Are the Skoda Yeti and SEAT Toledo reliable?

How reliable are the Skoda Yeti 1.6 diesel and SEAT Toledo diesel (new model)?

Jack O Connor (Killarney)

Jul 2013 Filed under: choosing new car

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Expert answer

Hi Jack,

The Toledo is too new for us to have any angle on its reliability but you'd have to say the prospects are good. SEATs in general are exceptionally robust (we have family experience of four that have been near faultless) and the new one is based on the latest, highest Volkswagen Group components, so we'd be surprised if it's anything over than very reliable. The only concern, we suppose, is that there are a lot of high-tech electronics on even the base model so the potential for issues there is higher than once it was. The same can be said of any modern car really.

As for the Yeti, again, Skodas tend to be very reliable indeed, usually right up at the top of customer satisfaction surveys with the likes of Toyota, Honda, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz. We have heard some isolated stories of issues with fuel pumps and power steering, but they appear to be just that: isolated.

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
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