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Almost a similar price for an equivalent VW, so where is the cost cutting? There has been an acoustic resonance that becomes very intense when driving over rough road surfaces from new. This is not an isolated issue if you check Skoda forums. No fault acknowledge by the dealer. The car has also developed engine related vibration at around 3500 miles that can be felt through the steering wheel, pedals and floor pan. Disengaging the clutch at any speed to allow the engine rpm to drop to idle removes the vibration.
Dealer I purchased from insists its a characteristic. How can this be the case if it develops over a period? Characteristics are present from the start. With the increased vibration, the accompanying engine noise has also increased.
This coupled with the acoustic booming in the cabin makes it a very poor drive. Sat Nav occasionally locks up and must be restarted, again no fault found buy the dealer. I have to carry a spare Garmin as the only way to reset is ignition off, which is a bit difficult on the motorway.
Skoda UK are involved but as yet there has been no resolution to any of the problems. With the 17 ' wheels and 45 series tyres, although the elegance model has quite a harsh ride but fails to control bodyroll well into corners. Equipment level is good at this spec but I added park pilot, heated screen, sunset glass and part leather seats. The 150 engine makes it quite nippy and there is plenty of torque for towing. The lower gears can be a bit notchy.
I love my SE Sport - having upgraded from an old Ford Fiesta this is absolute luxury. The sports seats are comfy for me, I love the multifunction sports steering wheel and its shape, the computer system is a dream to use (SD card full of music in the spare slot with most of my music collection at the touch of a button), Sat Nav and traffic information very useful, DAB radio gives clear reception where I live.
The Bi-xenon headlights give great visibility at night, too. Driving - The car be unforgiving if you go to slow in 2nd and 3rd gear, 1.6 is not particularly quick off the mark (but is still faster than my old Fiesta). Drive is better at 40mph plus, and it cruises at high speed really quietly, with little road and traffic noise. 17-inch wheels feel a little more unevenness on the road surface than 16-inch, but it isn't too off-putting. The wing mirrors take a bit of getting used to - they are quite small and in rain tend to collect large droplets of water so require concentration. Overall I like my Skoda very much!
A mixed bag, really.some performance and design issues, but generally drives and performs well. Front doors retain a load of water, which dumps out the first time you open them after rain. Skoda say its an 'acceptable trait'. I say it's a design flaw, which should have been corrected during development.
Claimed 150ps, but questionable as the low end grunt is quite poor for this size of diesel. My previous one, with a 1.9TDi, was much better. The satnav (Amundsen) is very poor. Illogical menus make almost all procedures protracted, even the simple process of putting in a postcode. It is slow to respond to inputs.
The scaling jumps all over the place. The range of POIs is very limited, and difficult to access. Many other flaws, too numerous to mention. Very bumpy at low speeds. Drives very well. Responsive steering, holds the road and quiet at speed on the motorway. Excellent MPG, even when loaded up.
I drive quite quickly but always get in excess of 50mpg, averaging about 58mpg overall. 3.Huge boot, cavernous with the rear seats down. Totally reliable to date, touch wood. (at just over 20k).
The car is so easy to live with. It ticks every box I need from a car. It's fast when you need it to be, economical with nearly 60mpg possible on longer journeys, immensely practical, is spacious and can even accommodate a large dog transporting crate with room to spare. It carries everything on long-distance holidays and is very comfortable. Bullet-proof reliability is taken for granted, with absolutely zero problems, and cheap and cheerful servicing from the local dealer.
The seats leave you feeling relaxed at the end of a 600 miles journey, whereas my previous car, VW Passat Estate, offered little thigh support and was downright uncomfortable on longer journeys. For such a big car on the inside, it's easy to park and manoeuvre around town and tight car park spaces. It often gets admiring comments - it looks really good in the vRS signature race blue - and my main problem is figuring out what I replace it with when the time comes. Its main downside is the sporty suspension can be a bit harsh on rougher roads, and road noise could be less intrusive at times. But it's easily the best car I have ever owned.
Had this car since March 2014. Previously had a Mk2 Octavia 1.4 petrol and the difference is enormous. The Mk3 is so much more of a better ride and comfort than the Mk2. It's very well equipped at Elegance level.
The engine is very nippy, but still returns a good MPG, plenty of low end pulling power. The interior is reasonable, though the plastic used on the glove box area is very soft and easily marks. Leather seats give a comfy ride and being heated makes for a pleasant journey in these winter months. The sat nav has a mind of it's own, zooming in and out when it feels like it which is a bit of a pain, a common problem reported on the Skoda forums. I've just passed 14,000 miles and the engine has not needed any oil or service yet. Space in the car is cavernous, dual level boot allows plenty of hidey holes to stow stuff with out if flying around.
All in all I love this car. 2014 - Purchased used with 11K on the clock I was unimpressed with my local Skoda dealer, I now use my local garage. I'm well pleased with the car and have suffered no issues in two years of motoring until late 2017 with 39.5K on the clock. Then the engine started overheating due to a water pump fault where rubber sleeve distorts and the pump jams unable to deliver cooling to engine. This is a well known fault and a the pump was modified from 2014 onward.
I raised my problem with local Dealer who advised Skoda would contribute £0.00 to a repair/replacement pump plus they requested an additional £88.00 for a diagnostic scan (on a known weakness). The end result is that I am now £585 out of pocket as a result of Skoda not accepting any liability. Warning: if purchasing an Octavia Mark3 2013/2014 ensure you have the modified water pump installed In summary the car is excellent value for money but Skoda Service Support appears to be lacking in many respects. I own a 2012 Octavia 1.6 Estate bought new September 2012. My previous car was identical and was two years old when part exchanged for this car. Fuel consumption on the previous car was a regular 62+ mpg and that is where the problem arises.
I bought the new car as the economy was so good on the previous one. The new car has only ever achieved 52mpg. My Skoda agent claims that all is correct and that mpg is good. I contacted Skoda customer service and they say the same. I must add that I am well over 65 and certainly not a 'boy racer'.
The car only ever has my wife, myself plus a suit case on board My complaint is how can Skoda claim the car is capable of 70+ mpg in their brochures and yet state 52 mpg is good when contacted. Surely that is misrepresentation. Urinary system study guide. As a car I say excellent, as for economy I say very poor. I bought this as a replacement for my beloved Golf Estate, it has now covered 175, 000 miles and given me very few problems. However, whilst the Skoda drives well, there are too many drawbacks, and it does not live up to the reviews that are out there. The positives are that it has a good engine, although doesn'tnot the low end torque of the old 1.9 engine, lots of room and drives well, with good fuel consumption.
The negatives: The front doors hold water, the satnav is abysmal, the aftercare service from Skoda has been poor, the ride is very firm (especially at low speeds), there's lots of wind noise on motorway. In short, there has been a large number of minor niggles from new. Car seemed lovely until the Traction Control (ESP) light came on.
Onboard ESP sensor/computer has failed and needs replacing @ 40,000 miles (aka 'ABS Control Module', ESP Sensor G419). Skoda accept no responsibility for this and no discount to the total cost of over £1000 to replace ESP sesnor.
Car is used but still very fresh at 40,000 miles. I've only owned it for 5 weeks at this point. Skoda customer service treats me like scum for not buying the car from an official Skoda dealer. Caroline at Skoda HQ is absolutely hopeless and rude.
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Constantly interrupts and does not listen. I have two octavia estates both on 53 plates and they are just fantastic they have never let me down on anything mechanical just your usual wear and tear.
They both get used for work and home purposes and both average around 1,000 miles per week I have one on 173,000 and 282,000 and obviously with cars with high miles they have had regular servicing and tyres - a timing belt was needed, same as any other car. Due to the nature of my driving I do a few track rod ends a year but nothing on the engine.
Fantastic car, fantastic drive.
Visual updates go as far as new split headlights (a bit 2010 Mercedes E-Class in our eyes – we’ll let you decide whether that’s a good or bad thing), along with a wider Kodiaq-esque grille and updated front and rear bumpers. It’s ever-so-slightly longer than before, and the rear track has been widened by 20-30mm to broaden the Octavia’s stance and improve stability. Inside, all versions now come with a new 8.0- or 9.2-inch infotainment system with gesture-anticipation tech and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard. First impressions For our first drive in the new Octavia, we jumped in the fleet special: an SE Technology, aimed squarely at company car drivers with its ultra-efficient 1.6-litre 115hp turbodiesel engine. With around 71% of the UK’s Octavia allocation last year going to fleet, it's important Skoda caters for this market.
As such, the SE Tech comes with the kind of features that’ll make life that little bit easier for business users: sat-nav, an in-car wi-fi hotspot, adaptive cruise control and parking sensors. While the SE Technology feels anything but spartan, the majority of private buyers will opt for the mid-range SE L.
It’s at this level where the Octavia starts to look almost premium – watch out Volkswagen Golf – with its Alcantara and leather interior, a chrome strip on the front bumper and LED headlights. We tried this spec paired with the 1.4-litre TSI engine (we’ll come onto driving impressions shortly), along with the top-of-the-range Laurin and Klement model. The latter features unique 18-inch alloys, a premium audio system, heated leather seats (brown in our test car) and the 9.2-inch infotainment screen. If you’re thinking this is starting to feel a bit Audi, don’t worry – there are some features to keep your feet on the ground, such as an old-school manual handbrake and no electric boot release. Whichever spec you opt for, it’s easy to forget the Skoda Octavia is a rival to C-segment hatchbacks such as the Volkswagen Golf, Seat Leon, Ford Focus and Mazda 3.
There’s so much space, with a huge boot (590 litres in the hatch and 610 litres in the estate), and interior quality makes you wonder why you’d bother spending the extra money on a VW. The seats are comfortable – important when so many Octavias will cover huge distances up and down UK motorways – and plenty of adjustment in the driver’s seat and steering wheel make it easy to find a good driving position. How does it drive? The Octavia’s quite a satisfying car to drive, with accurate steering and a precise manual gearchange. We were surprised to find the 1.6 diesel we tried offered just five gears, but Skoda has tweaked the ratios to mean it’s not causing a din at motorway speeds. The flip side of this is having to drop down to third when passing through 30mph limits, but that’s something you’d soon get used to. A pleasant surprise came in the form of the 1.4-litre TSI petrol engine.
If car buyers are, as reports suggest, about to turn their backs on diesel engines, the 1.4 is a very pleasant alternative. More refined than a diesel, yet with 150hp on tap, it’s good for brisk (if not fast) progress. We sampled the 150hp 2.0-litre diesel paired with both the six-speed manual and DSG dual-clutch auto ’box. While both are fine, our pick of the pair would be the DSG. It suits the Octavia’s laid-back approach, and selectable drive modes (Normal/Eco/Sport, plus Comfort if you select the optional adaptive dampers) means it works well no matter whatever mood you’re in.
We haven't tried an Octavia with the adaptive suspension but, despite erring on the firm side, the standard setup provides a compliant ride, particularly on the smaller 16-inch alloys. Should I buy one? If you’re wanting to make a statement or looking for something with a bit of dynamic flair, you should probably look elsewhere.
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But as a practical, efficient hatch or estate, with a surprisingly upmarket interior and a not-too-depressing driving experience, the Octavia is the same commendable choice it’s always been. Choose whichever engine best suits your requirements. While the 1.6-litre turbodiesel wouldn’t be our first choice, it’s more refined than many of its rivals and will do the job for the most frugal-minded buyers. The 1.4 TSI is a surprising delight, while the 2.0-litre diesel is the do-it-all engine of the range. The updates for 2017 are minimal, and not all to our taste (ahem, the styling tweaks), but we rate the new infotainment systems. They’re slick to use and make the car feel more premium than before.
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High-mileage drivers will also appreciate the addition of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There are some tempting finance offers, too, making the Octavia an even more sensible proposition for the private buyer. Prices and launch deals Prices start from £17,195: that buys you a 1.0 TSI S, an engine that sounds small but, with 115 hp, performs better than you may think. The core diesel-focused 1.6 TDI 115 SE Technology is £20,590, and even the fruity VW Golf GTI-engined vRS 230 is only £25,145. Skoda's launching the new 2017 Octavia with a special-rate finance deal, with APR pegged at 2.9 percent. If you buy on PCP, it will give you £1,500 towards the deposit, and take an extra £500 off the price if you buy before April 30th.
That takes the cost of a 1.0 TSI SE down to £229 a month, provided you're able to find a £2,431 deposit. Don't have any cash for a deposit?
Simply put £289 down, and then pay that for another 41 months. Key rivals.