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Thanks in advance for your advice. I purchased the new Karoq 1.5 TSI Petrol late 2018 and in January of this year it rapidly began to judder in high gears and then failed completely. Investigations have shown a worn clutch. It has less than 8500 miles and was 13 months old. It has always had a high biting clutch which I assumed was normal for the car. Since repair, however the biting point is much more mid range. My wife and I who drive the vehicle have 50 years of combined driving experience and we have never had a clutch fail so to be told by Skoda that this is due to "driver influence" was very disappointing. Skoda are refusing to accept any liability and believe it to be a wear and tear issue and thus not covered under Warranty. Is there anything I can do about this? Is there anyway I can prove that the high biting point caused this? Could Skoda's investigations exclude this? - At present they are telling me that the clutch plate and flywheel show significant signs of disintegration, and would be considered to be ‘blue’ in appearance. I don't really dispute this but I truly believe that the underlying cause is not down to "driver influence". I found an almost identical case here; Yours frustrated! Nathan