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Skoda Octavia Hatchback (1998-2005) review

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Parkers overall rating: 3.5 out of 53.5

At a glance

Price new £10,135 - £18,044
Used prices £253 - £2,517
Road tax cost £190 - £415
Insurance group 11 - 28
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Fuel economy Not tested to latest standards
Range 363 - 653 miles
Number of doors 5
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Available fuel types

Petrol

Diesel

Pros & cons

PROS

Quality, space, ride, reliability, value.

CONS

Traditional Skoda image, wind noise.

Written by Parkers Published: 6 June 2019

Overview

The Octavia shares components and engineering expertise with the Audi A3/A4, SEAT Toledo and VW Golf/Bora – which should put pay to any stale old jokes about the Skoda marque. The Czech car maker has hurtled up-market with these keenly-priced and well built medium hatchbacks and estates, which are essentially Volkswagens in all but name. These are family holdalls not status symbols.

In the image department, Octavia is a big step up for traditional Skoda buyers – but are the badge and the clever advertising enough to confer kudos in the car park?