Karykoff

I understand what torque steer is but from what I know it should mainly appear under stronger acceleration, not cause the car to pull constantly at steady speed. In my case the behavior is slightly different. When starting from a traffic light or intersection, even with normal throttle, the steering wheel turns slightly to the right by itself if I don’t hold it. The more throttle I apply the more noticeable it becomes. Another point is that the car still pulls to the right even at constant speed, for example around 50–60 mph where the engine is running at low RPM just maintaining speed. That’s why I’m not fully convinced this is only torque steer. Will see what Skoda says.

I see this is a known issue and I am not alone in this experience. My Karoq is 2025, actually almost 3 months old. Today I took the Karoq for an oil change. I explained to the service advisor the issue that concerns me the most, for now. The car pulls to the right. It is not because of road camber, tire problem or whatever else. When driving at low RPM the pulling is minimal, but when I press the gas it noticeably pulls to the right, and even the steering wheel turns slightly by itself. On flat road, on left camber, or on right camber - it is the same. When starting from a stop, if you don’t hold the steering wheel, you can see how it always turns slightly to the right. The more throttle you give, the stronger it pulls. I explained this to the advisor, then we got in the car together and he saw what I mean. The bad thing is that he then put me in the test Karoq (which during the test drive 4 months ago I also noticed was pulling to the right, but they brushed it off with “road camber”), and we saw that there it is the same situation. The test car has not even 4000 km. From the advisor’s reaction I judge that he hasn’t encountered this before. He said he will write to Škoda to investigate the issue and whether they will even recognize this as a problem. I’m waiting for a call, but honestly I’m not very optimistic. Has there been any development on the OP’s side with this issue? Has anyone experienced a similar issue, even on another VAG car? I will share if there is any movement on my side.