Skoda car reviews Skoda Octavia reviews

NEW PRICE: £13,425 - £25,045
USED PRICE: From £3,225

The Skoda Octavia is a comfortable large family-sized hatchback which is easy to drive, affordable to buy, and cheap to run. It's also available as a practical estate, with variants including the high-riding Scout 4x4. It's been on sale since 1997, with second-generation models launched in 2004. Despite an overhaul in 2009, it's not the most state-of-the-art piece of machinery on the market - but its owners love it. Read on for the full Which? verdict.

New Skoda Octavia
Used Skoda Octavia

New Skoda Octavia reviews

The Skoda Octavia comes with a wide variety of powertrains, including some of the latest Volkswagen Group engines and a seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox; some variants are quite basic, but there are also four-wheel-drive models, including the high-riding Scout, and high-performance vRS versions. The Octavia is good value for money, in keeping with Skoda's place as the budget Volkswagen Group brand.

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Skoda Octavia (2004-)

New price: £13,425 - £25,045
The Octavia represents a cheaper option to VW hatchbacks and saloons. For those with more to carry, the Octavia is also offered as a capacious estate.

Skoda Octavia Estate (2005-)

New price: £14,315 - £25,045
The Octavia Estate is certainly spacious and well-liked by owners, and it's worth a look even if it is starting to look a little long in the tooth.

Used Skoda Octavia reviews

The Skoda Octavia is versatile and roomy - virtues appreciated by both UK police forces, who loved the sporty vRS as a pursuit car, and taxi drivers (diesel models). Check out hard-used secondhand examples carefully. Early Octavias are now well under £1,000, and though reliability has not been impeccable, the high mileages some have clocked up are testament to this car's general durability, especially in diesel form.

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