The only car you really need: Skoda Octavia 2021 review

This is the new Skoda Octavia! Now we know that the Czech manufacturer may not be held in such high regard as its German rivals, and they’re not exactly known for being the most exciting cars. But when you consider just how much car you get for a relatively low price, along with a huge choice of engines and trims to choose from so you can spec the car just to your liking, is it time the Octavia hatchback and estate are considered alongside the class leaders? Stick with Mat and find out in his latest in-depth review!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:24 Price
00:49 Exterior Style
02:27 Engines
03:28 0-60mph
04:05 Interior Style
05:30 Back Seats
06:22 Boot
08:17 Practicality
09:35 Annoying Features
10:58 Good Features
11:56 Town Driving
13:25 Motorway Driving
14:26 Twisty Road Driving
15:10 Trims
17:17 Verdict

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[carwow]

Would you pick the Octavia over the Golf? LIKE this comment if you would, COMMENT if you'd go for the Golf!

[mandelin]

You know you are getting older and more grounded to reality when the review of new Octavia peaks your interest

[OfficialXivil]

Also a very clever feature: there's a USB C port behind the rear-view mirror. Perfect for a dashcam

[storapa]

11:45 That wiper fluid cap is genius, should come standard on all cars 👍

[larrydimmick]

8:45 “place for a mobile phone, which is Handy”

German speakers will get it 😃🇩🇪

[DaanVreeswijk]

Why is the sound so low? I’m jumping off my seat every time a commercial kicks in...

[RClayton]

No one talking about the 0-60 time? 150 HP diesel in 8 seconds?! 0.8 faster than claimed? Sounds oddly impressive.

[janoschamann]

I took one of these (plug in hybrid version) on a roadtrip in Finland from Helsinki all the way up to the northern border to Norway, well beyond the arctic circle, and I also did a similar drive in a Golf 8. And I must say, I was blown away by how much better the Skoda performed. The handling on the frozen and snowy roads was on point, the engine had no struggles at all in the -30C weather and the ride was super comfortable. The Golf wasn’t bad in any way, but the Skoda was so much more spacious, the drive train felt a lot better and the interior felt more comfy.

[zaynsadiq]

Has anyone else missed this style of carwow videos? As great as some of Matt's newer videos are, one's like these will always be the best 👍

[supersanex_x]

Matt, crashes into another driver
Also Matt: gets out of the car to ask the other person * Soooo What exactly happened*

[yashaswinreddy]

Student attendance = 64%
College attendance = 79%
Carwow attendance = 100%


Thanks for all the likes everyone

[johannesniemand]

Sometimes when i watch carwow videos from two years ago, I think about how much the quality improved and how much i love the style of these videos. Keep it up :)

[zemos]

If this car had an Audi badge, everyone would have been drooling over it ...
Actually I like the interior over the the Audi A3

[tomraymond]

Carwow: ''The only car you ever need''.

Also Carwow: ''...you should.... shortlist the Octavia''

[Honzimus]

"Skoda" is fine but the original "Škoda" was great, you nailed it. .)

[stephenscannell]

13:07 "not too bad to park", look at the size of the space 😂😂😂 you'd park a bus in that

[zaneverovati]

"Skoda Octavia is a car for pragmatic buyers, because it ticks so many boxes. It's for motor enthusiasts who want good value motoring." Thank You Matt, I couldn't find the better words myself. I own an Octavia 1.6TDI with 110hp and I've never had a better car. I don't think I'll ever go away from Skoda, as the next one will probably be an Octavia or a Superb.

[Joe.y]

'Maybe you shouldn't be drinking while driving, even though it's just water'

~ Mat Watson 2020

[jaromor]

0:10 Matt getting a new grabber blue wrap from Yanni?

[immortal]

I have this car, skoda octavia III 105 HP fabrication year 2013, i got it in 2017 from a firm with 8400e, it is still going strong with no problems, the only thing i changed(besides the oil/filter and all that ) was the batterry from the original one to a 65 one. Very good and reliable car.