Where each one leads
Škoda Superb
- Against cars of the same age, the Škoda Superb comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 2% more often than average) than the Toyota ProAce (passes 16% less often than average).
- Fewer Škoda Superb cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.1% against 6.5%).
- New Škoda Superb cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 131 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 169 for the Toyota ProAce in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Škoda Superb uses 6.1 l/100 km on the road, the Toyota ProAce 7.7.
Toyota ProAce
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
| Škoda Superb | Toyota ProAce | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 696,256 (2010–2022) | 57,504 (2014–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 76,345 | 3,435 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 18,240 | 1,448 |
| In traffic in Finland | 20,826 | 1,222 |
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 Superb | Toyota ProAce | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 79% | 69% |
| … against cars of the same age | +2% | −16% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.1% | 6.5% |
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
| Škoda Superb | Toyota ProAce | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 6.1 l/100 km | 7.7 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 8.0 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 131 g/km | 169 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 128 kW (172 hp) | 107 kW (144 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,647 kg | 1,879 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €41,010 | €53,010 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 212,000 km | 132,000 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).