Skoda Kodiaq SE L 2.0 TDI 190 4x4 DSG 7st: Living with it

Fourth report: We've got some niggles with how long it takes to input a postcode into the Skoda's sat-nav... But that's about the biggest criticism we can think of.

2017 Skoda Kodiaq 2.0 TDI 190 4x4 DSG

Victoria Parrott

By: Victoria Parrott

Jan 23, 2018 at 7:10am ET

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It's getting on for halfway through our Skoda's time with us, and it's as brilliantly practical and easy to live with as ever. If there's any irritation, it's that I find the sat-nav's postcode entry unfathomably awkward. It's just unnecessarily time consuming, and involves way more button-pushes than are strictly necessary, to input a postcode. It's a niggling thing but one that I find the most frustrating detail of the Skoda.

As another aside, the Kodiaq's price has gone up a bit, rising by some £400 to £34,470 over the £34,035 it cost when we started running the car. Perhaps more annoying is that the monthly PCP cost has also gone up by some £25 per month, currently at around £450pm for three years after a £5000 deposit. That's still properly competitive, and every manufacturer inches its priced up over the months and years but it's a noticeable jump.

While I was playing around on the Skoda configurator, I noticed that there is now an estimated monthly cost for each option which is a really nice touch. Means you can judge how much the option is going to push up your monthly payment, making it really easy to decide if it's worth it or not even if you're financing.

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Mileage 7,954 Average economy 40.7mpg Faults None Costs incurred £0

Our car: Skoda Kodiaq SE L 2.0 TDI 190 4x4 DSG (7 seats) List price £34,470 Estimated PCP finance £450pm (37 months, £5,000 customer deposit, 15,000 mile annual limit, incl. £2000 dealer deposit contribution) Options fitted Business Grey Metallic paint (£555), Dynamic Chassis Control (£980), Space saver spare wheel (£100), floor mats (£80) Price as tested £36,225 Warranty Three years/60,000 miles Service intervals 16,000 miles/12 months