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Skoda Octavia recalls

27 DVSA safety recalls name the Skoda Octavia, launched 1999 to 2026. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Octavia. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls27
Latest launch2026
Earliest launch1999
Earliest and latest build dates named1998 to 2023
Is a specific Octavia affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Skoda Octavia recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Replacing TAKATA driver airbag R/2026/3422 Sep 20268 Feb 2016 to 18 Apr 20172
Takata drivers side front airbag R/2026/00218 Jul 20259 Apr 2013 to 9 Jun 201549
On certain vehicles with electromechanical brake servo and DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) of a limited R/2024/01717 Jan 20244 May 2020 to 14 Nov 202315,729 per line
Certain vehicles may be fitted with a wheel bearing housing containing cavities in the material. R/2023/22219 Jul 202317 Apr 20232
On affected vehicles from a certain production period there is a possibility that the gas generator R/2023/08627 Mar 202314 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 201743
The fuse in the high-voltage system of plug-in hybrid vehicles was partly produced R/2022/0877 Apr 202212 Dec 2019 to 14 Feb 20222,038 per line
Engine compartment covers could come loose from their attachment R/2022/07523 Mar 202210 Sep 2020 to 5 Feb 20221,150 (whole recall)
E-call service may not always be functional R/2020/1775 Jun 202024 Apr 2020 to 11 May 202055
The primer may not have been added to the seals of the rear side windows R/2019/31412 Sep 201912 Aug 2019 to 20 Aug 201984
The camshaft adjuster housing bolts may come loose and break the pulley R/2019/28322 Aug 20191 Apr 2014 to 30 Oct 201417
Air bag may not inflate quickly enough on deployment R/2019/21030 May 20198 Jan 2018 to 28 Feb 2018393 per line
Driver airbag generator housing could come loose R/2019/05115 Feb 201929 Jun 2002 to 24 Jul 2002309 per line
A welded connection of the rear seat bench may not have been correctly performed R/2018/35714 Dec 20181 May 2018 to 31 Aug 2018189 per line
Passenger airbag may not deploy as intended R/2018/0417 Feb 20181 Jul 2014 to 15 Nov 20144
Rear wheel bearing housings may be incorrectly manufactured and could fail prematurely R/2017/31928 Nov 20171 Aug 2017 to 31 Aug 2017122 per line
Abs/esc system may fail R/2017/19828 Jun 20171 May 2008 to 31 May 20102,369
Manual child locks on rear passenger doors may disengage without warning R/2016/1587 Jul 201625 Nov 2015 to 14 Apr 20163,258 (whole recall)
Fuel may leak R/2011/17115 Dec 20111 Jan 2009 to 15 Dec 20111,867 (whole recall)
Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive R/2009/12414 Dec 20091 Sep 2008 to 31 Aug 2009494 per line
Flywheel may fail resulting in fire (DVSA lists OCTAVIA 11) R/2006/03519 Apr 20061 Feb 2004 to 30 Jun 20051,687
Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break (DVSA lists OCTAVIA 11) R/2004/21517 Feb 20051 Mar 2004 to 31 Aug 20046,032 (whole recall)
The side air bag wiring may be incorrect R/2004/13626 Aug 2004not recorded1,575
Rear window wiper may break off R/2002/14831 Mar 2003not recorded619
Brake vacuum supply pipe concern R/2003/04226 Mar 20031 Sep 1998 to 30 Jun 19992,301
Anti lock brake control unit concern R/2002/03310 May 20021 Mar 2001 to 30 Sep 20012,997 per line
Fuel leakage concern R/2001/05925 Jun 20011 Mar 2001 to 31 Mar 200195
Possibility that an incorrect brake vacuum servo has been fitted R/1999/01914 May 19991 May 1998 to 31 Jan 1999746

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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