TelfordSuperb

My 2023 Superb SEL Estate 2.0 diesel has developed an infuriating rattle / creak inside the car. It seems to be coming from the N/S door area. Bumps and ridges in the road surfaces cause the noise to occur. I wondered whether it might be within one of the doors, part of the seat belt mechanism or part of the door locking mechanism. Bizarrely, it seems to be worse now the weather is warmer. Any suggestions?

That’s an impressive noise reduction with the Bridgestone Serenity Plus.

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Thanks all for the helpful replies. Pessimal - the YouTube links are very useful. I have decided to endure the tyre noise until it is time to change my tyres then look for a quieter tyre. In the meantime, I will have to turn the radio up louder.

Hi Digifish, thanks for the useful link. I hadn't appreciated that the Superb has a more general noise issue, most road tests I have read comment on the car being refined and quiet. Perhaps the cars that the manufacturers give to the road testers have added noise insulation! My own experience is that its the tyre noise I find most annoying, the amount depends on the actual type of road surface. For me, engine noise and wind noise aren't a problem, they seem quite well suppressed. Following your link, I was amazed at the lengths some people will go to deaden noise in their cars.

Yes it does have DCC

Hi all, thanks for your comments on my post. It seems that Bridgestone Potenza tyres are not the quietest brand. I guess that when the time comes to change my tyres (they've only done 5k miles so far!) I will have to look for a brand with a lower dBA rating.

Just before lockdown I swapped my 2015 Mercedes C Class 220D for a 2019 Superb facelift (190 TSi L&K hatchback, 4 month old ex-demonstrator with 50 miles on the clock). In almost all respects, in my opinion the Skoda is better than the Mercedes, with one big exception - road noise. The Superb runs on Trinity alloys, which look great, shod with 235/40 R19 96W Bridgestone Potenza s001 tyres. The noise generated by the tyres is excessive, some road surfaces worse than others. At 60+ mph it can be difficult to hear a passenger speaking and on motorway runs the constant roar of the tyres is very wearing. I wondered if anyone else has a similar problem and also if some tyre brands are worse than others.