I don't own a MK4, but picked up on a statement from another forum that the Octavia MK4 has not been approved for towing. Apparently the VIN plate/car info plate shows 0KG for the GTW value and some tow bar fitters are ignoring this and still fitting tow bars.

 

Just thought I would give the heads up on this as it appears that some dealers are not aware of this.

 

It has been mentioned here https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/information-technical-tips-advice/towcars-towing/new-skoda-not-approved-to-tow-buyer-beware/

 

Yes, sorry just found these. My bad.

Depends on the car. Standard iV can tow, vRS iV can’t. 

I think my VRS can tow. Not that I ever intend to. 

3 hours ago, Jmagee said:

I think my VRS can tow. Not that I ever intend to. 

Is it an iV one? Octavia iV has its own user manual, so I haven’t checked the rest.

I have read this some other place the Iv skoda has no anchor places to fit a tow bar because of the positions of the battery pack.

I just looked at the rating label on my 2024 Mk4 VRS Tdi The label is low down inside the drivers door and half hidden behind the front edge of the driver's side rear door.  It had the following numbers arranged in a vertical row.  2015, 3615, 1-1060, and 2-990.  All are in Kg.

The last two are front and rear axle weights, so I presume the first two are maximum vehicle weight, and gross train weight, as the difference between them is 1600Kg I think that means that I can legally tow 1600KG.  Is that correct?

1600kg for the vRS FWD's and 2000kg for the AWD version (braked capacities) are what is shown in the UK brochure for my '24 model.

I have never seen the brochure.

Try this;

 

 

Skoda-Octavia-2024-UK.pdf

 

Be aware though, the brochure has some strange tyre sizes listed!

Edited 28 October, 20241 yr by Longship
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Thank you Longship.  I have saved that.  It confirms my thought that the car has a 1600KG towing allowance.

I have a vrs 4x4 and mine is 2000kg have always known that whrn I got it.

8 hours ago, NormanE said:

I just looked at the rating label on my 2024 Mk4 VRS Tdi The label is low down inside the drivers door and half hidden behind the front edge of the driver's side rear door.  It had the following numbers arranged in a vertical row.  2015, 3615, 1-1060, and 2-990.  All are in Kg.

The last two are front and rear axle weights, so I presume the first two are maximum vehicle weight, and gross train weight, as the difference between them is 1600Kg I think that means that I can legally tow 1600KG.  Is that correct?

 

Yes, correct. 

 

 

Thank you, I was a caravanner years ago, but now have no need to tow anything.  I just wanted to be sure that the car could be fitted with a tow-bar.  I think the VRS Tdi would make a brilliant tow car if the need arose. The best car I ever had to tow a caravan was my manual 2001 Saab 9-3 Tid, which had a 125 bhp diesel according to its brochure, but mine was imported from Denmark with UK specification and I think it was actually more powerful than claimed as the same 2.1 litre engine was rated at 150 bhp in the 9-5 model.  I think the VRS would be better by some margin.

 

For the caravanners here, my test of a tow car was the long dual carriageway hill on the N20 (Now the A20) in France going north from Brive la Galliard towards Donzenac. It is a few miles of steady climb with varying gradients and the Saab was the only car that towed an 1100 Kg caravan all the way up in 5th gear at 55 to 60 mph.