The Itty Bitty NOVA VW Committee

[Sijray21]

10k or annually.

The internet gets in a tizzy if you say you're going longer than 5k, but that's not supported by data.

VW recommended 10k. I ran a bunch of oil samples in the first few years and 7k-ish was the maximum recommended by testing. Doing it every 5k isn't hard and isn't too expensive and IMO has more benefits vs pitfalls. The oil changes in these vws are so easy to do. The plastic plug is a lot easier to use after changing oil in our mk7 vs my mk6 (no threads to screw up); 1/4 turn plastic plug > threaded bolt/washer.