EdStan

Is that the selector or switch replaced before? Does anyone know if there is a way to find out if the switch can be replaced, rather than the selector? As others have mentioned about the service logs, in mine it just mentions "switch" as part of the service, but without any link to the DSG or the fault. I want to make sure they've done the job as required. Time will tell, but I'd rather have it completed properly and logged. Thanks

Yes, this is UK. They may have just said it's a recall to highlight it's common and nothing to be concerned about with the car. What has your dealer quoted to fix it please? In terms of work needed and cost? Thanks!

Agreed - I can't find any source that confirms 25K would be acceptable even if driven incredibly kindly. Good point about approved used - although they shouldn't have sold it as FSH if if it's 7K over a maximum service schedule. Also I phoned another dealer, and they weren't so convinced the warranty company wouldn't use this to their advantage, and my disadvantage if something went wrong.

Hoping to get some feedback on this old topic. I'm about to buy a 2015 Octavia 1.4TSI DSG as Approved Used, which was on longlife for 3 years due to commuting (which seems honest). It was private owned - not fleet. It's a decent car and seems in good order having done 60K. The service history is fixed until 2017, where it then did 25,000 miles between oil changes in 2017/2018. After this it was serviced at 18,000 miles at 18months (without the 12month inspection, although with MOT at Skoda) , and then less at than 10,000 miles. It was sold to me as Skoda stamped full service history and with 2 years Skoda used car warranty. Now having read about Skoda servicing, especially longlife, I'm questioning if the car really does have a FSH. I know it doesn't for fixed servicing, but what about longlife? 25,000 miles between servicing: Skoda UK and another dealer confirmed it should be 2 years and max 18,000 miles. My dealer claims in 2017 Skoda allowed the engine to inform the driver with no mileage limit - the mileage limit was a more recent thing. Does anyone have knowledge to know if this is true? - i'm suspicious on this! Will call Skoda UK again tomorrow to confirm, but they weren't all that helpful for my first call. Has any one heard of Octavia TSIs running 25K without the service light coming on? Will the warranty be valid? I've asked for confirmation that the service history will not effect the Skoda Used car warranty. Reading this forum, it seems every claim under warranty needs to be fought for, so I'm concerned the 25K miles would make for an easy claim rejection. Thanks!

I'm about to buy an Approved Used Octavia DSG7 2015. On test driving this error came up - I looked on forums and made sure the dealer knew the fix was needed. The dealer highlighted that this is a recall and made the fix - and showed me that the service book now mentions "switch", but that's it - the sales team agreed this wasn't very helpful! I've asked them to confirm in writing what's actually been done to fix the error. Reading this forum it seems that the fix used to need an entirely new gear shifter, but now they can change the microswitch to solve the problem. Any advice on what I need to check on their explanation of the fix - it sounds straightforward now, but would rather be sure. Thanks