Scion iQ vs Škoda Octavia

The Octavia costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand.

Škoda Octavia

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Scion iQŠkoda Octavia

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,057
$2,041 (better)
Australia
$1,704
$1,692 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,250
£1,240 (better)
United States
$1,589
$1,577 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.4 L/100km
6.3 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
503 km
792 km (better)

Space

Seats
4
5
Boot
–
600 L
Length
2,985 mm
4,689 mm
Weight
–
1,320 kg

Engine

Engine
1.3 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
70 kW
110 kW (better)
Torque
123 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
8-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
9

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.

iQ or Octavia?

Which is cheaper to run, the Scion iQ or the Škoda Octavia?

The Škoda Octavia: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Scion iQ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Scion iQ or the Škoda Octavia?

The Škoda Octavia, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Scion iQ's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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