So, had my first MOT today, almost 2 months prior to the due date and end of Manufacturer's warranty.

Pass, with a few advisories.

 

Two being the front shocks.  

Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

 

The first question is, is this a warranty item in the eyes of Skoda?  

The car is on 32k and in the opinion of JKM who did the MOT that's not very many miles for new shocks, they should last longer.  My Honda is on it's original shocks after 20 years.

 

However, has anyone successfully managed to get shocks replaced under warranty?

 

 

Second question is that can I go to any Skoda dealer to get it fixed if it is covered? 

I only bought the car ~ 4 months ago, not from a dealer.  I can go that warranty route if needed, however logistically it's a bit more of a pain, so I'd rather get it done at a local skoda dealer if it's covered under manufacturer's warranty.

 

 

I'm hoping there's a history of people getting this fixed, setting a precedent and I can just get it done, however given my other car is costing me a small fortune in welding work today, I don't feel like I'm having a 'good news' day.

 

Alex

 

They passed and the advisory shows 'misting'.

They might well pass next year and show misting unless they are wiped clean before the MOT.

 

You can but ask on the Warranty Claim and maybe a Senior Tech at a dealership will support you on that Warranty claim but i doubt it.

If you were to look at near 3 year old Skoda on a Main Dealerships forecourt you might well find plenty with 'Misting'.

Misting seems to be something a lot of people get. I got the same on my first MOT on my Mk2 Facelift vRS.

6 years later and nearly 100k miles later and I was still on those same, factory fitted shocks.

As above it seems to be a 'normal' occurrence for these cars.  My fronts were 'misting' and the rears on the way to actual failure when the car was 4 years and 50k miles.  I was annoyed that they were going so early but shoes to upgrade to Bilstein B6.  Hopefully they will last the life of the car now.

 

As for claiming on warranty? If I were Skoda I'd say that is wear and tear.  If they had actually failed before 3 years then maybe you would have a chance but misting is not failure.  It is simply the oil lubricating the seals.  That's what they will tell you anyway.

Warranty can be carried out at any approved Skoda dealer. Agree with all above comments. Someone may (but I doubt it) carry favour with dealership if they were a customer or with Skoda if they bought the car from them, but given you purchased outside Skoda empire they have nothing to gain but everything to loose so you've no chance of receiving goodwill.

Sounds like it's not worth the hassle of trying then and just keep an eye on it over time.

 

Not to worry.

 

Thanks.

One of mine was misting when I had mine MOT'd September 2018 and by April (ish) this year you could feel it was sloppy when driving and it bounced a little when pushing down on bonnet so I had it swapped out.  Incidentally it was a 65 plate with 133k on the clock.

 

 

My car passed its first MOT in Oct 2018 with the same advisories, failed it's second one mid October 19 as the shocks were leaking severely. 50k it's done, load of rubbish in terms of longevity for the shocks. My local dealer didn't entertain it when I alerted it to them prior to my warranty expiration.

Leaking shocks is fair wear and tear with any vehicle manufacture, how ever the fronts shock absorbers on the MK2 and MK3 octavia have a gland built into them to let excess pressure escape (and thus a small of fluid) as they are a gas/fluid combo shock absorber, us testers did get a speacial notice on this a few years ago, so they do get advised and only failed if its an obvious leak.

8 hours ago, Ju1ian1001 said:

Leaking shocks is fair wear and tear with any vehicle manufacture, how ever the fronts shock absorbers on the MK2 and MK3 octavia have a gland built into them to let excess pressure escape (and thus a small of fluid) as they are a gas/fluid combo shock absorber, us testers did get a speacial notice on this a few years ago, so they do get advised and only failed if its an obvious leak.

 

No disputing that, but mine were clearly knackered -- the shocks bounced and had no sort of absorbing capability left in them whatsoever.  Interestingly my Old A4 Quattro shocks were still good at over 240K mileage

On 14/11/2019 at 00:48, Ju1ian1001 said:

Leaking shocks is fair wear and tear with any vehicle manufacture, how ever the fronts shock absorbers on the MK2 and MK3 octavia have a gland built into them to let excess pressure escape (and thus a small of fluid) as they are a gas/fluid combo shock absorber, us testers did get a speacial notice on this a few years ago, so they do get advised and only failed if its an obvious leak.

 

On my Mk3 2015 VRS, which I have just acquired with 43K miles, I noticed a light misting on front struts on the flat washer/nut surface surrounding the piston rod which surprised me at this mileage/age. They still seem to work fine and it passed its MOT. Your explanation about the built in gland is comforting as I had already thought about replacing them, I won't bother now, and will see how things progress.😉 

One of our front struts failed the first MOT a few weeks ago because it was leaking. 3 years and only 21,000 miles.

 

As the car was not being done at a Skoda dealer, all bets were off with regard to a warranty claim.

 

Dealer wouldn’t discuss it.

Thats why one should always service the car at the dealer while in warratny period.

 

Btw, mine front shocks are also misting, not sure when they started, but I definitely dont feel like changing them at 78000 km. We'll see what the next MOT says.

19 hours ago, toni8b said:

Thats why one should always service the car at the dealer while in warratny period.

 

Btw, mine front shocks are also misting, not sure when they started, but I definitely dont feel like changing them at 78000 km. We'll see what the next MOT says.

 

Smartass 😁

 

I wasn't getting the car "serviced".

 

I was expecting an MOT pass certificate with flying colours for a mint, low mileage 3 year old car. Close to home compared with distant dealer shop.

I had a small service on my 2017 SE L today and the garage advised that the nearside front shock was leaking .... after only 14350 miles ... and needed to be replaced.  I bought a 2 year service plan when I purchased the car a year ago so I returned to the same garage for the service.  Expecting a fight over the cost to replace the shock, I was pleasantly surprised when they calmly stated that it was a warranty item.  Result.  Just hope the other front shock doesn't go the same way in the next 6 months.

I wouldn't have thought your warranty will cover deterioration of a consumable part that is three years old.