The Octavia vRS has been the answer to a fast, fuss-free family bus for more than 20 years. Wanna buy one?
Note for reference: car weight and power data are hard to pin down with absolute certainty. For consistency, we use the same source for all our guides. We hope the data we use is right more often than it's wrong. Our advice is to treat it as relative rather than definitive.Between 2009 and 2012 there were quite a few issues with the petrol vRS engines.
You could also experience what might seem like excessive cranking before diesel start-up. That wasn't unfamiliar to owners of Golf GTDs with the same engine. Reporting it to dealers generally produced a 'they all do that every now and then, sir/madam' type of response. There was a recall on some of these diesels to check and if necessary replace a boost sensor and associated charge pressure transmitter which, if operating incorrectly, could cause engine hesitations.
210hp was an easy remap away for the diesel. Tuning boxes that tapped into the boost and cam sensors and fuel rail took less than half an hour to fit and typically offered switchability between three maps and three power settings to deliver up to 235hp and 370lb ft, which would make a noticeable difference on the road. in standard trim, even if you were driving a diesel with some vim you could easily get 550 miles from the 11-gallon tank.
There was also an 'inspection' warning that was supposed to come up after two years or 18,000 miles and every year/18,000 miles thereafter. If you concluded, as many did, that 'inspecting' things sounded like a bit of a con, you could reset the inspection warning by executing a certain sequence of button presses. You could extinguish the oil change service warning in similar fashion. Some owners have reported failed water pumps.
One fairly significant issue on gen-three vRSes is road noise, which can get pretty bad on grainy road surfaces. Some owners have gained partial relief by changing the tyres, and making use of the double-sided boot mat helped too, but road noise is kind of endemic to the car so try before you buy. Wheel hubs have been known to rust, so greasing and/or painting is a good idea.
Leather seats were hard-wearing but there have been complaints about stitching coming away on the cloth seats even at quite low mileages. There was a 570w 'Canton' high-end audio option at £500 which included a sound equaliser, eight door speakers, a central speaker and a small boot-mounted subwoofer.
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