Skoda Octavia Estate (2017-2020) | owner reviews: MPG, Problems & Reliability

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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

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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.

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Have had my 2.0 TDi Elegance for about a month now, having first driven one as a rental "upgrade" that I initially felt was anything but based on the name, loved it so much bought one. I have been luckily enough to own Mercedes, Volvo and Honda, estates and 4x4s and this Skoda is as good as any of them and better than most. Great performance, luxurious trim on the Elegance and very economical. A very happy me!

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The Octavia estate is a very comfy and economical drive but I am disappointed by a lot of early wear and tear/corrosion. A brake housing broke when the garage (main dealer) checked the brakes last year (£475 - not covered by warranty as considered 'wear & tear'), I've had water ingress through a hole somewhere in the passenger footwell (not found) and now the air conditioning needs a new compressor (£850 just for the part). It's less than 4 and a half years old. Not impressed.

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For nearly 11 years of driving, discs and pads, one relay for 30gbp, one vacuum hose 3gbp, and of course tyres, filters and oil. Hard to beat.

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This car is great value for money. Great mpg an low price. Mine is equiped with navigation and half leather. So it is very nice on the inside. The big down side is road noise! In Sweden our road surface is quite rough and the noise is very annoying at higher speeds. Apart from that it is a great car.

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This car is great value for money. Great mpg an low price. Mine is equiped with navigation and semi leather. So it is very nice on the inside. The big down side is road noice! In sweden our road surface is quite rough and the noice is very anoying at higher speeds. Apart from that it is a great car.

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Had it 18mths, done 32,000 miles and it hasn't missed a beat.

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It's been perfect.

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No Problems since new

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excellent except for abs module and a/c compressor

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Apart from being stolen in 2010 it has never let me down

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No problems since bought new other than punctures

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no problems so far

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I have owned the car for 7 years it has now done 120,000 miles and aside from routine maintainence i have only had to have a clutch fitted at 105,000 miles

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Serviced every year so reliability hasn't been an issue. Not at the dealer though.

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Everything always works

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High mileage, some parts wearing out.

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Skoda is the Ronseal of the car world does exactly what it says on the tin!!

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Apart from consumables it is very reliable and costs are low

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BRILLIANT.

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very reliable but the radio has turned itself off and on a couple of times. Is this an indicator of electrical problems to come

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As car is only three months old it is really too new to give an accurate idea. This car replaced the previous model which was very reliable apart from requiring a new air con compressor at 3.5 years setting me back Ł1000.

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It is very reliable, I have experienced no problems.

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This is my 4th Skoda. (I also have a 2011 Yeti 4x4.) The truth is that nothing ever goes wrong with them. If you have a question just e-mail Skoda and they are back to you almost by return.

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As usual with Skoda, no problems. Starts every time.

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Nothing has caused me any problems since delivered

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It has had no issue so far

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Not had any problems so far!

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Brilliant in all respects except for tyre wear problems, particularly feathering of the inside edges

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Never goes wrong.

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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. As a car I say excellent, as for economy I say very poor.

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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!

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A mixed bag, really.....some performance and design issues, but generally drives and performs well. THE BAD 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Very bumpy at low speeds. THE GOOD. 1. Drives very well. Responsive steering, holds the road and quiet at speed on the motorway. 2. 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. 4. Totally reliable to date, touch wood. (at just over 20k)

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This car replaced my Golf Mk7 and i'd had a Golf Mk6 previously and the Skoda is a far better car in every respect.It's better equipped,it has huge load space and the interior cabin is very spacious for the driver and passengers.Good fuel economy but nowhere near the claimed figures you see from the manufacturer but that's like most cars.It handles better than a Golf,accelerates well with the 6 speed gearbox,has dual climate control and the fittings feel upmarket.I've covered over 13k miles in 6 months and it hasn't missed a beat.The seats are comfortable and the visibility excellent though the parking sensors help too.I wouldn't swap this car for anything else on the road and i mean anything,it's an amazing car.

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I have two octavia estates. A mark one 1.9 diesel with 200,000 miles on. no breakdowns. One worn track rod end replaced in all that time. plus routine oilchanges. The 2006 2.0 diesel 140 scares me.I know it is not built as well.It will not do 200,000 miles. It has too much technology on board. I am going to sell it, and keep the old one. It costs sod all to run.

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no problems yet

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not owned it long enough to have discovered any issues

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no problems

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So far, so good.

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Very reliable

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no problems

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No problems in 30,000 miles

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minor issues with shock absorbers and internal trim

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No problems so far

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I have had nothing mechanically go wrong with the car so far.

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1 issue with sensitive alarm trigering. sorted by dealer

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Excellent car. I've only ever replaced consumerable items like tyres etc.

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Only a few minor items let it down. The material on the drivers seat began to bobble, the drivers door required realigning, the polished alloys were replaced under warranty when they began to delaminate.

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Only ever serviced, never been to a garage for anything else.

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Dsg rear parcel shelf and radiator issue all fixed under warranty

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It's never broken down in 80000 miles and nothing rattles or has broken

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on to my second octavia and i haven't had a single problem

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THIS IS MY FOURTH SKODA AND THEY HAVE ALL BEEN VERY RELIABLE

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Nothing has gone wrong with it

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No problems with reliability, though there is an issue regarding tyre wear and noise.

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Having owned a Vauxhall Vectra for 13 years (130,000 trouble free miles) I wasn't impressed with the new smaller Insignia. The very latest Insignia hadn't arrived so I went for the Skoda Octavia instead. Bought with 10,000 miles on the clock. It's been a very mixed bag. Economy, speed and space are excellent. Seat comfort noise levels and ride comfort OK. DSG auto box jerky at low speed, even allowing the car to stall, better out on the open road. The car has all the usual VW sourced silliness - controls that are too far away, too small, symbols on them that are tiny, dashboard messages that are incomprehensible - even the dealers can't tell me what they mean. The climate control has a mind of its own - as soon as the cabin is 0.5 degrees over the set temperature it will start blowing cold air at you, or cold air if it dips under. I've resorted to setting it high and opening the windows if it's too hot. Far and away the worst thing though, has been reliability. It's the VW sourced engine that repeatedly goes into limp home mode. It's a very common fault if you search the internet - something to do with turbo overboost. The car has been at the dealers for 54 days in 16 months and still is not fixed.

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An almost perfect car, especially for a family. Excellent spec. Excellent reliability - we've not had not a single issue. Great value to buy and run - I can get 60 mpg on A-road cruises despite it being a petrol engine (53 mpg on the motorway). I can also do 0-60 in 8.5s and tax is £30/year. Huge boot. Great entertainment/SatNav system.Comfortable. Quiet. Reassuring to drive - though i would never describe it as a driver's car.

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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.

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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.

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Brand new so not an issue

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issue with electrics, central locking reversing sensors

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Solidly built and and has been utterly reliable so far

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No problems at all since purchased new

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Starts 1st time every time. Copes well with all road conditions.

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Other than punctures and servicing it has not needed any work in nearly 3 years. Same with my previous octavia vrs.

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No problems at all since purchase

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Faultless

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water pump failed at 500 miles persistant clutch probelms which dealer failed to fix in 4-5 visits brake sensor cable failed headlights filled with moisture, no repair possible

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NO PROBLEMS SO FAR

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Absolutely nothing has gone wrong! Most reliable car owned

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very good no problems

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No problems at all since we have had it.

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No problems at all!

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Simply superb no major issues in 5 years and if I did get a problem quickly remedied by the dealer. One major fault with ESP which was corrected free of charge after 60K miles

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Very good so far, except A/C failure upon collection.

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No reliability issues to report

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I have not experienced any problems except for excessive tyre wear (resulting from feathering of the inside edges of the tyres because of the negative camber on the wheels)

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I do an annual mileage of approximately 33,000 and after reluctantly parting with my Astra 1.7D, I purchased a 1.6 diesel Skoda Octavia as I believed that they were reliable. A major mistake. This vehicle is extremely unreliable and constantly costs money for repairs. I have it serviced every 10k miles, so it’s not lack of maintenance. I have probably just bought a bad example; however, after replacing a dual mass flywheel and an EGR valve, brakes and goodness knows what else I wish I could scrap it; unfortunately I can’t afford to and due to my high mileage, its value is negligible.

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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. Constantly interrupts and does not listen.

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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...

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