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Skoda Octavia vs Mazda 2

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Skoda Octavia
Skoda Octavia

$28,990 - $63,888

2022 price

Mazda 2
Mazda 2

2024 price

Summary

2022 Skoda Octavia
2024 Mazda 2
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.4L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
5.7L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • Not hugely exciting to look at
  • Acceleration could be smother and quieter
  • Best safety stuff an option

  • Interior is dating
  • Engine noise under load
  • Pricing not quite 'first-car'
2022 Skoda Octavia Summary

Remember mid-size sedans? Once pretty popular with smaller families, they’ve largely gone the way of dial-up internet, thanks in no small part to our insatiable appetite for SUVs in Australia, which shows absolutely no sign of slowing down. 

According to the most recent vehicle sales data release, there are just seven choices left in a once-crowded segment, one of which is this, the Skoda Octavia, which is also available as a wagon – another body style that's been left by the wayside in the SUV crush.

So are we right to rush to SUVs instead of vehicles just like this one? Or should you be cross-shopping the Skoda Octavia before you commit to a high-rider?

Let’s find out, shall we?

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2024 Mazda 2 Summary

The entry-point into one of Australia's most popular brands has been around for almost 10 years in its current generation, but the Mazda2 has had a refresh.

Possibly for the last time in its current lifespan, the small hatchback gets a facelift to remain appealing, Mazda hopes, to first-car-buyers.

Mazda's up against not only direct rivals, like the Suzuki Swift and Toyota Yaris, but also the shifting market.

Mazda has sold just over 3500 Mazda2s so far this year, but almost 11,000 CX-3 small SUVs, the latter based on our friend here's platform.

It's a name with a little over two decades behind it, but can it be a first-car-favourite in an increasingly difficult small car market?

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