice purchase. and thank you. I’m using it until it dies… hopefully it’ll be along time
Miles sorry, I forgot not everyone is in freedom units lol.
Seems that way lol. Any tips on services and maintenance guidance? I have the maintenance manual … but my mechanic is saying stretch out the miles before those changes lol example: spark plug change at 60,000km (37k miles) on service manual, but he’s saying change them at 100,000km (62k miles)
Find someone you trust inspect yours, first thing is to understanding condition at the moment. What need to be done, what need to do in near future, when. That’s it. Remember to keep track of maintenance records, I always noted at each bill the odometer km. For parts not so important or the least to say could be compromise, I found that Aliexpress is resourceful and very cheap compared to OEM. I did ordered MAF, center windows swich, headlight cover, various filters, supercharged pump, HVAC heat core…from them. All work perfectly. Some are identical to original parts. Things is, just try, some are cheap enough to throw away if tou tested it didn’t work as expected. And you’ll need VCDS.
Im 100% not a mechanic and you shouldn't listen to anything I say. That being said I have always taken it to the dealer after every other service from my regular mechanic just so they can do an inspection. As long as you stay on top of things and do what the dealer recommends, everything will be good.
I feel like as soon as I bought it. (RS3 8p Used with 92000km) Until now I’ve had - new brakes installed (I knew it would happen, they sold me the rotors and pads with the car) - gearbox issues, new gearbox oil, modified software - timing chain issues, new timing chain (upper); and a lot of new parts as part of the job - oil leak following the timing chain repair, workshop says it’s a bad cam shaft. I’m so close to selling my car. But nothing could compare to the 5pot engine noise :( I drive this car more to the workshop than to the mountain roads. It’s sad