Skoda Kodiaq vs Mazda CX-30

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Skoda Kodiaq
Skoda Kodiaq

$53,290 - $70,590

2025 price

Mazda CX-30
Mazda CX-30

$28,998 - $51,256

2024 price

Summary

2025 Skoda Kodiaq
2024 Mazda CX-30
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Inline 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
9.2L/100km (combined)

6.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

5
Dislikes
  • Engine can feel flat under pressure
  • Glitchy infotainment and climate controls
  • Reversing camera quality isn’t great

  • Dated interior
  • Fuel efficiency could be better
  • Bit noisy
2025 Skoda Kodiaq Summary

In the eight years it’s been in our market, the Skoda Kodiaq large SUV has only seen modest updates, but the second-generation seven-seater marks a firm step forward.

You still get all of the clever practicality that Skoda is known for, but it now features a (slightly) sharper design, a raft of new features, improved technology and more room inside.

This week, my family of three has been living with the base 140TSI Select variant to find out whether this understated contender deserves more attention and if its rivals should start to worry.

 

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2024 Mazda CX-30 Summary

If you’re in the market for a city- and family-friendly compact SUV, you’re in luck.

The small SUV segment is one of the most heavily populated and hotly contested in the Aussie new-car market and the Mazda CX-30 G25 GT SP FWD is pitched against a seething pack of at least 10 similarly sized, generously specified and highly-credentialed competitors. 

So, stay with us on a mission to determine whether this high-end version of one of Mazda’s best sellers is worthy of a spot on your new-car short list.

 

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