Well in fairness my VRs is 18 months old with 15k on the clock and they're not as bad as the pic.

I own Vauxhalls - Rust doesn't scare me....

Seriously, i can't understand why people get annoyed with a bare metal that rusts - what do you expect?

Discs are consumables are they not??

The silver/grey paint on the centre of the disc when new is nothing more than a cosmetic dusting - it's not designed to last nor is there any need for it to do so. Give it a few more months and all the brake dust and road ****e will cover the rust!!

Strangely I've never had any mud or any road muck on the central area of the brake disc, just rust from the disc. the rust seems to drip down off the disc, so I guess it depends on you driving style a to how much rust comes down off the disc and rusts the rest of it.

Just be careful, the rust could spread to the rest of your car........

Skoda are not alone with regards to discs corroding like this. You just need to have a look at similar age Mercs and BMW's they have the same problem. It has only become more noticable with the arrival of larger, more open design alloys. Yes , they could apply a better quality coat of paint but that would a wasted exercise for the majority of Skoda owners who are less caring with their cars.

P.S. my discs are now beginning to corrode slightly and I will attend to it myself to ensure that it does not re-occur rather than ask a dealer to do a quick economical job that will not last.

Corroding calipers are much more of an issue in my opinion!!

It's just cosmetic and doesn't affect their operation. The supplying dealer may do something about it through good will, though they will have a hard time getting any money from Skoda for it and will quite likely end up paying fot it themselves. On the other hand if there was something wrong with the discs, such as a brake judder, then in my opinion that would be a legitimate warranty claim on such a young car.

The warranty covers against defects in materials and workmanship, it can't cover against the natural laws of chemistry and physics.

I would be more concerned about the wheels getting stuck to the brake disc as it is no fun when attempting to change the wheel in the event of a puncture.

A quick coat of Hammerite solves the problem though.

What colour did you use? Was it a paint brush you used or does it come in a spray tin.

I used silver smoothrite with a paintbrush. I did consider spraying however it would have meant masking up to prevent overspray.

I'd not touch the spray cans. Just sand it down well then if you want apply some rust preventative paint (the red stuff) then a layer of the silver Hammerite. don't bother with going to the Half***s it's at least £5.99 for a small tin! (**** just checked online and it's not much cheaper.... doh) Use a paintbrush it's easier.

It's cast iron. Paint never sticks that well to cast iron, and the high temperatures brake discs go through will flake the paint off in no time, as you discovered. You can paint them if it bothers you, but your Skoda dealer will probably just tell you politely what everyone on here has already told you, in their various ways

Mine rusted almost instantly once the vrs left the showroom. A quick coat of Hammerite solves the problem though.

mine was exactly the same, but i knew it was just the discs so left it at that,

but what a mong, i didnt think about using hammerite on them, thats the first new year job i think cos it looks well crap with the rust there:thumbup:

Mine rusted the same, my boss's Audi Q7 did the same. so seems a VAG problem both of our dealers re-sprayed them and I haven't had a problem since

its not a vag problem, its a basic metals problem.

its not a vag problem, its a basic metals problem.

I disagree, VAG might not be alone, but other car manufacturers can prolong this inherent problem. No one is disagreeing that metal rusts... it's does. But certain coatings and treatments can hold up longer than 5 months. My 7 year old honda hasn't got rusty discs...

Thread closed, think the point has been covered adequately.