Find an Approved Used Skoda
Approved Used explained
What benefits are included?
Why? Well, because cars like the Skoda Karoq, Skoda Octavia and Skoda Kodiaq are such blooming good family cars – spacious and easy drive, they share their parts with Volkswagens but are cheaper to buy.
If you want to get a really cracking deal, though, it's worth giving the approved used scheme a looks. It means you can get a quality car with a warranty for less than you'll pay for a new model. Keep reading to find out how it works.
Approved Used Skodas come with a 12 month warranty so even if the car develops a fault, you're covered for the first year of ownership on everything but wear and tear items.
The same goes for the MoT. Skoda will put £750 towards the cost of an MOT and any subsequent repairs if your car has one in the first year of your ownership, although you have to pay a £10 excess.
All Approved Used Skodas have a 100-point check and a road test before they go on sale and you'll be provided with a copy of the report on purchase.
Sure, all Approved Used Skodas come with a history check that proves the car hasn't been written-off and has no outstanding finance. The car's mileage is also verified and it will come with a full main dealer Skoda service history.
If there's a problem with your approved used Skoda, you can return it within 30 days/1000 miles of purchase and have the car replaced for a model of a similar value free of charge.
Approved Used Skodas come with one year's AA unlimited roadside assistance that covers the UK and Europe. Your approved used Skoda also comes with five-days worth of driveaway insurance and the option to get full insurance at a three-year fixed price.
Family car buyers are spoilt for choice. If estates and conventional hatchbacks are your thing, there’s the Rapid, Scala, Octavia and Superb. Though there’s also a crossover to suit every budget, too, with the Yeti, Kamiq, Karoq and Kodiaq. Those interested in hot hatches and performance cars should be looking for vRS-badged models. Smaller cars are covered-off with the Citigo city car and Fabia small hatch. Skoda began to add electric versions of its cars to the line-up in 2019, starting with the Citigo-e iV. Key to the make’s appeal are the “Simply Clever” innovations that you’ll find on every car and are often exclusive to Skoda. It started with a small clip to hold your car park ticket against the windscreen back in the early 2000s, but now you’ll find - depending on the model - a handy ice scraper behind the fuel filler cap, a concealed compact umbrella and clever ways of storing and keeping your stuff safe.
Skoda has been owned by Volkswagen since 1991 and has a winged arrow logo. It’s said to be a stylised representation of an Indian headdress with feathers and an arrow. Skoda started life as Laurin & Klement and the name is still used today - they are the best-equipped range-topping versions of a model.
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You're spoilt for choice with every type of modern Skoda listed for sale, including:
The Skoda Yeti combines car-like running costs with a rugged appearance and a practical interior and that's before you mention the cool name. Some models get four-wheel drive, but whichever version you buy, you'll find the Yeti is easy to drive and won't cost a fortune to run.
There isn't really a bad Skoda. The Citigo is brilliant if you want a frugal city car, the Fabia is a great little hatchback and the Octavia is a brilliant family car – much like the Kamiq, Karoq and Kodiaq SUVs. The range-topping Superb, meanwhile, is hugely comfortable, with rear kneeroom measured by the foot.
Skoda tends to score well in customer satisfaction surveys, however, they're not without their faults and we have had reports on problems with the DPF filters in diesel models and the DSG gearboxes fitted to automatic cars, for example.
Approved Used car schemes are one of the best ways of getting your hands on a second hand car without having to worry about condition and mechanical reliability.