The Octavia boasts an impressive amount of head-, leg- and kneeroom and it’ll easily accommodate five occupants in comfort.
You’ll also find the usual complement of storage spaces dotted around the car, and a sizeable console bin that can hold a host of items.
Additionally, there’s a loading hatch in the rear seats that acts as an armrest when you are not storing stuff – and a very useful net that’s located underneath the parcel shelf to stop smaller items rolling about.
Will it fit in my garage?
The Octavia hatchback’s longer body means it offers more space than any of its similarly priced rivals. It’s so big, in fact, the Octavia Estate’s boot is barely any bigger when loaded up to the parcel shelf. There’s space for four and luggage, while a fifth will be comfy for shorter journeys. This all makes the Octavia an excellent choice for families.
The Skoda’s boot capacity measures 590 litres, which is massive when you compare it with rivals: Volkswagen Golf (380 litres), Ford Focus (375 litres), Honda Civic (478 litres) and Vauxhall Astra (370 litres).
Will my luggage fit?
The Octavia’s boot is even bigger than the Ford Mondeo which offers 550 litres of storage capacity.
The only criticism is that you can’t fold the rear seats down completely flat, but you can still store plenty of stuff in there even though they lie at a slight angle. Total loading capacity with the seats down is an impressive 1,580 litres – an increase of 125 litres over the previous model.
The Octavia also features a double-sided floor covering in the boot plus there’s also a handy ice scraper inside the filler cap which is a neat touch.
Safety
Strong safety credentials for the Octavia
Standard safety kit is comprehensive
You can add even more driver assistance systems
The Skoda Octavia scores well in Euro NCAP tests and boasts standard electronic stability control (ESC), up to nine airbags and a suite of advanced crash protection technology – however, much of the latter is only available as an optional extra.
This includes Front Assist with City Emergency Brake function, which will attempt to automatically bring the car to a halt if it detects an impending collision.
As of 2017, this also includes Predictive Pedestrian Protection – which is capable of applying the brakes in an attempt to stop the car if a person walks out in front. Standard on SE L and Laurin & Klement grade cars, Front Assist is available as a cost-option on all other trim levels aside from S.
The Octavia has been awarded a five-star crash test rating by Euro NCAP. It boasts scores of 93% for adult occupant protection and 86% for child occupant protection, although pedestrian protection was downgraded from an original score of 82% to 66% in June 2013 after Skoda discontinued the standard fitment of an active ‘pop-up’ bonnet.
Isofix child seat mountings are fitted as standard on the outer rear seats.
Basic equipment
The basic equipment list includes equipment that is standard across all versions of the Skoda Octavia Hatchback (13-20).
3x3 point rear seat belts
ABS
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Body coloured bumpers
Driver`s airbag
Electric mirrors
Front electric windows
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Isofix child seat anchor points
PAS
Passenger`s airbag
Remote locking
Service indicator
Side airbags
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
Traction control
Equipment by trim level
To view equipment options for a specific trim level, please select from the following list:
Equipment included on some trim levels
Air conditioning
Audio remote
CD
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
DVD
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Metallic Paint
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Rear electric windows
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
Black Edition equipment
Black Edition standard equipment
CD
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Lumbar support
Metallic Paint
Parking sensors
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Black Edition optional equipment
Audio remote
Headlight washers
Elegance equipment
Elegance standard equipment
Audio remote
CD
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Elegance optional equipment
None available
GreenLine equipment
GreenLine standard equipment
Audio remote
CD
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Rear electric windows
GreenLine optional equipment
None available
Laurin + Klement equipment
Laurin + Klement standard equipment
CD
Electric driver`s seat
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Laurin + Klement optional equipment
Audio remote
Cruise control
DVD
Folding rear seats
S equipment
S standard equipment
Air conditioning
Cloth seat trim
S optional equipment
CD
Lumbar support
Rear electric windows
SE equipment
SE standard equipment
Cloth seat trim
Front fog lights
Lumbar support
Rear electric windows
SE optional equipment
Audio remote
CD
Cruise control
Headlight washers
Parking sensors
SE Business equipment
SE Business standard equipment
Audio remote
CD
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
SE Business optional equipment
None available
SE Drive equipment
SE Drive standard equipment
Audio remote
CD
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Lumbar support
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
SE Drive optional equipment
None available
SE L equipment
SE L standard equipment
Audio remote
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
SE L optional equipment
CD
Folding rear seats
SE Sport equipment
SE Sport standard equipment
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Sports seats
SE Sport optional equipment
Audio remote
SE Technology equipment
SE Technology standard equipment
Audio remote
Cloth seat trim
Front fog lights
Lumbar support
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
SE Technology optional equipment
Cruise control
Headlight washers
Sport Line equipment
Sport Line standard equipment
Audio remote
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Lumbar support
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Sport Line optional equipment
None available
vRS equipment
vRS standard equipment
Cruise control
Headlight washers
Lumbar support
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Sports seats
vRS optional equipment
Audio remote
Cloth seat trim
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Folding rear seats
Heated seats
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Roof rails
vRS Challenge equipment
vRS Challenge standard equipment
Audio remote
Cruise control
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
vRS Challenge optional equipment
None available
Euro NCAP Rating – 5 stars
The Skoda Octavia Hatchback (13-20) was tested by Euro NCAP in 2013 and was awarded a 5 star overall rating.
This overall rating is calculated from the following individual ratings:
Euro NCAP provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe.
The safety ratings are determined from a series of vehicle tests, designed and carried out by Euro NCAP.
These tests represent, in a simplified way, important real life accident scenarios that could result in injured or killed car occupants or other road users.