Hi Guys,

Just looking for advice re servicing on a Skoda Citigo EV I've purchased.

Obviously there's the usual running gear to check, brake fluid, screenwash etc, but are there such things as axle oil, any other lubricants, coolant etc to be topped up Any other requirements for servicing or is it largely fix it when it goes wrong?

TIA Cheers Russ

That looks like an EV Up! I did not like my Up! but it was all down to the crap engine & gearbox so an EV version should be great.

On my Leaf there is a fixed reduction gear also sharing the oil with the diff. It uses automatic gearbox oil and there are notorious for people not changing the oil, ever. I changed mine at 50k miles and should really have done it at 25k as it was a bit dark. Super easy job too, just like an old gearbox oil change. Coolant should be changed but maybe not as often as an ice since they don't get very hot or even warm, but on yours its a bit involved as the coolant is going through the battery too, best to YouTube that. Brakes also need a regular service as they are not used much so don't get the usual heat though them, they won't be worn at all, just dirty. Service the car like normal tbh just missing out the engine bit. You'll find the "engine bay" stays spotless, mine looks like a new car yet is 8 years old.

The car itself is absolutely great, had it a little while now, bought it with some minor accident damage - '20 plate with 8,000 miles on it - Cat S as there was a dink the size of your little finger nail in the sill & it had broken the TRE & gouged the inner w/arch a bit - like any of that affects driving the car!

It actually drives better than my previous EV, Kone premium 64kWh, which was, in itself a great little car. That's now been replaced with a new lease on an Ioniq 6 which is better again - apart from a couple of annoying niggles like having to use the touchscreen to turn heated steering wheel & seats on!

Sounds like the information is out there, if no one's familiar with the Skoda, I'll need to do some more Googling, hadn't found much, hence the Q

I can assure you the engine bay won't stay clean where I live, tale a look at the dirt track underneath the Furore in my avatar - gets very dusty in summer, but at least there's no oil residue to stick to!

Yeah I'd expect that to be a cracking little EV, the Up! was amazingly agile and perfect for in town. About the same size battery as my Leaf but a much lighter car so should perform better. Exactly the kind of EV that most people need for a daily.

We're still delighted with the Leaf, at some point in the future I'll give it a new bigger battery (still 86% SOH @ 57k miles on Leafspy) as there is zero rust anywhere on the car, been the best totally trouble free car I ever bought