Skoda Fabia 

The Skoda Fabia is a practical supermini that features class-leading diesel engines, excellent fuel-economy and efficiency. It’s a car that you buy with your head, not your heart.

Generally, the Fabia is calm and comfortable. An extremely capable vehicle, the Fabia is a standard used car. While it may not have any sporty edge, it does have good visibility and light steering.Even better, driving it is less stressful, more fun, and easy to park when space is tight.

To test its durability, Euro NCAP ran a frontal Offset Crash test on Skoda Fabia (2007) and received a 4-star rating based on its performance and protection in high-speed front and side crash tests.

Watch the Crash test video here.  

Child Safety

The Euro NCAP recommends that children less than 3 years of age should be facing the rear. After the age of three years, it is advised that children be forward-facing. This is to avoid the impact on the chest.

The Skoda Fabia is an adequately safe vehicle. In a frontal impact crash, the driver’s head and feet are the only things well protected, with the chest and lower legs receiving only adequate protection and the upper leg receiving only marginal protection.

The passenger is only better off in that their chest is also well protected. However, in a side impact crash, all occupants are well protected. Pedestrian protection though, is weak.  

Maintenance & Repair Costs       

Repairs made to the Fabia will require normal parts. The great news is that these parts can be found at many dealers within the same price range and time commitment of any normal car.  

Service parts:                 £80 – £120             (MANN, German)

Oil filter, Oil, Air filter, Fuel filter, Pollen filter

We recommend either Genuine quality, or similar, such as Mann filters & Castrol oil for Audi.

Cam. Belt change :      £350 – 500   every 60,000mi

Cam belt kit:                 £800 – £200   plus water pump change recommended

Br. Disc & Pads ch.:    £100 – £170   (FRONT, Pagid, German)

Diagnostic:                     £40 – £120

Labour rates:

• Independent:           £65 – £125 / hour

• Main dealer:            £175 – £235 / hour

The Service & Repair process, however, can be more time consuming and will require an experienced mechanic and occasionally special tools. As a result, the price here may exceed costs of a typical vehicle.

Features:

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES

Anti-lock brakes, or ABS brakes, will automatically sense when a tire has abruptly stopped rotating and modulate the brake’s pressure to allow the tire to continue rotating safely. With ABS brakes, the vehicle is capable of turning while in brake mode.

STABILITY CONTROL

Stability control will sense when the vehicle has reached or exceeded its limit. It will reduce the engine power and/or apply the appropriate brakes. This feature helps prevent the driver from losing control of his or her vehicle.

FRONT, SIDE, AND OVERHEAD AIRBAGS

The vehicle is loaded with airbags for protection of its driver and passengers. Front airbags protect the head in a frontal crash. If the vehicle experiences a side collision or rollover, the side airbags protect the torso and the overhead airbags protect their heads.

PRE-TENSIONERS

Pre-tensioners on the seatbelt automatically tighten the seatbelt to secure the occupant and ensure minimal injury.

SEATBELT REMINDER

Pre-tensioners on the seatbelt automatically tighten the seatbelt to The seatbelt reminder monitors whether there is an occupant in the seat and communicates this information to the seat restraint system in the vehicle. If the seat belt is not buckled, it sends a reminder to remind the occupant to put the seatbelt on.

ANTI-WHIPLASH

In the event of a rear collision, anti-whiplash head restraints in the vehicle cradle the occupants head to minimize any whiplash injury.

SECURITY SYSTEM

The ignition disable device prevents the engine from starting without the original manufacturer’s key.