Skoda Scala vs Toyota Corolla

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Skoda Scala
Skoda Scala

$32,490 - $43,890

2025 price

Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla

$29,270 - $40,450

2025 price

Summary

2025 Skoda Scala
2025 Toyota Corolla
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 3, 1.0L

Inline 4, 1.8L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
5.4L/100km (combined)

4.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Sporadic wireless phone mirroring
  • Not as fun as its rivals with outputs
  • Older looking exterior

  • Cabin not as practical as rivals
  • Tiny boot volume
  • Ageing interior
2025 Skoda Scala Summary

The new Skoda Scala brings a trim line-up of just two models and the features list for both have been reshuffled with a little pruning here and a few welcome additions there.

The Select 85TSI on test for this review replaces the former Ambition base variant and offers very competitive pricing considering its European roots.

You would be forgiven, though, if the Skoda Scala was not the first make and model that came to mind in your new hatchback hunt. But with its minor facelift and a boot capacity that rivals medium SUVs, maybe it should be on the list.

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2025 Toyota Corolla Summary

Up until 2024 when its title was nabbed by the Tesla Model Y, the humble Toyota Corolla has been the world’s best-selling car for quite some time. 

A reputation for reliability, affordability, efficiency and in its current guise, being fun to drive, the Corolla has seen off all comers to retain the title of the most popular small car on Earth.

The current twelfth-generation Corolla is now seven years into its life cycle having landed in mid-2018. In that time scores of buyers have moved across into small SUVs, and the Corolla’s competitor set has shrunk dramatically as car brands pull out of the small passenger car segment.

But as we gear up for the next-gen Corolla, is the existing one still worth considering against some newer rivals? And should you look at this instead of a small SUV?

I lived with the mid-range Corolla SX hatchback for a week to find out.

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Deep dive comparison

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