TheOctaviaFamily

My Sept/17 Octavia 2.0 Ltr Diesel failed in 3rd lane of M42/ M6 in stop/ start traffic - more warning lights than a '70's discotheque and not a peep from the starter motor. To their credit Skoda assist/ AA recovered the car to a garden centre and 1hr later VAG assist arrived, promptly diagnosed a failed MOLL battery and fitted a nice new VARTA under warranty. The engineer was careful not to say that this is a common problem but did say that VAG now fit VARTA as standard and this might suggest some dissatisfaction with MOLL. The previous evening the battery only just managed to turn the engine over and thinking back this wasn't the first time so don't immediately blame the weather/ earlier electrical demand loading.....get it checked out before you get stranded!!

Hi, we have a 2016 Octavia III 2.0 TDi (Amunsen infotainment) which has started to have some problems with selecting options on the maxi dot display using the steering column especially when using the rotary wheel to scroll through the options which is intermittent at best. Has anyone had a similar problem and know how to fix it before we rush off to our local dealership? Thanks in advance,