Skoda Superb (02-08) - Review

Review by Parkers
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Skoda's big car is big on space and big on value. It's an easy car to recommend as it's surprisingly cheap to buy used, has as much rear legroom as a Mercedes-Benz S-Class and is packed with equipment that would be optional on most other cars. Plus there are great engines (including punchy diesels), it's good to drive and has a thoughtfully designed interior (some models even have an umbrella concealed in the door). The only major downside is that it's a traditional saloon with fixed back seats, so it isn't especially practical, even though it has a large boot.
4 out of 5

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Safety

With a four-star Euro NCAP rating, Superb faired the same as Volkswagen Passat in crash tests, which is good - though not outstanding - for its class. Superb is fitted with a decent amount of safety kit as standard: all models get dual front, curtain and side air bags, traction control, alarm, immobiliser and remote central locking.

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Reliability

Although Superb uses a well proven Volkswagen recipe and its mechanicals are fairly dependable, it isn't immune to the occasional niggle. As ever, make sure you keep up the servicing and it shouldn’t give you too many headaches.

Car check problem points

Body

Stone chips from motorway miles.

Engine/Gearbox

No problems if properly maintained.

Other

No major problems reported by owners and just one recall, which was in 2005 for bolts of the tandem fuel pump that could break on four-cylinder engines.