My Octavia's glovebox latch fails exactly a year after replacement

I tried searching for similar issues with international versions of Octavia MK4, but didn’t find any instances

BHPian pratyush369 recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

My Octavia‘s Glovebox was replaced in August 2023 and exactly a year later the glovebox has failed again, and it is unable to latch properly. This is really concerning as after warranty ends this won’t be a cheap replacement. It looks like Skoda has not addressed this issue, clearly the part needs some redesign or fix for the failing latch. There have been multiple reports of Owners claiming warranty for this, that too multiple times.

Interestingly, I tried searching for similar issues with international versions of Octavia MK4, but didn’t find any instances. I wonder what makes the Glovebox fail only in India?

I have emailed Skoda about this but it was simply redirected to the nearby service centre. Maybe I will try to raise this concern in an AMA session for Skoda Gearheads.

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Here's what BHPian sunikkat replied:

I understand the steering control rotors, ac vents etc., but glove box is pretty robust in Octavia. Atleast in MK3, even after close to 9 years of use it still operates like day 1. And that is the reason why you don’t find many cases online too. Not sure whether anything has changed in MK4.

Here's what BHPian mah45 replied:

Glovebox has been a problem in MK4

I had also replaced it roughly 6 months back, and I can already see it getting loser day by day, and might last for another 6 months max.

Giving such a poor quality for such an expensive car is a clear dampener

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