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Running costs
All Formentors come with a choice of fixed or variable maintenance schedules. The latter allows up to two years or 18,600 miles between services; the fixed maintenance regime means attention every 12 months or 9,600 miles, with services alternating between Minor and Major at £229 and £349. Those on the Flexible system need a £349 service every time.
The brake fluid needs to be replaced after three years, then every two years, at £69. Formentors with four-wheel drive need a transmission oil change every three years, and this is priced at £130. The big cost though, is to replace the cambelt on the 1.5 TSI engine, which has to be done every 15 years or 186,000 miles, at a very hefty £1,100.
Recalls
Ten recalls is disappointing, with the first campaign launched in December 2020, as the first cars were being delivered. The problem was a faulty Front Assist system.
There were two recalls in 2021: seatbelts working loose (August) and brake failure (September). Another three campaigns followed in 2022, the first because of engine covers detaching (March), followed by a recall because of faulty fuses in plug-in hybrids. More than 10,000 Formentors were recalled in June 2022 because of airbag wiring harness problems.
In 2023 there were three more recalls for rear airbag glitches (February), suspension failures (July) and collapsing engine mounts (October). The most recent recall came in January 2024, because of the potential for brake fluid leaks on some cars with a DSG transmission.
Driver Power owner satisfaction
Cupra is yet to make its Driver Power debut, because none of its models have appeared in our surveys. With no owner reviews on carbuyer.co.uk, our best insight into what owners think is to look at the SEAT Ateca’s Driver Power results; a 63rd position in the 2023 new car poll isn’t great, but this mid-sized SUV is getting on. Owners don’t like the running costs or reliability, but value gets a thumbs up.
