Skoda Octavia Scout FV10RMX

8 March, 20206 yr

After nearly 10 years and 110k miles of ownership it is now time to say "Sayonara Skoda, harrow Honda!"

According to the dealership I traded it in with, the above vehicle will in all likelihood end up going to auction. So this is just to make any future owner aware of the servicing and history of the vehicle. (Idid leave you enough Briskoda 'breadcrumbs' for you to look here!)

MoT

MoT is due by 30 June 2020.

The vehicle only failed two of its 7 MoT's; its first one ever in 2013 due to a fractured OSR coil spring. The vehicle had just been through a Major Service the week before, and they had marked it as 'keep an eye on it'. They did replace it under warranty, but I was less than impressed with them.

It failed its second to last MoT due to the NSF indicator bulb failing. Again this was highlighted to the dealership a few weeks prior whilst the vehicle was having a brake fluid change. I could not change it myself as there was an issue with the black headlamp retaining bolt. Again, not impressed with Skoda servicing.

It passed its 2019 MoT with advisories reference cracking along the tyre treads. These tyres have since being replaced with Goodyear Vector 4 Gen2 All Season tyres and are less than a year and 4k miles old.

Servicing

It has a full Skoda Service history and and it had a Minor Service at the beginning of February 2020.

The battery was replaced in 2015, and as they tend to only last about 5 years before givein random electrical problem, you would be best advised to purchase a new battery quite soon.

Cambelt and waterpump was changed in July 2018, so is good for another 2 years. It's every 4 years for pre-September 2010 registered diesels.

Haldex oil and FILTER were replaced in August 2019. This is every 3 years or 37.5k miles.

Brake fluid change was done at the same time. That is around every 2 years.

Aircon was serviced every year from new up until 2017 and 90k miles. I kept the ac on all year round regardless of temp, and never noticed a drop off in performance since not carrying this out annually.

Pollen filter was replace last year at 103k miles.

As was the air filter.

And fuel filter.

Things To Be Aware Of

There is rust around the rear Skoda badge and the VRM lamps. This rust SHOULD be repaired under warranty as it is within the 12 year corrosion period. The entire tailgate was resprayed under warranty in April 2016 at 79k miles. This rust came back in March 2018, at 95k miles. Skoda told me to arrange to have it repaired with the same bodyshop that carried out the work so shoddily the first time. I told them to ram it.

Reference the VRM lamps, there is a Bulb Out warning light on the dash, this is in relation to the OSR VRM bulb. The wiring for this bulb has corroded due to the tailgate rust. I asked for this to be repaired during the vehicles last service in February 2020. Once again, Skoda Servicing incompetence struck again. They had not ordered all the parts required. The bulb and bulb housing has been replaced, but it requires some of the wiring to be replaced. I was quoted £56 for this work to be carried out. I did not get round to getting this work done as the quoted 2 days to get it delivered turned into 10 days and several chase up phone calls on my part. The garage I traded it for were not interested in the job getting done.

There is rust at the bottom of the OSR passenger door. It is approximately 8cm in length, and 3cm in height. It has been like that for 3 services and even though the Skoda 'Techs' point out pitting on the brake discs, they fail to notice that. This should also be covered under warranty.

Items Left In the Car

When I traded in the vehicle I left the front and rear hard wired dashcams in situ. If they are still there you need a 32Gb (the maximum size it can take) micro SD card for the rear mounted Transcend, and a 128Gb (or less) SD card for the front RoadHawk.

Owners and Audio Manuals.

Full size spare wheel and kit.

Tyre sealant repair kit.

Locking wheel nut.

There were also Skoda rubber boot and floor mats.

Hatchbag boot liner.

Official Skoda Dog Guard.

Car Shades Side and Rear sunshades. The rear sunshades are two part and should be in the black (and mouldy due to being kept in my garden shed, sorry!) bag.

Several sets of windscreen wipers and headlamp bulbs.

1ltr of appropriate engine oil.

Oh, and an aftermarket TPMS.

The vehicle has NEVER been through a car wash.

For the vast majority of its life the vehicle has only ever been fed Sainsbury fuel. Nor has it had any supplimentary fuel additives, um, added, with no obvious detrimental effects. No DPF warning lamps on the dash, no advisories or comments regarding emmissions during servicing or MoT's. My daily commute over the last 5 years or so have been less than 3 miles in 30 & 40mph zones Take from that as you wish!

The reason I traded in the Scout was due to the increasing number of 'niggly' repairs that taken in isolation were minor, but added up together, were becoming a PITA. There is also the issue that Glasgow will ban non Euro VI compliant diesels from the city centre from 2022, so I wanted to beat a potentil rush of diesel sellers within the next 18 months or so. Although I never truly 'bonded' with this car as i did with my previous Honda Civic (owned it for 7 years and 80k miles, of which nearly 30k miles were spent travelling around France and Spain) I kind of miss it. It is in all intents and purposes, a more than capable and decent car, it was just let down by two woefully shoddy dealerships and a manufacturer who does not give a flying monkeys left testicle about its customers. If you know a decent indy, treasure them. If you don't, and you live around the Central Belt of Scotland, I can fully endorse A for Audi in Clydebank.

Whoever gets to own it, I wish you all the best with it.