Skoda Octavia

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New car calendar 2026: All the new cars coming to Australia next year

Here’s the WhichCar by Wheels guide to all the new cars that will launch in Australia in 2026. Check back in regularly for updates…

Features

Top 10 fast wagons: Much loved… but now endangered

Dearly loved but also now fast disappearing thanks to the rise and rise of the SUV.

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Skoda Octavia Sportline: Stylish new mid-priced entrant

Skoda has launched a new mid-grade Octavia Sportline into Australia, which adds sportier styling to the entry-level Select.

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2025 Skoda Octavia RS pricing: More power and more standard kit

For 2025, Skoda’s quick Octavia RS gets a power boost, a host of previously optional features as standard, a sharper ‘as equipped’ price.

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New Skoda models coming: Kodiaq, Superb, Octavia, Enyaq and Elroq

Skoda will launch a number of new-gen and facelifted models in 2025, and expand its EV offerings

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New Wagons coming to Australia in 2024 and 2025

Why it’s not all doom and gloom if you want a conventional wagon rather than a ubiquitous SUV

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Skoda Australia confirms its biggest new car roll-out yet

Czech brand Skoda will have its biggest year yet for product launches in Australia, with models including a new-generation Kodiaq SUV and its first ever electric car

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Recall roundup: Toyota, Skoda, Lexus, Ram, Cupra, Jaguar

New recalls issued for the Toyota LandCruiser 300 & Tundra, Skoda Octavia & Superb, Lexus LX, Ram 2500/3500, Cupra Formentor & Leon, and Jaguar I-Pace

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2025 Skoda Octavia facelift revealed: Updated look, more power for the RS

Skoda updates popular Octavia liftback and wagon with a revised look, improved technology, and a power boost for the RS variant

Advice

Best used medium cars for 2024

Looking for the right family car? The medium passenger car segment is the very definition of getting a lot for your dollar

News

2024 Skoda Octavia SportLine adds free upgrades: Pricing and features

The Octavia SportLine trim has finally arrived in Australia, following the wider range’s debut in 2021

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Active safety features return to 2024 Skoda range

Skoda’s sprinkled blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert back in

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Skoda Elroq RS performance SUV confirmed

New electric small SUV to get go-fast version, while Skoda’s EV range will include the Czech brand’s version of the forthcoming ID.2 X

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Skoda’s semiconductor shortage stops: Blind-spot and rear cross-traffic alerts return

Every new Skoda sold in Australia from later this year will again be fitted with blind-spot and rear cross-traffic alerts as standard, joining other tech updates

Skoda Vision 7 concept
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Skoda receives largest shipment of new vehicles in Australia since mid-2021

Skoda Australia has received its largest vehicle stock arrival in two years, as supply constraints relax

News

Skoda previews six EVs due by 2027, including a wagon!

The Czech brand will push ahead with a line-up of electric models and a new design theme in the next four years

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Skoda Kamiq, Karoq and Octavia supply improving; 2024 lineup detailed

Skoda claims it has secured further supply of Kamiq, Karoq, and Octavia, ahead of new vehicles due next year – including the all-electric Enyaq

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Skoda announces permanent seven-year warranty

Lengthened warranty immediately available to new and recent Skoda customers

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Skoda’s potential 15,000 sales thwarted by 2022 supply crisis

The Czech brand’s performance has suffered heavily during the last two years

News

2022 Skoda Octavia, Superb and Kodiaq recalled

The issue presents a fire risk to occupants and bystanders

COTY

2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Skoda Octavia wagon

Bristles with a breadth of talent, if not quite true greatness

COTY

The weigh-in: the 2022 Car of the Year contenders on the scales

Each car at COTY must cross the weighbridge… data ensues

Performance COTY

This neat suspension trick allows the Skoda Octavia RS to be a comfortable family car and surprising track weapon

The Czech wagon has a suspension system that you can really geek out on

COTY

Wheels Car of the Year 2022: The Contenders

Who made the cut in our hunt for the best new car on sale?