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Skoda Kodiaq Sportline MY24 $49,990 Driveaway ($48,990 for previous Skoda owners) @ Skoda

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Skoda Kodiaq Sportline MY24 $49,990 Driveaway ($48,990 for previous Skoda owners) @ Skoda
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qantas21 on 15/02/2025 - 10:40 skoda.com.au (3953 clicks)
Last edited 17/02/2025 - 21:19 by 3 other users

Screenshot of email A deal for some. ~$10,000 off retail considering the new model reportedly landing next month.

Update: $48,990 for previous owners of a Skoda. I just received this information from a Gold Coast Skoda sales representative.

7 Seater.

4 x 4.

Made in Czech Republic.

Subsidary of VW.

7 year service pack @ $4,400 or $630/service (12 months): https://www.skoda.com.au/own/service-packs.

Decent-ish finance @ 2.99%.

Not the cheapest, not the most expensive: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/the-10-cheapest-seven-…

I have personally owned Skoda's and they have never missed a beat although I usually sell before the 5-year mark.

Electric Elroq reportedly on sale from July at the same price: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-reviews/2025-skoda-elroq-re…

17/2 update: No price drop on Skoda website. The deal is marked Targeted until the discounted driveaway price is displayed on Skoda.

17/2 update @ 2020hrs: Price drop on Skoda website visible. Not a targeted price.

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Comments

                • goodwillN1 on 15/02/2025 - 20:27

                  @mordinhoz: I am not disputing them all. I actually confirmed the issues that are known to be common. I am questioning the more generic conclusions that are raised. Ideally to help people not miss out on a possible bargain because of someone else's unproven bias. :-)

                  • Mintee on 15/02/2025 - 21:17
                    +1

                    @goodwillN1: I wouldnt say its unproven; ive had a 2013 golf tdi, 2015 golf gti, and a 2018 golf gti then a cupra leon 2022.

                    I've had my fair share of vw problems and its been PROVEN because ultimately vw brought back my cupra leon due to various issues and i wont touch another vw product again

                    My heart was all for vws to the point where I owned a pair of GTI tartan underwear (sad i know) but the headache is well and truely over.

                    I get what youre saying maybbbbeee im over the top, but buyers should be well aware of potential issues they may face. Do your own research

                    Theres alot of facebook groups for these products specifically in australia, and they will help… Yea i get 'the people that post are the only ones that have issues' but when you see…. 1…2….3…4….5 people post about that same thing in a Facebook group 300 big… Thats a red flag, look at the Tiguan R Aus facebook group and youll see alot of them being toed away

                    • goodwillN1 on 16/02/2025 - 00:33

                      @Mintee: I am not disputing your experience but you pointing to mostly performance models is highlighting that the experience is stronger with the more extreme models that tend to be more than just "commuted to work".
                      I would agree that VW sports models are just average parts pushed to the extreme (Golf R) but the likes of Ford made the same mistake (Focus RS). No doubt the thermostat is a bad one but lot of the running gear issues simply do not happen in the everyday models and them being driven as such. With the usual exceptions. So for this Kodiaq I think we both might have a point. Buying for family driving? Great value. Buying for the Sport part in the name? This car is not made for hard driving and will fall apart if pushed.
                      Case in point and fun fact: Coincidentally I had a first on the road breakdown with my Octavia RS today. After changing the water pump/thermostat combo I drove it for weeks and today I did a rapid overtake with downshift and during the RPM surge one of the thermostat hoses blew off and the pump dumped half of my coolant on the ground. 1hr from home. Luckilly I avoided the tow cost as I noticed the hose just unclipped itself so I snapped it back and topped it to full with my "just in case" coolant container. This one was a user error though, I did the replacement job :-)

                      • Mintee on 16/02/2025 - 05:36

                        @goodwillN1: Well sir understand your perspective. We talking about the ford RS head gasket issue? Im actually impressed with how quickly ford identified and placed a fix for this and ultimately what im saying too. There seems to be more ownership of the issue in this example and putting a fix, midway during a cars lifecycle rather then waiting for a whole new iteration of engine/model.

                        See the fact that youre carrying a just in case coolant container, bro that shouldnt be part of your ownership experience…. (Well maybe it is for certain bmw models and oils, but thats another argument)

                        • goodwillN1 on 17/02/2025 - 10:37

                          @Mintee: I think there is a bit too much focus on the thermostat here. We both totally agree that one is a terrible part and I also agree that Volksvagen should cop a bit more cost of their failed decision and not use nearly the same part in Gen4 EA888. (Mine is Gen3). They did create multiple revisions of it during the Gen3 lifecycle so your statement about waiting for a new gen is simply a false assumption. VW is not waiting to address problems, so accusing them of that is not correct.
                          However, the real problem I would highlight is the fact they refused to back out on a specific plastic part after such a long stint of unreliability even after all those revisions. And definitely go harder on redesigning the one for the updated generation.
                          But it may be impossible because of parts cost and most likely development cost as that would mean a big redesign of the engine packaging which would involve other parts around it. And the EA888 generations have very small difference between them.
                          They put it in the too hard basket and that I see as the real problem with VW and where some Japanese brands have a philosophy advantage. The Germans/Czechs are fully capable of designing a better solution. But corporate control does not want them to.

                          As for the coolant, that argument is false too. I carried the coolant for two reasons. I already had a pending thermostat leak I was aware of for weeks and was delaying the fix due to schedule challenges. So I kept it for topping up if I was away from home. I then replaced it myself, and because I am no mechanic, I kept it in case my assembly was bad and something was leaking so that I can get home at least. And after couple weeks my precaution paid off as one of the hoses was not seated properly and jumped out during RPM surge. Clicked it back in, topped up. On my way… So that argument is also a bit misleading as the reasons I had the coolant on me are simply personal.

      • rooster7777 on 15/02/2025 - 14:38

        @onlinepred
        "The reason the water pump is plastic as it’s part of a service schedule and it’s not designed as a long life component for performance and efficiency reasons"

        I'm pleased to advise that the water pump in beloved's 2005 toyota echo with 335K, owned since new…. is NOT a throwaway component… just like every other part of the car. If you're saying skoda make cars with throw away significant components, fair enough. I hope you're not suggesting all cars have this philosophy.

        Even ford are putting plastics in their engines like (radiator) expansion tanks…. the earliest date I can give you is my 2004 BF falcon. I'm pleased to report no issues with them in any of my fleet of 3 falcons.
        Dunno about other parts like water pumps, but clearly it's possible to make some long lasting trouble free plastic components… maybe the manufacturer is the problem not the design.

        • goodwillN1 on 16/02/2025 - 00:37

          I have a factory service manual for my Skoda. There is no service interval set for the water pump in it. Other parts have them.
          That cracking ghermostat is truly a bad design that had many revisions over the generations of that engine.
          It is not an easy job to replace it but VW dealerships do them very often. They fail at any point. From 10k km to 150k km.
          The theory is that it fails faster with heat cycling, so lots of short drives.

  • sputmayer on 15/02/2025 - 12:23
    +4

    One of my cars is a Skoda superb wagon and absolutely love it. Simply clever is their tag line and they live by it. Build quality is awesome and all my cars in the future will be a Skoda. It’s a car for the non pretentious ones. Understated personality for this price I am tempted to swa out to this kodiaq

    • smartProverble on 15/02/2025 - 13:07
      -2

      It’s a car for the non pretentious ones

      True non-pretentious people buy BYD / MG / GWM / Chinese car brands

      • goodwillN1 on 15/02/2025 - 13:19
        +2

        No… terrible user experience. You can feel those brands still did not grasp user ergonomy. Lot of things feel half finished. I drove a few of those brands. You get a lot for the money so it is a great value car. But it is not a better car.
        Granted, VW group cars had a nasty period of "everything touch interface" they are slowly coming out of but historically their ergonomy was solid.

        • Telios on 15/02/2025 - 13:56

          Ya the general driver experience is enormously different between MG/GWM and Skoda.

          Whenever I drive the cheaper Chinese cars it feels like you are fighting the automation every single time you get in.

          Driving VW and Skoda it's far less intrusive, the Tiguan is a really pleasant experience. The lane assist doesn't feel like it's going to steer you into oncoming traffic.

        • smartProverble on 15/02/2025 - 18:50

          I agree, and feel that you misunderstand the meaning of 'pretentious'. According to google, "attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed."

          • goodwillN1 on 16/02/2025 - 00:41

            @smartProverble: Isn't that the definition of chinese cars buyers in Australia? :-D Sorry if that sounds like a poke but I keep hearing that the rest of auto world is not keeping up with Chinese cars and how ahead of the curve they are.
            Rarely do you hear "those cars are pretty bad/average but you save a lot of money and still get something to get you around with warranty"

  • PukeyLuke on 15/02/2025 - 12:32
    +3

    I bought a new Skoda Fabia wagon MY2017 as it was the cheapest wagon i could buy.
    It was my first new Euro car that I have bought. I am so happy with it. If i could i would buy another Fabia wagon I would, but alas they have stopped making the base model wagon.

  • DealHuntersXD on 15/02/2025 - 12:39
    +5

    Have a Skoda Octavia and would highly recommend Skodas! Highly underrated

  • bbbrrraaaddd on 15/02/2025 - 12:50
    +2

    We've got a 19 Kodiaq and couldn't be happier with it. The 'worst' thing that's happened to it in that time is a dead battery and that was about 8 weeks ago.. Skoda towed the car away (at my request, it was booked for a service the next day so saved driving it to the dealer) and they covered the battery under warranty.
    Best service with them by far.. I had to fight VW to cover an 18 month old battery.
    They've always provided a free loan car for service too .. I've never had that from VW, or Ford..

    • ColstonAUS on 15/02/2025 - 16:04

      I get a free loan car every time I service my car at VW

      • xuqi on 16/02/2025 - 02:02

        Not a fan of stealership loan cars.Much rather pay Uber $30 for ride to/from work, than sign their $4k-$5K insurance excess agreement.

        • ColstonAUS on 16/02/2025 - 08:34

          Not sure what agreement you are referring to, they just give me the keys to the car and take a copy of my license.

  • Skramit on 15/02/2025 - 12:54
    +5

    $49k drive away is pretty epic for the sportline. Great car.

  • speedyjonzalas on 15/02/2025 - 12:55
    +2

    Flog any vw before it hits 7 years old.

    2014 octavia ran great for nine years then had a full transmission death. 14k to fix so i scrapped it.

    2015 octavia had unknown issues and kept going into limp mode in its 8th year. Was at the mechancs for 6 weeks until they found the coolant module had cracked, and let coolant go to almost every section of the engine. New wiring harness, new ECU etc cost 7k.

    2015 passat has had numerous issues. Couple of dead pumps replaced, head unit death and resurrection, and an absurd number of water leaks due to the their stupid design of their sunroof. Despite numerous and different mechanics 'fixing' the leaks they contiuned until i finally ripped off the lower insect covers for the ports that let water flow from the roof to the ground. I had even asked a vw mechanic to do this and they said they did… but they didnt. Such a simple fix woild have saved me thiusands had they just done what was recommended on various forums. Instead i waited another year dealing with damp and mould problems until i took it appart myself and tear them off.

    Being from the uk, vw was always seen as extremely reliable. I am now never going to get another vw group car ever, unless its a buy and sell before its out of warranty.

    • hacks on 18/02/2025 - 19:36
      +1

      Re: Sunroof leaks

      Had a recent issue late last year of a wet smell after rain. Our Tiguan was just out of warranty but it was some thing I complained about at every service.

      I had to fight for weeks to get the car inspected at the dealership at no cost. They finally relented after my persistent complaints that it should have been sorted at previous services.

      They apparently found no problems but magically the leaks stopped and we were able to drive in rain without issue.

      Icing on the cake - I was debating whether to continue dealership servicing and asked for the itemised list of what was carried out - it contained a line item which said something to the effect “If car has sunroof - inspect and clean drains”.

      Showed this to the “service manager” who told me it wasn’t part of their checks and cc’d GM. Let’s just say they’ve stopped trying to give me the run around now.

      :)

      • speedyjonzalas on 19/02/2025 - 14:20
        +1

        It seems to be a known problem with vw's, one they pretend doesnt exist.

        I will never own a sunroof again!

  • beltdrive on 15/02/2025 - 12:57

    This is a great car for rattle enthusiasts

  • ozzy1 on 15/02/2025 - 13:06

    Skodas are good cars. More reliable than parent brand VW & other German brands. Costs a lot less too.

    • smartProverble on 15/02/2025 - 13:12
      +1

      More reliable than parent brand VW

      based on? My understanding is that they are essentially the same cars, same platform… Similar to many Hyundai / Kia models, Toyota / Lexus models, some Nissan / Renault models etc.

      • ozzy1 on 15/02/2025 - 13:31
        -2

        Skodas are built in Czech Republic not Germany. Skoda was established in 1920s and VW acquired it in 2000. Different country, different people & different work culture. Hyundai/kia same country, same people & sometimes same factory, same to the other cars you mentioned.

        • r33tom on 15/02/2025 - 17:04
          +1

          Does not matter one bit, the engineering is shit. Does not matter where the car is made when they choose to use plastic in an engine component that is always hovering 100 degrees.

  • Mr BoMBAStiG on 15/02/2025 - 13:11

    Had a Kodiaq for a few years now. It's insane how much tech and luxury it has for what we paid for it. Never had an issue and gets good efficiency on the freeway. Will likely run Skoda for one of our cars for the foreseeable future, the missus loves it.
    Shit towing capacity but we just use a roof pod.

    • smartProverble on 15/02/2025 - 18:51

      It's insane how much tech and luxury it has for what we paid for it.

      Chinese car manufacturers say ni hao

      • Mr BoMBAStiG on 16/02/2025 - 01:40

        I hear you. I'm just watching from the side lines with all the new imports. If they last 10 years with no issues then I'll consider.

  • LSGH on 15/02/2025 - 13:30
    +1

    Had an Octavia for 2 years as a company car, admittedly it was a step up to the commodore it replaced. :-)

  • May4th on 15/02/2025 - 13:56
    +1

    wish this deal was around when I bought my Toyota.. Skoda makes a good package nowadays.
    the Elroq is a bit underwhelming though with that acceleration and range. I don't know how they can compete with Kia and all the new Chinese EVs

    • qantas21 on 15/02/2025 - 16:15

      The entry level looks average but the 85x looks solid with ~560km range.

  • zacsg1 on 15/02/2025 - 14:24
    +1

    Love that previous owners get it cheaper!

    I have a Skoda Scala and just hit 75,000km, only problems so far was the cigarette lighter was never connected from the factory and the dash made a rattle at a set speed, both fixed under warranty at the first service.
    I got the prepaid service pack so my out off pocket expenses so far have been $460 for rear brakes and pads and $1000 on a new set of Bridgestones, both at about 65,000km.
    I'm expecting the front brakes will need replacing at approximately 90,000km.

    Overall it's been a good car so far, definitely not my preferred brand and I never thought I would get a VW product but can't complain much yet.

  • Dollar Dreamer on 15/02/2025 - 14:32
    +1

    Skoda SUV is a good car, I bought mine 17 years ago and it now has 60,000km and it has been very reliable. No issues, just every year book servicing.

    • smartProverble on 15/02/2025 - 18:53

      It's only 60k kms, no doubt it's been reliable.

  • StonedWizard on 15/02/2025 - 14:45
    +1

    Had a Skoda Kamiq, great car minus the garbage VW infotainment system.

    Car came with 5 year service pack and the dealer staff were fairly reasonable. When you serviced the car, they'd send you a short video of the car being serviced, which was nice. So you knew they were actually doing the work.

    Definitely get the service and warranty packs, as the warranty includes the cars battery.

    Anything that was designed or manufactured by Skoda was great, anything that came from VW was garbage.

    The current crop of VW powertrain seemed reliable and I never had DSG issues, but I only had the car for under 3 years.

  • rooster7777 on 15/02/2025 - 14:49
    -1

    @ Dollar Dreamer New purchase price, rego & insurance, fuel, and 17 years of servicing for an annual average of 3.5K. I reckon I'd be grabbing the calculator and dialing in uber rates for enlightenment.

    • Dollar Dreamer on 15/02/2025 - 23:24

      Servicing is cheap on this car and the local VW dealership gives us 20% discount.

  • mlburnian on 15/02/2025 - 16:03

    Never missed a beat…sell before 5 years…
    You’ve got low expectations bro

    • qantas21 on 15/02/2025 - 16:08

      I am saying I don't know what happens after the 5 year mark…I try and sell before large depreciation sets in.

  • ColstonAUS on 15/02/2025 - 16:07

    What’s Skoda Choice all about?

  • qantas21 on 15/02/2025 - 16:10

    "Škoda Choice32 is our Guaranteed Future Value program – a flexible finance solution that provides you with the assurance of knowing exactly what the minimum value of your vehicle will be at the end of your loan term, and gives you the option to trade in, retain or return your vehicle. The choice really is yours." You can trade in, retain or return the vehicle at the end of the chosen period; 12/24/36/48/60months.

  • Wally Simmonds on 15/02/2025 - 17:52

    I’m on year 4 of my Kodiaq and it’s been a great experience overall. Not sure what I’ll do as the lease runs out in April and tbh would be happy to keep it but I only have 5 year warranty.

    I’d buy another one but I don’t think resale on petrol vws is going to be fantastic..

  • Mazozb on 15/02/2025 - 19:53

    Getting rid of MY24 before the new shape comes out by looks of it.

  • jk91 on 15/02/2025 - 21:17

    Just picked up one of these, was shopping around for a family car and looked at alot of the others. The kodiaq just looked, drove and had a great range of features for the price - it also drives a lot smaller than it is and is perfect for a mid-size suv. The space in these is actually really really impressive.

    We optioned ours up with sunroof, signature pack and leather seats. The last week its been a great drive. Would recommend.

    • xuqi on 16/02/2025 - 02:09
      -2

      "We optioned ours up with sunroof"

      Commiserations, this is one option I always forgo as they tend to cause leakage issues down the line….

      • jk91 on 16/02/2025 - 07:07
        +2

        That hasn't been my experience yet touch wood. I've had two cars with sunroofs and yet to even have a rattle. Hopefully continues, if not under warranty

  • paloverde88 on 16/02/2025 - 00:10

    Skoda owner here too and waiting to see elroy and they are still planning to bring out the Epiq

  • hardya on 16/02/2025 - 08:09

    Popular in Eastern Europe lol

    • smartProverble on 16/02/2025 - 18:10

      What's the lol for?

      (Btw we don't have lols for Chinese cars, which are popular in china and nowhere else except a very few developing countries… and here to an extent)

      • hardya on 16/02/2025 - 20:11

        Relative's Skoda 3 years old has spent more time on a towtruck and in dealer's workshop broken down than being on the road. Might be a one-off lemon but certainly not a goid advert for this VW sub-brand.

  • lostincanberra on 16/02/2025 - 11:13

    We've owned 6 Skoda vehicles across out family. 2x Fabia, 3x Octavia (diesel auto; diesel manual 4x4; petrol vRS), Superb (diesel 4x4 - in Switzerland at the moment).

    All pretty damn reliable. The Octavia vRS (2014) has given us the most grief - and as others have alluded to, the less-than-durable plastics in the cooling system have been the cause. Proprietary fittings and expensive spares have been a bugbear (seems common across VAG products - we've got an old Audi A3 as well).

    We use a Repco to do our servicing (they specialise in VAG and seem to employ real mechanics!).

    Tempted by this offer. Bigger vehicle than we need - but we're looking for more ground clearance and AWD for visits to children who live to conditions involving rough roads and winter snow.

    • smartProverble on 16/02/2025 - 18:12

      in Switzerland at the moment

      Ya ya we get it, you have an amazing life! Lol

      Also when you say that there are very reliable… Compared to what? How many KMs and how old are they? What's gone wrong etc.

      • lostincanberra on 16/02/2025 - 19:40
        +1

        Well, diesel Octavias had 300,000kms on them (2008-2009s). Swiss Superb belongs to a son and is 150,000km plus (2012). Our vRS is 2014 and around 175,000km. Fabias. Well over 100,000km when sold (one written off - T-boned by some Id**t doing a u-turn.

        After some research thinking VERY seriously about the Kodiaq…

        • smartProverble on 16/02/2025 - 20:59

          If not the Kodiaq, what are the alternatives?

        • lostincanberra on 20/02/2025 - 19:47

          Tested. Contact signed. Thanks for the heads up @qantas21!

          We turned off our marketing emails from Skoda in Canberra - not so useful in Melbourne now!

          • jassd on 20/02/2025 - 22:44

            @lostincanberra: Which trimlime you bought and what extra you included ,and total cost ?

            • lostincanberra on 21/02/2025 - 17:00
              +1

              @jassd: Zero options - other than extra cost colour (Moon White - Metallic) AND 7 year service pack ($4400). Came to $54,162 (extra $1k discount as a current Skoda owner).

  • jassd on 17/02/2025 - 09:33

    Cant find mention of 10k off on website

  • MrQ88 on 17/02/2025 - 11:20
    +2

    I have a 2016 MY17 Skoda Octavia RS Wagon. My background is 10+ Years as a Qualified Motor Mechanic and Licensed vehicle Tester. I stopped doing mechanical work in 2014 to pursue another career path.

    For the first 5 years (within Warranty) the car was flawless. Other than (as mentioned) Thermostat and water pump issues (all fixed under warranted twice).
    After the 5 year warranty, the car is a ticking time bomb, even though I serviced the car every 7.5k km (Oil and Filter Change) and DSG oil changed every 40k km.

    Within the first 5 years these are the issues I had:
    * Front RH Wheel Bearing noise - Replaced
    * Rear LH Wheel Bearing noise - Replaced
    * Auto boot strut failure - boot would drop down on someones head - Replaced
    * Gear Knob cracking - Chrome/Leather would crack and cut your fingers - Replaced
    * Front Assist Radar failure - Randomly display Front Assist impaired - Replaced
    * Thermostat - Replaced twice at 45k, and 86k
    * G13 Silicone Bag - inside coolant bottle is a bag of silicone balls. The bag is prone to breaking and causing heater core blockages. - Coolant lines, Heater Core and Coolant bottle replaced.

    After 5 year warranty:
    * Front wheel bearings went again
    * Gear knob chrome falling apart again
    * Front Assist Radar Failure again
    * Thermostat Failure again at 120k km - September 2024
    * Coolant Shut off Valve Failure - Now this is the a story for the ages

    The coolant shut off valve is an electronically controlled valve that shuts off the heater and transmission cooler to allow coolant to heat up to operating temp, before the valve opens and allows the coolant to flow to the heater core and transmission cooler.
    The Coolant Shut off Valve, has a design fault, that it leaks internally into the electrical terminal. There is no way of knowing if/when it causes a fault as it doesn't even pop up an engine warning light and no visual leaks detected. This is only an issue when you scan the vehicle with VCDS or OBDeleven. P1888 code or N82 Fault.

    IF you allow this fault to continue on, which is usually the case, the coolant will then creep its way into the wiring loom, travel along the loom and into the main connector. From there it erodes the connector pins and can move into the Main loom towards the ECU, corroding the ECU terminals etc.
    This is well documented.

    VAG have known about this since 2015, where a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) was issued and eventually a recall in North America:
    TSB 2015 https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/SB-10058574-8951.pdf
    TSB 2019 https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10155655-9999.pdf

    My car suffered this issue and was quoted $22,963 to repair.
    They refused apply goodwill to fix the issue in my case, stating my car was "not serviced regularly". Even though I have receipts for every Skoda Service from new to 90k km and every 7.5km service from an independent service center.

    Then then claimed I was not using the correct coolant, as my coolant was brown. I then sent Skoda this TSB for use of G12Evo Coolant, which was a VAG wide instruction from 2021 to use on all vehicles and replaced G12, G12+ with G13. G12Evo was now the new standard and when mixed with previous G12 or G13 coolant will come out as a brown colour, not pink or purple. G12 & G13 = Pink, G12Evo = Purple.
    G12Evo TSB https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10208466-0001.pdf

    Then then outright refused to assist in any out of warranty or Goodwill fix Even though TSB dated for the faulty Coolant shut off valve was supplied.

    My car ended up suffering corroded Engine wiring loom and pins.
    I ended up fixing the car myself, purchasing a new loom and pins for $1,200 and new Shut off Valves for $125ea.

    Youtube Video as per Skoda Technician diagnostic:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGEX5ht-ymQ&t=68s

    TL;DR - Skoda are great cars when in their Warranty period. My car fell outside the warranty period by 13 months and suffered a known major fault. Skoda refused to help with any out of warranty or goodwill repairs.

    • viirgon on 17/02/2025 - 14:32

      Thanks for sharing in such details. Do you know if any of the major issues you encountered were carried over to later year models; I currently have a MY2021 Skoda Karoq and pondering whether I should sell before the 5 yr warranty is up.

      • MrQ88 on 17/02/2025 - 14:50

        They didn't revise part 4H0121671D til late 2022, which is 4H0121671G.

        Visual difference is there is now a bleed valve at the top to allow water to leak to atmosphere, allowing a visual inspection to determine if the Valve is faulty.

        The part number 4H0121671D has been in use since 2012 across a vast majority of Audi, VW, Porsche and Skoda.

        In my case, I feel like I had sh*% luck.
        I'd only buy a brand new Skoda and sell after warranty expires in my case.

    • smartProverble on 17/02/2025 - 17:32

      How much worse can service centres be?

      I haven't heard anything bad a out Skoda service centres, but they sound like they should be infamous. Then again I barely hear anything about skodas. Or should I say, "shkoda"

      With all that trouble with and after 5 years, makes me wonder why people opt for anything Skoda / VW. Save yourself the trouble and just for the typical big japanese / Korean, happy days…

      Btw, best comment on ozbargain by far

      • MrQ88 on 17/02/2025 - 17:46

        Look, like I said I had sh*$ luck.

        I know some owners who have had good experiences, but few and far or they can't provide feedback cause they sold it already.

        I'm gonna keep my car indefinitely, why?
        Cause I know how to fix them and I still get trade prices on parts 😁, plus I get to put my tools to good use.

        Wifey has a Tesla, soo the Skoda is my baby now and that's when it all turned to sh$* 😓.

        But it's a nice car to drive, plenty of kit for the money. Just be prepared for the maintenance cost and break downs.

        • xuqi on 17/02/2025 - 22:07

          You’ve had more than bad luck… you sure someone didn’t clip a piece of your hair for grafting on to a voodoo doll?

          • MrQ88 on 18/02/2025 - 10:37

            @xuqi: Hahahah that's not even half of it.

            My front left has copped it, with hit and runs with people driving into a carpark but side swiping me not once, but twice!

            Then someone ran into the left hand back end, also carpark hit and run.

            Thank god I had my Dash cam installed from day one.

            All my work colleagues and family are convinced the car is cursed…….or I'm cursed.

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