Where each one leads
Citroen e-C4
- Fewer Citroen e-C4 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.3% against 1.7%).
- New Citroen e-C4 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 0 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 112 for the Škoda Octavia in 2022.
Škoda Octavia
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Citroen e-C4 | Škoda Octavia | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 25,460 (2020–2022) | 2,172,156 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 2,346 | 221,977 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 6,487 | 70,353 |
| In traffic in Finland | 771 | 81,861 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Citroen e-C4 | Škoda Octavia | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 76% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +4% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.3% | 1.7% |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Citroen e-C4 | Škoda Octavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 5.5 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 6.6 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 6.3 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 0 g/km | 112 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 86 kW (115 hp) | 102 kW (137 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,637 kg | 1,457 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €39,625 | €29,800 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 51,000 km | 207,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).