AtilaTheHun

O dear. That’s where I’ve mounted the dash cam. That’s probably why it’s giving me the message.

Hello, It's 2025 and I’m getting this message in my Octavia. Only had it a few weeks. 2020 plate. Does anyone know where the sensor is?

I saw in the car settings menu it can be turned off but unfortunately that also turns off the auto locking when you start your drive and hit 10mph seems like you can’t separate the two.

OMG you weren’t joking!!! I’m shocked and a bit disappointed tbh. I got the fuel empty warning on the M5 last night. Luckily I was a mile from my junction and local garage. I literally watched the gauge go down from just over half way to nothing whilst driving back from Birmingham to Exeter. It’s a lovely car but it’s really annoyed me that I didn’t do more research and accepted the “Diesel is Dead” tag people go on about. Live and learn. Also the auto unlocking when you turn off and remove key is very annoying too. Otherwise all good 😊

Thanks, Seriesdriver. That helps a lot as I like to keep a full tank always. Guess the Staff at the petrol station and I are gonna be on first name terms soon 😂

Thanks, BlueWagon. That’s good to know. Do you or anyone reading this have experience in the parts for a 2020 Octavia? Am I going to be paying high prices for them? I’m also wondering if parts on a petrol car will last as long as my 2012 did. In the years I’ve had it the most serious failure was an injector and a Dpf sensor. I kept expecting the clutch or the gearbox to fail as that’s been my experience with previous (French) cars. 😂 O I forgot it has had 5 windscreens. I guess the mileage I do makes it more likely I’ll get a chip/crack. There’s a lot of debris on the roads too.

After my local Skoda dealer let me down a few times I found a local old boy mechanic who loved working on it. I offered it to him but he has a barn full of cars already 😂 I also worked on it myself after watching online help videos. I managed to replace the passenger window regulator with a friends help. I hope my 2020 Octavia will allow me to replace bits when the time comes.

Greetings, I just wanted to say thank you to this forum for helping me out in the past. I’ll be attempting to sell my 2012 Octavia Estate privately next week as I’ll be getting a used 2020 model instead. I’m moving away from diesel to petrol as well which is insane considering the miles I do but I can’t shake the fact that diesel seems to be a tax target that’s likely going to get worse. Frankly this has been the best car I’ve ever had. Amazing what regular serving can achieve. I doubt the petrol version will give me 249500k 😝 See you in the MK3 area

Hello Stevie, Same here. My 2012 Octavia has hit 250k and bits are starting to fail. Diesel cars are marked for charges all over and I believe it’ll just get worse. Looks like I’m in the market for a pertrol Octavia or Superb too. Good luck

Apologies I seemed to have duplicated a post. Anyway just saying I’ve ordered the gearbox oil and booked car in for service with small local garage in Exeter. Thanks

😂 Same story here mate. I bought my Skoda with 59k on clock. 2012 plate. I bought in 2016. I paid £7.5k. I looked for a similar 4 years old model and was shocked at what I saw……£19k. For a while I thought I was maybe looking at VRS or fully bling equipped models but I wasn’t. I think the prices may have come down slightly now. I bought my Skoda from Darlington and I have to say I believe cars are cheaper up north. Even back in 2016 it was a good price. I struggled to source a good Skoda in Devon so went up north. I did actually look into buying a van through my company. Again used too expensive and new not shipping for up to a year!!!!! A perfect storm has really messed things up slightly. O well keep the Skoda. Get it serviced as I always have done and hope the boot has struts don’t annoy me too much when I bang my head on a half opened boot 🤪

I think it was this forum that gave the good advice not to change them in winter as they’re naturally slower. So I waited until summer. They improved a bit but not enough to dodge the head bang. One of those things I want to do but really isn’t a priority. Like retro fitting cruise control 😂

😂 Same story here mate. I bought my Skoda with 59k on clock. 2012 plate. I bought in 2016. I paid £7.5k. I looked for a similar 4 years old model and was shocked at what I saw……£19k. For a while I thought I was maybe looking at VRS or fully bling equipped models but I wasn’t. I think the prices may have come down slightly now. I bought my Skoda from Darlington and I have to say I believe cars are cheaper up north. Even back in 2016 it was a good price. I struggled to source a good Skoda in Devon so went up north. I did actually look into buying a van through my company. Again used too expensive and new not shipping for up to a year!!!!! A perfect storm has really messed things up slightly. O well keep the Skoda. Get it serviced as I always have done and hope the boot has struts don’t annoy me too much when I bang my head on a half opened boot 🤪

14 years is great and way over the recommended 4 years. I gather it’s best to always replace with orignal or good parts like wiilydog suggesting the good gearbox fluid as opposed to something cheaper you’d buy from a supermarket. The problem with considering new cars is that at the moment they’re very inflated due to supply shortages. It’s interesting that a lot of city dwellers sold their diesels before the clean air zones kicked in. That would probably have been a good time to pick up a deal. It’s an odd time as I feel diesels have been made the bad car so will likely continue to be taxed heavily as they start the phase out. But I love my diesel 😂. Electric isn’t an option at the moment. So if I were to buy again it would definitely be a Skoda Octavia or maybe superb. I did toy with buying an Audi but friends who have them complain they cost lots to services etc. Apologies gone way off topic 😆

Cheers. Diesel. Forgot to say. All you mentioned has been done in previous services. I drive a lot so service every 10k miles. That’s twice a sometimes. I called the garage earlier and he said the cambelt is good for 140k. But I’ll probably get it done at 200k. It’s been a brilliant car so far. Regular service has definitely paid off. Do you think I should get the gearbox checked? New fluid etc? Thanks

Wow that’s good mileage. You’ll have that car forever. I’d like to get a VRS next if I don’t go down the company van route. I’ve just posted a question in the Octavia section about servicing at 200k. Hopefully I’ll get some good replies. All the best Til

Hello all, This is my first post so apologies if I’ve put it in the wrong place or I’m asking a question that’s been asked a dozen times before. My Skoda Octavia 12 plate Estate is coming up to 200,000 miles. I’ve had it since 2016 when it had 59,000 miles on the clock. Yes I know I do a lot of miles! I was wondering is there anything I should ask my garage to pay particular attention to outside of the normal 200k service requirements? I had the timing belt done at 100,000 miles and I think I’ll probably get it done again at 200,000 miles. Better to be cautious than having it snap. I was also thinking of asking the garage to replace the manual transmission gearbox fluid. Any other suggestions welcome. Thank you Til

Hello, I’m a newbie here. I’ve read posts in the past but am compelled to join as I’m about to hit the 200k milestone! More about that in another post 😊. I drive a 2012 Octavia SE Estate. It’s frankly been the best car I’ve ever had. I bought it in 2016 with 59k on the clock from a dealer in Darlington. He said it was a show model and then his colleague bought it cause he liked it so much. Then traded it in for a new Skoda a few years later. I service it every 10k which is roughly twice a year…..I drive a lot for work etc. Atila