2006 Skoda Fabia VRS review from UK and Ireland

Wrinkled seat covers from new. Fixed after a lot of messing about with the dealer.

Couple of days after getting the car there was an annoying creak from dash. Turned out to be plastic tab on bonnet being dry and rubbing against body work.

At 5500 miles the fuel cap flap would not lock.

Good points.

Good MPG, high 40's to 50's.

Plenty of mid range grunt. Overtaking is easy, although its not as quick as it feels.

Fairly well put together, you get the odd creak here and there.

A polo chassis and VW/Audi engine on the cheap.

Handles reasonably well, but don't push it too hard!

The stero sounds better than the one in my 03 Astra sxi.

Bad points.

The light coloured seats are a bit of pain to keep clean.

The brakes sometimes feel a bit weak.

The dealers! First dealer messed up fixing the wrinkled seats. The second dealer fitted a seat from another car and claimed it was new even though it was dirty! Still trying to get this sorted....

On the whole a good car let down by lousy dealership. Although the Skoda customer services have been helpful in sorting this out.