On 06/04/2026 at 07:34, Colin1051 said:

I really wonder why BabyDog chose the car in the first place. Did he/she not take it for an extended test drive ?

My local dealer let me have one for a whole weekend and I drove over 250 miles in all sorts of circumstances, with no problems at all, hence I ordered one. Mine clearly had a problem that couldn't be sorted so I basically handed it back.

On 06/04/2026 at 07:20, Evolution13 said:

@BabyDog Was there an engineers examination & report for you or from VW / Skoda UK carried out and VW UK accepted this conclusions from that & accepted the rejection, or what happened? Nothing to do with the fuel consumption then, just mandatory features the car had which you did not like, or were there actual faults?

I had a report from the DVSA in the UK along with my local dealer accepting (in writing) that there was a problem in the way that mine was set up. I knew a good lawyer, so he helped me a lot, as did my local dealer. As soon as Skoda UK went through all the details provided, they were obliged to honour my rejection request. I'm more than happy with the settlement. We all know that lemons are out there and mine was one of them. BTW my Volvo XC90 (leased) has been absolutely faultless, just like the Superb that I had for 8 years before. In a way I did like the Kodiaq, but the issues I had were impossible to live with, even nobody in my family would get in it before I handed it back.

Edited 9 April9 Apr by BabyDog

That is very much a killer for VW Group / Skoda UK then,. DVSA often hopeless like the Fuel Rail Bolts breaking and petrol leaking. No SAFETY CRITICAL RECALLS or even Voluntary from VW in the UK. Easy as a president set, maybe a Court Action in Scotland which often VW Settle with a NDCA. England / Wales court action would really stuff them up. Type Approved vehicles with Mandatory EU / UK safety features that are Gash.

PS. Australia has the Lemon Law. Owners down under should be taking action if the were sold a Pup, or a Lemon.

3 hours ago, BabyDog said:

You're lucky, but I've had mine checked by the DVSA and they agree that mine was dangerous as virtually anything activated my AEB, Skoda UK had no answer apart from to accept my rejection. It's a shame as it would've been an amazing car if the AEB wasn't so sensitive in mine. We know from other members that there are a few instances of over-sensitive AEB, especially those that got rear-ended.

It is true that I have heard so from others as well....and it was my biggest worry, at the time of delivery...but so far, knock on wood, seems to be a false alarm....

1 hour ago, aronisk said:

It is true that I have heard so from others as well....and it was my biggest worry, at the time of delivery...but so far, knock on wood, seems to be a false alarm....

1 hour ago, aronisk said:

It is true that I have heard so from others as well....and it was my biggest worry, at the time of delivery...but so far, knock on wood, seems to be a false alarm....

Hopefully you'll be lucky and not have many problems. If your car has behaved up until now, you should be fine. My issues started within a week of delivery.

1 hour ago, BabyDog said:

Hopefully you'll be lucky and not have many problems. If your car has behaved up until now, you should be fine. My issues started within a week of delivery.

I believe so...usually stuff where electronics are involved, either work since very beginning, or they don't ... but I would place it the same way, but from different point view...it's not that I am lucky, rather seems that, unfortunately, you, were unlucky....anyway, I hope you find the best solution that fits you soon

On 09/04/2026 at 15:30, Evolution13 said:

That is very much a killer for VW Group / Skoda UK then,. DVSA often hopeless like the Fuel Rail Bolts breaking and petrol leaking. No SAFETY CRITICAL RECALLS or even Voluntary from VW in the UK. Easy as a president set, maybe a Court Action in Scotland which often VW Settle with a NDCA. England / Wales court action would really stuff them up. Type Approved vehicles with Mandatory EU / UK safety features that are Gash.

Let's not get carried away over this one case. Yes it perhaps does set a precedent for AEB faults but this case (BabyDog's) is settled - there is nothing for a Scottish Court to review. Given that Briskoda has a wide following I've not seen a flood of complaints remotely similar to the case in point.

On 09/04/2026 at 15:30, Evolution13 said:

@Colin1051 No not on the same issues, Design, manufacturing or material faults. Point i was making, maybe less of a hopeless DVSA is what is required and them getting involved more. Actions raised in Scottish Courts have in the past had VW take actions. Actions in other world regions have them crap themselves. The DQ381 MCU,s premature failures is a Global Issue. As it is the Fuel Economy was nothing to do with the rejection that a member had accepted.

@Tom-Kodiaq Seems this thread was hijacked, so I would like to reply to your original question, after reading through it.

I live in Romania, Bucharest, we use metric system as well, I own a VRS and has almost 6k KM since December 2025. Here is the fuel consumption I've seen so far:

• highway driving at low speed (90-100 KMPH) - 6-7 L / 100KM

• highway driving at normal speed (130 KMPH) - 8-9 L / 100 KM

• highway driving at high speed (180 KMPH) - 16-17 L / 100 KM

• highway driving at very high speed (225 KMPH) - 23-24 L / 100 KM

• city driving at night (occasional red lights, very low traffic, 50-70 KMPH) - 9-10 L / 100 KM

• city driving during the day (regular traffic, 40 KMPH on average) - 12-13 L / 100 KM

• city driving during the day (heavy traffic, less than 25 KMPH on average) - 15-16 L / 100 KM

There is also a matter of how light your foot is, my wife is more gentle and sometimes manages 1-2 L / 100 KM less than me, in heavy traffic, as she pulls out slower, leaves bigger gaps, but only sometimes.

The other factors, like temperature (colder means more fuel needed), driving mode (I'd advise against any mode other than default Normal - Comfort/Snow/Offroad only if the road condition requires it and Sport only if you need to overtake and feel the need for it). I tried Eco and the saving is minimal, while the car feels gutless, and this from a VRS. I previously owned a Tiguan Allspace, driving modes assessment was the same, just the fuel consumption was a bit better, as that had 190 BHP, still the same 2.0 L petrol engine. 4x4 is not a factor, as these cars are not real 4x4s, this is electronically controlled, mostly FWD uless you demand it otherwise or the computer deems some power is needed on the back wheels.

as @aronisk put it, a car weighing over 2T is not eary to move and will always have a relatively high consumption. Also, this is not a car for city driving. We have it as a vacation car, and use it 1-2 times a week to make sure it gets moved. For city driving, especially if you live in a house, an EV is the best option, or, if you live in an apartment building, like me, a HEV is the next best choice (Corolla, Yaris, Prius) - only if you make the KM to justify the increase in purchase cost. If not, stick to a smaller vehicle, petrol engine, NA if possible and you should get no more than 7-8 L / 100 KM in heavy traffic (our daily driver is a Mazda 3, getting that or even better).

Hope it helps.