Skoda facelift DSG - any problems

[OctaviaFirstEdit]

Hi all,

 

Am looking to buy a facelift 1.5 dsg. Had a test drive and loved it. Really responsive and seemingly pretty quick.

 

Are there any common issues with DSG or model at all. I am steering clear of the manual to avoid any of the 'kangerooing' issues.

 

Any advice is very much appreciated.

[MICKLEN3]

Hi, no issues Im aware of. Had mine for 3 years and no problems, and had same box on previous Octavia and Golf estate. Only gripe is last week had the gearbox oil changed (every 4 years I think on service) and cost was £215 on top of regular service. Part of this (£141£) is the kit comprising 4 ltrs of oil and a filter and O ring. But its still a good gearbox so have to cough up and look happy. I'd go for the car 

[TheWanderer]

No problems with the gearbox on my car either, nice smooth fast gear changing and if you are thinking about a DSG get the paddles on the steering wheel column as it makes manual changing for a quick overtake of a dawdler a breeze.

Edited 8 May, 2021 by TheWanderer

[Ootohere]

No scheduled or recommended oil changes at 40,000 miles or at any miles with DQ200 7 speed twin dry clutch DSG,s as fitted to 1.5 TSI,s if FWD. 

[towserdog]

You can't go wrong witha Skoda Octavia DSG IMO 👏😁😁

[logiclee]

I've had five DQ200's (7 speed dry clutch)and four of those required warranty work. The last one a Mk3 Octavia had £5500 worth of warranty work on the DSG. But I've just bought another and it will be covered by warranty. I wouldn't have one without. 

 

I've also had three DQ250 (6 speed wet clutch) DSG's and yes you need a service every 40k miles on these but over 200k miles and not a single issue.

[themanwithnoaim]

I ragged the poo outta mine & it's lived through 42k miles of abuse. Got a dsg in my vRS245 too and they're awesome when remapped, make the car punch well above its weight 

[Ootohere]

@themanwithnoaim Your DQ200 was one that was part of the Service Campaign which is kind of important to remember.  Great it was problem free.  There were more than just a few that had issues as @logicleehad.  Then there wer DQ200,s fitted to 1.5tsi that again required software updates that VW/ Skoda eventually gave in to carrying out.  The greatest amount will be honkey dory, but buyers should be aware of the possible issues 

[logiclee]

On the DQ200,

 

I've driven it with 1.0TSi, 1.2TSi, 1,4TSi, 1.5TSi, and 1.6TDi.  With small cars and larger cars.

 

Some are better suited than others but I think they really nailed the mapping on the 1.0TSi 110/115PS versions. Just seems to gel perfectly. 

[Woland]

My O3 (2013) with the 1.8 180 with DQ200 now has 185000km and the DSG has always been flawless. I had before a Fabia RS (2010) 1.4 tsi 180 dsg7 and the DQ200 also performed nicely (sold at 125000km).

 

Just have the oils changed regularly (like a DSG6).