Škoda · 1959–present
Škoda Octavia
The Škoda Octavia is a small family car (C-segment) produced by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto since the end of 1996. It shares its name with an earlier model produced between 1959 and 1971. Four generations of the modern-era Octavia model have been introduced to date, delivered with five-door liftback or five-door estate styles only. The car is front engined and both front- or four-wheel drive are offered. Around five million units have been sold in its two decades of presence on the market. The Octavia is Škoda's most popular model; about 40% of all newly manufactured Škoda cars are Octavias. The current generation is available in a wide range of derivatives, i.e. sporty Octavia RS, estate Octavia Combi, four-wheel drive Octavia Scout, frugal Octavia GreenLine and CNG-powered Octavia G-TEC.
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UK fuel mix: —. Records from the VCA fuel & emissions archive.
Model years
Generations & variants
UK vehicles on the road
221,983 licensed and 21,547 SORN (243,530 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 191,524 |
| 2015 | 205,382 |
| 2016 | 219,596 |
| 2017 | 228,086 |
| 2018 | 235,076 |
| 2019 | 243,993 |
| 2020 | 246,240 |
| 2021 | 247,419 |
| 2022 | 245,149 |
| 2023 | 245,834 |
| 2024 | 246,236 |
| 2025 | 243,530 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q392018CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_OctaviaCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1378008667 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- UK Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) fuel & emissions data — https://carfueldata.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/Open Government Licence v3.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.