Compare the Skoda Kodiaq vs Volkswagen T-Roc

Sensibly styled, and brilliantly practical
2026
Adventurer's Choice Award
Highly Commended
Carwow’s own expert rating out of 10 - how our reviewers rate this car overall for value, comfort, kit and driving experience
wowscore
8/10
A mature family SUV, with plenty of space
Carwow’s own expert rating out of 10 - how our reviewers rate this car overall for value, comfort, kit and driving experience
wowscore
8/10

AI generated from our expert reviews

The Skoda Kodiaq is a longer car than the Volkswagen T-Roc, can tow heavier loads, and can be had with a third row of seats that the T-Roc cannot match. When cruising on the motorway, both settle down into quiet drives with wind and road noise kept well under control. Around town, their gearboxes can both hesitate at junctions, although you will not notice this in the Kodiaq if you are driving on electric power in one of the plug-in hybrid models. On twisty roads, the T-Roc keeps its body flat when cornering, whereas the Kodiaq leans a little more in the bends. Inside, both cars feel solidly constructed overall, but you will notice harder, scratchy plastics lower down in each cabin.

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Edition X 7 Seat 1.5 TSI e-TEC DSG Petrol Automatic

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Life 1.5 eTSI DSG Petrol Automatic

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Standard kit

  • Android Auto
    Mirrors your Android phone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Apple CarPlay
    Mirrors your iPhone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Climate control
    Automatically keeps the cabin at a set temperature, rather than a manual heater dial.
  • Cruise control
    Holds a steady speed on the motorway without keeping your foot on the accelerator.
  • Heated seats
    Warms the seat itself on cold mornings.
  • Leather seats
    Leather (or leather-look) seat upholstery instead of cloth.
  • Navigation
    Built-in sat nav on the car's own screen, no phone needed.
  • Parking Camera
    A rear (sometimes 360°) camera that shows what's behind you while parking.
  • Parking Sensors
    Beeps that get faster as you get closer to something while parking.
  • Touchscreen infotainment
    A touch-operated screen for media, settings and (often) navigation.
  • Tow hitch
    A fitted towbar for pulling a trailer, caravan or bike rack.
  • Android Auto
    Mirrors your Android phone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Apple CarPlay
    Mirrors your iPhone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Climate control
    Automatically keeps the cabin at a set temperature, rather than a manual heater dial.
  • Cruise control
    Holds a steady speed on the motorway without keeping your foot on the accelerator.
  • Navigation
    Built-in sat nav on the car's own screen, no phone needed.
  • Parking Camera
    A rear (sometimes 360°) camera that shows what's behind you while parking.
  • Parking Sensors
    Beeps that get faster as you get closer to something while parking.

Key information

Body type SUVs Body type SUVs
Available fuel types Petrol Available fuel types Petrol
Number of seats 7 Best Number of seats 5
Boot space, seats up 340 litres (2 suitcases) Boot space, seats up 475 litres (3 suitcases) Best
Boot space, seats down 2,035 litres Boot space, seats down —
External dimensions (L x W x H) 4,758 mm x 1,864 mm x 1,659 mm External dimensions (L x W x H) 4,372 mm x 1,828 mm x 1,573 mm
Towing capacity 1,800 kg Best Towing capacity 1,300 kg
First year tax rate £560 First year tax rate £455 Best
Fuel economy
This measures how much fuel a car uses, according to official tests. It's measured in miles per gallon (MPG) and a higher number means the car is more fuel efficient.
45.6 mpg
Fuel economy
This measures how much fuel a car uses, according to official tests. It's measured in miles per gallon (MPG) and a higher number means the car is more fuel efficient.
50.4 mpg Best
Drive type Front wheel drive Drive type Front wheel drive
Insurance
The insurance group the car sits in, from 1 to 50. The lower the group, the cheaper it usually is to insure.
Group 19 · good
Insurance
The insurance group the car sits in, from 1 to 50. The lower the group, the cheaper it usually is to insure.
Group 14 · good Best
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Drivetrain & power

Engine name 1.5 TSI e-TEC DSG Engine name 1.5 eTSI DSG
Engine size 1.5 L Petrol • 150 BHP Engine size 1.5 L Petrol • 116 BHP
Body type SUVs Body type SUVs
Fuel type Petrol Fuel type Petrol
Transmission Automatic Transmission Automatic
Drive type Front wheel drive Drive type Front wheel drive
Forward gears 7 Forward gears 7
Acceleration 9.9 s (0-60 mph) Best Acceleration 10.6 s (0-60 mph)

Dimensions & space

Number of seats 7 Best Number of seats 5
Number of doors 5 Number of doors 5
Boot (seats up) 340 litres Boot (seats up) 475 litres Best
Boot (seats down) 2,035 litres Boot (seats down) —
Length 4,758 mm Length 4,372 mm
Width 1,864 mm Width 1,828 mm
Height 1,659 mm Height 1,573 mm
Wheelbase 2.79 m Wheelbase 2.63 m
Turning circle 11.2 m Turning circle 11.1 m

Full features list

  • Extended warranty (4 years or 100000 miles)
  • Extended warranty (4 years or 80000 miles)
  • Extended warranty (5 years or 100000 miles)
  • Pearlescent paint
  • Service plan (Your first two services)
  • Suite black design selection - Perforated/Artificial leather - Black with grey stitching
  • 1.5l bottle holder points in all door
  • 1x centre rear reading light
  • 2 seat bench in 3rd row
  • 2 spoke multi-function leather heated steering wheel with paddle shift
  • 3 configurable smart dials with 32mm coloured display
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • 4 foldable roof handles with rear coat hooks
  • Ambient interior lighting - Dashboard, front-door stowage compartments, front and rear door panels and footwell lighting
  • Automatic gear selector on steering column
  • Chrome interior door handles
  • Driver/front passenger reading lights
  • Fabric headlining
  • Fixed bench 40:60:40 split folding backrests
  • Front and rear floor mats
  • Front centre armrest with jumbo box storage compartment, cup holder and 12V socket
  • Heated front seats
  • Height adjustable front headrests
  • Isofix child seat fittings in outer middle row rear seats and front passenger with top tether
  • Luggage compartment floor covering in needle punched nonwoven
  • Manual height adjustment for front passenger seats and thigh support extender
  • Manual lumbar support for front passenger seat
  • Manually adjustable steering column
  • Pollen filter
  • Rear centre armrest with cupholders
  • Rear seat boot backrest release
  • Single front passenger seat
  • Skoda lettering on steering wheel
  • Storage compartments with cover, 4x hooks, 2x lights, 1x 12V socket and 2x cargo elements in boot
  • Storage pocket including mobile phone pockets on the backs of the front seats
  • Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
  • Three rear height adjustable headrests
  • Ticket holder on A Pillar
  • Tri zone climate control
  • USB C port by rear view mirror for charging only (15W)
  • Umbrella in door panel x1 made from sustainable materials
  • Upper and lower glovebox with card holder and coin compartment
  • Variable boot floor
  • Alarm with interior monitoring and tilt sensor with safe function
  • Anti-theft wheel bolts
  • Immobiliser
  • Remote central locking with 2 keys
  • 13" satellite navigation touchscreen display
  • Blind spot detection with door exit warning
  • Bluetooth system
  • ChatGPT functionality
  • Cruise control with speed limiter
  • Driver alert - Fatigue and drowsiness monitor
  • Dry display cleaner
  • Emergency call
  • Front and rear parking sensors
  • Front cross traffic assist
  • Interior driver monitoring camera system
  • Lane assist
  • Power assisted steering
  • Rear traffic assist
  • Rear view camera
  • Tailgate unlocking from outside
  • Traffic sign recognition
  • USB C Port x 2 in front centre console
  • Virtual Cockpit - 10.25" digital display
  • Voice control system
  • Wireless SmartLink for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
  • Wireless charging for two smartphones (15W) with cooling function
  • 19" Halti anthacite polished alloy wheel
  • Breakdown kit
  • Tool kit
  • AWL (all weather lighting) and all weather light with cornering function
  • Aero front windscreen wipers with intermittent function
  • Automatic dimming rear view mirror
  • Black wheel arch surrounds
  • Body colour bumpers
  • Body colour door mirrors and handles
  • Cornering light and poor weather light
  • Electric folding /adjustable/separted heated/folding door mirrors, auto dimming with boarding sports and memory function
  • Electric front and rear windows
  • Exterior black decorative trims
  • Front grille with horizontal light strip
  • Heat insulating glass in windshield
  • Heated rear window
  • Ice scraper in fuel tank cap
  • Invisible tailpipe
  • LED daytime running lights
  • LED matrix headlights with AFS and LED fog lights
  • LED rear fog light
  • LED rear light with welcome effect and dynamic turn signals
  • LED rear lights
  • LED third brake light in rear spoiler
  • Light assistant with automatic headlight control and coming home feature
  • Logo projection in door mirrors
  • Metallic paint
  • Multiple matrix beam
  • Privacy glass
  • Rear roof spoiler
  • Rear side wing doors
  • Rear window wiper
  • Red decorative strip between rear LED lights
  • Safety reflectors on front and rear doors
  • Towbar preparation
  • Unique dark chrome design logo on alloy wheels
  • Window control switches with black trim
  • Windscreen wipers with rain sensor
  • Without engine designation
  • Auto door release and activation of warning lights in the event of an accident
  • Driver and front passenger airbag with knee airbag and front passenger airbag deactivation
  • ESC (incl. ABS+EMD+MSR+ASR+EDL+HBA+DSR+RBS+ESBS+MCB+TSA+XDS)
  • Electric child locks
  • Electronic parking brake
  • Front assist with assisted automatic braking reaction to vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists
  • Front disc brakes
  • Front side, centre and curtain airbags
  • Fuel cut off safety device
  • Height adjustable front 3 point seatbelts + pretensioners
  • Hill hold assist
  • Junction assist with automatic emergency braking
  • Rear disc brakes
  • Safety vest holder in door
  • Seat belt reminder for all seats
  • Three point rear seat belts
  • Two tone horn
  • Tyre pressure monitor
  • 2x USB-C in the rear
  • 8 Speakers
  • DAB Digital radio
  • Stop/start function
  • Convenience package - Kodiaq
  • Exterior styling package with black D pillar - Kodiaq
  • Suite black design selection package - Kodiaq
  • 18" Torino silver alloy wheels
  • Additional Metallic paint
  • Air care climatronic 3 zone air conditioning system with rear air conditioning control panel
  • Cloth - Soul Black - Ceramique
  • Folding tow bar with electric releas
  • Rear privacy glass
  • Solid paint
  • Special metallic paint
  • Steel space and weight saver spare wheel with tool kit
  • Tilting and sliding panoramic sunroof with rear panoramic sunroof
  • Two Tone Metallic paint
  • Two tone additional metallic paint
  • Two tone solid paint
  • Two tone special metallic paint
  • 3 point height adj front seatbelts + pretensioners
  • 3 point seatbelts in outer rear seats
  • Anti-lock brake system
  • Automatic emergency braking
  • Child locks on rear doors
  • Curtain and side airbags in front with centre airbag
  • Driver and front passenger airbag with front passenger airbag deactivation
  • Drivers seatbelt reminder
  • Electronic parking brake with auto hold function
  • Electronic stability control (ESC) and Electromechanical brake booster
  • First aid kit with warning triangle and safety vest
  • Front Assist with pedestrian and cyclist detection
  • Front disc brakes
  • Hill start assist
  • Rear disc brakes
  • Tyre pressure loss indicator
  • Warning sound and light for front seatbelts unfastened
  • Auto dimming interior rear view mirror
  • Automatic headlight control with LED separate daytime running lights with coming/leaving home function
  • Black roof rails
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Body coloured exterior mirror housings and door handles
  • Electrically folding, adjustable and heated door mirrors with front passenger exterior mirror lowering function
  • High Beam Assist, automatic sensing for switching between dipped and main beam
  • Illuminated door handle recesses
  • LED 3rd brake light
  • LED Headlights
  • LED rear combination lamps
  • Metallic paint
  • Rain sensor
  • Rear fog light on one side and reversing lights on both sides
  • Rear side wing doors
  • Rear wiper
  • Surround lighting with welcome light
  • 12V power socket in centre console
  • 12V socket in luggage compartment
  • 3 rear head restraints
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • Air care climatronic air conditioning system
  • Chrome element on power mirror and window regulator switches
  • Cloth upholstery
  • Door and side trim panel in cloth
  • Driver/front passenger seat height adjustment
  • Front + rear carpet mats
  • Front centre armrest
  • Front comfort seats
  • Front headrests
  • ISOFIX anchors for child seats on outer rear bench seats and on front passanger seat compatible for i-Size
  • Inserts of front and outer rear seats in fabric T-Roc
  • Leather wrapped multifunction steering wheel with paddle shift
  • Luggage compartment floor adjustable in 2 heights, for flat cargo area
  • Non-folding front passenger seat backrest
  • Power-adjustable lumbar support in front seats
  • Single front passenger seat
  • Soul black dashboard
  • Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
  • Unsplit rear seat bench, asymmetric folding backrest, with centre armrest
  • 8" Digital cockpit basic display
  • Adaptive cruise control
  • Driver attention monitor and driver alert system
  • Driving Experience Control
  • Dynamic road sign display
  • E-Sim card for online connectivity
  • Emergency call service
  • Front and rear parking sensors
  • Front cross traffic assist
  • Lane change system, Side assist, Rear traffic alert and Exit warning system
  • Lane keeping system Lane Assist
  • Multifunction front facing camera for distance control
  • Oncoming vehicle braking when turning including swerve support
  • Power assisted steering
  • Preparation for nav connection
  • Rear view camera
  • Wireless App-Connect for apple Carplay and android Auto
  • Wireless Smartphone charger
  • 12.9" infotainment display
  • 2 USB C ports in front, 2 USB C charging socket on the rear center console, charging capacity up to 65W
  • 6 speakers
  • DAB Digital radio
  • Diversity antenna for FM reception
  • Mobile phone interface with inductive charging feature
  • We Connect and We Connect Plus functionality
  • Anti theft alarm system with interior monitoring, backup horn and towing protection
  • Anti theft wheel bolts
  • Keyless start with SAFELOCK
  • Hybrid drive system MHEV
  • Start/stop function with battery regeneration
  • Decorative inserts in matte pyrite silver
  • Decorative material set
  • 17" Lima black diamond turned alloy wheels
  • Tool kit with jack for spare wheel
  • Tyre mobility kit including compressor and sealing foam

'From' prices stated are for the lowest priced version of the car. Price may vary based on the selected version.

'From' prices stated are for the lowest priced version of the car. Price may vary based on the selected version.

*Please contact the dealer for a personalised quote, including terms and conditions. Quote is subject to dealer requirements, including status and availability. Illustrations are based on personal contract hire, 9 month upfront fee, 48 month term and 8000 miles annually, VAT included.