2009
Ibiza 1.4tsi FR DSG here. Had the car 3 months now and 22800 miles on the clock.
Power steering has failed twice almost causing 2 large accidents, and now permanently stopped working at all. Is in the dealer ATM receiving a new power steering pump as the original was a complete failed unit (apparently a fairly common issue according to the Seat dealer)
Rattles from front and rear suspension, dealer can't find any issues at all.
Rattles and creaks everywhere in the cabin when driving on rough roads
Sometimes from going from Sport mode on the DSG to normal D mode, the gearbox holds the gear its in for around 20-30 seconds before deciding what it wants to do. Also the DSG is sometimes a bit dim witted around town, while it decides what gear it wants to be in.
If going over a rough bump in the road (only sometimes) the whole dash goes dark for a split second then lights back up again
When selecting reverse for some crazy reason the climate control engages and puts the fans on at full speed. Then when de selecting reverse they go back to normal, surely thats not meant to happen. Or if it is meant to happen, what a stupid idea
But in the 3 months of owning the car its not used a single drop of oil, the oil level is literally exactly the same as when I picked it up.
Do I like my car - yes its amazing fun to drive when everything is working fine, but so far in 3 months of ownership thats not very often
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Would I recommend one to someone I knew - Hell no , far too much issues in general and build quality is shockingly bad IMO with rattles and creaks everywhere !!!
I feel a bit miffed with myself TBH after trading in my 2005 Astra VXR for the
Ibiza. I never had 1 single issue in 3 years with my VXR and not a single rattle or creak either
James