Abominable

Second warranty fault. Oh dear! No 1. Turbo Actuator fail. No 2. Full-beam lens loose in headlight unit Here is a catalogue of the faults with the 1st Yeti: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/385693-100000-miles-of-poor-reliability-in-a-skoda-yeti-12tsi/

Longer term users of this forum may remember the many problems that plagued my first Yeti 1.2TSi. In six years it clocked up 30 warranty claims / faults; everything from failed ABS warning harness, HT leads, wheel bearings, timing chain fault, paint issues, rust.... Things got so bad Skoda UK eventually helped to put me in a new one (not for free, sadly!). Anyway, here I am with 12,500 miles on my 2nd Yeti and the first fault has developed....a failed turbo actuator / wastegate. The wastegate and the complete turbo unit was replaced efficiently by West End Garage in Edinburgh. I was so hopeful that I could get to 100,000 miles without any issues, but it seems that's not to be, so I might as well start a new list and see if this Yeti can beat the last one to 30 faults! So, No 1. Turbo Actuator fail. Here is a catalogue of the faults with the 1st Yeti: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/385693-100000-miles-of-poor-reliability-in-a-skoda-yeti-12tsi/

Navigating music on an SD card using the 'Swing' head unit. Try this when you're driving and you'll end up in the hedge! Wish you could navigate using the steering wheel controls....

On gated roads always follow a vehicle that has a passenger; let them do all the hard work. Old Cumbrian farmers trick ;-)

Getting in the new Yeti is like putting on a comfy pair of old jeans, but only the stitching isn't bust and there aren't holes in the arse! Apart from the obvious on a new car (the 'box being tighter etc) it all feels much the same. The engine, a 110, makes a different purr, maybe even a bit more of a throb but doesn't feel any more powerful really. Can't judge the mpg as yet, as it's only done 1200 miles. I was always pretty happy with the old bug-eye getting about 40 to 45mpg on most runs, so hopefully it's that or better. The engine looks totally different, however. Small things stand out - the full-beam on the switchgear isn't a positive click like the last one, different spare wheel compartment, the addition of tyre pressure monitors, start/stop etc etc. The touch-screen stereo head unit I am not a fan of - far to fiddly when driving. The old button one was better, as much simpler. The steering wheel controls don't help matters. A small gripe really. In terms of performance, handling, ride - all much the same really. And best of all nothing has blown up, fallen off or started to rust!

I do about 20k a year. Guess I am just interested in what level of servicing up to about 100k. I must be old school, we're the servicing work was all prescribed from day 1!

Cheers Offski. I switch wheels every 6 months between my winter set-up and summer set-up and copper-slip then. Have used Victoria Garage before; they're good as are West End in Edinburgh. Those links don't give much of a clue as to what a forthcoming service will entail, which, fair enough, seems related to the way the car has been driven etc and is based on monitors within the engine. Would be nice to know though, how big a service is due in advance so as not to be shocked by a big servicing bill!

...also, my new Yeti has a timing belt (old one has a timing chain). Is there a servicing schedule on the timing belt?

Now that servicing records have gone electronic it seems the servicing schedule on 1.2TSi engines is much harder to determine / less pre-defined. My new 2016 Yeti is on a variable servicing regime. My last Yeti (2010) came with a service book that clearly stipulated the servicing intervals and work for everything from spark plugs to air con (whether on fixed or variable servicing), but now I can't find the servicing schedule info anywhere. The car manual info is vague. Am I missing something?

New Yeti. Hoping it is more reliable than the last one!

No, I left them on the car. It was that or the 17" Annapurnas....so a no-brainer really. That means I will have some brand new 205 55 16 Michelins summers to part with shortly when I remove them and put on some lovely grippy winter Nokians - there is no better winter tyre! West End were superb; no quibbling or messing around, just straight-forward and efficient and even a bit humble (they knew the old car and all its faults well!)

So here is the solution, a new Yeti 1.2TSi S, almost identical to the last one in spec and colour but hopefully not in character or bodywork. Skoda UK and West End Garage in Edinburgh came together to make me an offer on a new car I couldn't refuse. So I didn't refuse it! I will not miss the old Yeti one bit. Even in the past 4 or 5 months you could see the rust creeping and the process to get it resolved was just turning to farce with nobody really wanting to take responsibility. I can only say positive words about how West End handled the exchange. When you consider they probably won't make a penny out of the deal and that they have repeatedly had to rectify the poor workmanship from another Scottish Skoda dealer on the last Yeti, you just have to applaud them. Please wish me luck with the reliability of my new Yeti and that the rust stays away; I don't want it ending up heading for the skip like the last one!

So here is the solution, a new Yeti 1.2TSi S, almost identical to the last one in spec but hopefully not in character. Skoda UK and West End Garage in Edinburgh came together to make me an offer on a new car I couldn't refuse. So I didn't refuse it! I will not miss the old Yeti one bit. There was absolutely no sadness in handing it back. I can only say positive words about how West End handled the exchange. When you consider they probably won't make a penny out of the deal and that they have repeatedly had to rectify the poor workmanship from another Scottish Skoda dealer on the last Yeti, you just have to applaud them. Please wish me luck with the reliability of my new Yeti (though I am hoping I won't need it this time around). Here is hoping this one won't end up heading for the skip like the last one!

My German isn't up to this, but they seemed to like the clutch going by their expressions! No idea about the rest of the car....

Thank Dennis. What you say is exactly what I have believed all along. I have become caught in an interaction (or lack of action!) between the dealer who did the lower door respray a few years ago and Skoda UK. One arguing that the corrosion is due to manufacturing, the other that it was workmanship. Muggins has been caught in the middle fielding 2 to 3 phone calls a week and being sent on various trips to dealers and bodyshops without the process ever moving on. Additionally, every Skoda dealer other than the one who did the respray work, has tended to run a mile. I suspect my car reg sets off an alert in the workshop and everyone runs for cover! Finally I got my own technical report done by a Motor Engineer which confirmed a manufacturing defect and that the only resolution would be replacement of all four doors. He also asserted that due to the number of faults on my vehicle (now 30) that the car was not of merchantable quality. Anyway, we seem to have finally come to a resolution through Skoda UK which I hope will conclude next week.....

There was a waiting list for Trabants of over 10 years. Highly sought-after!

Similarly, in NZ. There were often camouflaged cars in Otago when I was there, though it was usually quite obvious what their true identity actually was. The locals didn't seem to give them any notice...they were too in love with their Subarus; bombproof cars for corrugated gravel roads. The Forester I had when I lived there just kept going and going and going...

Fault free and you are thinking of changing it. Why? Changing a car always costs money, hassle and time. If it's running stick with it. It's not like tyres are massively expensive. Besides you might end up with a car like mine (bought from new): http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/385693-100000-miles-of-poor-reliability-in-a-skoda-yeti-12tsi/

Or on Saturday night after the pub!

My patience with this car is nearing an all time low. THREE new faults to report bringing me up to TWENTY NINE faults in 6 1/2 years: . .. ... .... 24. Offside rear wheel bearing failure 25. Rear tailgate corrosion 26. Offside rear wheel arch corrosion 27. Nearside rear wheel bearing failure 28. Oil leak on Oil Separator 29. Oil leak from top of engine block (actual leak location still to be determined) Plus, corrosion to all four doors still to be remedied....

The first Yeti's were still in R&D it seems. A truly appaling brand management strategy.

6 1/2 yrs and 110k miles. Car owned from new and driven only by me always to my Advanced Driver training standard. ~90% of those faults occurred in the first 70k The ongoing issue with the bodywork corrosion has become farcical....

I appear to have another wheel bearing gone, and I think it was the one replaced just last year (off side rear, I think). Also, coming home tonight the amber ABS and ESC lights came on. Now the green 'downhill control' light is on at start up despite it being a 2WD without this option. Could all be related to the duff wheel bearing I guess, so going into the garage (yet again) on Monday. The corrosion issue on the doors is still ongoing and is becoming farcical. I can't say more for legal reasons, but just to shame Skoda again, here is the roll call of faults from new: 1. ABS warning harness failure 2. Turbo shim error 3. Turbo error (Turbo shim recall done incorrectly) 4. 'White worm' on badges 5. Near side front wheel bearing failure 6. HT 3 Lead failure 7. HT Leads melted to manifold (incorrectly fitted replacements) 8. Drivers seat trim worked loose 9. Respray of side sills / doors due to paint chipping (tech bulletin) 10. Drivers door hinge worked loose 11. Bulb blown warning error despite bulb ok 12. Off side front wheel bearing failure (two of these may have failed, the dealer never disclosed details) 13. Brake pad wear plug broken (dealer servicing error) 14. Near side drop bar link failure 15. Warped front brake discs (due to length of time dealer failed to diagnose broken wheel bearing) 16. Corrosion on 16" alloys (replaced) 17. Respray of rear boot due to pain blistering 18. Head light levellers moving of own accord (never been fixed!) 19. Timing chain failure (tech bulletin) 20. Throttle air intake clogged 21. Near side front brake calipers worn loose 22. Off side front brake calipers worn loose 23. Horn failed 24. Offside rear wheel bearing failure 25. Rear tailgate corrosion 26. Offside rear wheel arch corrosion