Hello people,

 

I'm thinking about buying a Skoda Superb 2.0 diesel 125kw 2012 with 260k kilometers on the odometer. 

My question is what should I watch out for for this model? Is this model as such reliable to be worth considering at this mileage?

 

I would appreciate any help on this.

Pay close attention to the DPF, there's a chance it's close to end of life.

12 hours ago, varooom said:

Pay close attention to the DPF, there's a chance it's close to end of life.

Definitely second varooom's thoughts on DPF.  My 170 diesel has done 120k miles and VAG DPF is reporting ash oil at 77% of limit.  Extrapolating that suggests limit will be reached at around 156k miles, just over 250k km.  My DPF has had a very easy life, mostly long motorway cruises with very few interrupted regenerations.  So unless the car in question has already had new DPF (or at least been cleaned professionally) there could be a big bill waiting. And could be the reason car is for sale, someone knows a big bill is imminent and is ducking out while they can get a decent price with car not having any actual fault (just a ticking timebomb!)

 

From my own experience and discussion with the VAG specialist who now looks after my car, this generation of diesel engines are more than capable of very high mileages as long as they are correctly serviced.  Ditto the DSG + Haldex transmission on my car.  So make sure it has full service history with no missed oil and filter changes.

 

Other things to look out for at this age and mileage are sagging (or even broken) springs, worn dampers and perished rubber bushes in suspension.  Not an absolute requirement to sort immediately like an overfilled / blocked DPF but can still be a major spend to rectify, even fixing piecemeal one fault at a time.

 

Doesn't mean the car isn't worth considering if the price is right including potential spend for sorting DPF soon after purchase.

 

Ok, I understand. DPF to lookout for. And normal wear-tear at this age and mileage.

 

Thanks you both!