Skoda Slavia is the premium mid-size sedan that takes on the likes of Honda City and Hyundai Verna but the latest quality issues with the cabin are worrying signs.
In this short video clip, a Skoda Slavia owner lists out the quality issues with the cabin of a brand new car. Skoda barely got free from the dreaded EPC error in the Kushaq when it launched the premium mid-size sedan. However, since the deliveries began, some Slavia owners are posting videos on social media showing the lack of quality of the materials used inside the cabin. This latest video highlights all the aspects of this issue.
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Skoda Slavia Quality Issues
The owner of the Slavia shows the squeaking noises near the AC console, on the panel next to the steering wheel, the fitting of the textured insert on the dashboard is shaky too, the owner also scratches the hard plastic areas on the dashboard. Particularly shocking is the condition of the AC vents which look like they are almost broken. Also, the switch on the roof for reading lamps is loose making a sound as soon as the driver touches them. The area behind one of the AC vents looks like it has been barely holding together. The roofliner connecting to the A-pillars seems to be getting torn which makes the cabin look a bit shabby.
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All in all, these multiple issues on a car in the premium mid-size sedan segment, as Skoda calls it, are quite disappointing. The prices of the Slavia range from Rs 10.69 lakh to Rs 17.79 lakh, ex-showroom but the quality of the fit and finish inside the cabin of the Slavia is quite poor. The owner has posted this video on Facebook and tagged Zac Hollis to apprise him of this situation. He asks Zac to look into this and make sure that the engineering team focuses on the quality control aspect of its cars. Needless to say, he is demanding a permanent solution and not a simple fix like fixing the cabin using double tape, etc.
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Specs
The Skoda Slavia is available in two variants – 1.0-litre TSI turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre TSI EVO turbo-petrol. The former outputs 115 PS-178 Nm, while the latter offers 150 PS-250 Nm. While both the engines come mated to a 6-speed manual transmission as standard, there’s a 6-speed torque-converter automatic and a 7-speed DSG option for 1.0-litre and 1.5-litre engine variants, respectively.
