I purchased a new Octavia vRS in January, and I tried to start it up and the battery is completely dead. Has anyone else had the same issue?

I’m calling out the RAC tomorrow and will hopefully have a solution.

13 hours ago, keith4kat said:

I purchased a new Octavia vRS in January, and I tried to start it up and the battery is completely dead. Has anyone else had the same issue?

I’m calling out the RAC tomorrow and will hopefully have a solution.

On the hybrids there is a known problem with the 12V battery not being charged when only short drives in electric only mode are made - is yours a hybrid or fully ICE?

All RS Octavia’s are petrol now. Mine didn’t die dead but the battery was replaced when it was a few months old. The symptoms were weird errors at startup related to various ADAS features that went away after a few minutes driving and the stop start system not working. The dealer said it is not that uncommon to just have a bad battery from new. Modern cars with so many systems out put a lot of load on batteries.

Edited 24 March24 Mar by whippersnapper

Mine died too, car was only a few months old, replaced but no warning signs until it died on me.

1 hour ago, Ianh05 said:

Mine died too, car was only a few months old, replaced but no warning signs until it died on me.

When you say replaced? What did they replace?

When you get a fresh battery, also get hold of a smart charger to keep it trickle charged if your driving is infrequent or mostly short distances. Depleted 12v batteries are not uncommon in these cars, they soak up a LOT of electricity and the alternator needs help if the car is to be left standing around. It's not unique to Skoda either, or hybrids. Many modern makes including ICE models are in the same boat.

17 hours ago, keith4kat said:

When you say replaced? What did they replace?

They replaced the battery