Got into my car on Monday it would not start there was no power in the batterie as soon as I  connected a batterie charger to the car Batterie after a hour the car did start this car was only serviced by a Skoda dealer on the  10/3 /2200 would I be right in thinking I need a new batterie  If so its very poor to think I would need a batterie and the car  A Skoda Ambition 1.0TSI 115Hp . It did show in the full service Report from main Dealer  that the Batterie was charging only thing i did notice that the Stop stat  Feature was not comeing on the way it did when i first bought the car.  Any Help Please    

 

 

 

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Welcome.

 

It could be a faulty battery - plenty of garages have battery testers to confirm that's the case before you buy a replacement

 

If it is the battery, after replacement the car needs to be told there is a new one fitted so you'll need someone with diagnostic equipment to do that for you 👍

Thanks very much for your reply. This car is 2018 Skoda Octavia I would of  expected a bit longer than 3 years out of a batterie have it from new my last Skoda was a Octavia 2006 model only replaced batterie in this same car in 2017.  Oh I have a friend a VW mechanic.  The anoying part is I only got a full service with a Skoda on 10 /3/ 22  and it showed on service report that batterie was checked so there is something wrong there . But as you know they can tell you anything . Only reason why i go to Skoda you get breakdown assistance for 12 Months with a full service .   And it might make a difference on a trade in ? with getting a service in Skoda . 

 

 

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Skoda have been known to fit some poor quality batteries in the past so it's perfectly plausible for it to have died after 4 years, especially given the demands on a modern cars electronics and battery.

 

It could also be something that's causing excess battery drain like a dashcam or similar.

 

Is this a car you've only just purchased or have you had it from new?

Hi no I have it from new its not the fact of buying a new battery it's to think that it was checked the hole car got a clean bill of health i forgot on the invoice i had break down assistance And the first thing I went for was breakdown assistance i had this with the car insurance but when I did phone insurance they had nothing on there file .In the hight of it then I was like a Irish Mr Bean lol. I am 65 years old and a plumber by trade i would not of been pleased if I had work on and loose it because the car would not start. Chancing my arm with the main dealer they will phone me this week might give me a good deal on a new car but I would not hold my breath . Would love to win a few quid I think  I would go for Toyota hybred especially with the price of petrol .  Even the basic model of the Skoda fabia when I had one in 2004 you got more in this same car in the UK compared to this kip of a country oh the joys of motoring stay safe