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This mentions the coding

I made my point. He should have read the comments to see why it had gone slightly off topic before commenting.

Bought in Sept 2013

I put my VIN into the checker & was told it's not affected.

My comments were in relation to a comment by @Mrkskoda on 27.2.21 If you want to find fault by things going slightly off topic then start reading the threads from the beginning when this forum was set up. You will find plenty of examples. Suggest in future you look at the comments first to see why they went off topic before commenting.

My 2013 1.6 tdi, dsg has been faultless. If you're doing the the mileage to warrant a diesel then go for it.

This backfired on me completely New belt & pump fitted. After 10 min of running, a popping sound & engine stops. Mechanic blames a failed tensioner caused the belt to slip. He had it towed to a garage of his choice as he didn't want to replace the belt & try again. Engine stripped, most valve stems broken but pistons were ok as it only happened at idle speed. Got it back today & so far so good after an hours test drive. Ironic thing is the old belt was in very good condition. As the saying goes " if it ain't broke, don't fix it". But I'm only following Skoda UK's guidelines for belt replacement.

You also say it's a 54 plate.

Maybe Google the tyre spec you're using now for noise & efficiency & compare it with the one's you had on before.

Yes, but now you're using budget tyres. That's why it's possibly a reason for the poor fuel consumption. Have you checked the pressures since they were fitted?

The OP has said he's getting 20-30 miles less than he used to. I can't see a blocked filter making that much difference.

So why bother to change the filter if it's going to make the mpg worse?

Search for "struts" in this forum. Quite a few threads

Just a general observation. Not aimed at any paricular poster.

I'm sure e-Roottoot will appreciate the thanks. His time was not wasted as you took his advice. I find increasingly that we give advice & suggestions & then hear nothing. Not even a "like". If people bothered to use the search facility they would find answers to many of their queries, as the same problems keep coming up year after year. Rant over

3rd post down mentions your problem

Have you had the car from new? Has it always been like that?

See this thread

This may help

Seems to be a repeat of an earlier thread.