Mazda CX-3 vs Škoda Kodiaq

The CX-3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Mazda CX-3Škoda Kodiaq

Side by side

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

Mazda CX-3Škoda Kodiaq

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,037 (better)
$2,050
Australia
$1,685 (better)
$1,696
United Kingdom
£1,238 (better)
£1,246
United States
$1,574 (better)
$1,584

Official figures

Uses
6.3 L/100km (better)
6.3 L/100km
UK
45 mpg (better)
45 mpg
US
37 mpg (better)
37 mpg
On a full tank
762 km
946 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
264 L (better)
230 L
Towing, braked
–
2,000 kg
Length
4,275 mm
4,697 mm
Weight
1,297 kg
1,700 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
110 kW
132 kW (better)
Torque
195 Nm
320 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
7-speed dual-clutch
Drive
FWD
AWD

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.

CX-3 or Kodiaq?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-3 or the Škoda Kodiaq?

The Mazda CX-3: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Škoda Kodiaq at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-3 or the Škoda Kodiaq?

The Mazda CX-3, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Škoda Kodiaq's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda CX-3 or the Škoda Kodiaq?

The Mazda CX-3, at 264 L to the Škoda Kodiaq's 230 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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