Skoda Karoq vs MG HS

What's the difference?

VS
Skoda Karoq
Skoda Karoq

$31,990 - $49,990

2024 price

MG HS
MG HS

$33,990 - $45,990

2025 price

Summary

2024 Skoda Karoq
2025 MG HS
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.4L

Turbo 4, 1.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
6.5L/100km (combined)

6.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Dated interior
  • Non-linear power delivery
  • Needs premium unleaded

  • Beeping driver monitoring
  • Expensive servicing
  • No USB-C ports
2024 Skoda Karoq Summary

Typically appealing to those seeking quality engineering and tech without feeling the need to make a boastful badge statement, Skoda is a low-key, ultra-confident brand.

On sale here since 2018, the Skoda Karoq is a comparatively small fish in one of the most hotly contested segments in the Australian new-car market, namely medium SUVs, the leading trio consisting of the Toyota RAV4, Nissan X-Trail and Mitsubishi Outlander.

To increase its appeal against these and other high-profile contenders Skoda Australia has introduced a new entry-level Karoq designed to hit the Goldilocks zone between attractive standard specification and sharp pricing. CarsGuide was invited to its local launch.

 

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2025 MG HS Summary

The meteoric rise of the Chinese-owned MG brand continues with the HS, a family-focused SUV stepping into the most hotly contested segment in Australia. 

When the first generation HS arrived in December 2019, it should have been MG’s big sales driver, yet it sat in the shadows of the cut-price MG3 hatch and ZS small SUV as they lifted the storied MG badge into Australia’s overall top-10 sellers.

The HS has so far been MG’s missing link and that’s down to the segment being full of such strong name plates such as the Mazda CX-5 and Toyota RAV4. The mid-size SUV has also been the focus of other strong value rivals that were better, namely the GWM Haval H6. 

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2024 Skoda Karoq 2025 MG HS

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