LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone: 1960-2025
Home >> Audi >> 2012 >> A3 2.0 TDI >> Repair and Diagnosis >> Maintenance >> Procedures >> Maintenance Intervals >> Maintenance Intervals >> Model Year: 2010 >> Notes
April 5, 2026: LEMON Manuals is launched! Read the announcement.

Model Year: 2010: Notes

Minor Maintenance Service Minor Maintenance Service 

Major Maintenance Service Major Maintenance Service 

Additional Maintenance Items Additional Maintenance Items 

Service Intervals 

If you are not sure when you should bring your Audi in for service or which services are to be performed on your vehicle, ask your authorized Audi Service Advisor.

  Service intervals in miles (kilometers)  
  5, 000 miles (8, 000 km)(1)   Minor Maintenance Service with tire rotation  
  15, 000 miles (25, 000 km)(2)   Major Maintenance Service  
  25, 000 miles (40, 000 km)   Minor Maintenance Service  
  35, 000 miles (55, 000 km)   Major Maintenance Service with additional items  
  45, 000 miles (70, 000 km)   Minor Maintenance Service  
  55, 000 miles (85, 000 km)   Major Maintenance Service with additional items  
  65, 000 miles (100, 000 km)   Minor Maintenance Service  
  75, 000 miles (115, 000 km)   Major Maintenance Service with additional items  
  85, 000 miles (130, 000 km)   Minor Maintenance Service  
  95, 000 miles (145, 000 km)   Major Maintenance Service  
  105, 000 miles (160, 000 km)   Minor Maintenance Service  
  110, 000 miles (175, 000 km)   Timing Belt Replacement (Audi TT 2.0 TFSI with front wheel drive only)  
  125, 000 miles (200, 000 km)   Minor Maintenance Service with additional item  
  130, 000 miles (205, 000 km)   Timing Belt Replacement (Audi A3 2.0L TDI only)  
  The time-sensitive maintenance items table contains additional maintenance items  
(1) First minor maintenance service at 5, 000 miles (8, 000 km) or 1 year after delivery, whichever occurs first.
(2) First major maintenance service at 15, 000 miles (25, 000 km) or 1 year after the first minor service, whichever occurs first. Maintenance Services thereafter occur at 10, 000 mile (15, 000 km) intervals or 1 year from last service, whichever occurs first (alternating between minor and major services).

The intervals shown in this table are based on vehicles operating under normal conditions. In case of severe conditions, such as extremely low temperatures, excessive dust, etc., it is necessary for certain operations to be carried out in between the given intervals. This applies particularly to engine oil changes and the cleaning or replacing of the air cleaner filter element.

Time-Sensitive Maintenance Items 

The following maintenance items contain special time-sensitive service intervals (in addition to mileage intervals where applicable).

Service interval by time (and mileage where applicable)   Maintenance item  
Every 2 years regardless of mileage (kilometers)   Replace brake fluid (all vehicles)  
Every 2 years regardless of mileage (kilometers)   Check cloth top function and roll-over protection with cloth top down (Audi A5 Cabriolet and Audi S5 Cabriolet only)  
At 3 years or 35, 000 miles (55, 000 km), whichever occurs first. Thereafter every 3 years or 40, 000 miles (60, 000 km), whichever occurs first.   Replace spark plugs (A4 2.0L TFSI, A5 2.0L TFSI, TTS only)  
At 6 years or 55, 000 miles (85, 000 km), whichever occurs first. Thereafter every 6 years or 60, 000 miles (90, 000 km), whichever occurs first.   Replace spark plugs (all models except A4 2.0L TFSI, A5 2.0L TFS, TTSI)  

By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you help make sure that emission standards are maintained, thus minimizing adverse effects on the environment.