I have been lucky with mine. I have had no problem except a squeak with my Fridge in the back seat. I fixed it myself. Dealers in Ukraine are not good at fixing warranty problems.

My 55 plate Edition 100 has been... SUPERB. and that's at an average of 1000 miles a week.

I also came to Skoda from Renault, and this is the only bad news item on the web that I could find, 4 pages of posts in 2 years. Take a look for Renault problems and you'll find 4 pages posted in 4 minutes! Also people on here seem to get help out of Skoda UK, when my Renault was off the road for 3 weeks while under warenty, waiting for a one legged Frenchman to hop carrying the new intercooler from Paris, I was told "thats our problem how?" by Renault customer (don't) care.

I have been watching this thread for some time now and I guess it's about time I post up a response!!!

My Superb has done 113k and the only things that have needed to be replaced are general wear and tear - brakes, tyres, filters, etc.

It's been and still is a good motor and with regards to quality I would have said that the build is better than that of my previous Bora on some designs, some of the switches in the Superb however leave a little to be desired IMO.

I own a loaded Skoda Superb Elegance in Ukraine and a loaded Lexus RX330 in Canada. I am in both locations about 50% of my time. I have had more trouble with my Lexus then with my Skoda. The quality seems to be excellent in the model that I have. The Skoda actually has more features then my fully loaded Lexus. A good example of that is heated rear seats. The only issue I have ever had was a squeak from my rear fridge that I fixed myself. My Lexus has a lot of little sqeaks that I can not fix. SKoda is a well built car at a great value. Some people will have troubles but that is what warranties are for. All car brands will have issues; regardless of who makes the car. You can simply go to a lexus forum and see similar posts.

Some people will have troubles but that is what warranties are for. All car brands will have issues; regardless of who makes the car. You can simply go to a lexus forum and see similar posts.

Warranties are great, untill they run out and your left with a car that cost you nearly 20K and goes wrong every couple weeks, this month my car has cost me nearly 1k in repairs and it still isn't fixed, that doesn't include the hire car costs and loss of earnings either.

Considering the trade in value of my fully loaded and unmarked Superb is now only 2k (it's only 3 years old, 1 owner (me), 116k) what am I supposed to do with it? once i've had it repaired, hope nothing else goes wrong and keep working it? (I say nothing else can go wrong every time, but then it does) or just cut my losses and give it away for virtually nothing?

My current plan (assuming Skoda fix it on thursday) is to work it till it's earned me enough to replace it with something better, i'm thinking of a Mondeo ST TDCi at the moment, nice ones can be had for 15k so if the Skoda can not break for 2 or 3 months I should have enough to replace it.

I think Skoda must have taken all the parts that didn't quite make the quality control and put them all in my car, It's the only Superb I've driven that squeaks and rattles too so I think they must have put it together with trainee robots too.

think yourself lucky that any fault you may have been schelduled to have with your Superb has been avoided due to the fact they put the dodgy part in my car instead. You may all que up to thank me!

The only issue I have ever had was a squeak from my rear fridge that I fixed myself.

Any possibility of posting up apicture of the fride when your back in the Ukraine?

Can't get hold of a fridge fo less that

Warranties are great, untill they run out and your left with a car that cost you nearly 20K and goes wrong every couple weeks, this month my car has cost me nearly 1k in repairs and it still isn't fixed, that doesn't include the hire car costs and loss of earnings either.

Considering the trade in value of my fully loaded and unmarked Superb is now only 2k (it's only 3 years old, 1 owner (me), 116k) what am I supposed to do with it? once i've had it repaired, hope nothing else goes wrong and keep working it? (I say nothing else can go wrong every time, but then it does) or just cut my losses and give it away for virtually nothing?

My current plan (assuming Skoda fix it on thursday) is to work it till it's earned me enough to replace it with something better, i'm thinking of a Mondeo ST TDCi at the moment, nice ones can be had for 15k so if the Skoda can not break for 2 or 3 months I should have enough to replace it.

I think Skoda must have taken all the parts that didn't quite make the quality control and put them all in my car, It's the only Superb I've driven that squeaks and rattles too so I think they must have put it together with trainee robots too.

think yourself lucky that any fault you may have been schelduled to have with your Superb has been avoided due to the fact they put the dodgy part in my car instead. You may all que up to thank me!

John - you might want to check out pages like following Honestjohn Carguides. The TDCi engine seems to have problems of its own. As ever, as later build as possible seems to reduce the risks.

John - you might want to check out pages like following Honestjohn Carguides. The TDCi engine seems to have problems of its own. As ever, as later build as possible seems to reduce the risks.

To be honest, I find all the guides pretty worthless, things like the J.D.Power survey are fundamentaly flawed, because they dont take into account the fact that certain types of people buy certain types of cars, and certain types of people wouldn't bother filling in surveys either!

In my experience (I currently have a fleet of 130 cars) The Mondeo is one of the most reliable vehicles of it's type, second only to the Honda Accord, but that is significantly more expensive to purchase and run, the Mondeo is also (suprisingly) more reliable than the Toyota Avensis which dont seem to be lasting quite as well as I thought they would (they aren't bad though)!

the trade in value of my fully loaded and unmarked Superb is now only 2k (it's only 3 years old, 1 owner (me), 116k)

You must have been going to some very optimistic dealers.

I wasn't sure what spec yours was so I picked comfort , but this is what I got from Glass's guide.

Skoda Superb Comfort

1.9TD Diesel 4-door Saloon

5 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive

Year: 2003 03

Mileage: 116,000

Estimated value of your car

Part-exchange Price:

Excellent condition:

You must have been going to some very optimistic dealers.

I wasn't sure what spec yours was so I picked comfort , but this is what I got from Glass's guide.

Skoda Superb Comfort

1.9TD Diesel 4-door Saloon

5 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive

Year: 2003 03

Mileage: 116,000

Estimated value of your car

Part-exchange Price:

Excellent condition:

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In my experience (I currently have a fleet of 130 cars) The Mondeo is one of the most reliable vehicles of it's type, second only to the Honda Accord, but that is significantly more expensive to purchase and run, the Mondeo is also (suprisingly) more reliable than the Toyota Avensis which dont seem to be lasting quite as well as I thought they would (they aren't bad though)!

Mondoes have their problems too. My mates, owned from new with about 40K on the clock, failed its MOT onrear suspension - luckily sorted out under warranty as MOT booked in early:)

Also a problem with incorrect sealant used on door panels reported that rersults in premature corrosion under door bottom edges - his has been in for remedial treatment, respray, but problems not fixed. Don't kknow how widespread these problems are but most cars have some:(

Pete:D

Just encountered my first problem.

Not a sticky boot, but one that won't close. Dammit.

No major problems with my '04 130 PS diesel at 25k miles, but the boot lid catch problem may be caused by a sticky release lever pivot inside the boot lid. Remove the trim (some screws under warning triangle) and unclip trim - it's tight. There is a bowden cable running from the unlocking motor via the keylock to the boot latch. It's the pivot for the lever at the latch end which gets stiff. A drop of oil fixes it. In my case, the boot would not always open electrically (OK with key).

The only other problem I've had is a lazy driver's seatbelt return spring - fixed under warranty by local dealer.

Overall, pleased with car as a workhorse but some of the detailing is really stupid (no ignition keyslot lamp for example) - I would have been really annoyed if I'd paid VW prices for it, but it's a real shame Skoda were not allowed to design out the VAG **** ups. Performance and fuel consumption really good - it's a great towcar.

rotodiesel.

Also a problem with incorrect sealant used on door panels reported that rersults in premature corrosion under door bottom edges - his has been in for remedial treatment, respray, but problems not fixed. Don't kknow how widespread these problems are but most cars have some:(

This was a problem on the very early Mk3's and my 2002 doesn't suffer from it To Ford's credit though, even cars well outside the warranty period are fixed FOC and without quibble

Chris