In these engines the oil pump is adjustable, and the factory setting deliberately keeps the oil pressure low at low revs to reduce the drag of driving it.
Applies to the engine DNUE, DNFC.
Repair: 800–3,500 EUR
vinkodex.Cupra Ateca I common faults.
2018–2024. The fault list covers this generation and the engines in it. If the listing gives the exact version, pick it below.
What to watch for
What can go wrong on this car?
The list covers the generation, the engines and the transmissions. Once you pick the version, only the faults that apply to it stay.
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The Cupra versions get a firmer, lowered suspension, wider tyres and 18 to 20 inch wheels from the factory.
It can affect every car in this generation.
The tension of the piston rings is too low, so oil gets into the combustion chamber.
Applies to the engine DNUE.
In the EA211 the water pump and the thermostat are one plastic module, and the pump is driven not by the timing belt but by a separate toothed belt behind the exhaust camshaft.
Applies to the engine DPCA.
The combined housing of the water pump and the thermostat is plastic, and it is bolted directly to the hot engine block.
Applies to the engine DNFC, DNNA, DNUE.
The crankcase ventilation (PCV) of the third generation 1.8/2.0 TSI fails less often than its predecessors, but it is not faultless.
Applies to the engine DNUE.
On four wheel drive cars the oil and filter of the Haldex clutch are wear items and have to be replaced, and that service is the one most often skipped.
It can affect every car in this generation.
The seven speed dry DSG often starts shifting hesitantly as early as 30,000 to 50,000 km: it does not shift smoothly, sometimes it cannot find the gear, and it jerks worst in slow, congested traffic.
It can affect every car in this generation.
4 more faults belong to this generation. On the version page, only the ones that apply stay.
Engines and transmissions in this generation
A fault is often tied to the engine, not to the whole generation. You find the engine code in the registration document.
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Which years does this page cover?
2018–2024. The changeover year can fall in two generations. If the listing is from that year, look at the neighbour too.
Does the fault apply to every car like this?
No. It depends on the engine and the transmission too.
Is it free?
The fault list is.
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- A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
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