Octawia

It is good that you ask that question, I am asking myself once again as well. It's 2026, 2027 couple of months... I am wondering if I had just about enough of this car. The problems just don't seem to stop! New ones just keep on adding to the pile. Error: selector lever, you can drive on, but visit the workshop and bend over. Yeah, the selector lever and the solenoids below it were replaced twice. But it is very persistently coming back. Even the authorized skoda service centers baffled. Front assist availablity is limited. This error is a new one. It's usually happens in cold weather. What am I supposed to drive to plus 20° every time I want this car to work properly? Started hearing kind of chain sound in cold weather. The PHEV DSG has become jumpy. Even at low speeds, when driving sensibly, it's shifting gears like on a Lamborghini. There's no technique to reset it like on YouTube videos. Doesn't work You need to run the engine at least once a week in 15C and above whilst driving at minimum 80 kmh so that the GPF stays clean. You try doing that when it's -15C outside! Trying to heat the car with air-conditioning is a stupid idea as it eats the HV battery so rapidly! Plus, if you have ever been in an Audi or Seat or a VW, you recognize the difference immediately, because in those cars it is silent! You can hardly hear the noise of the wheels on the tarmac! But the skoda Octavia is extremely acoustic. You hear every freaking noise that is around the car as the car is extremely bad on soundproofing. It is horrible that the skoda Octavia doesn't remember driving settings. You need to adjust them every time you start the car! People have been using external solutions like OBDeleven to overcome such gimmicks. This annoys me very much! A car is supposed to serve its owner. Not the other way around! A a product cannot dictate the user! But no Skoda doesn't agree with you. Even if you turn off the lane guidance, it's automatically switches on when you turn off the engine, so that you need to set it again and again and again and again on a long long journey. Same goes for hybrid driving mode. Every time you switch to hybrid mode, lasts until you switch off the engine! On a long journey you feel like you have OCD after a while! I'm seriously considering to switch back to Volkswagen Passat or Arteon. These annoyances are endless! 2022 Octavia 1.4 TSI DSG PHEV Combi

I'm guessing it is due to some components that is being affected by the temperature. I'm seeing this error mostly in cold weather or in extreme hot temperatures.

Hi, about a month ago a a very low volume sound started coming from somewhere undercarriage, but I wasn't able to distinguish it as it's not loud and it's kind of a flapping sound rather than grinding. So, I'm not sure if it is from the wheel bearings. But, when I turn the steering wheel to the right I hear the noise coming from the left side. On the other side I know that the right side rims are dented slightly, I'm wondering if they could be causing it. Any ideas are welcome.

I still haven't got it serviced. The error randomly keeps on popping up, mainly in temperature changes. I suspect the metal part is expanding and shrinking according to the heat value. But it has no impact on the general use of the car. It's just an annoying message. I plan to take it to the authorized repair center this week as I have extended warranty.

I just googled the part number and it costs between £250-350. Even though it may not show up on the dashboard, it logs the error into the OBD log. This means if you take it to the service station, when they connect a odb2 reader they will be able to see the malfunction. As your warranty is about to end, I would strongly advise you to visit ASAP.

I'm still dealing with the same problem. From time to time the error disappears, but especially in the summers in hot weather it pops up again. Although there's no significant in the driving or usage, it's just annoying. I'd love to know how to fix it DIY.

There is an other handle on the side of the upper part of the seat that you can set the hardness of the back of the seat.

2022, Octavia 1.4 TSI PHEV Combi Hi, since yesterday for no comprehensible reason the car started changing from EV mode to Hybrid mode by itself, switching the ICE on and off every 10 seconds whilst driving in slow traffic. There are no error messages, the temprature is warm, so no reaon comes to my mind. I'm wondering if the mini battery is depleted again. Any ideas are welcome.

It's generally a bug. Even if you get the part replaced, it may still come on.

Rev counter? I have a MK4 PHEV and when the recurp. kicks in, the consumption numbers go from positive to minus. But I feel you RobL50. It's extremely hard to understand the logic behind the recuperation and the braking. I mean I still think it's a useless tech that only saves the manufacturers from the cost of an alternator. It's a huge pain and a good reason to reconsider PHEV or even hybrid cars in long distance travel or winter conditions as both functions become literally a mere accessory.

I have my Octavia IV (4) 1.4 TSI DSG PHEVs for about 10 months now and as many owners will agree that this series are quite problematic. They have been so problematic that even Skoda halted their production. Similarly, they are still producing Superb with similar configurations. I'm close to the limit of getting rid of mine, as I do long journeys that makes me feel vulnerable. Gear lever error is one of the most common bugs you see in these models. Try to search function, you will see what I mean. TBH, I had better experience with Passat and T-ROC, which I am considering deferring back.

Yes, but, that's not what I'm stating. When I keep the car in e-mode, it runs on battery, perhaps at lower capacity during the cold days, but when I switch it to hybrid, it turns on the ICE, whilst displaying the message on the left side of the driver dashboard momentarily. Then, the ICE stays on until the engine gets up to 70 C then switch back to hybrid mode. I'm just trying to figure out if this is a normal automatic response or is it another bug.

It's a quite common error many of the 1.4 TSI DSG PHEV estate owners experience. It's a common bug in all similar VAG (Volkswagen, Skoda, Audi, Seat) models. I've seen the error about 3 or 4 times as well. But as you say, then it just disappears and doesn't appear for a couple of months or in some cases, years. Hence, even if you change the part there's no guarantee that bug isn't going to pop up again. Sadly Skoda doesn't accept it as a manufacturer error. From the link provided by others you can see that the part cost about 350 € and if you live in a EU country then it costs about another €250 to change the part. As it seems like a passive bug and doesn't put the car into limp mode, it may be something that you can live with. In worst case scenario, you turn off the engine and start the car again "poof" the bug disappears. I have seen couple of videos in YouTube how people fix this problem, but as I regard as it is non-invasive to daily driving, it's not worth wasting so much money on it. Of course, it's your call.

If it starts around 100 km/h it's most definitely to do with the rims/tires. Starting with tire balance maybe good idea. Plus, those guys can also tell you if your rims are dented too.

I live in a cold climate. At least 8 months/year the temperature is around -5C / -15C. I've started to believe that the PHEV isn't for countries with cold climates ( although the sister brands perform better!) I've had several problems in the harsh winter with 1.4 TSI engine sensors, even went into limp mode couple of times, rattle sounds in cold starts, GPF not regenerating etc. Eventually, I spent the whole winter mainly driving in e-mode. Even though it's not so cold anymore, (+7 C) whenever I switch to Hybrid mode, it's switching to ICE engine and keeping it running until the radiator temperature rises around 70 C. It doesn't even allow switching back to e-mode. It's momentarily displaying a message "You need to keep the engine running for longer". I'm wondering if this is a bug or a built-in function.