Top pick
37
149 900 PLN
6% below market2024 · 17 929 km · Petrol · 265 hp · Automatic · FWD
Katowice · dealer · todayotomoto.pl
Dealer service history available
Škoda
Octavia (liftback / Combi)
Poland's default family car: enormous boot, cheap to run, easy to fix anywhere, and the RS versions give it real pace. Dull is the point.
For sale
4113
Typical price
40k PLN
Price range
2k PLN – 197k PLN
Generations
4
I · II · III · IV
Generation 11996–2004
I
52 for sale · ~5k PLN
Generation 22004–2013
II (1Z)
811 for sale · ~14k PLN
Generation 32013–2020
III (5E)
1437 for sale · ~40k PLN
Generation 42020–
IV (NX)
1813 for sale · ~86k PLN
Market now
Best on sale now
Skoda Octavia 2.0 TSI RS DSG
Worth considering
36
68 900 PLN
21% below market2022 · 55 690 km · Diesel · 150 hp · Manual · FWD
Warszawa · dealer · 2 days agootomoto.pl
Dealer service history available
Worth considering
128 500 PLN
7% below market2024 · 30 000 km · Petrol · 265 hp · Automatic
Baniocha · private seller · 2 days agootomoto.pl
The performance version, RS
New listing
160 500 PLN
6% below market2026 · 1 km · Petrol · 265 hp · Automatic · FWD
Gliwice · dealer · todayotomoto.pl
The performance version, RS
Generations and how to tell them apart
I1996–2004
II2004–2013
Second generation · II (1Z)
facelift 2009The car that put half of Poland on wheels. Simple, spacious and cheap to keep running. The 1.9 TDI PD (105 hp) is legendary for durability, the 1.6 MPI is the LPG-friendly petrol, and the later 1.6/2.0 TDI common-rail and 1.4 TSI need a more careful look. Sold as the 'Octavia Tour' alongside the third generation until 2013 in Poland.
- •Pre-facelift (2004–2008): smaller headlights with a clean slanted edge, plain grille
- •Facelift (2009–2013): larger headlights that wrap into the wings, wider grille, tail lights with clearer LED-look segments
- •Combi has a long roof and a huge flat boot; Scout adds cladding and 4x4
- Engines
- 12 · 80–200 hp
- Fuel
- Petrol, Diesel
- For sale now
- 811
- Prices
- 2k PLN – 46k PLN
1.6 MPI 102 hp1.9 TDI (PD) 105 hp2.0 TDI (CR) 140 hpRS 2.0 TSI 200 hp
III2013–2020
Third generation · III (5E)
facelift 2017The MQB Octavia: much bigger inside, modern engines and the best value in its class. The 1.4 TSI 150 and 2.0 TDI 150 are the sweet spots; the 1.6 TDI is the fleet workhorse; the RS 230/245 is a genuinely quick family car. The DQ200 dry-clutch DSG on small engines remains the thing to check; wet-clutch DQ250/DQ381 on 2.0 units is fine.
- •Pre-facelift (2013–2016): single rectangular headlights, sharp-edged grille
- •Facelift (2017–2020): split twin headlights on each side ('four eyes'), wider grille
- •Combi has a longer roof; Scout adds cladding and 4x4; RS has a lower stance, red brake calipers and twin exhausts
- Engines
- 12 · 105–245 hp
- Fuel
- Petrol, Diesel
- For sale now
- 1437
- Prices
- 5k PLN – 95k PLN
1.4 TSI 140 hp1.4 TSI (ACT) 150 hp1.5 TSI (ACT) 150 hp1.8 TSI 180 hp2.0 TDI 150 hp
IV2020–
Fourth generation · IV (NX)
facelift 2024Bigger, quieter and much more digital, with mild-hybrid eTSI petrols, a plug-in iV and the RS 245. Early cars suffered from infotainment software problems; later builds are fine.
- •Slim headlights joined visually by the grille, long tail lights with a Škoda script across the tailgate
- •Interior: free-standing 10-inch screen, two-spoke steering wheel, shift-by-wire DSG stalk
- Engines
- 7 · 110–245 hp
- Fuel
- Petrol, Diesel, Plug-in hybrid
- For sale now
- 1813
- Prices
- 2k PLN – 197k PLN
1.5 TSI / eTSI 150 hp2.0 TDI 150 hpRS 2.0 TSI 245 hpRS 2.0 TDI 200 hp