Drive Shaft Seal Life?

Sep 26, 2024 Last reply: 1 year ago 4 Replies

During the 3 year service of Senior Management’s Aygo ( which has done about 9000 mile from new), the dealer spotted a leaking drive shaft oil seal.



( The car had its first MOT a just under month early a month ago, it wasn’t mentioned. I always get MOTs done early, plus we’ve been away between times.)


The seal is being replaced under warranty.



However, 3 years / 9000 miles seems a very short life. I don’t recall ever have had a seal fail in the past, even at far higher mileages. Have I been lucky?


It may depend on how many potholes that the car has found :(

Just unlucky to have the leak.

The VW Transporter I bought new in 1996 had the crankshaft oil seal fail at a very low mileage, and replaced under warranty.

At over 300,000 km and still going, there's been no further trouble there.

I’d not considered that, although Kent roads are pretty grim 😀

Seriously, the car is used as a run about and we tow it on a trailer behind a motorhome. It has a pretty easy life.

While we didn’t pay for the repay, the cost was on the paperwork we got. £289.

That is what I’d expect - virtually ‘the life of the vehicle’.

In the past, I’ve tended to keep cars for a long time and never known one fail.

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