So, we are driving back from holiday & are 2 miles from home when my dashboard lights up with a bunch of warnings!! ABS, ESC & TPM (flashing)🤔 Carried on driving until we got home. Turned off engine, locked car, unlocked car & re-started & drove down the road warning lights still on & stayed on. Returned to house & repeated the on-off routine, took picture below & still no joy. Any suggestions would be welcome. There has to be a common link here?

First question, how old is the battery? Aging batteries die in cold and heat

Well it has been quite warm of late & checking my records I had the battery replaced & coded in March 2021 which makes it just over 4 years old.

Hmm should be alright then, but probably is past it best.

Do you have a scanner just in case it’s not the battery?

54 minutes ago, Danoid said:

Hmm should be alright then, but probably is past it best.

Do you have a scanner just in case it’s not the battery?

No I don't have a scanner. The battery should have been fully charged after a 171 mile run today. However, some of it was stop start on the A3 with the SS system kicking in continuously but the last 50+ miles were 50-60mph continuous with the AC on so nothing unusual.

The car is due for it's annual service next month at my usual independent VAG garage which I could bring forward. Might be my only option if the errors persist.

Rear ABS ring, probably offside?

Currently having a very similar issue with mine, however it only seems to occur after the car has been sat unused for a few days and then taken on a long (>70 miles) journey (then it will repeat for a while at much shorter distances). Have had to wait for it to occur before dropping it in to the local garage who said that the issue could be one of a few things.

• Corroded wire to one of the ABS/Speed sensors (usually exhibits intermittently until it corrodes all the way through and then permanently stays on)

• Faulty ABS/Speed sensor (in my case the scanner points to the rear ABS sensor)

• Duff battery (ruled out as had a new one fitted a couple of months ago which in itself fixed a whole load of additional problems I was having)

Car is booked in this week to fix but will update on the final root cause.

On MK2 all those lights were the ABS/speed sensor.

I've just had the same issue in my Octavia & the issue was the left rear wheel speed sensor.

A code reader is useful to help pinpoint the problem.

I was lucky the the problem was just the sensor. The magnetic ring is built into the hub and can also often be the cause.

I uploaded a post about it here:

On 21/06/2025 at 20:00, Colin170CR said:

No I don't have a scanner. The battery should have been fully charged after a 171 mile run today. However, some of it was stop start on the A3 with the SS system kicking in continuously but the last 50+ miles were 50-60mph continuous with the AC on so nothing unusual.

The car is due for it's annual service next month at my usual independent VAG garage which I could bring forward. Might be my only option if the errors persist.

Car booked in for Weds this week. Service & warning lights. Hoping it's just something minor like an ABS sensor.

Be prepared they have to replace the hub bearing so the price becomes expensive as it’s not just a sensor and labour it’s the hub and labour also. It was on MK2 anyway

UPDATE, mine was confirmed ABS Sensor failure, offside rear.

Looks like mine is the same. Car went into garage this morning who called me this afternoon to tell be about the ABS sensor also, perished rear anti roll bar bushes & need for a brake fluid change. I also asked them to turn on the Scandinavian Lights feature (rear side lights on all the time with front DRL's).

I will pick it up tomorrow & find out the damage 🫣

8 hours ago, Colin170CR said:

I also asked them to turn on the Scandinavian Lights feature (rear side lights on all the time with front DRL's).

i did this many many many years ago.....

3 hours ago, JR RS said:

i did this many many many years ago.....

Yep. I've been meaning to do this for a long time but without any VAG diagnostic tools I kept forgetting to ask garage to do it when it went in for a service. This time I didn't!!

13 hours ago, Colin170CR said:

Looks like mine is the same. Car went into garage this morning who called me this afternoon to tell be about the ABS sensor also, perished rear anti roll bar bushes & need for a brake fluid change. I also asked them to turn on the Scandinavian Lights feature (rear side lights on all the time with front DRL's).

I will pick it up tomorrow & find out the damage 🫣

Well that was a bit more than I expected - isn't that always the case🫣

Annual service, oil, oil filter, pollen filter. £150

Brake fluid replacement. £65

Activate Scandi rear lights with DRL's. £30

Replacement rear Anti-Roll bar links x 2 supply & fit. £170

Rear O/S ABS Wheel sensor supply & fit. £154.70

Total incl VAT was £683.64 ☹️

Advisories.

NS & OS front lower suspension arm bushes starting to perish.

Front discs lipped but pads OK.

NS & OS rear suspension coil springs corroded at common fracture point.

Tyre tread depth 6mm all round (new tyres last month).

Well that's that for another 6,000 miles 🤞.

Although the mileage is low for it's age the old girl is now 9 years old (7 years with me) so some of this is to be expected. That said it's still a big bill to budget for.

On the plus side the back end feels a lot more stable & does not creek anymore when negotiating speed humps. Looks like the front end will need some attention by the time the next service is due.

3 minutes ago, Colin170CR said:

Well that was a bit more than I expected - isn't that always the case🫣

Annual service, oil, oil filter, pollen filter. £150

Brake fluid replacement. £65

Activate Scandi rear lights with DRL's. £30

Replacement rear Anti-Roll bar links x 2 supply & fit. £170

Rear O/S ABS Wheel sensor supply & fit. £154.70

Total incl VAT was £683.64 ☹️

Advisories.

NS & OS front lower suspension arm bushes starting to perish.

Front discs lipped but pads OK.

NS & OS rear suspension coil springs corroded at common fracture point.

Tyre tread depth 6mm all round (new tyres last month).

Well that's that for another 6,000 miles 🤞.

Although the mileage is low for it's age the old girl is now 9 years old (7 years with me) so some of this is to be expected. That said it's still a big bill to budget for.

On the plus side the back end feels a lot more stable & does not creek anymore when negotiating speed humps. Looks like the front end will need some attention by the time the next service is due.

Consider yourself lucky with the ABS sensor mine was at least double that as the hub had to be replaced also

2 hours ago, Colin170CR said:

Advisories.

NS & OS front lower suspension arm bushes starting to perish.

Front discs lipped but pads OK.

NS & OS rear suspension coil springs corroded at common fracture point.

Tyre tread depth 6mm all round (new tyres last month).

Ignore; these can vanish by next year ( or sooner; I once had an advisory on fuel tank check straps in Dec year 1 (fail) and not mentioned in Jan year 2 (pass). I probably shouldn't have even seen the fail certificate.