My T4 TDI stayed on the full mark for the full 15,000km between services for the whole time I had it (108,000km). The 128kw T5 was half way down the dip stick at about 10,000km, which is the only time I have ever checked it! I am too lazy! It has just been serviced at 15,000km so I hope it it is full now. I must check it so that I can see whether it is on the full mark after being serviced.

If it did use half a litre at 10,000km it will be the first vehicle I have had for a while that uses any oil at all. Even my 1986 Kawasaki GTR1000 motorbike with over 200,000km on the clock doesn't use any oil between 6,000km services. Since I didn't check the oil when I brought the T5 home I don't know what the starting oil level was. However, I assume it would be on the full mark when it left the dealer unless T5's are different from other cars.