Hi guys the wife's Fabia is having problems starting. There is a Battery icon appearing and when you turn the key it appears as if the battery is flat. The car will start when a booster pack is attached to the battery.

Everything points to a flat or duff battery but I took it out to charge and it is holding 12.8V Does anyone have any idea what this problem is and how to remedy it?

Sounds like the alternator isnt charging battery. I always thought batterys should be putting out 14V

If you have vcds run a scanand look for load intetvention meaning the batterys not supplying enough.

Get your battery tested at a garage. Most are free checks, last week my battery came up as 6 percent capacity! Bloke laughed worst hes ever seen!

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Tom

The colder conditions make poor batteries struggle to hold charge.

The battery has been charged and is showing full charge at 12.8v. But here is still not enough power to start the car.

The battery has been charged and is showing full charge at 12.8v. But here is still not enough power to start the car.

Battery will need to be load tested, as the starter draws a massive current to turn the engine over.

When mine was dying and only had 6 percent capacity left it was reading 12,8v. Its the capacity thats important

Go to kwikf or ats they do free batt tests! 2 mins done!