Skoda Octavia 2012 Problems

No car is perfect, but we've gathered everything relating to the Skoda Octavia 2012 reliability here to help you decide if it's a smart buy.

What is a fair price for a 2012 Skoda Octavia with 184,000km?

Answered by CarsGuide 5 Apr 2024

In most cases, engine life has far more to do with long-term service and maintenance than anything else. A new vehicle with the correct preventative maintenance and servicing can easily cover 200,000, 300,000 or even 400,000km before major work is needed. But the same car with patchy maintenance might last only a fraction of that distance before it needs major engine work. So the service record is where to look first when considering a particular vehicle.

The type of driving the vehicle has done is also important. A car that has spent all its life in stop-start, gridlocked traffic will rarely cover the same distance as a car that has been used for highway driving where it’s in a high gear and just idling along. So try to find out about the car’s ownership history, too.

The price of the car you’re looking at seems to be at the high end of things for this year and mileage, but not by a whole lot. Certainly, most sellers post a price higher than they will take to allow for some haggling room during negotiations.

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Octavia's the one

Answered by CarsGuide 13 Oct 2014

Congratulations on the new family, which you should put into an Octavia. It's a roomy family wagon, it's great value and gets The Tick from me.

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