Hey,

A couple of times recently I have attempted to start my 2.0 Golf TDI and it hasn't started immediately.

On one occasion I had left it at the long term car park at Sydney airport for three days while in Melbourne. On returning, I couldn't get it started for about 15 minutes (it took around 7 attempts before it finally started to turn over). In between, the MFD said "STOP!" when I was attempting to start it.

It's definitely not battery related, as everything else functions. I had actually called the callout assistance but the car started before they got there. The technician said they couldn't identify the problem but that it happens from time to time with the diesels?

Anyway, it did it again today. This time I'd used it yesterday, so it definitely wasn't cold. It took around 3-4 times to get it started and when it does first start, it sounds quite rough.

Any ideas? Is this common? Is it something to be concerned about?

It's done 14,000km and just over one year old and recently serviced (February).