[MK I Octavia Reliability]

Bought the car a couple of years ago. Since then, Lambda sensor, exhaust, throttle body/sensors and front passenger seat rattle.

Latest, Brake lights out completely, instrument binnacle keeps intermittently failing (no speedo, revs, lights, temp or fuel guage!).

Car is solid body wise and a great drive, but the electrics are poor, poor, poor, as is the, to use my dealers terms "throttle body made of butter"....

Think it may be worth paying the extra and getting myself a Volvo next, just for the reassurance for my young family.

[Instrument Display Intermittent Fault - Octavia]

Same problem here. Been driving without a speed for the last week....Gulp.

Some sites seem to suggest that it may be a faulty brake light fuse (my brake lights have been out as well), but trying to find which fuse is which (good old Skoda don't mark it on the panel!!!) is a pain in the a**e.

Maybe worth a try though....