Skoda Octavia Estate running costs and reliability
Miles per pound (mpp) ⓘ
| Petrol engines | 6.2 - 8.2 mpp |
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| Diesel engines | 6.6 - 8.6 mpp |
| Plug-in hybrid petrol engines * | 6.5 - 6.9 mpp |
Fuel economy ⓘ
| Petrol engines | 42.2 - 56.1 mpg |
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| Diesel engines | 51.6 - 67.3 mpg |
| Plug-in hybrid petrol engines * | 44.6 - 46.9 mpg |
- PHEV potentially the cheapest to run – for now
- Not much difference between 115-150hp models
- Petrol model only marginally worse
What are the running costs?
If you regularly do long distances diesel is still be an excellent choice. The more powerful 150hp model should also manage an easy 50mpg on the motorway thanks to its ample torque (pulling power). The less powerful 116hp model may do even better if you’re a gentle driver and use the six-speed manual gearbox cleverly, but if you drive with lots of people and luggage on board the extra muscle of the more powerful motor will be worth any extra expense.
Either way, diesel will offer a useful amount more fuel economy than petrol. We’ve been long-term testing the 150hp 1.5-litre petrol DSG in pre-facelift guise, and found it averages around 40mpg.
Get full details of the official mpg and CO2 figures on our Skoda Octavia Estate specs page.
Servicing and warranty
Servicing intervals are once a year or every 20,000 miles. You can buy a Skoda service plan to help spread the cost. All Skoda service parts and labour are covered by a two-year warranty.
Speaking of warranties, Skoda offers a fairly standard three-year/60,000-mile warranty on all of its cars, while wear and tear items (brakes, clutches, tyres, wipers, interior trim, etc) are covered for the first six months or 6,500 miles. Official Skoda Extended Warranties are available, should you want additional cover. These can even be added after your original warranty has expired.
Reliability
- Skoda does well in customer satisfaction surveys
- Lots of tech shared with other VW Group products
- Some issues with software and recalls
The Skoda brand has a great reputation for customer satisfaction and usually does very well in industry surveys. However, a few people – including ourselves – have suffered with software problems on this model, and there have a been recalls as well.
So nothing yet to get particularly alarmed about, but makes sure you check out the owners forums and facebook pages, especially if you’re considering a used example.
Ongoing running costs
| Road tax | £180 - £190 |
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| Insurance group | 11 - 23 |
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