Skoda Fabia Hatchback

Skoda Fabia review

A new Fabia supermini is due next year, but the current version remains a comfortable, practical and good value choice

In-depth reviews

16 Jul 2021

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Used Skoda Fabia (Mk3, 2015-2021) buyer's guide: cheap and painless to own

A full used buyer’s guide on the Skoda Fabia covering the Fabia Mk3 that was on sale between 2015 and 2021

Used car tests

15 Oct 2020

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Skoda Fabia SE L: long-term test review

Final report: We reveal if Skoda Fabia supermini has made the grade

Long-term tests

4 Oct 2019

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Skoda Fabia vs Ford Fiesta vs Citroen C3

We put the new Skoda Fabia up against its supermini rivals from Ford and Citroen

Car group tests

14 Oct 2018

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New Skoda Fabia 2018 facelift review

The Skoda Fabia has been refreshed for 2018, but have the updates transformed it into a legitimate supermini contender?

Road tests

14 Aug 2018

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Skoda Fabia: £165 per month

£165 per month with a £874 deposit (2.9 per cent APR)

Car group tests

15 Feb 2017

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Skoda Fabia Colour Edition 2016 review

Funky Colour Edition of Skoda Fabia hatchback sets it apart

Road tests

24 Mar 2016

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Skoda Fabia 1.0 SE 2015 review

Verdict on UK Skoda Fabia with three-cylinder 1.0-litre petrol engine

Road tests

16 Jan 2015

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Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI review

All-new Skoda Fabia supermini plays to Skoda’s strengths, but at a price

Road tests

16 Oct 2014

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Skoda Fabia diesel prototype review

Verdict on prototype version of new Skoda Fabia with three-cylinder diesel

Road tests

3 Oct 2014

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Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI review

The new 2014 Skoda Fabia aims to add a touch more personality to its usual solid virtues

Road tests

4 Sep 2014

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Skoda Fabia review (2010 - 2014)

The cute Skoda Fabia supermini is getting on in years but it’s still supremely practical and comfortable

In-depth reviews

19 May 2014

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6. Skoda Fabia

Car group tests

20 May 2013

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7. Skoda Fabia GreenLine II

Car group tests

24 Dec 2012

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Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo

The new Fabia Monte Carlo special edition is the economical alternative to a vRS

Road tests

8 Jul 2011

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Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo 1.2 TSI

Special edition of Skoda's family hatch adds extra dose of visual aggression and plenty of driving thrills

Road tests

3 Jun 2011

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Skoda Fabia Greenline

Does Czech brand's most environmentally friendly Fabia ever add up on the road? We get behind the wheel to find out.

Road tests

2 Mar 2011

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Skoda Fabia vRS Estate

Hot new load-carrier combines practicality with performance. But does it strike the right balance?

Road tests

24 Sep 2010

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Skoda Fabia vRS vs Super 2000 rally car

We put the new Fabia vRS to the ultimate test – by rating it against Skoda’s ultra-successful supermini-based rally car...

Car group tests

20 Jul 2010

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Skoda Fabia vRS

Skoda's hottest ever hatch now comes with a twin-charged petrol engine, but has some of the personality of the old Fabia been lost?

Road tests

9 Jul 2010

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Skoda Fabia 2010 review

Revamped budget hatch makes more sense than ever

Road tests

11 Jun 2010

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Skoda Fabia vRS

Diesel has been ditched for petrol in hot hatch. Has the gamble paid off?

Road tests

21 May 2010

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Skoda Fabia GreenLine review

Not quite as green or as economical as other VW Group eco-models.

In-depth reviews

20 May 2008

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Skoda Fabia Estate

Are you looking for family car space on a supermini budget? Then Skoda thinks it has the answer.

Road tests

27 Feb 2008

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Skoda Fabia Sport

Sport sells – and bosses at Skoda are hoping to cash in on that fact with their latest Fabia.

Road tests

9 Jan 2008

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Skoda Fabia Estate 1.9 TDI

The Czech manufacturer is hoping to load up on practicality and style with its latest offering.

Road tests

23 Nov 2007

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Skoda Fabia 3 1.9 TDI

Skoda bucks the current trend and drops a big diesel into its Fabia supermini

Road tests

5 Sep 2007

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Skoda Fabia vRS

Skoda's Fabia VRS supermini has more than enough performance to impress demanding hot hatch fans

Road tests

5 Jun 2007

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Skoda Fabia 1

The Fabia is spacious, solidly constructed, feels grown-up and is comfortable and easy to live with

Road tests

17 Apr 2007

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Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDI

Skoda follows up the success of the first Fabia with this stylish second offering

Road tests

3 Apr 2007

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Skoda Fabia vRS

After 12 months of Skoda motoring it's time to say farewell to the Fabia vRS, but just how much will we miss it?

Long-term tests

31 Jan 2006

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Skoda Fabia vRS

No two ways about it: the Skoda Fabia vRS is one of the most popular cars on the Auto Express long-term fleet. Everyone who drives it loves the neat h…

Long-term tests

6 Sep 2005

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Skoda Fabia vRS

Skoda has a rich rally heritage and Auto Express's road test editor, Oliver Marriage, has sampled it for himself, campaigning a Group A Fabia last yea…

Long-term tests

7 Jun 2005

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Skoda Fabia

In the late Eighties, a chap in a suit wouldn't be seen dead polishing his pride and joy Skoda outside an upmarket residence. But how times have chang…

Long-term tests

6 Apr 2005

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Skoda Fabia Sport

When it comes to hot hatches, the Skoda Fabia breaks all the rules.

Road tests

23 Feb 2005