VW Golf Engine Oil

The right oil for every Golf engine, by its carmaker approval and grade. Order by 1pm for next-day delivery, or collect from our Bulwell shop.

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The short answer

Which oil does a VW Golf take?

The oil your VW Golf needs depends on its engine and when it was built. Below is what the carmaker lists for each Golf engine — 5 generations and 14 engine types in our table — and the oils we sell that state it: NAPA from our Bulwell shelf, plus Castrol, Mobil and Valvoline delivered next day.

  • Golf Mk8 (2020–now) — petrol: VW 508.00 (0W-20); diesel: VW 507.00 (5W-30)
  • Golf Mk7 (2013–2020) — petrol: VW 508.00 (0W-20) or VW 504.00 (5W-30); diesel: VW 507.00 (5W-30)
  • Golf Mk6 (2008–2013) — petrol: VW 504.00 (5W-30); diesel: VW 507.00 (5W-30)
  • Golf Mk5 (2004–2009) — petrol: VW 504.00 (5W-30); diesel: VW 507.00 (5W-40)

The grade (such as 5W-30) and the approval (such as a carmaker code) both need to match your handbook. If your car has a particulate filter, the low-ash oil the handbook lists protects it.

By generation

VW Golf engine oil by generation and engine

Each Golf engine in our table with the approvals the carmaker lists for it (in the handbook or the service schedule), the usual one first, and the grades. Where we mark “check your handbook”, the approval changed during production or we could not confirm it in a carmaker’s own document. Check your exact car in the finder or WhatsApp us your reg.

Golf Mk8 2020–now
  • 1.0 / 1.5 TSI and eTSI, 2.0 TSI GTI and R petrolCarmaker spec: VW 508.00, VW 504.00 · 0W-20 / 5W-30 Check your handbook or service book00 (0W-20). 00. It depends on the year or version: check the handbook or the oil sticker under the bonnet.Ours: VW 508.00 oils
  • 2.0 TDI dieselCarmaker spec: VW 507.00, VW 509.00 · 5W-30 / 0W-20 Check your handbook or service book00 (5W-30). 00. It depends on the year or version: check the handbook or the oil sticker under the bonnet.Ours: VW 507.00 oils
  • Check your Golf Mk8 in the oil finder
Golf Mk7 2013–2020
  • 1.0 / 1.2 / 1.4 TSI, 2.0 TSI GTI and R petrolCarmaker spec: VW 504.00, VW 502.00 · 5W-30 / 5W-40LongLife (variable) servicing: VW 504.00 (5W-30). Fixed yearly servicing: VW 502.00 (5W-40) is also fine.Ours: VW 504.00 oils
  • 1.5 TSI (2017–2019) petrolCarmaker spec: VW 508.00, VW 504.00 · 0W-20 / 5W-3000 (0W-20). 00. Handbooks up to about MY2020 list VW 508 00 (0W-20) with VW 504 00 as the alternative (owners quoting a 2019 Arona handbook; owner screenshots of 2020 handbooks). Fuchs (2017) says 504 00 'can currently be used as an option' in 508 00 engines. Every 1.5 TSI is the EA211 evo, set up for 508 00 from launch.Ours: VW 508.00 oils
  • 1.5 TSI (2020–2020) petrolCarmaker spec: VW 508.00, VW 504.00 · 0W-20 / 5W-30 Check your handbook or service book00 (0W-20). 00. It depends on the year or version: check the handbook or the oil sticker under the bonnet. Check sticker. From MY2021 (cars built from mid-2020), VW's LongLife IV sheet says 508 00 is mandatory where it is the factory fill, but owners report 508 00 missing from some 2021-on EA211 handbooks. The under-bonnet sticker decides.Ours: VW 508.00 oils
  • 1.6 / 2.0 TDI dieselCarmaker spec: VW 507.00 · 5W-30Common-rail TDI with a particulate filter: VW 507.00 (5W-30).Ours: VW 507.00 oils
  • Check your Golf Mk7 in the oil finder
Golf Mk6 2008–2013
  • 1.4 / 1.2 TSI / 1.4 TSI / 2.0 TSI GTI and R petrolCarmaker spec: VW 504.00, VW 502.00 · 5W-30 / 5W-40LongLife (variable) servicing: VW 504.00 (5W-30). Fixed yearly servicing: VW 502.00 (5W-40) is also fine.Ours: VW 504.00 oils
  • 1.6 / 2.0 TDI dieselCarmaker spec: VW 507.00 · 5W-30Common-rail TDI with a particulate filter: VW 507.00 (5W-30).Ours: VW 507.00 oils
  • Check your Golf Mk6 in the oil finder
Golf Mk5 2004–2009
  • 1.4 / 1.6 / FSI / 1.4 TSI / 2.0 TFSI GTI / R32 petrolCarmaker spec: VW 504.00, VW 502.00 · 5W-30 / 5W-40LongLife (variable) servicing: VW 504.00 (5W-30). Fixed yearly servicing: VW 502.00 (5W-40) is also fine.Ours: VW 504.00 oils
  • 1.9 / 2.0 TDI PD dieselCarmaker spec: VW 507.00, VW 505.01 · 5W-40 / 5W-3000 (5W-40). 01.Ours: VW 507.00 oils
  • Check your Golf Mk5 in the oil finder
Golf Mk4 1997–2004
  • 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.8T / 2.0 / V5 / V6 petrolCarmaker spec: VW 504.00, VW 502.00 · 5W-30 / 5W-40LongLife (variable) servicing: VW 504.00 (5W-30). Fixed yearly servicing: VW 502.00 (5W-40) is also fine.Ours: VW 504.00 oils
  • 1.9 TDI (to 2000) / 1.9 SDI dieselCarmaker spec: VW 505.00, VW 505.01, VW 507.00 · 5W-40 / 10W-40 / 5W-30TDI/SDI before Pumpe Düse: VW 505.00. Oils meeting 505.01 or 507.00 also cover it.Ours: VW 505.00 oils
  • 1.9 TDI PD (2000 on) dieselCarmaker spec: VW 507.00, VW 505.01 · 5W-40 / 5W-3000 (5W-40). 01.Ours: VW 507.00 oils
  • Check your Golf Mk4 in the oil finder

Where this comes from: carmakers’ handbooks and published oil specification lists, checked in October 2026. Carmakers sometimes change the oil during production, so the handbook or service book for your car has the final word.

Order online or collect in Bulwell

Our oils for the VW Golf

Prices include VAT. NAPA oils are on our shelf in Bulwell; Castrol, Mobil and Valvoline are delivered next day (home delivery only). Order by 1pm for next-day delivery.

VW 507.00 oil

For the Golf Mk4: 1.9 TDI PD (2000 on); Golf Mk5: 1.9 / 2.0 TDI PD; Golf Mk6: 1.6 / 2.0 TDI; Golf Mk7: 1.6 / 2.0 TDI. Volkswagen Group LongLife oils: 504.00 for petrol and 507.00 for diesel engines, low ash for particulate filters. Audi, VW, Skoda, Seat and Cupra cars on LongLife (variable) servicing list them, and many oils carry both.

VW 504.00 oil

For the Golf Mk4: 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.8T / 2.0 / V5 / V6 petrol; Golf Mk5: 1.4 / 1.6 / FSI / 1.4 TSI / 2.0 TFSI GTI / R32; Golf Mk6: 1.4 / 1.2 TSI / 1.4 TSI / 2.0 TSI GTI and R; Golf Mk7: 1.0 / 1.2 / 1.4 TSI, 2.0 TSI GTI and R. Volkswagen Group LongLife oils: 504.00 for petrol and 507.00 for diesel engines, low ash for particulate filters. Audi, VW, Skoda, Seat and Cupra cars on LongLife (variable) servicing list them, and many oils carry both.

VW 508.00 oil

For the Golf Mk7: 1.5 TSI (2017–2019), 1.5 TSI (2020–2020); Golf Mk8: 1.0 / 1.5 TSI and eTSI, 2.0 TSI GTI and R. Volkswagen Group LongLife IV, the thin 0W-20 oils for many newer VW Group petrol engines (508.00) and some diesels (509.00). Where a handbook lists 508.00, only a 508.00 oil will do.

VW 505.00 oil

For the Golf Mk4: 1.9 TDI (to 2000) / 1.9 SDI. Older Volkswagen Group oils for fixed (yearly) servicing: 502.00 for petrol, 505.00 for diesel and 505.01 for the Pumpe-Duse diesels.

Questions

VW Golf engine oil questions

What engine oil does a VW Golf take?

It depends on the engine and generation. Golf Mk8 (2020–now) — petrol: VW 508.00 (0W-20); diesel: VW 507.00 (5W-30). Golf Mk7 (2013–2020) — petrol: VW 508.00 (0W-20) or VW 504.00 (5W-30); diesel: VW 507.00 (5W-30). Check your exact car, or WhatsApp us your reg and we’ll check.

What grade of oil does a VW Golf use?

Most Golf engines in our table list 5W-30; others list 0W-20 or 5W-40. Use the grade your handbook gives together with its approval: the same grade can carry different approvals.

Does my Golf need low-ash (low SAPS) oil?

If it has a particulate filter, yes: use the low-ash approval its handbook lists, such as VW 504.00, VW 507.00 or VW 508.00. A high-ash oil can block the filter over time.

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