u/atomicbullet1

Last week I picked up a used 3 year old used Cupra Born just over 30k miles.

Looking through the dealer printout from the purchase i can see

2025 First Service at an official dealership
Ventilation - Remove & Refit, Pollen Filter
Hydraulic Fluid - Remove & Refit, Hydraulic Fluid (Brake)

Previous cars i’ve owned I’ve just done the basic servicing myself but i had it a long number of years. I’m keen to keep this car healthy and up to date with the required servicing and all logged on the digital ‘record’ like it is now.

Whatever / whenever i should be having the service, to keep the record up to date does it need to be at the official Seat/Cupra service places or are there good approved third party ones that would be suitable?

Checking the Cupra app it currently says ‘Inspection in 300 days’

Thanks in advance for any replies!

Evening,

I’m looking at picking up a Cupra Born V1. Budget is around £15k and it looks like I can get a 2022/2023 one with about 30k miles which seems decent.

A family member’s got one (newer V1) and I really like it. Nice to drive, feels solid and I could definitely see myself owning one.

Just trying to get a realistic view before I go for it. I’m seeing pretty mixed opinions online. Some people say they’re great value used EVs, others mention faults and annoying issues.

If you’ve owned one what should I actually be looking out for?

Also first time going electric so battery health is something I’m unsure about. Is there an easy way to check it on the car itself or do you need something external? What sort of battery health would you expect from a 2–3 year old car with ~30k miles?

I know there’s been some small changes between years (like the controls and bits inside) I can’t seem to find a clear list of what actually changed but i’ll keep looking through stuff!

Appreciate any real world feedback

Cheers