If you've the battery changed ,it does take a few miles to fully charge I believe.

As for other options, of not the ABS, maybe the ABS ring or the socket for the sensor or loom.

At this stage you need to do a bit of logging.

Maybe a dumb suggestion but when the battery is changed you are supposed to turn the steering to full lock on both sides to clear fault lights ( with engine running ) although I would have thought that they would have cleared on there own by now just by driving it.

Worth a shot.

If the battery's not been coded in it may well not be getting charged correctly, so you may end up with the same issues on a new battery not long after fitting, particularly if you're doing short journeys a lot.

How do you code in the battery?

You need a vcds or similar to code. Most garages should have one if you don't. Shouldn't cost much to get it done. 5 minute job.

If you replaced the battery with the same type (AGM Vs EFB) & approximate size it doesn't really need coding...

I changed the battery on my Octavia myself (Same AGM type & 3Ah larger) & didn't recode anything.

Stop start & all other functions worked immediately without any problems.

After 4 years the battery is still going strong.

To solve your issue, you need somebody with some basic diagnostic tools.

I would say it's worth paying a Skoda or VW garage the price for the investigation even if you end up replacing the parts yourself...

I would says it's still most likely an ABS sensor signal problem (next thing would be wheel hub with the magnet elements) or perhaps Cam/Crk sensor problem (more likely for the OPs issues).

Gabbo

I've had it to a reputable local auto electrician. I've mentioned possible battery issues but he's said that it categorically is not a battery issue... A strong opinion certainly. He cleared the catalogue of faults and said to bring it back when it does it again. The problem is that the fault is very intermittent. It's booked back in later in the month but he's said that if there are no warning lights on he might not be able to diagnose.

Can I ask; who changed the all the ABS sensors? The reason is that I find it strange that the symptoms you’re experiencing are identical to many others who’ve commented - including ours too and in these cases it was found to be a failed (yep, the NSR) ABS sensor. The fault is intermittent; in our case it first occurred departing a ferry in NI. It repeated itself 1/2 dozen times on the 100 mile drive to our destination but then didn’t do it again for a couple of days. It went on like that for the rest of the stay, but on the trip home on the M6/40/25, it did it countless times.

Edited 17 November, 202517 Nov by numskull

I haven't had the ABS sensors changed... Have you and has it resolved it?

So now the pre heating unit warning light has come on. I switched off the ignition and restarted it and the whole car was shuddering. I've just gone to try again and it started no problem. This is really doing my head in!

What do you mean by preheating unit warning light?

Do you mean the glow plug light?

Was it fully on it flashing?

If it is flashing it usually indicates problems with the glow plugs, however, this lamp is also commonly used for non emissions related engine faults.

You really need someone to read the fault codes properly to be able to make a good diagnosis of where to start.

A Bluetooth OBD dongle which you can use with a free app start from around £15.

A good investment from my point of view even if some learning is involved for hire to use it.

If you paste the output here, people will be able to help you more easily.

Gabbo

I had a similar fault and the car kept going into limp mode and In the end it was an ABS sensor, but then fault came back and I found a small nick in wiring to ABS sensor, repaired that and put a new wheel hub in( with magnetic ring).

This cleared the fault for good.

Also make sure you had the battery coded in because otherwise the charging will still be set up for an old battery which could prevent proper charging and again throw up faults.

Hope you get it sorted (I also got a Glow plug light but it was the ABS Sensor in the end)

Thanks, yes it was the glow plug light flashing. It's back at the auto electrician today but was behaving itself so no lights on. He said he's unlikely to be able to diagnose if there's no issues presenting at the time.

Auto electrician say the machines says a crankshaft sensor fault so going to try changing that first.

ABS sensor or battery does make all these lights flash up. Just to throw a swerve ball in there I had a fault where car would temporarily lose power like a hiccup when driving, it also went into limp mode twice, I changed out the oil pressure regulator sensor and cured the faults.

On 17/11/2025 at 23:03, Greg1611 said:

I haven't had the ABS sensors changed... Have you and has it resolved it?

Yes.

Can I suggest you get the car scanned by a reputable VAG specialist, cos they’ll have the equipment and, more importantly, lots of grey hair to identify these issues….

Edited 23 November, 202523 Nov by numskull

47 minutes ago, Skodaman62 said:

ABS sensor or battery does make all these lights flash up.

Have you had an ABS or battery failure? I’ve had both and I can tell you, they do give all the warnings shown in this thread.