Our German colleagues from Marktcheck shed light on the problems associated with the infotainment system in the models Skoda, with Seat, from Audi and with Volkswagen.

Problems with the screen, but not only!

Marktcheck starts with a specific example Theo Schornstein and his Seat Ibiza. His infotainment system met him fail and despite several attempts at repair, nothing is decided.
The problem is that the system that Theo Schornstein’s Seat Ibiza is equipped with is present in many models of the group. It is about the MIB system (modular infotainment platform).
In the case of Theo Schornstein and his Seat Ibiza, the car monitor freezes for no particular reason or no longer lights up. Sometimes it even starts to sparkle. In connection with the Marktcheck article, several readers are reporting a similar problem.
The question we must ask ourselves now is whether this problem exists exclusively or if it concerns a significant proportion of Volkswagen customers ? Moreover, this problem will also have an impact on security systems. According to Marktcheck, some users have reported malfunctions of the emergency braking function, lane departure warning or even errors in recognizing road signs.

Volkswagen is in turmoil!

It is true that for some time the Volkswagen Group has been facing some difficulties. Various electric vehicles that the German group has released to the market it’s hard to find your customers. There Chinese competition is becoming more and more present in Europe. Arrival new pollution control standards of the European Union risks putting the group in a difficult position.
We have seen this in many European countries, where the financial incentives to buy an electric car are reduced or disappear altogether. it has a negative impact from the sale of electric cars. On the one hand, you have standards increasingly sharp on a thermal car, which prompts Volkswagen to reorient its strategy to electric cars. And on the other hand, you have financial incentives in Germany that are being cut by the government, which is supposed to slow down the sales of electric cars in Germany.

If you add to this problems with car electronics, the future of Volkswagen looks very complicated. WARNING, we prefer to be cautious with this electronic issue, recalling that we currently do not have the necessary information to confirm this this problem has become massive. If that turns out to be the case, we’ll definitely hear more about it.