Advice please: Bought a Skoda Approved used 2017 Octavia SE TDI  from a Skoda main dealer with a one year warranty. Had the car 3 months and the Diesel Particulate Filter is regenerating very often so I've booked it in with the dealer to check. They are charging me £132 to diagnose the DPF and say this will only be waived if the DPF is found to be faulty. I was surprised at being charged. Is this correct under the Skoda warranty ? TIA

Best read your warranty T&C's. 

 

How many miles has the car done?

 

If the diesel car is not faulty but reggening lots then a warranty is not going to cover that.

 

Skoda Fixed Price Servicing and Maintenance @ participating dealers is only £60 for the first 30 minutes and they only need 30 minutes. 

 

36172_SKODA_Approved_Used_Warranty_Dec20_SINGLES.pdf

 

 

Edited 9 February, 20224 yr by roottoot

Thanks for the information. Car has covered 71k miles - supposedly well within the 120-140k expected lifespan of the DPF

The charge is normal, the amount seems a little high as per Roottoot's post.

What sort of distance are you getting between regens? 

I am currently getting around 170-200 miles between regens, I put that down to the colder weather and more short trips than normal as nothing appears out of the ordinary on VCDS.

 

I also use the VAG DPF app, it gives some insight into what is happening and the health of the DPF on the move. The app is around £5 and a Bluetooth OBD can be purchased for around £10, which can then be used on other free apps to check data and fault codes.

 

I am getting 2 or 3 regens every 120 miles in spite of long trips. Skoda do not provide a read-out from their diagnostic like that App and charge £132 for it. A bit steep to my mind