Audi A1 COD mpg/ faults help!

[Traceyt72]

Can anyone help? I bought a new audi A1 Black Edition in July, my second A1. I've had so many problems...average mpg of 35, dropping to around 22-25 around town, electrical faults including unlocking, windows randomly going up and down, range & fuel gauge not moving until I've done at least 100 miles, and finally a fiddly 'button the the fuel nozzle that I need to repeatedly press to fill the tank. I've been driving it like a pensioner, never having broken a speed limit or gone over 2000 revs, so I've missed the fun!
The local dealership, Plymouth Audi, have been beyond useless. They admitted the car isn't right but as they can't fix it they reset it after the third return (lasting 3 weeks), as there are no faults on the log they consider the car isn't faulty! I rejected it through VW finance mid November,(& haven't had any transport since) I finally have a reply that Plymouth Audi can't find a fault so it's considered not to be fine...the garage even said that the workshop manager/ aftercare manager wasn't happy with it but I'm now being told that his opinion is the same as fact! So VW finance have agreed to an independent engineers report but I want to know...

What mpg in an A1 COD do you get?
Can you fill the tank without angling the nozzle to catch the button/valve?
Does your range/fuel gauge work from a full tank?

Please help if you can, I feel like

[daydotz]

I've not heard of any of the electric faults you have suffered or the fuel filling issue

Have you calculated the actual mpg or worked out how many miles your getting to a tank have you done many miles ? It takes along time for the engine to lossen up my non cod isn't great on fuel & sometimes it's dam right shocking on fuel(36mpg last tank) I've done 10k now

Theirs a few complaints about the economy of the COD in general in other cars

Have you tried using fuel from other places like shell or even super unleaded


Maybe worth joining the A1 forum

Edited by daydotz on Monday 12th January 19:42

Edited by daydotz on Monday 12th January 20:05

[va1o]

I don't know about the MPG

Windows, try going into the MMI settings and disabling the feature for auto roll down on holding down unlock button. You can then rule this out if its still happening.

Range/ Fuel gauge is completely normal and you can do 80 - 100 miles with it still saying full if you've brimmed the tank

Nozzle problem can happen with any car really. It could be a faulty filler neck maybe. Sometimes holding the nozzle out very slightly rather than pushing all the way in helps.

As above the A1 forum is worth a try too

[daydotz]

The button is to vent the tank so you can squeeze more fuel in I'm sure I've heard 50litres+ quoted

[Traceyt72]

Thanks for your replies. I've tried fuel from everywhere, including premium...there's no difference :-( the mpg is shocking.

The valve in the fuel nozzle stops me filling more than 2/3rds of the tank, I can get at least £20 of fuel in after it kicks in., that can't be right.

I've requested to join the A1 forum...I'm just waiting for my approval

[Traceyt72]

I forgot to say I've worked the mpg out based on the refill's of the tank, just to check the computer.