Have had my 2008 performance RS petrol Octavia since 2011 with hassle free driving. Always done servicing on time. Only repairs were the electric coils being replaced as I noticed the engine was unhappy. Other than that I just fuel it up and have it serviced cheaply at Ultra Tune. Goes like the clappers, handles like a dream, cheap to own, easy on fuel and excellent long term paint job with no marks. Would be silly to sell it as its not worth much but is essentially the same car and in the same condition I bought 8 yrs ago. With all cars you can get a dud, but you are less likely with these.

we bought the 118tsi dsg new in 2014 as the last 1z on the lot (Octavia 3 already for sale). Have done 60000km with the only problem being the battery was a stop/start one which our car does not have( they charge differently to normal batteries).
the car is used every day in Wagga Wagga, also as the main travelling car. the car is serviced ahead of scheduled km as it was months came first. It is now being serviced by a European car specialist as the dealer stopped selling Skodas and wanted the car in more often due to extended warrenty

Update: My 2008 car is now over 220,000 km and still going well. It is a manual and I would recommend avoiding the auto's as they have had a lot of issues. One lady in town had a auto and told me it can suddenly go out of gear, which is very scary if you were crossing a busy road! Skoda has told her repeatedly that there is no problem!
Please note that these model Skoda's do not have the dangerous Takata air bags. The Octavia III (2014-2018) do though.

Skoda has a good body but a bad engine with multiple manufacturing defects and faults for which they don’t oun upto, be cautious of buying one and keeping it for longtime. I would not recommend skoda or vw only due to massive engine issues for longtime especially if it is a manufacturing issues which come up after the warranty period which might end up costing as much as the cars present value.

The car has a lot of issues, starting with the transmission the car has a faulty transmission DSG no matter what km the car traveled you will end up changing the transmission. the car looks alright from the inside & outside, fuel efficiency is OK . thanks d

I bought Skoda octavia 1.8 TSI MY11 in 2014 dec to replace my old Barina. It was 3.5 years old and had 50000 kms on it. I have been using the same car even after 3 years. I have now traveled 60000 kms on that. It performs so well. Feels so good to drive. When you want the power turbo will kick in give you that extra boost. fuel economy is so good. I get 6.5L/100 consistently. I am thinking of replacing this skoda octavia with a newer one.

Rewarding to drive, very practical, and fast enough to surprise your friends. All the features I wanted (manual transmission, SatNav, good stereo) for around $40k. It suffered the known VAG timing chain tensioner failure at 6.5 years / 125,000km and Skoda Australia helped out with all the parts and most of the labour costs. I'm keeping the car for at least another 2 years at which point I'll probably buy a new Octavia RS.

the octavia tsi models have extensive oil consumption & transmission problems (1 lt per 1000km ) depends on the oil quality however it has good performance and luxurious design, strong body and engine . navigation and air conditioning are excellent .
Good economy fuel for performance . Great exterior looks and adaptive cruise control comes standard even on the base model

I've had my 2011 1.4 Diesel Wagon for 9 months now. Bought it with 39 000Km on the clock from a Govt Auction. Amazing value. Problem was (as per the research I had done) that the road noise was really loud; significantly louder than my 1997 Peugeot 406 Diesel Wagon that it replaced. Very bad at about 60kmh, then OK till about 90kmh then loud again.Even thought the tyres still had about a year of tread on them, I changed them for newies and voila! Road noise gone.

Fact is that in a span of 6 months the vehicle's clutch and gear box has broken down twice which points to the fact that either its faulty workmanship or the parts used had manufacturing defects. From the problems seen and reported by various clients, all point to the fact that the parts are faulty. Its morally unethical on the part of Skoda to demand half a lac from the clients every 4 to 6 months for this.

Its upto the new clients to keep in mind that this is an inherent problem and needs to be fixed by Skoda before anyone thinks of purchasing Skoda Octavia in 2017, lest the Gear Box assembly is fixed by Skoda manufacturers. Till such time extreme precaution in deciding to purchase should be taken.

Rgds

Purchased this vehicle as demo with 6K on odometer. The dsg gearbox is horrible, very intermittent on moving off and low speed, it will at times not respond to acceleration, and leave u in limbo, not a good feel when moving off from lights or simply turning a corner. The speedo is some 8K slow, verified by dealer when asked about it. Cant be fixed apparently. Cant get a comfortable driving position with drivers front seat. Road noise is terrible.
Vehicle has travelled 44K and will disposed of shortly.