Tell me about petrol Skoda timing belts...

How reliable are the timing belts on the 2015 Skoda Octavia 1.2 petrol TSI? How often should they be changed? Any issues with timing belt on new 1.0 TSI?

James Barry (Dublin)

Feb 2018 Filed under: servicing

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Expert answer

Hi James,

The 2015 Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSI petrol uses a timing belt that must be changed at least at 240,000km first, and then every 30,000km after that, regardless of time.

It's the same interval for the 1.0 TSI engine's belt. It has only been in production since 2016 so there isn't a lot of data, but we've not heard about any issues with it.

Read our review of the Skoda Octavia 1.0 TSI here

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor
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