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it was a used approved car. 2021, 48k but just a basic 2l diesel automatic.. cost 17k

Hello, Yes i did thank you. I managed to find a 2021 with clean MOT history and full service history so will now keep y fingers crossed that it's a good car.

I've just seen a few now with either part history, lots of work needed or failed MOT's. I'm starting to wonder if i'd be better looking at other dealers, not just Skoda and finding one that has been well looked after. Will keep looking.

Thank you so much, that's really helpful.. I'll keep looking until i find something with a good service history. I must admit I've been surprised at how many of the Skoda dealers seem to be selling cars with a poor history.

Thank you to everyone for your replies and help. I do have one more question please. I've been staying clear of Diesels that have done a very low mileage for their age as i believe this isn't good for the car, but at the same time am a bit nervous of buying a high mileage. Unfortunately i can see that most of the cars in my price range are 2018 reg with about 50k miles on the clock. As a general rule of thumb, is it sensible to look at diesels that have done around 15-20k miles per year or would a lower mileage be ok (assume service history and MOT is ok). I found another Octavia for just over £15k which is a 2L 150ps, 2021 reg with 85,000 on the clock but this mileage seems a little on the high side to me. Really not sure where the sweet spot is with age v mileage is. Thanks all.

Thanks you for taking the time to reply. I found a car which looked perfect (a 2020 reg with 51k) on the clock and asked the Skoda dealer to supply with me service history. I could see it had already failed it's MOT twice for tyres and had work carried out this year. The dealer confirmed it had had the following done The work carried out in 2025 are Lambda Probe, Particulate Sensor, Injector and Rear Pads/Discs. I feel a bit nervous about buying this car so was planning to say no to it as i feel the this is quite a few problem for the Diesel to have had at this stage. Am i being sensible or too overcautious? It would come with the skoda approved 1 year warranty..

Good Morning Please can i ask for advice on purchasing a used Diesel Octavia Estate, particularly which year/registration you'd recommend? We bought a 2021, 2l from an approved dealer back in April but the infotainment system kept crashing and we returned it. I've also had an older Octavia and Fabia which had awful squeaky noises every time they went over a bump. Now i'm wondering if i'd be better off getting a 2018/2019 model which has a little less mpg efficiency but possible less likely to have problems?. I have up £16k to spend and would like to get it from an approved dealer as we have no knowledge about cars and need to ensure as much as i can that i'll have support if something goes wrong. We want a diesel as it'll do approx 30k of motorway miles per year and is replacing our old passatt that did 290k miles before dying. Any advice much appreciated