Skoda initially refused to authorise warranty on the worst of the two rear doors on my 61 plate Elegance DSG but strangely agreed to do the front doors ,which looked like road rash! The paint on the rear doors had obviously bubbled from the inside out and you could clearly see where more rust was beginning. However Benfield at Harrogate,who incidentally were not my original dealer persisted on my behalf and after a bit of a delay,all 4 doors were re-sprayed at the bottom. So far so good. The key is to not accept the first refusal because on previous occasions Skoda's first response has been to refuse e.g rusting rear brakes. I love my Yeti but since I've had it since new, both front shocks have failed and been replaced under warranty, the rear brake discs have also been replaced which is a bit disappointing in what is supposed to be a fairly rugged 4x4. I also near total brake failure when a hose at the front burst, fortunately at low speed. Whilst the split system is supposed to prevent total loss you soon learn that without fluid there is very little the system can do to overcome this.
