John E Shorter

Now 200,000 + miles on a DSG gearbox seems quite reasonable. However mine has packed up at just over 50,000. The car was bought new (2006 Elegance 2.0 ltr TDI Estate), and has been regularly serviced. Skoda say that after 5 years they are not liable for any warranty claim, and want £4,000+ to fit a new gearbox. I might now recommend Skoda to a rapist or mass murderer, but no one else!

I too have a Skoda Octavia TDI with knackered DSG. This is a 2006 model, which has done little over 50,000 miles. I contacted a main dealer, but all they wanted to do was fit a new gearbox (£4,000+!). "It's over 5 years old sir, you have no claim under warranty". The problem seems to occur far more often than Skoda will admit. VAG are now giving a 10year or100,000 mile warranty on DSG gearboxes, is this to prevent bad publicity from angry customers?