Kia Seltos vs Škoda Karoq
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,231
- $2,189 (better)
- Australia
- $1,849
- $1,816 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,356
- £1,330 (better)
- United States
- $1,724
- $1,691 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.9 L/100km
- 6.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 725 km
- 739 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 468 L
- 521 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,100 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,370 mm
- 4,382 mm
- Weight
- 1,355 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 180 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- Continuously variable transmission (CVT)
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- –
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Seltos or Karoq?
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Seltos or the Škoda Karoq?
The Škoda Karoq, at 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Kia Seltos's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Seltos or the Škoda Karoq?
The Škoda Karoq, at 521 L to the Kia Seltos's 468 L, for their newest versions.
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