r/CupraFormentor

Someone crashed into me today and he came off much worse, says a good bit about the build quality

I was parked up, he was a taxi that came up from behind, turned left a bit too early and sideswiped himself along my car

Worst part is I spent 3 hours cleaning it yesterday

As bad as it looked, mine still came out much better, and the last pic is when I got home and "buffed out" the damage on the paint and removed his paint from mine

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to decide whether it's worth repairing my 2021 CUPRA Formentor VZ or whether I should cut my losses and move on. I'd really appreciate opinions from anyone who's worked on these cars or has experience with VAG repairs.

Car:

• 2021 CUPRA Formentor VZ (310 HP)
• ~57,000 km
• Full frontal collision at relatively low speed (I hit the car in front of me at around 15-20 kmph)

Damage I know about:

• Driver airbag deployed
• Passenger airbag deployed
• Driver knee airbag deployed
• Seatbelts locked
• Both headlights destroyed
• Front bumper destroyed
• Hood damaged
• Radiator pack damaged and all coolant leaked out
• Crash bar/front carrier likely damaged
• Front sensors and ADAS equipment probably affected
• No side airbags deployed
• Chassis rails don't appear to be touched.

One thing that concerns me is that a few minutes before the accident, the car displayed Travel Assist unavailable and SOS/Emergency Call unavailable warnings. Then, during the collision, there was no automatic emergency braking whatsoever. I'm currently asking CUPRA to investigate whether those warnings were related to any ADAS malfunction.

My main concern now is the repair itself.

Questions:

• Is this the kind of damage that usually turns into a money pit?
• Assuming the chassis rails aren't bent, is this realistically repairable to OEM quality?
• Would you trust the car again after replacing multiple airbags, seatbelts, cooling system components and front-end structural parts?
• Are there any hidden issues that commonly appear on Formentors after this type of impact?
• Roughly what repair cost would you expect in Europe? (OEM parts, proper repair, no shortcuts.)

I'm paying for the repair myself (no insurance payout), so I'm trying to make a rational decision rather than an emotional one.

Any opinions or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, i am completely new to Cupra and I was comparing the the driving assist packages.
Provided that I am traveling 150km highway 3 times a week, i am looking for something with full driver assistance. Does anyone know the difference between the driver assistance model in these 2 icons?

I'm so in love with this car. The VZ2 310bhp is just awesome. Got over 9 000km in last 5 months of owning it with zero issues. Super comfy for me and when i need i can have fun with it.

Hi guys,

I am looking at the Formentor 1.5 e-Hybrid (latest facelift) 2wd version for my new car. For me it would be the ideal car with the electric range (usually I don't drive more than 50 km a day), the pulling force and the ability to drive long distances on holidays without charging.

But one of the important demands is that it can pull my boat / trailer combination out of a steeper boat ramp. The combination weight is between 1400 kg (3086 lbs) and 1500 kg (3307 lbs) max. Currently I am using my European 8th gen Honda Civic (2.2 CDTI 140 hp, kerb weight 1322 kg (2915 lbs) ) to do the job. Small hatchback car, but most ramps work fine. Sadly, in my home town there is a ramp that has a slightly too steep angle. I am able to pull it out when a couple of friends help me to push the car (sounds ridiculous, but this really makes a difference). Lots of wheelspin though, but I do not mind a bit of extra wear on the tires.

I can actually manage it with almost zero wheelspin if I heavily slip the clutch, so it's not strictly a tire grip issue, it's a torque delivery bottleneck at 0 RPM. I basically have to sacrifice and burn the manual clutch just to keep the diesel engine from stalling under that initial launch load. So I would rather have wear on the tire than burned clutch plates, though.

The steeper slipway is the only struggle I have though. I haven't had any problems hauling this combination all the way from the Netherlands through the mountains of the French Alps.

Anyway, my new car should be able to do this without friends. But I am totally unsure if the Formentor can handle this. My first thought was that it would be an easy win for the Formentor because the electric motor has a massive amount of instant torque to pull it out of the water from a dead stop. I figured the massive torque of an electric motor would just take off smoothly at ultra-low speeds without needing to burn a traditional dry clutch. I might get wheelspin due to the front-wheel-drive weight transfer on the incline, but I don't mind putting my wife and kids in the front seats for some extra ballast over the front axle. But AI made some comments about how the DSG clutches slip and behave when launching on a steep incline under heavy loads, which made me doubt my assumptions. It also made some comments about an overheating protection system. I can "misuse" my Civic to haul it out the water, where the Formentor might simply refuse it a all.

So my question is, are there people over here that use the Formentor for hauling boats? How much does your combination (boat and trailer) weight? Do you have any problems with slipways? Or if there are no boaters here, maybe someone can give me some substantiated advice about how this wet DSG and e-motor setup handles steep ramps under a 1500 kg (3307 lbs) load?

Note: I know the 4wd would be a better choice, but this version is not for sale in the Netherlands (and if so, it is out of budget).

Every time I get in the car, these notifications pop up. Sometimes it's 2, sometimes like 10. It has been happening every day for the past 3 months.

Started happening after I had the car in the dealership for software updates.

Anyone else has this issue?

2025 Cupra Formentor VZ

Hello guys, i have my leon for about 3-4 months and i dont know if im just extremely unlucky with people parking next to me, but i have several minor sctraches on my car (see photos).
For context - i have garage space in my work (walls on both sides so no one parking next to me) and at home im parking in the garden. Of course i park at the mall, stores etc. sometimes but thats what i always did with the cars i had before and nevěr had this problem. I always had white cars before (škoda octavia/ford focus) and never had this issue so im wondering if its just a bad luck or bad paint quality.
Does anyone have same problem or know what to do to prevent it?

I drive into an open man home cover i think