Hi all,

I currently have a 2018 Skoda Kodiaq Edition 2.0 190 diesel 4x4.

It's been a great car (mostly) but will soon be up for replacement.

The biggest gripe for me with that car is the auto gearbox response.

It seems to gave a big delay sometimes between the accelerator being pressed and the engine/gearbox response. Almost like the engine bogs down. Then all of a sudden it unleashes more than needed.

Occasionally I've found this dangerous, if wanting to overtake, or pull away at a busy roundabout. I've been dumped into traffic several times. It's not a lack of power, it's a slow response from the power train.

Are the new Kodiaq DSG gearboxes better in this respect? I'd probably go petrol or hybrid.

I also had a DSG mechatronics failure on my Kodiaq.

This is the biggest reason I might look at other brands...but nothing quite matches my needs like the Skodas.

You should be able to reset the mecatronics by following a guide on Google.

It's like a soft reset, the other option is to get a hard reset done via vagcom

The OP,s asking if any improvement with a Mk4.

Pure TSI or a PHEV are going to be different, best to go take out a demonstrator or EX Management/ Used car and try.

50 minutes ago, richmorris said:

The biggest gripe for me with that car is the auto gearbox response.

It seems to gave a big delay sometimes between the accelerator being pressed and the engine/gearbox response. Almost like the engine bogs down. Then all of a sudden it unleashes more than needed.

Occasionally I've found this dangerous, if wanting to overtake, or pull away at a busy roundabout. I've been dumped into traffic several times. It's not a lack of power, it's a slow response from the power train.

The DSG can seem to be a bit dim at times, however it's just trying to guess what you want from it.

It's possible to wrong-foot the DSG inadvertantly, when it thinks you're planning to sit where you are for a while, but actually you want to set off, and you give a throttle demand that the DSG doesn't quickly respond to, then the revs rise, the DSG seems to dump the clutch and "Yoink!" off you go with an uncomfortable lurch.

I have found I need to think slightly further ahead, release the brake, feel the clutch engage, and then hoof it.

However as I always put my DSG in neutral when I come to a halt, my putting the car in gear from neutral lets it know what I'm up to.

Sometimes, I switch from neutral to drive and back to neutral again, if the gap to enter traffic isn't quite right and I need to skip a car or I'm having a senior moment, and that will usually confuse the DSG and I get a lurchy getaway as a reward.

Maybe someone with a Mk2 Kodiaq will be along to comment on theirs compared to the Mk1 they had.

Thanks fo the feedback. Absolutely I inteed to do a test drive...but I didn't really notice the effect on the test drive of the Kodiaq, which may well have been a different spec to the one I bought. (I cannot remember 7 years ago)

I just wondered if people who noticed the issue on earlier cars, thought that it still existed, or was resolved.

Also sorry for the similar thread in the Superb section.. Considering both cars.