Hello,

My GPS keeps locating me wrongly, is it a bug of my GPS or a common bug? what can I do? thanks

Get the GPS antenna tested, it is not uncommon for water to damage PCB in antenna base.

Thanks. What is tested? can it be done at home? thanks

Antenna test would almost certainly require a specialist signal strength meter, but there is normally a user display available on the screen that displays the number of satellites currently in view - on the Amundsen MIB2, this is viewable when operated in 'split-screen mode'

You will need to consult the manual for your specific infotainment system.

Anything fewer than 3 or 4 satellites in range while vehicle has a clear view of the sky will give unreliable fixes.

My 2024 had the same issue. I was driving across fields and lakes etc.

There was recently a OCU update and it has improved it by about 95%. It rarely loses lock now but still not 100%.

I had a similar issue. Copious amount of WD40 around the antenna did bugger all.

A new GPS antennna from eBay (approx £10) did the trick.

I just attached it to the top left of the winscreen and ran the cable inside the trim and behind the glovebox to the unit.

All sorted ! 🙂

I have had ongoing problems with the Skoda GPS. It regularly loses lock and on several occasions has positioned the car in the middle of the Mediterranean. But it doesn't just affect the Skoda Navigation (which I wouldn't want to rely on anyway). Sometimes it tries to wrestle location control from Apple Maps and override Apple's consistently accurate location information. Eventually Apple wins, but in the meantime it reflects Skoda's inaccurate view of the world.

But the issue is worse/deeper than that. When the Skoda GPS goes haywire, it looses local speed limit information, which in turn renders the ACC inoperable and road-sign recognition fails. This makes the car dangerously unsafe.

The car is new, under warranty, and I'm not going to bodge a repair. I have complained several times to my Skoda dealer but because the fault is intermittent and not logged by the car, they claim that they cannot do anything about it. Needless to say, whenever I try to rock up to the dealership the car behaves itself.

The electronics on these cars are not fit for purpose.

5 hours ago, Bob_A said:

I have had ongoing problems with the Skoda GPS. It regularly loses lock and on several occasions has positioned the car in the middle of the Mediterranean. But it doesn't just affect the Skoda Navigation (which I wouldn't want to rely on anyway). Sometimes it tries to wrestle location control from Apple Maps and override Apple's consistently accurate location information. Eventually Apple wins, but in the meantime it reflects Skoda's inaccurate view of the world.

But the issue is worse/deeper than that. When the Skoda GPS goes haywire, it looses local speed limit information, which in turn renders the ACC inoperable and road-sign recognition fails. This makes the car dangerously unsafe.

The car is new, under warranty, and I'm not going to bodge a repair. I have complained several times to my Skoda dealer but because the fault is intermittent and not logged by the car, they claim that they cannot do anything about it. Needless to say, whenever I try to rock up to the dealership the car behaves itself.

The electronics on these cars are not fit for purpose.

If you haven’t tried, maybe take a photo or video when the fault occurs and send it to the dealer as evidence.

6 hours ago, SteveTheElder said:

If you haven’t tried, maybe take a photo or video when the fault occurs and send it to the dealer as evidence.

I've done that ... a nice picture of the car floating (or sinking, more like) 400 metres of the coast of Spain

On 09/05/2026 at 18:23, Sofo said:

I had a similar issue. Copious amount of WD40 around the antenna did bugger all.

A new GPS antennna from eBay (approx £10) did the trick.

I just attached it to the top left of the winscreen and ran the cable inside the trim and behind the glovebox to the unit.

All sorted ! 🙂

Which antenna did you buy?

I really can't remember. I did a search on ebay for GPS antenna and chose one.
Never pick the cheapest, never pick the dearest but go in between.

Although these days they all originate in China. 🙄

Maybe I got lucky in that I've had no issues since installing it but for a tenner you really can't complain if it had a finite life.