My car (Octavia L&K 2009) sits outside, and while there is no apparent water on the carpets etc, there is a noticeable amount of condensation on the glass each morning which clears quickly.To be expected maybe, but even after a long run with A/C going after a short stop there is condensation again...not to be expected.

Are there any known water ingress faults or drain holes that should be kept clear that may cause this?

I havent used my car for a ouple of weeks and when I used it one night this week the front windscreen was so badly condensated I had to use loads of kitchen roll to dry it.

I hate not having spotless streak free windows so it drove me mad Clean all the windows and checked it again this morning (used the car 2 days ago) and it looks like I have loads of condensation again.

I know I dont have any leaks anywhere in the car. No damp carpets, no poor door seals etc so I can only guess that it's something to do with the aircon/heating system allowing moisture in to the car.

Ive also tried turning the aircon off, closing all the vents, swtiching the blower to all different positions (e.g. floor, screen, vents etc) but nothing seems to work consistantly.

If someone has some other suggestions I'd be interested to hear them too.

Seems like a well documented and common problem mate, have a read of this thread http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/261461-blackline-hatch-condensation-inside-car/

I've had 2 Skodas - a Mk1 Fabia Vrs and now an Octy 1.8 Tsi. They both got this problem. Neither suffered any leaks. Never have really worked out what's going on. I just make sure my wife doesn't run out of kitchen rolls!

Ditto. Try running the heater and blower flat out for as long as you can bear it to dry the system. The aircon does not work at low ambient temperature.

Partial joy of having a sunroof: my condensation comes after him in my avatar picture is in the back after splashing in puddles, but with the heater on 'hi' aimed at my feet and the sunroof on tilt, it seems to heat up the cabin enough to evaporate the moisture and chuck it out the gap above my head.

I've found that recently I'll get into the car and the windows will be relatively clear until I start the car and the demist comes on. This does the exact opposite to what it says on the tin and immediately fogs the screen so much I can't see through it and it takes another 5 mins of sitting at idle until it clears. Grrr.

I've found that directing the vent to the feet immediately before turning off the engine and leaving it there for 30 seconds or so on restart helps to avoid this happening. Must be residual moisture on the aircon cooling plates that sits there and is chucked out when it starts up?

I have the same problem in my octy. However, this might have something to do with the mother-in-law leaving the passenger door ajar when we had the heavy rain a couple of weeks ago! Grrr

It is a bit of a novelty having an in-car swimming pool in the plastic passenger storage bin )

A common complaint every year, welcome to the Octavia MkII!

My 2012 Octy is the same, it is so bad I also have to wipe the water off the front screen before it starts running down.

TOTALLY LET'S THIS OTHERWISE AWESOME CAR DOWN.

Dealer has looked at mine for this issue and couldn't find anything wrong (no surprise there)

They recommended a silica bag in the door pocket which I tried and made no difference! :-(

Not happy

A common complaint every year, welcome to the Octavia MkII!

What Mother-in-laws leaving the door open? )

I ran mine last time and cleared it all out A/C recirc and turned it off opened windows about 1/4 for last few miles to help balance temp to outside, left it in garage for 2 days everything open heating on. Car sat for 5 days odd outside work (I walk) and no condensation at all until yesterday leaving work I could see it on inside of windscreen fecking thing hasn't even had door opened. Strange thing was most of the cars in the car park were the same and all at same time of afternoon! Was a cool week and today -2. Tonight I go down intention to put it in garage all doors and boot open and windows fully down to allow seal into doors open to air also and when I got it in it defrosted in a few minutes and boom rear window soaked and windscreen was pouring I had already fired lots of paper on dash to be ready for this but had to dry it and polish there and then it was so hard.

To be honest I know knew and have had this with my last Skoda but no where near as bad nothing damp has been in car and I haven't got in when its been raining etc. The instant mist option I got which I didn't select happens on occasion and some day I will just find it like I did tonight and put it up for sale, I can't be bothered having to go to all this trouble every time I use it now.

Also O/S/R door would only open 2 inches car was frozen that solid! had to wait 15 min with car indoors to get it to slowly open further, WTF?

Apparently a bag of rice,flour,salt and anything else that absorbs moisture can help reduce the condensation. I've not tried this as i have vision on the bag of flour bursting as I turn a corner and it slides along the dash crashing into the pillar and BOOM flour everywhere.

Isn't this just physics. If a warm car interior is exposed to cooling then moisture forms on the glass if the interior is well-sealed. If the car wasn't well sealed we'd all complain about water ingress. Is it not the same phenomenon that occurs with single and sometimes double

glazing. Is it really worth getting that worked up about it? At this time of year it is an irritant that

makes me occasionally pine for a Ford heated front screen, but then I remember why I bought

the Octy and I forgive it. I don't remember my other cars being condensation free.

Edited 12 January, 201313 yr by Redboy

Is this really just an Octy problem? Works fiesta van suffers really badly from moisture on the inside of the screen and when out last night just about every car I saw parked up had condensation forming on the inside of it as the temperature dropped to 0.

Sarge.

Yep it's a real pain the backside, but it's not just skodas. Mine had lots of condensation inside a few evening ago, took lots of blue roll to get rid. But once out i did notice loads of other modern cars were all steamed up. guess the climate controlled interiors need a sealed enviroment to work properly perhaps.

I have just ordered some re-usable moisture absorbing pouches to leave in the car to try.

My previous car VW Passat had similar issues.

Edited 12 January, 201313 yr by Northlodge

Has this in a Pug 307. Car was was like a steam room interior, really unhealthy environment to sit in. So one day i went searching. Discovered there was a leak in one of the rear light pod seals resulting in the spare wheel well being 3/4 full of water! it was like driving with a pond in the boot!

Saying that, the Octy is a bit of a pain in the ass for this. All cars steam up, the Octy just seems to do it more easily than most and takes its time to clear. To my disgust, i've started using a demisting pad.

I'm sure other cars suffer from this, it's just that there a lot of complaints specifically with the Octavia.

Not all of the issues can be attributed to the car, wet clothes, jackets, dogs etc. won't help. Nor will regular short runs preventing the interior from getting a good warm through.

The fact the MkII Octavia has well documented issues with leaky washer pipes, poor door seals and water ingress behind the dash I'm sure will be a contributing factor to some of the complaints.

The fact that this is an issue every year, for as long as I can remember, and that it effects brand new Octavia's, and that both of my Octavia's do it (despite checking all of the known issues), non of my previous cars have suffered from this issues has me convinced that the issue is certainly more prevelant on the Octavia.

Damp-by-design.

This is a Skoda trait I am afraid, my Octavia and Fabia do this, the ones before did also. I used to get wound up with it, so much I'd constantly be checking the car when the temperature dropped outside (sun going down etc) to see if this happened.

I have since bought two "Pingi" bags - from Amazon and one "Moisture Muncher" - From Robert Dyas, it has helped but not cleared it completely.

Just my two pence worth...

I seem to accidentally have left the pre-heater on all night (including the 1400 watt heater fan) and the car was bone dry inside around noon when I went to the shop. Even the drivers side rubber floor mat was dry as a crisp.

So that's a good solution, I guess.

This normal Octavia stuff seems to have passed me by! 2 Octavias over 6yrs and never a problem. Either I have been lucky or I am doing something right.

I never turn off the ac, hardly ever drive with open windows. Car sleeps out in the wind and rain.

Come to think of it I never had a condensation problem with any car except for a day or so after carrying rain soaked passengers.

I tried leaving the dehumidifier on over night and sure enough as expected there was no problem the next day.

However the day after the problem returned so that didnt work for me.

I have ordered a silca gel bag to leave in the car and see if that helps (i'm not hopefull but it's worth a try). I will report the results which might help someone in the future.

At the start `of the season` my Octy was almost undriveable it was so bad, but I changed the pollen filter, even though only a year old, and it did make a big differenc e....Still mists and sometimes,depending on the temp, you have to sit for 5 mins getting rid of the damp. Really annoying though.

I'm planning to get one of theses once they get some more stock in, currently all sold out

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I'm planning to get one of theses once they get some more stock in, currently all sold out

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/car-accessories-products/car-interior-accessories/portable-fans/?549777511&0&cc5_731&utm_source=ECP+Customers&utm_campaign=ffb0523724-Euro_Car_Parts_Newsletter1_11_2013&utm_medium=email

I would save your cash, those little plug in heaters are absolutely useless. I tried one on my last car and gave up it was that bad, my dad was then looking to buy one for his diesel works van so I said "try mine" as I knew that once he had tried it he would save his money.