Skoda Octavia Scout (07-12) - Review

Review by Dan Harrison on
Last Updated: 05 November 2009
The Octavia Scout is an ideal choice for 4x4 buyers looking for less bulk. There’s all the practicality of the Octavia estate but with the bonus of four-wheel drive when you need it, raised ride height and underbody protection. It’s ideal if you only need occasional off-road ability or regularly tow trailers or caravans. It also comes very well equipped as standard, but the engine choice is limited to a diesel and a petrol, although both deliver strong enough performance. If you want four-wheel drive but without the body cladding and extra ground clearance, Skoda also offers a 4x4 version of the standard Octavia estate. It was facelifted in early 2009. Confusingly only the interior and equipment grades were initially changed, with the exterior changes introduced in June 2009.
4 out of 5

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Running costs

The diesel gives good fuel economy (44mpg on the Combined cycle) and the petrol versions are reasonably economical for their size. Skoda dealers offer good value-for-money parts and servicing plus they're generally cheaper than Volkswagen - Skoda's parent company. Depreciation isn't a major concern and insurance is good for this size of car. The best endorsement comes from owner satisfaction and reliability surveys where Skoda - and in particular the Octavia - perform very well.

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Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£1,705 - £1,918 *

Diesel

£1,424 - £1,457 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

Fixed (10,000 miles) or variable can be chosen.

Warranty

Three years/60,000 miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£170.00 - £270.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

2 out of 5

Green credentials

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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The Octavia is quite a polluting model, not helped by the fact it's a four-wheel drive. The TDI is the better engine and emits 173g/km of CO2 while averaging 44mpg.

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