Hi,

Buying a new 27 plate Skoda Karoq 1.5 with DSG gearbox.

Interested to know what mileage you have on your Karoq with the 1.5 DSG and any issues you have encountered.

Online searches seem to imply they blow up at 30k or go on for ever. Interested in real world driving.

I do a 50/50 mix of country urban and motorway.

Thank you.

The difficulty with the online searches is the number of owners who report DSG problems is greater than I’m on those who have no problems. Clutch packs can wear same as a traditional manual so no different really except perhaps in cost. Mechatronic unit is the other failure item but never really find out why they fail. I saw a comment recently that the DSG failure rate DSG with the 1.5 TSI engine is the best combination. There is a dry clutch DSG 2013 VW pool car at work, it’s just had a mechatronic unit replaced at 75k miles, cost £1800, it’s driven by many people with varying levels of skill and mechanical sympathy, so I’m not surprised. We’ve got a dry clutch 2015 Fabia no issues with the DSG, I had a wet clutch DSG 2013 VW no issues with in 108,000 miles and I towed a twin axle car trailer with it as well. This might be of interest https://www.team-bhp.com/news/understanding-vw-skoda-dsg-dq200-failures-detail?amp

I'm guessing this has been discussed before but my 1.5tsi dsg is 5,5 years old and has done 51,000. The first 1,700 as a demonstrator.

What is the current thinking about maintenance. It's difficult to tell but occasionally seems to hesitate especially from cold.

What's the best course of action for longevity?