I've noticed on frostier mornings when selecting the heated mirrors 'on', that the left hand mirror clears in under 1 minute, whereas the right hand mirror takes at least 10 minutes to clear fully. The car in question is an 05 Octavia. I noticed a similar problem with my previous car, a 51 Fabia. Has anyone else experienced similar things, and does anyone have any ideas where the root of the problem might lie?

Thanks in advance ,

SRA.

I have a 56 plate Octavia VRS and both my mirrors clear within a minute or so. Sounds like you have a problem with the heater in the right mirror.

My Octavia 07 can take five minutes to clear both mirrors.

I'm suspecting that either the heater itself or the harness going to it is faulty; it just seems curious that my previous Skoda had exactly the same fault.

Just a thought...

Have you considered whether how/where you park your car affects the level of 'defrosting' required?

Only reason I mention it is because my wifes car and mine sit next to each other on the drive, mine on the left, and hers on the right.

I've often noticed on cold icey mornings that my drivers side door mirror is less icey than the passenger side - I assume becuase the wifes car keeps it somehow sheltered.

Obviously, this mirror tends to clear faster than than the 'exposed' mirror.

As I said, just a thought...

Get it scanned for fault codes!

...& they're DOOR mirrors, not WING mirrors!

A scan of the fault codes at the last service a few weeks ago brought up a only a high voltage from the fuel temp sensor (another fun problem for another thread!), no mention of the DOOR mirrors :p

I've always known them to be referred to as wingmirrors on every car the family has had...blame them! You're right though. I shall have to invite you to join me a member of the Pedants' Society...or is it the Society of Pedants?

...& they're DOOR mirrors, not WING mirrors!

No, they are wing mirrors that are now mounted on the doors