Serviceable items on this VW Passat?

Looking at a VW Passat with 77,000km on the clock. What should I be asking about timing belt replacment and/or air condition pollen filter replacement?

Joe Bishop (Dublin)

Jan 2013 Filed under: servicing

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Expert answer

Hi Joe,

Assuming you're looking at the pre-2015 model and a 1.6 TDI engine, the timing belt needs to be replaced every 210,000km regardless of time. The exception is if the car has been used in a dusty environment, in which case the interval is 120,000km. That car is a long way away from that. 

The pollen filter should be changed at least every 60,000km or every two years, whichever is first.

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor
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