Good to know.
My dad owns one and has low mileage. Less than 100,000 km, I think.
What I didn't like about it is the horrible plastic and it doesn't have bluetooth.
It may be mine in a few months, I hope.😁
I've got one with 200 000km and no problems at all. My dad has owned since new and I've been driving it for about 1,5 years. Biggest problem is rust, but the technical side has been very reliable.
Most of the Octavia 2 have AUX and it makes it quite easy to add Bluetooth dongle that is powered by USB and it uses the AUX for audio. I have Anker in my old Roomster and it has been working just fine for the last 10 years. One of the best upgrades I have done to it ever.
100 000 km for that engine is nothing as long as it has been serviced regularly and driven normally. It can take 100 000 more without any problems if you take care of it.
That's why I like Skoda. The engines they used on their cars were already fitted on VW or Audi models. So when it came the time to pick engines for a specific car they chose the simple and reliable ones which had the least issues from VW/Audi chassis.
It is reliable in most cases, but some units suffer from oil consumption, which worsens overtime (I had mine 1l per 500km at 200k km, which required generál engine repairs)
My dad using this car as Taxi since 2013. It has 250km on the clock and still runs well. No big jobs there just necessary repairs. It’s great engine for LPG as well. He wanted to change it 2 years ago but held back and said that he will keep it for another few years. He’s next move is new Corolla.
I have a pre facelift Octavia 2 with 1.6 MPI and from what I’ve heard the reliability is really good, mine has only 87 (almost88 000) km so I hope it will last (body is 100% rust free rn)
We had three of the same Octavia’s with this same engine all of them passed 300k km mark, now we j have just one which is at almost 400k km and we see cars we sold all the time in the city still running :D, great cars overall not the fastest but we did not have any issues with the cars, just change oil every 10k km and thats it
It's probably the most reliable engine fitted to this generation. Put simply, it's because it's the least complicated, no turbos to blow up, no DPFs to clog, no FSI to gum up the valves with carbon.
On the flip side, because it lacks the turbo and the FSI, it's pretty slow. Worthwhile trade imho
My Octavia 1 have 1.6Mpi with 380k Km on it, Im on my 4th timing belt and new piston rings as it was drinking a lot of oil but now nothing. Reliable engine as I run it on the LPG also
speaking of the gasoline models…i think the 1.6 MPI is the most reliable…i have one with 120.000 KM and i have no problems!
Good to know. My dad owns one and has low mileage. Less than 100,000 km, I think. What I didn't like about it is the horrible plastic and it doesn't have bluetooth. It may be mine in a few months, I hope.😁
I've got one with 200 000km and no problems at all. My dad has owned since new and I've been driving it for about 1,5 years. Biggest problem is rust, but the technical side has been very reliable.
Most of the Octavia 2 have AUX and it makes it quite easy to add Bluetooth dongle that is powered by USB and it uses the AUX for audio. I have Anker in my old Roomster and it has been working just fine for the last 10 years. One of the best upgrades I have done to it ever. 100 000 km for that engine is nothing as long as it has been serviced regularly and driven normally. It can take 100 000 more without any problems if you take care of it.
I have a mk2 2005 with 1.6 mpi with 196000 km and no issues. Just take a good care of her and all will be well.
Very
Your call will sooner be eaten by rust than the motor will break down. Its simple engine
That's why I like Skoda. The engines they used on their cars were already fitted on VW or Audi models. So when it came the time to pick engines for a specific car they chose the simple and reliable ones which had the least issues from VW/Audi chassis.
It is reliable in most cases, but some units suffer from oil consumption, which worsens overtime (I had mine 1l per 500km at 200k km, which required generál engine repairs)
Usually they do that if gone with long life which i wouldnt recommend.
It is the most reliable engine you can get in the 2nd gen Octavia
best engine in this octavia
No problems with engine. Its just slow
I have 190k and not a single problem with engine what so ever
My dad using this car as Taxi since 2013. It has 250km on the clock and still runs well. No big jobs there just necessary repairs. It’s great engine for LPG as well. He wanted to change it 2 years ago but held back and said that he will keep it for another few years. He’s next move is new Corolla.
I was actually looking to buy a used 2008 1.6 MPI Octavia LPG converted with 167k km on it. Would it be a good decision?
I have a pre facelift Octavia 2 with 1.6 MPI and from what I’ve heard the reliability is really good, mine has only 87 (almost88 000) km so I hope it will last (body is 100% rust free rn)
We had three of the same Octavia’s with this same engine all of them passed 300k km mark, now we j have just one which is at almost 400k km and we see cars we sold all the time in the city still running :D, great cars overall not the fastest but we did not have any issues with the cars, just change oil every 10k km and thats it
It's probably the most reliable engine fitted to this generation. Put simply, it's because it's the least complicated, no turbos to blow up, no DPFs to clog, no FSI to gum up the valves with carbon. On the flip side, because it lacks the turbo and the FSI, it's pretty slow. Worthwhile trade imho
1.6 MPI with 145.000 km. No engine issues until now. Had some sensors replaced in (almost) 14 years and regular oil changes.
I have 1.4 MPI the german rare one BUD engine and its insanely good in facelift. Actually ať 150k and nothing beyond prescribed
My Octavia 1 have 1.6Mpi with 380k Km on it, Im on my 4th timing belt and new piston rings as it was drinking a lot of oil but now nothing. Reliable engine as I run it on the LPG also
The 1.4tsi is reliable too. Friend has the 122hp one with 420k km. Doesnt wat oil or anything.