MK I Octavia Reliability

cheezemonkhai · 08-06-2006, 10:08

Vote here for how reliable you think your MK I Octavia is.

Leave the type, age and milage along with any other comments

simonsheil · 08-06-2006, 10:15

Car is 1.9tdi elegance estsate with 22000 coming up on 2 year old.

Mechanically totlay sound. Been to dealer only for fitting of cruise control.

Only voted good as one ot two dash rattles, hopefully which will be sorted at first service next week.

Tdi · 08-06-2006, 10:19

TDi 110 elegance estate. Car bought new end of May 2003, just over 30,000.

Brilliant car, only thing ever faulty was front passenger speaker!

**mannyo** · 08-06-2006, 10:32

My Mk1 vRS was the most reliable car I have had. My previous cars all cost some additional money and in one case needed a biggish fix to a simple mechanical part. That said the Boxster hasnt let me down in 12 months motoring.

The vRS let me down twice in 5 years, through the failure of 2 coilpacks which at the time was a common issue with the VAG 1.8T engine. The part has been redesigned now and doesnt have the problem.

octav.ed · 08-06-2006, 10:49

2004 octavia tdi 130bhp. voted good as the car is only 2yrs old. to early to say most reliable. only prob so far was squeeky back seat. would give them

mbames · 08-06-2006, 11:59

2001 TDi 110 elegance estate.
89k miles

replaced so far:
- MAF (twice) [edit]
- n75 valve [edit]
- Turbo
- Clutch
- Clutch master cylinder
- Clutch slave cylinder
- Clutch hydraulic pipe
- Windscreen (but that was that was not really the cars fault!)

Soon to be replaced:
- Front disks (warped - but not by my driving!)
- Front shocks (o/s is leaking)
- Rear shocks (o/s is leaking)

Problems:
- wiper mechanism failed (due to the o-rings letting water in)
- drivers seat belt fails to recoil quickly
- very low front bumper - caused gf to remove part of the plastic air ducting on a curb,
which needed replacing :-(
- gear level / kn0b rattles when in 3rd

Previous to this car I owned a F plate Nova for a couple of years and never did a thing to it, and sold was a good working vehicle, and then a 306 HDi (T plate) and that served me without problems for 3 years.

The Octy so far has failed to give me the reliablity I was hoping for :-(

Plus my commute to work is tripling in mileage from Monday, so I expect a whole load of more things to break / fall off now!!!

cheezemonkhai · 08-06-2006, 12:52

Did you cast your vote?

Anyone know how many factories churn the Octy's out? At the moment mine looks like afriday afternoon/hungover monday car

J GrahamPollitt · 08-06-2006, 13:28

1999 Slx TDI estate 93000m. Has been reliable I have done 43000m in last 2 years. Problems have been 2x failed wheel bearings, failed drivers door lock 1x air mass meter and 1 x abs wheel sensor.
Ground clearance is poor
MPG is excellent averaging 55mpg on rural roads
Seat comfort average.
I was not that impressed with the main dealer so now use a local independant VW specialist(£30ph labour charge against £50 main dealer)

Tyre wear good have Vredestein tyres fitted previously was Goodyear(appaling)
Paintwork starting to show stonechips however I forget that the car is7 years old,

Overall very happy
car was one owner when I bought privately in April 2005 from retired local bloke. Had 47000m on when purchased I paid £4700 original bill of sale is around £15.5k I think.
I hope to keep the car and run it into the ground and benefit from my employers mileage rate.

Wolfsbane2k · 08-06-2006, 13:53

Somewhat limited feedback on my part, but

Bought 1998 GLX 1.9TDi hatchback with 60k on the clock 3 weeks ago p>Since had to replace:
1) MAF&lt
2) Relay 109
3) Drivers Door Lock
4) Boot Handle

Car's now at 64k
I suppose i expected to do something, otherwise why did they sell the car!

mbames · 08-06-2006, 14:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheezemonkhai

Did you cast your vote?

I have.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheezemonkhai

At the moment mine looks like afriday afternoon/hungover monday car

I think mine was built using the junk they found in a skip

and just remembered about maf x2 and n75 as well, so have edited initial post.

simontreen · 08-06-2006, 16:21

Almost 3 year old vRS, 27000 miles it's been totally reliable - never missed a beat.

drm_jones · 08-06-2006, 17:35

02 vRS, 47500 miles

So far only problem was caused by a turbo inlet pipe failure - cured by fitting an APR TIP.

The car has the odd rattle and squeak but I consider this normal for any mass manufactured car after nearly 50000 miles of driving

elegance1.8T · 08-06-2006, 17:41

2001 Octy Elegance 1.8T

only things that has been changed: -
1x coilpack
1x N75 valve
1x MAF
1x Wheelbearing

sorry I forgot, 1x brake sensor!
Which I think is damn good for a 5 year old car and 60,000 miles!

jim_fraser_uk · 08-06-2006, 18:43

No complaints from me, 110 TDI - L & K, Bought it new in May 2002 coming up for 50000 miles, and up till now that has only been during six months every year due to my work rota, only replacements have been brake discs and pads, tyres a couple of times, and last week a N/S front wheel bearing, all fair wear and tear stuff.
There are now a few creaks, squeaks and groans from various places, but as the car is abused rather than used I have to say its the best motor I have ever had.

51octytdi · 08-06-2006, 19:23

I've had mine 1 year now and I bought it when it was 3 and a half years old, with 92,000 on the clock. Now it has 113k on it, and I've replaced the following parts:

* Front discs (warped, juddered under braking. Had them replaced under the 12 month used car warranty. It's now doing it again after 18k miles)
* Brake light switch (under warranty)
* All four shock absorbers (£530 including the following two items)
* Front wishbone rear bushes
* Front wipers
* Rear discs (not done them yet but they're an MOT advisory)
* Anti-roll bar bushes (it knocks at low speed)
* Two front tyres (£90 each)

It'll need two rear tyres soon-ish. The ARB bushes will be about £70 fitted; not sure about the rear brakes. I think it needs 4WA again as it wanders about at speed (had it done with the shock absorbers a few months ago). I had a variable service too, which was a very reasonable £189, plus Cruise Control fitted which was another £165, and an MOT (£44).

Plus it is horribly littered with stone chips. There's about 20 of them on the bonnet alone, most of them through the paint down to bare metal.

Excluding fuel and depreciation (and the CC), that's about £100 a month or 6p/mile.

I do know my dealers by their first names, and a few chaps at JBS auto too, so that's what I ticked. I can't really complain for the amount I paid for the car though. Fingers crossed I'm not going to need any more consumables any time soon (like more bushes, steering joints, clutch, engine sensors, etc).

J

UncleRic · 09-06-2006, 08:02

Very late (almost '02) 2001 Octy Vrs. 31k miles (4k of them are mine), FSSH.

- Indicator / warning relay fault.
- Rear wiper / wash fault.
- CD Multiplayer very tempremental....

Voted average mainly because I havn't really had the car long enough to make a judgement either way, and with the niggley faults I can't really say that its the 'perfect' car... but this is definatley the most impressed I have ever been with a car.. and I had 13 others to compare it against! In all though, reliability wise, its a big

cheezemonkhai · 09-06-2006, 13:51

Try putting a cleaning CD through the changer and cleaning off the connector to it. The leaking rear wiper/wash can cause corrosion on the connector

fivepint@work · 09-06-2006, 14:30

03 Octavia vRS, approx 40K

1: Seat covers replaced
2: Some aircon Switch replaced
3: Nosiey ARB bushes
4: Dampers replaced
5: Various creaks and rattles around car ( I reckon its Irish roads)
6: Gearbox and clutch replaced after complete failure! ( at only 37K)
7: New maf
8: leaking rear wash wipe (VAG generic though as my dads Golf estate suffered the same)
9: radiator mounts knackered
10: seat belts **** poor at retracting even after dealer has looked at it

so all in all not a very relaible car imho, I do like it it but I wont be tempted into the new one in all my years of driving its the first gearbox i ve lost and I ve only ever replaced one clutch before... reckon I'll be back to Jap for my next motoring purchase

mbames · 09-06-2006, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by fivepint@work

10: seat belts **** poor at retracting even after dealer has looked at it

It has been suggested on here to try cleaning the edge of the seat belts with something like some baby wet-wipes. I have to say I have not tried this yet on mine....

farside · 11-06-2006, 23:08

2003 Octy Elegance TDi 130, bought 7 months ago with 64k, now at 73k. Problems so far
- replaced wiring loom in drivers door (corroded connectors)
- air con stopped working, not fixed yet
- cruise control stopped working, not fixed
- minor coolant leak, tried radweld sealant, so far so good
- air bag needed reset with vag.com today, hope that cures it!
- sqeaking from front suspension on speed ramps

But good points are that it drives really well, and gives me 55+ mpg, sometimes over 60mpg

cheezemonkhai · 12-06-2006, 10:30

The suspension will probably be ARB related farside and mine were changed under warrenty.

KenONeill · 12-06-2006, 13:10

Can't really comment with certainty as I've only had the car (52 reg TDi110 Elegance, bought on 62_000 give or take 10 miles) for about 7 weeks and 1_000 miles, but new auxiliary drivebelt tensioner and alternator in that milage hardly confidence inspiring.

Rod2117 · 13-06-2006, 18:27

I've had mine 3 years bought from new, OCtavia 1.9SDI. Done 24000miles. Only problem I've had is the rear washer hose became detached and soaked the boot. Fixed under warranty. The car has been totally reliable.

dstev2000 · 15-06-2006, 17:05

2004 Elegance Estate, 1.9 TDI PD130 97,000 miles.

The only thing that has misbehaved is the CD auto changer.

It's had new front and rear discs once and more tyres than I care to remember.

The bodywork is covered in small chips and scratches as well.

The one big annoyance is that the brake fluid reservoir cap keeps undoing itself.

Generally the car has been driven very hard and has spent most of its life running with a dragon box and loaded to the gunnells with tools but it still plods on regardless.

We had a twin octavia on our company fleet until last week, 52,000 miles and nothing went wrong on that either.

I hope the new ones are just as good.

vRSLen · 18-06-2006, 23:20

vRS Estate coming up to 3 years old

32400 Miles - 8000 done by me

The only warranty claim so far has been the high level brake light

Very pleased with it. When I got the car in December it would average around

35 miles to the gallon but now the warm weather is here it struggles to get

above 30 mpg - thats the trouble with dry roads!

View Poll Results: How reliable is your MK I Octavia
Most reliable car I have owned	83	42.78%
Good	74	38.14%
Average	20	10.31%
Poor	7	3.61%
I know my dealer on first name terms	10	5.15%
Voters: 194. You may not vote on this poll

08-06-2006, 10:08	#1
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,478 Thanks: 106 Thanked 507 Times in 470 Posts	MK I Octavia Reliability Vote here for how reliable you think your MK I Octavia is. Leave the type, age and milage along with any other comments __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

08-06-2006, 10:15	#2
simonsheil Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cleator Moor Posts: 761 Thanks: 8 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability Car is 1.9tdi elegance estsate with 22000 coming up on 2 year old. Mechanically totlay sound. Been to dealer only for fitting of cruise control. Only voted good as one ot two dash rattles, hopefully which will be sorted at first service next week.

08-06-2006, 10:19	#3
Tdi Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Deal, kent Posts: 152 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability TDi 110 elegance estate. Car bought new end of May 2003, just over 30,000. Brilliant car, only thing ever faulty was front passenger speaker!

08-06-2006, 10:32	#4
mannyo BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts. Posts: 11,442 Thanks: 56 Thanked 357 Times in 329 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability My Mk1 vRS was the most reliable car I have had. My previous cars all cost some additional money and in one case needed a biggish fix to a simple mechanical part. That said the Boxster hasnt let me down in 12 months motoring. The vRS let me down twice in 5 years, through the failure of 2 coilpacks which at the time was a common issue with the VAG 1.8T engine. The part has been redesigned now and doesnt have the problem. __________________ Manny 2005 Octavia 2.0TDi Elegance combi my skoda website http://www.octaviars.co.uk Join the briskoda.net folding team click Here for more info

08-06-2006, 10:49	#5
octav.ed Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: belfast Posts: 3,848 Thanks: 99 Thanked 64 Times in 56 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability 2004 octavia tdi 130bhp. voted good as the car is only 2yrs old. to early to say most reliable. only prob so far was squeeky back seat. would give them __________________ when i die, bury me upside down so the world can kiss my a.s.s "I spent all my money on cars, booze and women - the rest I just wasted" - George Best. I was so poor growing up...If I wasn't born a boy..I'd have nothing to play with. -Rodney Dangerfield

08-06-2006, 11:59	#6
mbames Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Weymouth, Dorset Posts: 1,619 Thanks: 0 Thanked 71 Times in 63 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability 2001 TDi 110 elegance estate. 89k miles replaced so far: - MAF (twice) [edit] - n75 valve [edit] - Turbo - Clutch - Clutch master cylinder - Clutch slave cylinder - Clutch hydraulic pipe - Windscreen (but that was that was not really the cars fault!) Soon to be replaced: - Front disks (warped - but not by my driving!) - Front shocks (o/s is leaking) - Rear shocks (o/s is leaking) Problems: - wiper mechanism failed (due to the o-rings letting water in) - drivers seat belt fails to recoil quickly - very low front bumper - caused gf to remove part of the plastic air ducting on a curb, which needed replacing :-( - gear level / kn0b rattles when in 3rd Previous to this car I owned a F plate Nova for a couple of years and never did a thing to it, and sold was a good working vehicle, and then a 306 HDi (T plate) and that served me without problems for 3 years. The Octy so far has failed to give me the reliablity I was hoping for :-( Plus my commute to work is tripling in mileage from Monday, so I expect a whole load of more things to break / fall off now!!! Last edited by mbames; 08-06-2006 at 16:36.

08-06-2006, 12:52	#7
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,478 Thanks: 106 Thanked 507 Times in 470 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability Did you cast your vote? Anyone know how many factories churn the Octy's out? At the moment mine looks like afriday afternoon/hungover monday car __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment. Last edited by cheezemonkhai; 08-06-2006 at 13:01.

08-06-2006, 13:28	#8
J GrahamPollitt Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SW Scotland Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability 1999 Slx TDI estate 93000m. Has been reliable I have done 43000m in last 2 years. Problems have been 2x failed wheel bearings, failed drivers door lock 1x air mass meter and 1 x abs wheel sensor. Ground clearance is poor MPG is excellent averaging 55mpg on rural roads Seat comfort average. I was not that impressed with the main dealer so now use a local independant VW specialist(£30ph labour charge against £50 main dealer) Tyre wear good have Vredestein tyres fitted previously was Goodyear(appaling) Paintwork starting to show stonechips however I forget that the car is7 years old, Overall very happy car was one owner when I bought privately in April 2005 from retired local bloke. Had 47000m on when purchased I paid £4700 original bill of sale is around £15.5k I think. I hope to keep the car and run it into the ground and benefit from my employers mileage rate.

08-06-2006, 13:53	#9
Wolfsbane2k Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 55 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability Somewhat limited feedback on my part, but Bought 1998 GLX 1.9TDi hatchback with 60k on the clock 3 weeks ago p>Since had to replace: 1) MAF&lt 2) Relay 109 3) Drivers Door Lock 4) Boot Handle Car's now at 64k I suppose i expected to do something, otherwise why did they sell the car! __________________ 1998 Octavia 1.9TDi GLX In the process of building a Carputer into it

08-06-2006, 16:21	#11
simontreen Engerland-Maybe Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: High Wycombe...not the horrible built-up bit though. I'm out in Walter's Ash on the edge of the Chilterns. Beautiful countryside - f*%king expensive houses :( Posts: 794 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability Almost 3 year old vRS, 27000 miles it's been totally reliable - never missed a beat. __________________ Si The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair - Douglas Adams

08-06-2006, 17:35	#12
drm_jones Worthless loser Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nowhere of interest to anybody Posts: 1,034 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability 02 vRS, 47500 miles So far only problem was caused by a turbo inlet pipe failure - cured by fitting an APR TIP. The car has the odd rattle and squeak but I consider this normal for any mass manufactured car after nearly 50000 miles of driving __________________ David 2002 Black Magic Octavia V/RS

08-06-2006, 17:41	#13
elegance1.8T Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bury, Lancs Posts: 866 Thanks: 8 Thanked 13 Times in 2 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability 2001 Octy Elegance 1.8T only things that has been changed: - 1x coilpack 1x N75 valve 1x MAF 1x Wheelbearing sorry I forgot, 1x brake sensor! Which I think is damn good for a 5 year old car and 60,000 miles! __________________ No longer a Skoda owner But got a new BMW coming in 2 weeks, thats going to make me a really bad driver! Last edited by elegance1.8T; 08-06-2006 at 17:54.

08-06-2006, 18:43	#14
jim_fraser_uk Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire (and Fethiye, Turkey) Posts: 43 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability No complaints from me, 110 TDI - L & K, Bought it new in May 2002 coming up for 50000 miles, and up till now that has only been during six months every year due to my work rota, only replacements have been brake discs and pads, tyres a couple of times, and last week a N/S front wheel bearing, all fair wear and tear stuff. There are now a few creaks, squeaks and groans from various places, but as the car is abused rather than used I have to say its the best motor I have ever had. __________________ Octy-Plus

08-06-2006, 19:23	#15
51octytdi Mile Muncher Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 272 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability I've had mine 1 year now and I bought it when it was 3 and a half years old, with 92,000 on the clock. Now it has 113k on it, and I've replaced the following parts: * Front discs (warped, juddered under braking. Had them replaced under the 12 month used car warranty. It's now doing it again after 18k miles) * Brake light switch (under warranty) * All four shock absorbers (£530 including the following two items) * Front wishbone rear bushes * Front wipers * Rear discs (not done them yet but they're an MOT advisory) * Anti-roll bar bushes (it knocks at low speed) * Two front tyres (£90 each) It'll need two rear tyres soon-ish. The ARB bushes will be about £70 fitted; not sure about the rear brakes. I think it needs 4WA again as it wanders about at speed (had it done with the shock absorbers a few months ago). I had a variable service too, which was a very reasonable £189, plus Cruise Control fitted which was another £165, and an MOT (£44). Plus it is horribly littered with stone chips. There's about 20 of them on the bonnet alone, most of them through the paint down to bare metal. Excluding fuel and depreciation (and the CC), that's about £100 a month or 6p/mile. I do know my dealers by their first names, and a few chaps at JBS auto too, so that's what I ticked. I can't really complain for the amount I paid for the car though. Fingers crossed I'm not going to need any more consumables any time soon (like more bushes, steering joints, clutch, engine sensors, etc). J

09-06-2006, 08:02	#16
UncleRic Powahhhhhh.. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 774 Thanks: 10 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability Very late (almost '02) 2001 Octy Vrs. 31k miles (4k of them are mine), FSSH. - Indicator / warning relay fault. - Rear wiper / wash fault. - CD Multiplayer very tempremental.... Voted average mainly because I havn't really had the car long enough to make a judgement either way, and with the niggley faults I can't really say that its the 'perfect' car... but this is definatley the most impressed I have ever been with a car.. and I had 13 others to compare it against! In all though, reliability wise, its a big __________________ ------------------------------------------------- 4x4 Octavia, now with leaner gerbils -------------------------------------------------

09-06-2006, 13:51	#17
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,478 Thanks: 106 Thanked 507 Times in 470 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability Try putting a cleaning CD through the changer and cleaning off the connector to it. The leaking rear wiper/wash can cause corrosion on the connector __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

09-06-2006, 14:30	#18
fivepint@work Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability 03 Octavia vRS, approx 40K 1: Seat covers replaced 2: Some aircon Switch replaced 3: Nosiey ARB bushes 4: Dampers replaced 5: Various creaks and rattles around car ( I reckon its Irish roads) 6: Gearbox and clutch replaced after complete failure! ( at only 37K) 7: New maf 8: leaking rear wash wipe (VAG generic though as my dads Golf estate suffered the same) 9: radiator mounts knackered 10: seat belts **** poor at retracting even after dealer has looked at it so all in all not a very relaible car imho, I do like it it but I wont be tempted into the new one in all my years of driving its the first gearbox i ve lost and I ve only ever replaced one clutch before... reckon I'll be back to Jap for my next motoring purchase

11-06-2006, 23:08	#20
farside Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability 2003 Octy Elegance TDi 130, bought 7 months ago with 64k, now at 73k. Problems so far - replaced wiring loom in drivers door (corroded connectors) - air con stopped working, not fixed yet - cruise control stopped working, not fixed - minor coolant leak, tried radweld sealant, so far so good - air bag needed reset with vag.com today, hope that cures it! - sqeaking from front suspension on speed ramps But good points are that it drives really well, and gives me 55+ mpg, sometimes over 60mpg

12-06-2006, 10:30	#21
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,478 Thanks: 106 Thanked 507 Times in 470 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability The suspension will probably be ARB related farside and mine were changed under warrenty. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

12-06-2006, 13:10	#22
KenONeill Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally somewhere in Scotland! Posts: 11,043 Thanks: 63 Thanked 548 Times in 536 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability Can't really comment with certainty as I've only had the car (52 reg TDi110 Elegance, bought on 62_000 give or take 10 miles) for about 7 weeks and 1_000 miles, but new auxiliary drivebelt tensioner and alternator in that milage hardly confidence inspiring.

13-06-2006, 18:27	#23
Rod2117 Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability I've had mine 3 years bought from new, OCtavia 1.9SDI. Done 24000miles. Only problem I've had is the rear washer hose became detached and soaked the boot. Fixed under warranty. The car has been totally reliable.

15-06-2006, 17:05	#24
dstev2000 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Back in the Green Posts: 4,020 Thanks: 48 Thanked 165 Times in 150 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability 2004 Elegance Estate, 1.9 TDI PD130 97,000 miles. The only thing that has misbehaved is the CD auto changer. It's had new front and rear discs once and more tyres than I care to remember. The bodywork is covered in small chips and scratches as well. The one big annoyance is that the brake fluid reservoir cap keeps undoing itself. Generally the car has been driven very hard and has spent most of its life running with a dragon box and loaded to the gunnells with tools but it still plods on regardless. We had a twin octavia on our company fleet until last week, 52,000 miles and nothing went wrong on that either. I hope the new ones are just as good. __________________ MY08 L&K: Black-Estate-Diesel-Sunset Glass-MFD2-W8 Interior light-Colour coded door strips-LED sidelights and Puddle lights-VAG-COM fettled-Lovely! SWMBO's: MY08 vRS TDI - Standard

18-06-2006, 23:20	#25
vRSLen Too Fast! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 169 Thanked 193 Times in 138 Posts	Re: MK I Octavia Reliability vRS Estate coming up to 3 years old 32400 Miles - 8000 done by me The only warranty claim so far has been the high level brake light Very pleased with it. When I got the car in December it would average around 35 miles to the gallon but now the warm weather is here it struggles to get above 30 mpg - thats the trouble with dry roads! __________________ Current car: Black MKII Octavia vRS Combi Previous: Black MKI Octavia vRS Combi Black Fabia Elegance 100 BHP

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