Reliability: Skoda Octavia or Toyota Avensis?

Which is more reliable, the Skoda Octavia diesel or the Toyota Avensis diesel?

Noel Mcnamee (Dublin)

Jan 2014 Filed under: reliability

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Expert answer

Hi Noel,

It's probably pretty much neck-and-neck. Toyotas are legendarily reliable and well-made and there's nothing in the history of the current Avensis to suggest that it's anything other than that. Likewise, the Octavia; Skodas tend to do extremely well in owner satisfaction surveys and while part of that can be put down to the switched-on customer service nature of the brand's dealers, there's no doubt that Skoda's Czech factory turns out some beautifully made products. Nothing between them, really.

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
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