Skoda Kodiaq vs Tesla Model Y

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Skoda Kodiaq
Skoda Kodiaq

$53,290 - $70,590

2025 price

Tesla Model Y
Tesla Model Y

$55,900 - $89,400

2025 price

Summary

2025 Skoda Kodiaq
2025 Tesla Model Y
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Not Applicable, 0.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
9.2L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

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

  • Drive mode selector is silly
  • Warranty below average
  • Feels very heavy when pushed
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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2025 Tesla Model Y Summary

I don’t think I’m overselling it to say that this is the car that could make or break Tesla in Australia and around the world. 

Crazy, right? That seemed impossible not so long ago, back when the brand appeared untouchable. But new competition, largely from China, plus the giant Musk-shaped elefant (it is German for elephant…) in the room, has seen sales and profit plummet.

Just last month, for example, the Tesla Model Y lost its best-seller crown in Australia to BYD, admittedly in the weeks before the new 'Juniper' version arrived.

The point is, a new version of its biggest seller is a Very Big Deal. But have they changed enough, and changed it well enough, to cut through the noise?

We put the cheapest variant, the Tesla Model Y RWD, to the test to find out.

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