My wagon has rear suspension knock. Most noticeable over small bumps at slow speeds. Its the biggest annoyance for me. Ive been told by the dealer that the wagon has an issue which causes a knock so will see if the noise is gone when the fix is done. IMHO my mark 3 vrs has worse suspension noise than my mark 2 vrs

I am really interested, once you get your wagon back from repair, please share the cause and result as well. Thank you very much

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Another update on my booming issue.

 

Seems a bit better since I refitted the boot floor but still very noticable over rough road, especially on the old town roads. No issues at all on new motorways and other surfaces.

 

My car has 250 miles on the clock only so I hope it will get better over time by using the car and using the hatch door often...

 

Going back to the dealer this week for a re-valeting so will definately raise this while I am there.

Good luck. Hope you get somewhere.

 

Well, visit to the dealers this morning, they have agreed (even suggested) that when the car has been PDI'd my wife and I can go on the test drive wherever we want to go on any roads we choose and should we feel that anything is wrong they will correct it before we pay or take delivery. We will not have to accept the car until we are completely satisfied with it.

 

Well, visit to the dealers this morning, they have agreed (even suggested) that when the car has been PDI'd my wife and I can go on the test drive wherever we want to go on any roads we choose and should we feel that anything is wrong they will correct it before we pay or take delivery. We will not have to accept the car until we are completely satisfied with it.

 

Perhaps not too bad a dealer you have there. Lets hope they stick to their promise.

Hello guys!

 

I am from Russia and have the same problem with noise.

I make full soundproofing of car but it didn't help.

 

Today I will try adjust bump stops, but not sure it will help.

 

vRS Hatch.

Today checked the sound level meter, the road to a very broken-down snow-covered dirt road at a speed of 20 km / h the noise rises to 85 decibels and really puts pressure on the ears. In my opinion, this is definitely not the tire, because Snow and at that speed do not hear them. In my opinion, this suspension or body.

Maybe there is a design issue here. Something is clearly wrong with these cars.

I have a question for all...

Your car takes normal or sport suspension?

I'm willing to change my sport suspension for a bilstein B12.

I know the sound is not going to completely remove, but I'm pretty sure that the springs and dumpers are too much abrupt and do not do their job well.

Edited 16 January, 201511 yr by buitrictor

I think problem in trunk lid. 

I put two towel on edge of trunk and close.

After that it became not so noisy.

I've just picked up my MK3 today. Less than 200 miles up and I've already noticed the sound. I'm not going to let it bother me too much however if there is a fix I'd be up for trying.. I doubt it's tyre related as it appears to happen on all variants (mines a VRS)

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I noticed the booming early after getting our estate. It was especially bad over washboard surfaces. However, within a few hundred kms, I either got used to it, or the problem has worked itself out.

i've got a 2014MY octavia estate elegance 2.0TDI and have this issue.  I have to say it is driving me nuts and is very intrusive in the cabin.  The car was delivered on Pirelli's which I don't believe is an issue, the rear suspension is so rock solid, its almost like the rear end is not loaded and is therefore not absorbing anything.  I say solid but to give some context my fun car is a 22year old audi quattro S2 running H&R springs and bilstein dampers and that was deliberately setup to be better on fast roads/track days so is very firm.  The Octavia is so much noiser and seems to absolutely hate poor or ribbed surfaces.  The bootlid is indeed large but i am not convinced it is any larger than an old audi A6 I had or much bigger than the mk2 one.  Somewhere there is a fundamental flaw with the backend of the mk3....more especially on the 2wd versions I think too.

 

I ran a mk2 scout for 3 years and loved it....this one I could hand back if there isn't a way to address the issue.

 

The car is in with the dealer today and I have asked them to investigate the noise...will report back what they say but glad to see I am not the only one with this issue.

 

 

I'm not noticing mine as much now, not sure if it's getting better the more miles that go on the car?

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Well, visit to the dealers this morning, they have agreed (even suggested) that when the car has been PDI'd my wife and I can go on the test drive wherever we want to go on any roads we choose and should we feel that anything is wrong they will correct it before we pay or take delivery. We will not have to accept the car until we are completely satisfied with it.

 

 

Perhaps not too bad a dealer you have there. Lets hope they stick to their promise.

 

So far so very good.

Senior salesperson took us out in it yesterday, speed bumps, rough surfaces, motorway etc. A good 1/2 hour run around with him driving and me straining to hear anything out of the ordinary, all we heard was tyre noise but no worse than I am used too, some wind noise (Mirrors?) but no 'boom'. rattles or suspension bangs or squeaks.

I would say it was on par with my B6 Passat; perhaps even better as the Passat's dashboard rattled from day one and had to be taken out and refitted 3 times before it was sorted.

 

Now if the floors do not fill with water, the VBF does not collapse, The Amundsen behaves itself, the door seals 'seal', and suchlike I could have a good car

 

Picking up Sunday morning, it might look a bit odd on my drive with two Skoda's,  one Octavia and one Rapid Spaceback and both in Race Blue.

Today checked the sound level meter, the road to a very broken-down snow-covered dirt road at a speed of 20 km / h the noise rises to 85 decibels and really puts pressure on the ears. In my opinion, this is definitely not the tire, because Snow and at that speed do not hear them. In my opinion, this suspension or body.

There are two different problems in this thread that can be experienced with any Mk3, sedan or combi, torsion bar or multi-link rear suspension

One is the pressure on ears problem - this is caused by movement of the rear hatch on broken surfaces. There is supposed to be a fix of replacement side stoppers for the rear hatch for those affected but I am not sure of its general availability. Your application of dynamat would have no effect on this problem.

 

The other issue is a loud rumbling noise from the rear and it is sometimes associated with a complaint of a harsh ride characteristics from the rear suspension.

I think the two are closely linked to poor quality control of the rear shock absorbers so not all cars are affected. I think the rumbling comes from the use of thin high tensile steel for the boot floor. Give it a thump with your fist and it echoes for ages and is difficult to damp. Poor rear suspension components on some cars could be causing the floor to vibrate and cause the rumble effect.

 

I should add I do not have either of these problems on my car and I find the ride very good especially for the cheaper torsion bar setup. Firm yes but still compliant enough to avoid the sensation of 'bottoming out'.

Edited 26 February, 201511 yr by Gerrycan

I have Octavia 1.6 deisel Elegance Estate with 24,000 miles and have the car for 8 months now. First noticed the booming / low frequency rumble 6 months ago. Its been into  2 different dealerships for a total of 6 visits. Shocks replaced, rear tyres changed, boot striker plate and buffers changed and its still not corrected. Most recent dealership say they've now compared it to two other cars of same spec and they also have the noise. This has all gone to Skoda technical who have responded with "this is production standard". A raised a complaint and the response (only by voicemail - nothing in writing replying to my email complaint) was "it is production standard". 

 

I have recorded the sound using the smartphone app "spectrumanalyze" and compared it to my other family car (a 5 year old toyota yarris) and this proves there is much more low frequency noise driving the Skoda. I will try to upload the results from the app in a separate post to this forum.

 

Meanwhile, my advice to potential buyers of octavias is to have an extensive test drive (at least an hour) and travel on rough A and B roads at 40mph-60mph to check whether the rumbling is acceptable to you.

 

For the rest of us stuck with the problem - I have the following ideas:

* We agree on a a social media strategy to raise awareness of this higher?

* We agree a physical protest (parking out side dealerships on busy weekend sales days with poster in our windscreen saying "DON'T BUY ONE OF THESE!" ?

 

Pictures of frequency analyzer app below (1 from octavia, 1 from toyota yaris)

 

Edited 26 February, 201511 yr by daltona

Does it go away when you have the hatch on a half catch?

Is it more hatches with the boom, or estates?

Don't stress. It will fade away after 3000 kms. My car had very bad booming. It went away completely after 4000 kms. It is a hatch.

I had a loaner 1.6 tdi hatch with what I assume is a black pack, anyway on large black wheels with low profile tyres. At 30-50 mph on smooth roads it had a low frequency thrumming/drone that was akin to having the rear windows open if you know what that sounds like. It had done 1000 miles. I was so pleased to be back in my car after it had been serviced. other than that I was very impressed with the Octavia

If anything I think the rumbling in my '13 elegance hatch has got worse with age. I was well aware of the potential issue when I got the car and was relieved that it didn't seem to be a problem for me. But now @ 14,000 miles it seems to be more obvious. In fact, when I have the dog in the boot and the parcel shelf stowed, it gets very annoying. I have a slim hope that some softer tyres will help (on dunlop sport maxx rt now), but that seems unlikely.

If anything I think the rumbling in my '13 elegance hatch has got worse with age. I was well aware of the potential issue when I got the car and was relieved that it didn't seem to be a problem for me. But now @ 14,000 miles it seems to be more obvious. In fact, when I have the dog in the boot and the parcel shelf stowed, it gets very annoying. I have a slim hope that some softer tyres will help (on dunlop sport maxx rt now), but that seems unlikely.

I have the rumbling over rough ground, but not booming, and mine is April 13 build riding on 18" Dunlop Sport Maxx GTs. I've done 43k from new and it's definitely getting worse as the tyres wear (still on originals but rotated at 38k, so currently 3mm rear, 5mm front) but may also be the rear dampers are getting worn too. Tried getting dampers replaced under warranty but claim rejected by SUK! Anyway, going to see how the new boots feel when fitted, going for Goodyear F1A2s which supposedly have softer sidewalls. Also considering Bilstein B4 dampers but don't want to waste money if not going to help. If anyone has replaced OEM dampers and improved ride quality, I'd be interested to hear views.

Edited 28 February, 201511 yr by Matt Pez

I would not waste the money on 'attempting' to cure this. It's a huge topic on here suggestive of an inherent design problem??

Personally I would make use of the low frequency boom. The stereo system in The octavia Is lacking in Bass area by some accounts? Maybe skoda got around This by creating a huge subwoofer.. (the car).

?....Anyway, going to see how the new boots feel when fitted, going for Goodyear F1A2s which supposedly have softer sidewalls.

I look forward to your thoughts on the new tyres. I'm thinking either the F1A2s or Efficient grip performance, but I'm still on 4mm and not keen to replace them yet if it doesn't help with the noise!

I look forward to your thoughts on the new tyres. I'm thinking either the F1A2s or Efficient grip performance, but I'm still on 4mm and not keen to replace them yet if it doesn't help with the noise!

Called in at a local independent today, the chap I got talking to seemed a bit of a mod expert and recons that an Eibach Pro kit and a decent set of dampers such as B4s or B6s would transform the car in both handling and comfort as the OEM parts are just not good enough. Seemed genuinely convincing and he was not trying to sell me anything cos he would not supply the parts, told me to try venom motorsport or demon tweeks for parts and he'd just fit them, quoted me £20 per corner! Tempting, can get the bits from DT for £410 delivered, VMS only seem to quote for O1 and O2 on their website.

Edited 28 February, 201511 yr by Matt Pez