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@roottoot.....appreciate the chart thanks. Nope, not something that I was made aware of and I did specifically ask the dealer at the time of buying new. I guess they just wanted the sale and deal with any other repercussions or inaccuracies later. Priority one, get the sale in the bag!! Brake discs......I 100% agree with you, this hasn't happened over night and chances are that the brakes and later discs have been on their way out for a fair few miles. Again, as per my OP in all the makes and models, and variants of cars that I have previously owned .......nothing has come close to failing quite so much, and so soon. The Skoda dealer could not offer any explanation why, as it clearly points to some aspect of either design or component quality.

Yes they did a little walk around video and the contact area on the inside of the disc look awful to be fair. Heavily scored and then wide bands where there is little if any pad contact taking place at all. I've just independently bought some replacement discs and pads (Borg Beck) for around £85 and I'd be surprised if a local garage can't fit them for an hour or so worth of labour. So overall a likely >50% or £200+ saving compared to Skoda's price quoted.

KenONeil....I agree and disagree at the same time. The key part for me is that I asked Skoda to set me on a longlife service schedule (whether needed or not) and that is what they should have done. If it hadn't have been for covid times I would have been doing much higher annual mileage, and theoretically a better candidate for the LL schedule maybe. As it happens I haven't done much annual mileage, but Skoda didn't know that I wouldn't and it wasn't for them to decide when they failing to follow my request at new, 10k and 20k?? Also as I put in my OP, the Skoda dealer isn't just round the corner from me and I could really do without the time loss of taking the car in for service when I'd asked not to and for the intervals to be extended. Its not really a matter of the service costs themselves, its the incovenience and loss to the working day. Each time I go to the dealer to drop the car off and then have to return later in the day to collect, it's a 4hr chunk of the day gone, diesel costs and the remining part heavily compromised. It's a cost to me that's greater than the service charge its self. Hit me with it.....how much is the Haldex service cost typically?

So......I've got a 69 plate Skoda Karoq 2.0TDI 4x4, now done around 30k miles in the car and wanted to share a few experiences with those thinking of buying one. The Good One the road the car has been spot on. Nice to drive, good level of comfort and never a moment where the car has missed a beat or got into a pickle which could have had consequences. It's also pretty economical with the trip computer often suggesting that I've averaged 47 or 48mpg between tank refills, but also could do with more 'ooomph' for overtaking. So overall on that front, yeh its not been a bad motor at all. The bad Brakes - in 30+ years of motoring, 10+ brand new cars and 15+ nearly news of all multiple makes, models, values and configurations....this is the first car ever where at sub 20k miles the dealer has said that the car needed new discs and pads at the front. Typically I'd normally expect 45k to 50k miles before they even get a mention, but on the Karoq less than 20K. The dealer could not explain why, I told them that I could.....and it could only be quality of the components being significantly lower. There are no other explanations, as everything else is pretty much the same including other 4 wheel drives which still went 40K+ miles before brakes needed a mention. Anyway.....a quick £377 earner for Skoda just for the front changing. Just a little less for the rear I expect. Door Locks - yes I'm one of the many who has been locked out of the Karoq whilst their keys were inside as was my mobile phone......and blocking someone's driveway as I nipped out to open their gates. 3 hrs of life lost, and an damage waiver signed whilst the AA guy prised down the side of the door and went fishing for my keys. When I asked Skoda, why did I personally need to sign an damage waiver when it was Skoda's product at fault and failing whilst under warranty. Hence what other option existed for me at the time? Anyway, responsibility deflected towards the owner of the faulty product, rather than the creator of the fault. 2 faulty door locks now ordered, and set to be replaced. Get yours checked before your warranty expires!! Alloys - Yes, I also have black Diamond Cut alloys and all 4 have the dreaded white worm where the outer lacquer is flaking off. The two rear have been proposed by the dealer to Skoda Warranty for replacement, and the two front are a sore topic because of slight stone chips are a 'get out clause' where Skoda warranty will reject the claim......even though the stone chips are absolutely no where near the area of the white worm flakey area, warranty invalidated. As I explained to the dealer in comparison......if the front of the wing had stone chips why would this invalidate a claim of rust on the rear of the same wing? Panoramic Sunroof - Who would have known that after 2 years they want to give it a service. I can't remember the quote but it was getting on towards £300. I bet I haven't opened it more than a dozen times, that's nearly £25 per go, not a chance of me paying £300 for a sunroof service. Another hidden cost not mentioned when buying the car and as tight Yorkshire man I did ask when buying! Service intervals - When I bought the car from new I specifically asked to be put on the long life (approx 20k miles) service. But no....got to 9k and the lights were calling me in for and oil change some more spend. Again I asked to be changed onto the long life, as per my original request. But no, got to 19K and the lights were calling me in again......no need to tell you which lights are now showing once again at 30k. Key Fob Batteries - Yes they don't really last much beyond 6 months, and they often show no signs of a fading battery.....just a dead battery at the most inconvenient time and place. And if you believe Skoda they insist the replacement battery must be one of their own....not a Duracell, Energizer .....only a Skoda Battery will do. Complete cods wallop ofcourse!! DAB Radio - It is the least capable DAB tuner that I've ever experienced. I get less than half the stations which I do in my other car parked right next door to each other on the same drive way....and it doesn't improve on the move either. The Ugly Amongst the many cars that I have previously owned there have been at least 6 or 7 brand new Skoda's in the past since my first in 2002. The big draw towards giving Skoda a chance around 2002 was the then JD Power Surveys and claimed customer care. No quibbles, they wanted and appreciated your business and this was reflected in their regular top 10 places. Sadly not any more, and they seem to do anything and everything to make money out of each existing client and sadly product quality has slipped massively. I live around 1hr away from the Skoda dealer, so each time I go there I lose a minimum of 4hrs if they can't do the work whilst I wait (there & back to drop off...there and back for collection too). Each time they need the car for a day before ordering warranty replacement parts, and of course you then have to come back again ............thus time doubles due to the return visit for fitting or rectifying. The car owes me 20 or 30 hrs, of time that I've simply not had to give during the ownership of any other car. I work for myself, so as annoying as this is, I can find the time. However, for those who don't have this flexibility I really feel for you, because sadly you'll need to give your Skoda dealer lots of time and money during your ownership. I can't see there being another Karoq for me on the horizon anytime soon....perhaps not even another Skoda either. Somewhere out there is another hungry car maker who appreciate their clients much more than Skoda currently do, with quality to match also.

Guys, had a good run out over the North Yorkshire moors and back, and the DAB radio was faultless. I think that the key to resolving the problem has been moving the rear camera away from the wiring within the glass for the heated rear window. Hope that this helps others too.

I think I've sorted it now, and it seems to relate to rear camera positioning. Originally it was located top middle of the windscreen and within the first electric core of the heated rear window seated on glass. I've now located it off the glass, on the plastic cowling of the rear window at the near side. I've also put a ferrite interference suppression block over the mini jack connector to the rear camera, and tucked it behind the plastic cowling of the rear tailgate window. So far so good, but will report back in a week or two after it has had a run around the local North Yorkshire roads. Previously it had been really intermittent reception up and down the whole country to the point of annoyance and not using the radio at all.

Hi Guys, I have a Skoda Karoq sportline TDI 4x4 on a 69 plate. Around a year ago I got Halfords to hardwire in a Nextbase 522GW front and rear dash camera set up (Separate rear camera is on rear boot window). There is definitely an interference problem that I can make occur by simply unplugging the camera and returning the cabling and I can lose or gain DAB stations whilst stationary. The DAB radio has been checked by Skoda and is fully up to date with latest firmware etc and thought to be good. I've read various posts on the internet internationally and these are well known problems with many cars, but I just wanted to know if any Briskoda members had actually managed to resolve the problem on a Karoq? If so how did you do it? Was it a matter or re-routing the cabling? Did you shield the cabling, if so what with and where? Was it just the rear camera causing the issues? Did you put ferrite anti-interference clips on? if so, what size, how many and where? Did you get to a stage of saying stuff it and remove the camera system or change brands/makes of camera? Did you change how or where you tapped into the ignition live? I'd like to get this sorted today if at all possible and any help or advice would be much appreciated, even if that's a conclusion of saying that all dash cams and all setups are just as bad and give similar issues!...... cheers

Very interesting....So if I can get my local garage to do the oil change and reset the service indicator on the car, we should be good to go. Any thoughts on why the original dealer sets the service indicator at 9k ish on one car and then 18k ish on the next? Is it just to bring in some extra service work? I'm happy for the oil to be changed this time round, no probs at all for good house keeping and future engine life. If possible I'd ideally like to switch onto a long life service program moving forward, do you know if that can occur if requested? Cheers

Cheers, I appreciate the reply. My local dealer is the Scarborough Des Winks Skoda, and across the same car park is Des Winks also own the VW franchise. I like your idea, but sadly exactly the same distance to travel.

Cheers guys, but I think that your missing the point of the question or you're riddled with fear of local garages being absolutely incompetent. The key words in my message being 'trusted', 'warranty'. and 'anything needing to be reset?'. I know my local garage well and trust them with other cars of greater sensitivity and value than my Karoq. If the first oil change is just a matter of dropping the oil and fitting a new filter then, they are more than capable of the task. But if the dashboard will look like a second Xmas tree because there is some dealer magic required to reset things....then point taken, or I can tear up my warranty slip on the way back home....then fair enough it needs to go to Skoda. Sorry guys, I don't wish to sound grumpy on this......but I don't like losing 3 hrs of time (1hr there, 1 hr wait, 1 hr drive back) or enjoy paying dealer service charges, unless I absolutely have to. So back to the question.....does it need any special input from a dealer? Will in invalidate my warranty if not done by Skoda? Cheers.

Morning Guys, 2019 Karoq sportline 2.0 TDI 4x4..... At approx 8500 miles it's just started flashing up that it needs an oil change in 800 miles. I've bought my own oil at approx £30 on a Halfords Trade Card Castrol Edge 5w/30 VW507 LL oil etc. So my question is, does my car need to go to the dealer for this oil change due to anything needed to be reset? Warranty honoured etc? Or can I take a it my 'trusted' local garage for them to do? Just an FYI....My Local Skoda Dealer is about 1hr drive away. Hence, my local trusted garage would be much much more convenient.... Cheers for any advice given.

Update after speaking with Skoda. Basically, nope its not possible to use a dual sim phone and have access to both of those sims (work & private) whilst connected to the audio system in the Skoda Karoq. So, I'll be trying to prioritise one of the SIM cards and will then see if the phone works when in the car. This will more than likely be my private number, and I'll ask 'work' to refer to their own policy about not using phones at all whilst driving. I'm sure that won't be popular, but that's just the way it goes sometimes.

I'll definitely give it a try, thanks.

Di you guys ever find a resolve to this, I've got the same issue with a Galaxy A71 dual sim (Personal and work sims). Can it be made to work with a skoda and the car then asks which sim I wish to use? Cheers

If I dial or choose a number on the phone handset it asks me which sim I want to make a call from, so neither is set as the 'default' sim for calls. The reason I bought the phone is because I have a personal phone and a private phone, and it's a pain in the butt carrying them both around. I know the car will allow me to have two separate phones connected via bluetooth and make both available to use via the car audio etc. However if I use it that way, it kind of defeats my own issue of not wanting to carry phones around. Hence I wasn't sure if there was a setting to use on the phone together with some magic from the car which would prompt and ask which sim I wanted to use, just like the phone handset itself does? Any thought or advice guys?