Liteboy

You can reject a car at any time easily within 30days , slightly more difficult up to 6 months and then much harder after that. You have to give the supplying dealership fair opportunity to repair the car first though.

So the car has gone in today for it week of investigation, they have lent me a Fabia 1.0 for that time. All I can say is it is so much smoother than the 1.5 , smooth acceleration, no lag and just more relaxed drive. Also there is a bump coming in to our village where the Scala skips and makes a loud clunk, the Fabia just rides it like our old Octavia Vrs and our Kodiaq used to,not at all unsettled.

I did think about a battery monitor so might invest in one. I do have an Obdeleven dongle which I have been able to keep an eye on the faults, didn't realise you could monitor the battery with the ignition off so might try that before next Monday when it goes in. I had to wait for a "Specialist" technician to be available, hence the wait. We did a trip to Wroxham on the Norfolk Broads to visit the in-laws yesterday in the pouring rain. Couple of hours each way and it was awful, the throttle was like a switch, nothing nothing nothing and then full thrust, just what you need on saturated roads. Pulling out into busy traffic was quite scary with no power and then sudden power. My wife commented it was like having a sticky throttle cable back in the day. I have just about had enough as it put us and our boys (dogs) in danger.

The car has an EFB+ battery where I am pretty sure both of the others had AGM batteries which seems to stand up to low usage better. I do mostly short journeys with the odd trip to Newcastle where our son is and over to Norwich where the in-laws are. We did a 70 mile round trip yesterday so didn't put the Ctek on it last night. I stuck a meter on it this morning and it was 12.5 v and watched it drop to 12.1 v and all I had done is open the door and bonnet. The car seems to click,buzz and whir all the time locked or unlocked with my keys well away in their Faraday pouch. Currently feeling like an expensive mistake buying it.

The story so far is,went to the local Skoda dealer but the list of issues was beyond what they were expecting so nothing was done.I then went to the supplying dealership and the car is booked in for a week this month for investigation. I have had to call Skoda assist twice as the battery was too flat to start the car, I could have used my Noco boost pack but needed it logged so left well alone. It is now plugged into my Ctek MXS all the time is isn't in use. It has been suggested that I don't drive it enough so the battery will go flat, I do about 6000 miles a year and neither my Octavia Vrs or my Kodiaq Sportline had issues with their batteries so am not going to accept that. So it's still a case of watch this space.

Our new Skoda is having a lot of electronic systems issues and is going in tomorrow for the third time to try and diagnose what's happening. As some of the problems are with the collision warning and automatic braking systems amongst many. Could my insurers be a bit funny if I were to have an accident knowing the car is faulty?

My feeling is that the dealerships rely too much on plugging it in and then having to get permission to order and replace any parts it might need, this then drags out any repair they want to try. Something somewhere is causing a drain and then sending all the electronics haywire. I have written to the dealer principal documenting everything and advising that if this repair fails I will be rejecting the car. It has only done 2500 painful miles.

Today's random error.

Yesterday the car would unlock but all the screens were blank and it wouldn't start. Called Skoda Assist who arrived surprisingly quickly. The battery had gone flat, he boosted it to get it running and then did a load of checks to see if there was a parasitic drain, his suspicion is one of the on board systems isn't shutting down. He advised I leave it hooked up to my Ctek box until it's been back in. So it's going in on the 26th for more investigation but I have lost all faith in it now and just want rid of it. Such a shame as my Octavia and my Kodiaq were good cars.

We bought our Scala Monte Carlo Edition 1.5 tsi back in December and from late January it has had both mechanical problems and electronic gremlins. The mechanical problem have mostly been sorted, new rear discs and pads that were making noises like a wheel bearing was rumbling, the gearbox has had a software update and a reset (it's still not perfect). And the road noise is just the high dB tyres and lack of sound insulation. The electronic gremlins were put down to a failing 12v battery which was replaced a week ago. However things are still not as they should be. The ACC has twice not slowed the car to match the speed of the traffic. We have had automatic headlights malfunction. Random parking sensor activation in slow traffic. Collision detection with braking when nothing was there. Pressing the accelerator from lower speeds to do an overtake and nothing happens(one had my foot flat to the floor) I also suspect the car might be unlocking and relocking itself as just happened to catch the indicators flashing and mirrors folding in when letting our dogs into the garden before bed. My keys were indoors in a Faraday pouch which I know works. My wife won't now drive the car as she is worried about what's going to happen next. Is this just par for the course with new cars or have we got a lemon?

Our 2025 Monte Carlo Edition has wireless Car Play / Android Auto, had to pair it with Bluetooth first to initiate the setup. It can depend on the infotainment model fitted and probably the software version. Both our previous Skoda's used the cable method but I bought an aawireless adaptor to allow Android Auto to work wirelessly.

So our 1.5 Monte Carlo Edition has nearly done 2000 miles and it's been interesting.. We have had random warnings about various systems on the car I have lost count, the rear discs are badly worn or not bedded in, the gearbox behaves oddly some days and not others, we are getting a drone from somewhere when doing 50 to 60 mph. So it's been in to the local dealer and diagnostics say the 12v battery is faulty and the rear discs need replacement, both under warranty. They have flashed the gearbox to the latest version and done a reset. They think the drone is possibly just tyre noise as they can't find anything worn or broken. So it's going back in a couple of weeks for the bits to be done and we will see. There is another issue but I suspect it is just the car. The handling is great on smooth roads but out in the Fens where we live the roads are anything but smooth. The car pitches about and the back end lifts and bounces around, putting it in sport is just another level of pain. I know it's lighter than my Kodiaq and my Octavia Vrs and the rear suspension isn't independent but it's just a bit of a disappointment. It's running on Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 XL standard tyres which I have had on both previous cars without issues. Anyone got any tips to improve the ride quality or cabin drone?

We picked up our Scala just before Christmas and so far so good, touch wood. The only criticism, which some owners might not care about, are the Ursa 18" wheels. They are a great looking wheel but the collect water in a trough that runs behind the spokes that then has nowhere to drain. If you don't remember to get the water out before you drive off it flicks some of it everywhere. But the centrifugal force keeps the water in the trough just making the wheel dirty. Has anyone found a way to stop this happening? Whoever designed these why did you do it?

So we traded our Kodiaq in just before Christmas for a new Scala Monte Carlo Edition 1.5 tsi in Moon White. Wanted a smaller car with good mpg but enough space for normal everyday use. So far I have been generally impressed, mid 50's mpg and it's reasonably spritely too. Love the pano roof, heated stearing wheel, wireless Android auto and wireless charging. It has knobs for heating controls and the infotainment screen isn't the size of a small TV, seats are comfortable and the boot is a good size. One thing that is annoying though is the design of the wheels, whoever thought it was a good idea to have a 20mm trough running around behind the spokes without a drain channel really needs to think about what they have done. Each wheel collects a pool of water that sits in the channel until you remove it with a cloth or sponge, just argh... Have a few niggles for my dealer to look at, had a few miscellaneous dashboard messages that have come and gone and come and gone again, one related to speed or traffic sign, one airbag that came and went. The rear discs are all grooved like they have done 1000's of miles, they haven't bedded in like the fronts. Sometimes when pulling away from a standstill it makes a noise a bit like it's wheelspinning but is not, worse when cold. Otherwise it's a great little car.

So I have been in conversation with Goodyear technical and the car has been in to Halfords Autocentre today for inspection. Both have assured me that the surface cracks are quite normal in this type of tyre and in no way does it affect the structural integrity of the tyre. As EnterName says they did say lack of use or heat cycles in the tyre can cause this due to the outer tread compound materials. Apparently it is less likely to happen in a mid range or budget tyre again due to the compound materials. Unless the cracks grow they wouldn't even get an advisory on the MOT. They measured tread depth at 6 to 7mm, more than my gauge showed, so there is plenty of life left and nothing to worry about 🤔