Just checking on the Skoda,co,uk website the cost of a Yeti spec and I see there is a warranty option for 4 or 5 years now.

If your car is close to build though you can't have it apparently, it's got to be ordered like any other option extra. :wonder:

Yet KIA and Hyundai give you a SEVEN year warranty for free............

Yet KIA and Hyundai give you a SEVEN year warranty for free............

Yes, but they are trying to seriously increase their market presence.

Skoda don't need to as they can't build the things quick enough!

I do wonder how long before we go from the industry standard warranty being 3 years to 5.

If Ford did it, everyone else would probably follow.

Cough Haven't Vauxhall already done something similar with their Lifetime warranty, admittedly only for the first owner!

Cough Haven't Vauxhall already done something similar with their Lifetime warranty, admittedly only for the first owner!

Yes, but percentage wise so few people keep the car that long...

Yes, but percentage wise so few people keep the car that long...

But that percentage might change if owners liked the car which had a lifetime warranty.

With Hyundai you get 5 years and 7 years on the Kia equivalent which to me gives them a vfm advantage from the off. I always suspected VAG would up the warranty on Skoda's but as a standard feature, not a cost option. I wonder how good the cover actually is. Id read the small print carefully if I was interested in having it on a new car build.

£300 for 4 year or £640 for a 5 year, shame on you SUK - you really should take a leaf out of Skoda Norway's book, who offer a 5 year warranty on all new cars with a 3 year warranty on paint damage as standard.

In my experience anyway the manufacturers will try and avoid any responsibility stating the failure is a result of normal wear and tear etc when the car gets more than 2 years old

I presently have a Citroen[i know!] and the only warranty issue I have had in two and a half years was a suspension bush which is a known design issue with that model. I had to argue vociferously to have it repaired under warranty.

The garage said it was probably caused by all the bumpy roads as I live out in the sticks---cue to bite my lip- like the urban roads are all in a perfect state of repair.

I have come round to thinking, if you have to pay for it in any event, you are better off with a third party warranty- at least with that you have less chance of them trying to wriggle out of it

Yet KIA and Hyundai give you a SEVEN year warranty for free............

They only include 1 year breakdown cover not 3 years with most other makes so if you factor the

extra costs for that cover not as good a deal if you only keep the car for 3 years. 3yr warranty + 3yr

breakdown cover (generally includes all the options) a better option in this case.

I think the other factor to consider is very poor residual values.

They only include 1 year breakdown cover not 3 years with most other makes so if you factor the

extra costs for that cover not as good a deal if you only keep the car for 3 years. 3yr warranty + 3yr

breakdown cover (generally includes all the options) a better option in this case.

I think the other factor to consider is very poor residual values.

Hi Kibby

Currently 5 years breakdown cover with Hyundai.

Alan

Hi Kibby

Currently 5 years breakdown cover with Hyundai.

Alan

Yes, was going to say, that's incorrect. Its a 5 Year unlimited mileage warranty as well as proper 5 Year roadside assistance (roadside, home and onward travel cover) as well as the 5 years of free annual Vehicle Healthchecks. Pretty good support as stanard in my book! :-)

5 years on Toyota as well, and afaik you only get 2 years from Skoda in Germany.

Edited 13 March, 201214 yr by carnivorous

Five years or 100,000 kms here in Cyprus. Can't understand why Skoda spec is different in all countries.

in Estonia we have 4y/120000km (75000miles) factory warranty. 5y/150000km costs a bit extra. I guess each market has their own warranty-policy from factory...

Five years or 100,000 kms here in Cyprus. Can't understand why Skoda spec is different in all countries.

All these warranties are country marketing strategy specific. When I worked at Toyota, the Toyota factory would give Toyota Germany, Toyota GB, Toyota France etc 'just' a 1 year warranty and then the country distributor would add their own warranty to suit their strategy. Hence why it's easy to get a fix up to 1 year, but in years 2,3,5 the country dealer network tries to get out of any claim!

Isn't the Skoda warranty in Britain actually 2 years factory warranty, with year 3 being provided by Skoda UK, but only on cars supplied through the Skoda dealer network?

Isn't the Skoda warranty in Britain actually 2 years factory warranty, with year 3 being provided by Skoda UK, but only on cars supplied through the Skoda dealer network?

That's as I understand it also.

TP

The dealer can sell the extended warranty to anyone buying a new Skoda as long as it is done before the vehicle is registered. Extension extends the 3 year warranty completely including breakdown assistance etc.

Mine came with 5yrs Unlimited km warranty, including breakdown assist (they farm that out to RACV - my state's standard breakdown company).

Standard here is 3yrs/Unlimited km, but they offered the extra 2 years for the month of Feb, which is when I got mine.

According to SUK, when I called recently, one year's extended warranty (including breakdown) £419. SUK also told me that Skoda dealers can offer, what sounded like, the same warranty without the breakdown cover but haven't asked my local servicing dealer about that yet.

My supplying dealer, Marlborough, West London, said cover with Car Care Plan (approved by Skoda, he said) is £595 for two years.

Edited 12 April, 201313 yr by oldstan

We took the 5 year extended warranty on the Fabia and with VAT Free that came to £250; silly not to for that price but it does mean we will be hanging on to the car for a while

TP

We took the 5 year extended warranty on the Fabia and with VAT Free that came to £250; silly not to for that price but it does mean we will be hanging on to the car for a while

TP

VAT Free? - disabled person sale by any chance? If so, new regulations came out in Dec 2012 that has just caught us out on our new VW big time (PM me if want to know more).

Anyway, have just taken delivery of wife's new VW up, and, despite what we were led to believe and understood, the 5 year warranty can (and was) added on collection and not at order time. Can't understand why the Skoda extended warranty (same as VWs) can't be added later - what difference can it possibly make?

The Manufacturers Extended Warranty can be added (as mentioned) before the car is registered.

An Extended Warranty, such as a Skoda Approved can be added at any time, but will not cover the same aspects as the Manufacturers Warranty.

The Manufacturers Extended Warranty can be added (as mentioned) before the car is registered.

An Extended Warranty, such as a Skoda Approved can be added at any time, but will not cover the same aspects as the Manufacturers Warranty.

So, I'll get straight down to the nitty gritty....how does my quote from another dealer of £595 for two years cover with Car Care Plan compare with what you would offer me (assuming that, for the sake of parity, I were to take it out now). And how far short of the VAG standard warranty would your one fall? It all sounds so hit and miss and vague. If I am going to keep my DSG equipped car beyond 3 years I'd like to know that any problem with the gearbox (and other major components) that were to arise would be comprehensively covered - with no get - outs or excuses such as I would hope to get having bought a product in good faith.

Edited 13 April, 201313 yr by oldstan