The brakes on my Fabia (06 13,000 miles) travel quite a way before beginning to bite and then there is a spongy feeling associated with this. Stopping power seems OK but travel and sponginess appears excessive.

Also there is slow travel down when the brake is held on under pressure when at a standstill, as you would get if the master cylinder rubbers were worn. I am told this is normal for a deisel car.

Dealer checked and said all was OK.

brake pedal drop under pressure is normal

i would get the brakes bled , your car is probably due the brake fluid change now anyway as its 2 years old

the brake may also need to be bed in a bit , do some heavy braking from say 60 mph to a stop a couple of times , this should see the pedal feel improve *

*only do this when and where it is safe to do it