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CarsLore / Compare / Compact cars / Scala vs Yaris

Škoda Scala vs Toyota Yaris

compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 4 like-for-like measures: the Škoda Scala leads on 1, the Toyota Yaris on 2, 1 too close to call.

Where each one leads

Škoda Scala

  • Fewer Škoda Scala cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (0.7% against 2.6%).

Toyota Yaris

  • New Toyota Yaris cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 103 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 125 for the Škoda Scala in 2022.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Toyota Yaris uses 6.0 l/100 km on the road, the Škoda Scala 6.4.

Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.

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

Škoda ScalaToyota Yaris
Model years in the US safety record—2001–2023
New cars registered in Europe152,098 (2019–2022)2,365,588 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom21,322585,005
On the road in the Netherlands8,319256,323
In traffic in Finland3,45182,065

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

Škoda ScalaToyota Yaris
UK MOT first-time pass rate89%72%
… against cars of the same age+2%+4%
New York safety inspections failed—2.8%
… against cars of the same year—+19%
Illogical odometer records (NL)0.7%2.6%
US owner complaints—810
Most complaints about—Air bags
Model year with most complaints—2007 (258)
US recall campaigns—23
Manufacturer service bulletins—2,571
NHTSA defect investigations—13

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).

Safety

Škoda ScalaToyota Yaris
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2020)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Škoda ScalaToyota Yaris
Official combined fuel use, Canada—6.6 l/100 km (2020)
Real-world use in Europe, petrol6.4 l/100 km6.0 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—4.5 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe125 g/km103 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe87 kW (116 hp)69 kW (93 hp)
Average mass in running order1,246 kg1,206 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€29,631€19,569
Average odometer in Finland76,000 km137,000 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).