Škoda Octavia vs Vauxhall Insignia
The Octavia costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,577 (better)
- $1,607
- New Zealand
- $2,041 (better)
- $2,079
- Australia
- $1,691 (better)
- $1,724
- United Kingdom
- £1,240 (better)
- £1,263
Official figures
- Uses
- 37 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- Also
- 6.3 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 492 miles
- 599 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 600 L (better)
- 490 L
- Length
- 4,689 mm
- 4,897 mm
- Weight
- 1,320 kg
- 1,440 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 121 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- 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.
Octavia or Insignia?
Which is cheaper to run, the Škoda Octavia or the Vauxhall Insignia?
The Škoda Octavia: about $30 a year less in the US than the Vauxhall Insignia at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Škoda Octavia or the Vauxhall Insignia?
The Škoda Octavia, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Vauxhall Insignia's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Škoda Octavia or the Vauxhall Insignia?
The Škoda Octavia, at 600 L to the Vauxhall Insignia's 490 L, for their newest versions.
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