NEW Skoda Fabia review - do you REALLY need an electric car? | What Car?
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In this new Skoda Fabia review we explain why this petrol-powered small car is still an absolutely fantastic choice, even compared to rival fully electric cars. Watch to find out the 10 things you need to know about the Fabia.
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Video chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 1. Background
1:45 2. Rivals
2:06 3. Interior
4:10 4. Practicality
5:28 5. Engine line-up
6:12 6. On the road
7:10 7. Pricing
7:49 8. Best thing
8:09 9. Worst thing
8:16 10. Verdict - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Would you rather have this Skoda Fabia (£18,500) or an MG4 (£26,995)? 🤔
Fabia all day long.
You're comparing a c segment EV with 170bhp to a basic version of a b segment supermini with 95hp and a manual gearbox. Compare the MG4 to a DSG golf with at least 150hp.
Have recently moved from a '15 Fabia to a MG4. So that's my answer! The Fabia is a great car. If anything, it's losing it's USP by going too up market. It's very reliable, low cost maintenance, reasonable if a bit boring to drive, comfortable and provided good mpg. Mine was also only £20 a year tax. My first new car, 15 years ago, was a Seat Ibiza and that was similarly great.
But the EV is fantastic to drive, more spacious, better fitted out and, in the long run, will provide better economy - even with the price rises in electric. I would say, the Corsa-e is a fairer comparison and the discounts available make it a very competitive price.
Neither a Second hand Octavia would do me instead
As with Alexander Stefanov's comment earlier - you're simply not comparing like-for-like cars with that question...!
To match anything even close to the performance of the MG4, with an auto gearbox, you'd have to be looking at the 150PS Monte Carlo DSG - even then, it's 0.5 seconds slower.
But, then add on the options of sat nav and adaptive cruise which come as standard on the MG4 and you're talking of the Fabia costing around £25,300...! 😵
This is all that anyone needs in crowded, speedcam ridden Britain, 4 doors, 5 seats, lots of space in the boot, reliable, well priced, economical. What size lorry do you need to take the kids to school or go shopping? 90 percent of drives fit this pattern for 90 percent of people. SO, lets save the planet and our personal economy. Great, intelligent, well presented, gimmick free review. THANK YOU for reviewing the lowest level trim, this is hardly ever done. This is the right choice for most people.
Fantastic comment. Im 54, I have a Dacia Sandero which is a shopping car really, not the best transmission on it which is why I want an upgrade. Skodas are fantastic cars and as you say, what more does anyone need ? In the UK its all about image. People are obsessed with what others think about their choice of car. An attention seeking narcissistic society. At my age I have no interest in fancy labels or brands. I like comfort, economy and something that is engaging to drive and not pay a lot for it. This Fabia ticks those boxes.
Fabia will always be decent car but throwing away that kind of money for any car in this class is insane. Prices of new cars are 30-50% more than they used to be 1 or 2 years ago, but our salaries are almost the same or maybe 5% higher than they used to be.
Something is shady in car industry and that has nothing to do with war in Ukraine or chip shortages!
yup just brutal business.
Buying any new car is insane. The TSI 110 with high spec goes for about 16k EUR preregistered in Germany
We are paying for the R&D that the car makers have had to invest into producing electric models. We are also paying to back fill the losses made from the pandemic financial black hole
Agreed, it's greed!
@@trainglen22 True. And I like the words play. 👍
great presenter to the point without silly jokes
Agreed, breath of fresh air. No "how wacky am I" silliness when all we want to know is what the car is like!
I had a fabia recently as loan car,while my Karoq was in for a service,I was really really impressed with it,lovely car to drive.
Nice car. I would go for the 110 version with the automatic gearbox
Really like the Skoda brand, however a couple of years back who would have thought we would be saying 17K for a cheap car?
It's not cheap is it ? Dacia, Kia, Hyundai, Citroen, Suzuki and MG can get you a new car for less though
Nearly £18,000 starting price for a basic Fabia sound very expensive to me.
Yet people have no problems paying 25.000 for a T-Roc that is worse than this in pretty much every way lol
Yes they’re expensive for a ‘base’ spec but they’re not as Spartan as base specs from 10-15 years ago. Thanks to PCP people don’t really buy base specs anymore if it’s just a little more on the monthly figure. In poorer EU countries like Greece/Portugal where PCPs arent really a thing, much cheaper base spec models are available. Not excusing the ridiculous prices of new cars but that is a big reason of it
@telefantastic a basic Polo is nearly 20k, I’d class that as very expensive
Ever heard of inflation
I have seen many reviews regarding the new Skoda Fabia, I am very impressed with all the reviews, - I have decided to make it my next car.
I recently got my Fabia two months ago, and I must say I really love it 💖
Agree that it is a shame you no longer can have it as an estate version. I had the old version as an estate and it was brilliant.
You could get a skoda superb, between 2009 to 2014 entry level,
Model for 18000 pounds brand new they are taking the piss with the price of this, Car price need to come down.
They’ll come down when people don’t buy them anymore!
Is it available in estate version (combi) like the mk3?
This is what most people buying crossover suv’s should be buying lol. Most of them literally can’t justify it more than this
Not for 30k. If electric cars would cost between 10k and 15k I would consider them.
Very interesting I wouldn't describe the gearbox as slick and smooth it feels a bit notchy and the 110 is so much better if you live in a hilly area you are not up and down the gearbox as much and and it has more pull basically feels more fun to drive, same goes for the Polo.
The way this world go is that rich will drive cars, poor and less payed will use bicycles, trams, public transport or by foot.
The rich won’t drive Skodas though 😂 car makers can only charge what they can get for them, there’ll become a point where we don’t but them anymore. We’ll just end up like Greece where the average car age is like 30 years old 🤣🤣
That's depressing
Nice car, a huge shame they cancelled the estate. Was strongly thinking of buying one. The Scala isn't getting a replacement either.
Would love a vRS Fabia. I had a fabulous Octavia vRS, however the latest model is so big.
Scala is basically FAbia estate. Also it's getting 2023 refresh so I'm not sure what are you on about?
The scala has had a Little facelift so it will be on sale till the end of this decade
4:43 is that true? Nissan Qashqai can barely fit 5 of those cabin suitcases and is larger car
Wife has got 110 recline 6 speed fabia,it's great to drive 45mpg,going round town or further a genuinely pleasant experience
Lol… I’ve got both. I love my Fabia just as much. 1.0L petrol 110bhp, 350 miles and I’ve still over a third of a tank
EVs are just too expensive for most people plus charging issues ,buy the Skoda or better still a Dacia / used car, great review
I have a 69 plate Sandero. Comfortable and handles pretty good as well
Define Cheap. No is NOT Cheap. Yes is a GREAT car. But NOT CHEAP AT ALL
Good looking car in my eyes. Styling is important to me. The Honda Jazz now looks like an OAP who has lost its dentures! A toothless grin at the front end. 😅
No one needs an electric car - not even an electrician... good review!
GJ
Pls review the rivals like the Ibiza and i20 too! Actually while u'r at it, the likes of the i10 and picanto etc need to be reviewed as well!
I've got the Seat version of this car. TBH it's a lot bigger than previous models and there isn't much between this and the Leon. I average around 50mpg, but this is around town or on a motorway. I thought it would be better on a motorway though
Leon is not in the same class with Fabia.
Ibiza is. 🤦
@@romb1818 Sorry, but they are very similar in size.
@@sargfowler9603 I have a Seat Leon 1P and one of my cousins has Leon 1M and other have a Skoda Fabia 😂😂.
What year was your Leon?
Nothing wrong with a good everyday car like the Fabia. Missing a 'plush interior' is really only a problem for car reviewers who get to try far more expensive cars! And isn't the Fabia estate now it's own model, called the Scala..??
No, The Scala’s a level above the Fabia. It replaced the Rapid a few years ago and the Scala is sold as the Rapid still in certain markets.
@@the_pigs_have_rebelled in the end scala is build on the same platform but its bit streched so you can call it fabia estate level above fabia is octavia, golf, leon... and above that superb, passat, arteon
@@the_pigs_have_rebelled rapid was very specific car and the platform was taken from fabia 3 and octavia first gen
@@mikysivek The Scala is still a different car though. Very similar in design to the old Rapid Spaceback, which was like a Fabia 3 Estate if you look at it while spinning around, but were still different. Fabia estate is just a Fabia that’s different at the back, whereas the Rapid spaceback was a hatchback version of the Rapid, with a completely different body and size to the Fabia. The Scala and Fabia 3 Estate were both sold at the same time for a couple of years too, why would they sell them both at the same time if they were pretty much the same thing?
The Scala is basically a Golf Hatch with a different body.
The latest Fabia estate was sadly cancelled at the last minute in favour of putting more SUV EVs down the production lines.
Great review.
Fabia was not really great in their cheapest version. And probably the case for this one. So add 4k+ to that entry price. If you need cheaper, Sandero might be a better option.
Bestvof with the hyundai i20 1ltr turbo
I'm in Australia and I was very excited to get this but they've deleted the front cup holders. Skoda Australia - are you nuts!?!
The 95 is a decent enough all rounder. He mentions the Jazz being a better car but I disagree. The engine sounds strained, not as nice to listen to as this three cylinder model. Id rather have a bit of character than extra MPG.
Nice review of an adequate little car Doug. You spoke a fair bit about the boot space but didn't reveal whether or not this car comes with a spare tyre. I guess not.
Spare tyre is available at extra cost.
@@desholman8853
Thanks Des.
Should have been mentioned in the review.
Had one of these as a courtesy car, 1.0 3cyl 78hp awfully slow to the point of being dangerous. Any type of overtake requires massive space and tight bowel control. Basic interior and awful upholstery. I was getting 48mpg so decent on that front and that only..
I have a 4 year old fabia, great car but the suspension is creaking and its starting to feel like a 10 year old 100k miles car at 40k miles...
Unfortunately cars now are not built to last,my sister has a 2002 fabia which has 250000 miles and still solid
@@hanzlah79I have a 2006 1.2 htp 6v and it's a great banger for a grand.
You always talk about broken british road but I always see fine road by italian standard. I don-t get if it-s just the place where they film or if it is britain road that are not that bad.
British roads are terrible, dangerous and especially for bicycles.
@@megapangolin1093 so it is true that you have lots of deep holes in street? Comparable to Italian roads?
@@samuele5931 Literally, millions and millions of potholes, they are everywhere except on the motorways. We have a special reporting system and then they are filled after one month, but meantime many tyres are burst and cyclists injured. I am sure we are worse for holes in the UK.
The problem with the TSI 95 is the 5sp gearbox. Come on VaG, it's not 1995. I'd definitely ignore this advice and go for the 110.
Nothing wrong with the 5sp in this. Ratios are long so revs are low at motorway speeds.
@@peterdurnell3325 long ratios cause issues at lower speeds though
It’s great if you dont care, you can just drive 110kmh accelerate calmly and it does an immaculate job with room to spare for aggression when needed. But all in all if you’re a car person, the Tsi 95 is too weak. The 5th gear works fine but after 130kmh the rpm get annoying.
@@blanco7726 being this is a UK review then 130 Kmh is irrelevant. The limit here is 70mph, or 113kmh. Personally I prefer 5speed gearboxes over 6speed. I would rather have a fifth gear that easily pulls up hills than having to continually drop down a gear because the sixth gear is too high.
@@DuncanStewart-xd1jw yeah because nobody does over 70mph
Far to expensive for a boggo VAG supermini. Would spend just a bit more on an entry level Jazz. Far more advanced powertrain. Silent electric running with instant electric motor torque. More practical, more comfortable with superior build and reliability. No contest.
How many miles electric running in the Jazz?
Why did they get rid of the estate version ?
Skoda couldn't manufacture the estate and get the emissions levels down to meet the tough euro regulations.
They now make the Scala....
oui c'est la meilleure
Absolutely, nothing wrong with small and basic. I would however go for the 110 and not the 95. I am sure the 95 hp version would be okay around town. But it is a family car which means it will be loaded. It needs the extra grunt for for distance travelling as well.
95 or 110, both can sit at 70mph. Extra grunt ? Oh please, ive had low powered cars and went long distance no problem in them. Guessing you mean overtaking. In reality its not needed 99% of the time and never reduces your journey time. Im not saying you but a lot of drivers are obsessed with having a lot of power for egotistical reasons as they feel superior to other road users.
@@oddities-whatnot I am not Jeremy Clarkson, shouting POWER! Every time I hit a piece of open road lol. I do think you would be struggling with 95hp, if it was fully loaded though. Yes I do mean in areas like overtaking and negotiating steep, twisty, hilly roads, where the extra 15hp would be a big help. 🙂
Do I need it or WANT an Electric.???............I want it..................Paul
VW Golf’s boot is 381….Skoda fabia 380…….well done Skoda!
That's it then I'm buying the vw for the xtra space
Currently driving one of these as a courtesy car and let me tell you it isn't worth the £18k, just pay extra or get a cheaper second hand car. Handling and steering are good, economy is good and boot space is good, that's about it. The engine us gutless beyond 30mph and it changes gears in a very 3 cylinder kind of way. Everything on the interior bar the infotainment and the steering wheel feels cheap, scratchy and like you could pull it apart with one hand. When I say everything feels cheap I mean chevvy spark cheap. Looks good from a distance though.
Would be much improved if the engine was a mild hybrid like the Kia/Hyundai equiv. Lazy engineering by VW group.
Having ran a mk1 Fabia VRS for a few months until the cheap plastic interior was just too cheap
to tollerate, i was hoping that the quality had vastly improved, it has but not enough to satisfy me.
Plus 1.0L engines are as much use as a chocolate fireguard.
The Polo as always is overpriced, so that leaves only the Jazz, i need an automatic, but not a CVT one.
No one is making a small car with a tourqe convertor automatic and a high quality interior at a sensible price
these days.
There’s literally nothing wrong with the 1.0 TSI nowadays, very reliable if you take care of it, awesome fuel economy (I get 55-60 MPG easily) and enough torque on the low end. All I did was go to a DSG company to change DSG software. My car drives like a dream now and costs almost nothing to run!
Go for 110bhp and higher SEL trim !
I have a 110 sel dsg estate. Had it 4 years now. Amazing car. Not sure what I'd get to replace it.
Great for the lots of new 20 miles per hour zones🙃
1.5 all the way never mind the lawn mower engines
Since when did a 1 litre 3 cylinder engine go in a lawn mower ? Ridiculous comment
@@oddities-whatnot not really iv tractors that would pull a car
Pity they don’t sell Skoda in the U.S. 😟
You kinda look like Chris Martin
Interior is nice in high end version.
Exterior is blunt.
I like how he says CHEAP at £18000
I would take this any time then a hybrid electric car that will have zero resale value in a couple of years of use and the astronomic insurance costing and battery failures....
Except the safety gadgets and more space not a lot to prove high price. Same material quality, same engines, five speed gearbox. Way to expensive. As someone said my salary is 5% bigger for the past 3 years and yet the price of the cars are almost 50% higher. And yes, nothing to do with corona virus and chip shortages.
As most new cars are either on personal contract hire or pcp with minimal deposit all people are more focused on the monthly payment rather than the car price. Maybe allowing manufacturers to increase their profit margins.
For the life of me I haven't been able to work out why anyone who has mental capacity would buy a Skoda. I remember costing up a fabia/ Scala and then compared it to the Golf 8 3 years ago, and realized, for 50 quid extra per month Im getting a Golf with the latest tech and equipment, and with the skoda i was getting a 3 cylinder engine and a umbrella and ice remover.
Im now driving an Audi, but Skoda got their UK pricing completely wrong.
I was literally ready to buy a skoda and then just logically realized why buy one when a VW is the same price more or less and VW's are much much better cars. Quieter more refined.
No good for long motorway trips because of high level of road noise.
Is it just me or when i try to spec this car it's not cheap at all, a dacia sandero is way cheaper and looks almost the same in every way
Not cheap in my opinion, but none of them are these days! The Skoda Fabia seems to me to be the only car in existence in the UK, which has not been too much spoilt in design change since its inception. But like all cars, the addition of ever more expensive computerized electrics and entertainment devices over the years, to my mind remain a big drawback.
Jazz doesnt come in manual, only peasant auto.
Really need electric version with some facelift.
Electric. Lol
only PoSs drive SUVs
It was a quiet night in the small town when a Skoda Fabia with 1 million kilometers on the clock rolled into the gas station. The car was old and worn, but still running surprisingly well. As the driver filled up the tank, he noticed something strange outside. It was a rhinoceros, running down the street, chasing after the car.
At first, the driver thought it was a hallucination or a strange dream. But as the rhino got closer, he could see that it was real. The animal was massive, with a thick coat of fur and razor-sharp horns. It was barreling down the street, heading straight for the Fabia.
The driver jumped in the car and slammed on the gas, trying to outrun the rhino. But no matter how fast he went, the animal kept pace, getting closer and closer with each passing second. The driver could feel the car shaking under the weight of the rhino's charge.
As they raced through the streets, the driver realized that the rhino wasn't chasing him because of anything he had done. The animal was fixated on the car itself, as if it was hunting it down for some unknown reason.
The rhino slammed into the side of the car, denting the metal and causing the car to spin out of control. The driver struggled to regain control of the vehicle, but it was no use. The rhino continued to pursue them relentlessly, trampling anything in its path.
In a moment of desperation, the driver slammed on the brakes and jumped out of the car. The rhino charged towards him, its horns gleaming in the moonlight. But just as it was about to strike, the car exploded in a shower of metal and flames.
The driver watched in horror as the rhino charged into the flaming wreckage, disappearing into the flames. He realized too late that the car was cursed, haunted by some unknown force that had driven the rhino to destroy it.
From that day on, the driver never spoke of his encounter with the rhino. He knew that no one would believe him, and he didn't want to tempt fate by telling the tale. But in the quiet of his mind, he could still hear the rhino's thundering hooves, chasing after him in his dreams.
Looks like Dacia Sandero but more expensive
Nice car but I'd buy a Jazz
Nobody needs an EV
Are you promoting ICE cars?
The Fabia
New??
What's the next video?
Would you rather a £41,000 Tesla Model 3 or a £26,000 Renault Arkana 😂
As if EV's are popular at all. The market for them is absolute garbage. So yes it does make sense to buy gas car (LPG even better)
Who would buy the upper trim of a cheap car? Better get a lower trim of a better car.
Nice I want ev only .
Try walking with a wheel barrow first
Rip off for new cars these cars are now what a foucas was its a pure joke look after the car you already have
A loooot more expensive than any electric car il you count the cost in 10 years of gas and revisions.
I actually dislike this car the most out of all skoda cars extremely odd design wise truly odd✌️just saying
Who on earth would buy a brand new car nowadays? People who do should probably be sectioned. These people are a danger to themselves.
Who would buy a second hand car with the mileage on them? The price of these are ridiculous!?
Ive had new cars, I could afford it so what’s the problem ? Second hand cars are fine but not everyone wants a car that some strangers have driven for thousands of miles
Do I need an electric car? Yes. Yes I do.
Why..?
I wouldnt have an electric car for free!
What is need? Are you describing WANT? Men like gadgets, that is the only reason you want one, and don't need one.
@@megapangolin1093 well I NEED a car to get to work. So between an EV / Petrol / Diesel. It will be electric every time.
Cheap !
Neither I nor the planet needs more fossil fuel vehicles so I am unsubscribing cheers
Enjoy your walk.
Public transport is great in Britain. Enjoy 😁
But electricity how do you believe it is produced.
Do you think electricity appears like magic ?
What about the polution to manufacture batteries from rare materials and the way that nature is ruined in order to obtain these materials.
Take the whole picture, not only a fraction. 🤦
Nowadays ICE cars hardly harm the planet, they all have filters and exhaust fumes go back in the engine to be used for combustion again. I hardly think a big heavy Tesla is better for the environment than a small ICE car like this with a small engine.
Shut the door 🚪 on the way out
What’s the difference between a Skoda driver and a hedgehog? Answer: The pricks are on the outside on a hedgehog