My less than 2 year old car is now starting to look like a car 10 years older as all the wheel hubs have corroded (surface corrosion only), and also the front brake calipers are starting to rust. It all looks very poor quality.

I know wheel hubs can show rust on some brands but in less than 2 years and not yet 8k miles covered it's not a good sign. Will the dealer entertain doing something about this or will I wasting my life once again at the skoda dealer service desk?

Brake calipers and hubs rusting and corroding? Spunds like a non issue. They heat up abd cool off regularly.

doubt the dealer will do anything about it as its not a fault , wheel hubs rust regardless of the vehicle manufacturer as do the brake calipers. i have seen plenty of rusty hubs and calipers on other vehicles even supposedly superior manufacturers. if it really annoys you then you can always paint them both

doubt the dealer will do anything about it as its not a fault , wheel hubs rust regardless of the vehicle manufacturer as do the brake calipers. i have seen plenty of rusty hubs and calipers on other vehicles even supposedly superior manufacturers. if it really annoys you then you can always paint them both

agree With this.

My car will get antirust treatment (Dinitrol) in may. driving on salty roads all Winter so to be on the safe side i decided to get thetreatment.

as for the hubs and brake calipters i Guess the only thing you can do is Paint them With hammerite but as mentioned, this is "normal"

on most cars these days.

I agree with the above, It's unlikely the dealer will do anything at all.

 

I follow a few Detailers on Instagram and sadly it's not unusual for there to be surface corrosion on calipers and hubs after six months. In a lot of cases they are painted with hammerite to improve the appearance.

Thanks for advice. I won't waste my time. Shame as cosmetically looks S###E but annoyingly my parents horrible vauxhall mokka, same age, has no problems and I thought vauxhalls were poorly made.

If you pound the motorways a lot in the winter, car gets bathed in salt, and you dont pressure wash it off weekly, this will cause it.

 

Only answer is to wash it off more often and get the wheels off and paint the affected areas.

Brake calipers and hubs rusting and corroding? Spunds like a non issue. They heat up abd cool off regularly.

 

Hubs totally normal, some suitable silver high temp paint if it bothers you, or if it really bothers you, get some coated disks (Which will still rust where the pads contact btw).

 

Callipers, tbh, that's a bit rubbish as my 10 year old Octy didn't have rust on them.

I'd imagine you could get the calipers painted or ku-rust (or similar them) subject to the treatment or paint being suitable and not affecting the callipers.

Brake dust is pretty corrosive stuff too so even when you've not got the lovely salty water washing through, you've got some nice dust burning away into the surfaces of your vehicle, leaving them open to further corrosion.

It's a losing battle really.

I usually paint the hubs & callipers a with smooth Hammerite to stop the rust, it needs to be done annually as the paint does burn off if brakes are used hard.

Hand and automated car washes use very aggressive acidic wheel cleaners which remove everything leaving the hubs and calipers even more vulnerable.

If a car is not used/ moved much surface rust builds up due to rain, washing the car off, even moisture on cold mornings. If it's used regularly the heat will keep them dry and so clear of rust. The disc surfaces are also cleaned by the breaking action.

My wife's seat went for a programme update and the dealer tried to say it needed new discs and pads, when it was only surface rust(I had them replaced 2 months earlier). It only does 3000 miles a year and it was winter time. I started to use it on long runs and within a couple of days the disc surfaces were shinny again. So basically it's mainly due to lack of use. Had the same issue with Z3, only used at weekends, but less so replaced the rears several times over the time we had it.

If a car is not used/ moved much surface rust builds up due to rain, washing the car off, even moisture on cold mornings. If it's used regularly the heat will keep them dry and so clear of rust. The disc surfaces are also cleaned by the breaking action.

My wife's seat went for a programme update and the dealer tried to say it needed new discs and pads, when it was only surface rust(I had them replaced 2 months earlier). It only does 3000 miles a year and it was winter time. I started to use it on long runs and within a couple of days the disc surfaces were shinny again. So basically it's mainly due to lack of use. Had the same issue with Z3, only used at weekends, but less so replaced the rears several times over the time we had it.

I think it's bad when a main dealer is clearly trying to scare you into spending money with them when they know full well you don't need to.

They also wanted money to remove oil from the engine, said it was overful. I checked it was spot on the level. I didn't ask them to check anything. They said when a car comes in for something, they have a duty of care to fully inspect the car. Yeh right

My less than 2 year old car is now starting to look like a car 10 years older as all the wheel hubs have corroded (surface corrosion only), and also the front brake calipers are starting to rust. It all looks very poor quality.

I know wheel hubs can show rust on some brands but in less than 2 years and not yet 8k miles covered it's not a good sign. Will the dealer entertain doing something about this or will I wasting my life once again at the skoda dealer service desk?

All cars end up like this after a few years, it's impossible for them not to rust, you would have to seal all of the hub and wishbones after every stone chip, its like sweeping up leaves, thankless task. A few years ago I striped the hubs for a clio, anti rust treatment , then baked on enamel with an industrial oven, they looked good, two years later they were showing rust.

If it really bothers you you can get them shot blasted then plated, but be careful not to damage the inner bearing surface. There is a ton of surface treatments available that are used in industry that are Pritty good, but the reality is its cheaper just to replace, unless you have access of the above and can get it done as a guvi job.