Audi

Maintenance schedule

A3 (8V) — 2015–2020

At Geha Performance, we know your car's maintenance matters to you. Here is the complete maintenance schedule for your Audi A3 (8V), so you always know where you stand and what comes next.

Find your mileage along the top of the table. The column just before it shows what was due at the last service; the column just after, what is due at the next one. Each X marks a service that is due. The service is due at whichever comes first: the mileage or the time.

Example: at 132,000 km, the last service was the 120,000 km service and the next one is the 135,000 km service.

So-called “lifetime” fluids

For some components, such as a manual transmission or a differential, the manufacturer schedules no fluid change: it calls the oil “lifetime”. It does not say whose lifetime, and its warranty does end. Oil still ages: heat and the work of the gears break it down, mile after mile. Worn oil protects gears, synchros and bearings less well, and a transmission or differential costs far more than a fluid change.

Geha Performance therefore recommends changing these fluids at the intervals shown in the table. Where possible, each interval comes from an identical or very similar component for which a manufacturer, or the fluid's maker, publishes a change; each row's note gives the source. These rows are a Geha Performance recommendation, not the manufacturer's.

The manufacturer changed this schedule over the model years, so there is one table for each period:

Model years 2015–2016
Model years 2017–2020

See the oil change kits

Model years 2015–2016

Maintenance schedule by mileage, from 15,000 to 300,000 km — Model years 2015–2016
Service	15,000km	30,000km	45,000km	60,000km	75,000km	90,000km	105,000km	120,000km	135,000km	150,000km	165,000km	180,000km	195,000km	210,000km	225,000km	240,000km	255,000km	270,000km	285,000km	300,000km
Replacements
Engine oil and filter (or every year) Geha kit available →	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Cabin filter (or every 2 years)	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Engine air filter					Due						Due						Due
Spark plugs (or every 6 years)¹			Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
S tronic transmission: fluid and filter²			Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
Angle drive (transfer to the rear): oil³ Geha Performance recommendation				Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
Rear differential: oil³ Geha Performance recommendation				Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
Inspections
Brakes: leaks, pads and fluid level	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Engine: leaks	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Tires and spare: condition and pressure	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Washer and headlight washer: fluid level	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Wiper blades	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Leaks: engine, transmission, differential and boots	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Coolant: level and freeze protection	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Battery	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Body corrosion and underbody protection	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Door hinges, straps and locks, hood latch: lubricate	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Exterior lighting and horn	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Headlights: aim	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Instrument cluster: warning lights	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Interior lights and warning lights	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Seat belts: function	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Plenum panel: water drains	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Sunroof: clean and grease the rails	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Sunroof: function, cleaning and lubrication	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Exhaust: leaks and mountings	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Front and rear axles: play, ball joints and tie rod ends	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Drive shaft boots	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Underbody: damage and leaks	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Tire repair kit: renewal date	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Full road test	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Brake discs: thickness			Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
Accessory belt							Due								Due

By time, regardless of mileage

Brake fluid (and clutch fluid on manual cars): Every 2 years
quattro all-wheel-drive clutch fluid (Haldex)⁴: Every 3 years
Major service inspections: At least every 2 years, even with low mileage
Coolant: replace³: Every 5 years

1. 1.8 TFSI engine: Audi specifies the first replacement at 85,000 km, then every 90,000 km. The table follows the shorter 2.0 TFSI interval.

2. The 2015 schedule does not call for this change on the A3 and S3; the 2016 schedule does. The table follows 2016.

3. Geha Performance recommendations for so-called “lifetime” fluids: Why we recommend this ↑

Angle drive (transfer to the rear): oil. quattro only. The manufacturer schedules no fluid change for this unit, which sends power to the rear. Geha Performance recommends 60,000 km, the same interval as the rear differential.
Rear differential: oil. quattro only. The manufacturer schedules no fluid change for this differential. Geha Performance recommends 60,000 km, the interval Volkswagen sets for the rear differential of its successor, the Golf R Mk8.
Coolant: replace. The manufacturer only has the level and freeze protection checked. Geha Performance recommends a change every 5 years, the interval published in the technical data sheet of a long-life G13-type coolant (5 years or 250,000 km).

4. quattro (all-wheel drive) A3 only.

Model years 2017–2020

Maintenance schedule by mileage, from 15,000 to 300,000 km — Model years 2017–2020
Service	15,000km	30,000km	45,000km	60,000km	75,000km	90,000km	105,000km	120,000km	135,000km	150,000km	165,000km	180,000km	195,000km	210,000km	225,000km	240,000km	255,000km	270,000km	285,000km	300,000km
Replacements
Engine oil and filter (or every year) Geha kit available →	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Cabin filter (or every 2 years)		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Engine air filter						Due						Due						Due
Spark plugs (or every 6 years)¹				Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
S tronic transmission: fluid and filter²				Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
Angle drive (transfer to the rear): oil³ Geha Performance recommendation				Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
Rear differential: oil³ Geha Performance recommendation				Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
Inspections
Brakes: leaks, pads and fluid level	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Engine: leaks	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Tires and spare: condition and pressure	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Washer and headlight washer: fluid level	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Wiper blades	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Tire repair kit: renewal date	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Leaks: engine, transmission, differential and boots		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Coolant: level and freeze protection		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Battery		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Body corrosion and underbody protection		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Door hinges, straps and locks, hood latch: lubricate		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Exterior lighting and horn		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Headlights: aim		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Instrument cluster: warning lights		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Interior lights and warning lights		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Seat belts: function		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Sunroof: function, cleaning and lubrication		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Sunroof drains (or every 2 years)		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Exhaust: leaks and mountings		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Front and rear axles: play, ball joints and tie rod ends		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Drive shaft boots		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Underbody: damage and leaks		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Full road test		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Brake discs: thickness				Due				Due				Due				Due				Due
Accessory belt								Due								Due

By time, regardless of mileage

Brake fluid (and clutch fluid on manual cars): Every 2 years
quattro all-wheel-drive clutch fluid (Haldex)⁴: Every 3 years
Major service inspections: At least every 2 years, even with low mileage
Coolant: replace³: Every 5 years

1. For the 2019 and 2020 A3, Audi extends this interval to 80,000 miles (about 128,000 km). The table keeps the shorter 2017 and 2018 interval.

2. For the 2019 and 2020 A3 (and from 2018 for the B-cycle 2.0 TFSI engine), Audi specifies a fluid-only change at 80,000 miles (about 128,000 km). The table keeps the shorter 2017 interval, with the filter.

3. Geha Performance recommendations for so-called “lifetime” fluids: Why we recommend this ↑

Angle drive (transfer to the rear): oil. quattro only. The manufacturer schedules no fluid change for this unit, which sends power to the rear. Geha Performance recommends 60,000 km, the same interval as the rear differential.
Rear differential: oil. quattro only. The manufacturer schedules no fluid change for this differential. Geha Performance recommends 60,000 km, the interval Volkswagen sets for the rear differential of its successor, the Golf R Mk8.
Coolant: replace. The manufacturer only has the level and freeze protection checked. Geha Performance recommends a change every 5 years, the interval published in the technical data sheet of a long-life G13-type coolant (5 years or 250,000 km).

4. quattro (all-wheel drive) A3 only.

Past 300,000 km, the cycle starts over: at 315,000 km, use the 15,000 km column.

In its maintenance schedules from the 2017 model year, Audi states that these intervals apply to normal use. In severe conditions, such as extreme cold or heavy dust, some services must be done between intervals, especially oil changes and cleaning or replacing the air filter.

Source: Audi of America's official maintenance schedules for model years 2015 to 2020. For 2015 and 2016, intervals in km using the Canadian equivalents published by Audi (e.g. 15,000 miles = 25,000 km). Each item is placed at the service before, so it is never overdue. Intervals for normal use.

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