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Before you buy a used Skoda Citigo.

2012–2020 · Petrol / Electric · 2 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Skoda Citigo, real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

1.0 MPI

Petrol

  • A/C not cooling: N280 valveClimate control
    Period mentioned
    2006–2026
    Mileage mentioned
    The sheet does not mention a mileage.

    Applies if: Only if fitted with the air conditioning system described.

Citigo-e iV

Electric

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Skoda Citigo
EngineDocumented faultsRecalls
1.0 MPIPetrol11 with conditions1
Citigo-e iVElectric11 with conditions1

According to the data we have, all its engines have the same number of documented faults.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Skoda dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
Airbag inflator deterioration due to moisturePassive safety

Engines: 1.0 MPI (Petrol)

How to check it: Check VIN; replace the inflator or module specified by the recall.

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Damaged high-voltage battery cellsElectric powertrain

Engines: Citigo-e iV (Electric)

How to check it: Confirm VIN and replace the battery according to the recall.

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On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 2 checked

Climate control

  • Look out for: The air does not cool or cools intermittently (for example only at motorway speed), and sometimes the compressor rattles with the A/C on. Codes 01232 (N280 valve), P2612 or 00898.

    Ask them to check: Read the codes and N280 control current with VCDS or ODIS, measure its resistance (about 10 ohms) and check the connector and wiring before replacing parts. If the valve or compressor is replaced, the whole circuit must be flushed.

High-voltage battery

  • Look out for: After several days standing, the high-voltage battery turns out to be flat; rear brakes that stick, rub or have rusty discs.

    Ask them to check: Ask the dealer whether the software is up to date and the battery campaign has been done; check the 12 V battery and ask for the rear brakes to be cleaned at every service. Braking hard now and then helps clean the discs.

OBD codes worth looking for

If they let you read the fault memory with an OBD reader, these are the codes mentioned in this model's sheets:

01232P261200898

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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