Skoda Kodiaq — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Skoda Kodiaq deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | ICE/Hybrid (MHEV + PHEV) |
|---|---|
| Power | 204 (iV PHEV system; 1.5 e-TEC 150; RS 265) |
| Range | 100 (iV electric WLTP; real-world UNVERIFIED) |
| Battery | 25.7 (iV PHEV; MHEV 48V assist) |
| 0–100 km/h | 8.4 (iV) / 9.9 (1.5 e-TEC) |
| Fast charge | 50 (iV DC; UNVERIFIED) |
| New price US | N/A (not sold in USA) |
| New price EU | EUR 39,625 (1.5 e-TEC) / 45,912 (iV PHEV) / 54,939 (RS) — Romania 2026; UK GBP 39,045-54,655; Spain from EUR 46,800 (discounted 43,660) |
| New price CN | UNVERIFIED (sold in China; price not observed) |
| Used price signal | Thin: CZ used 2025 iV ~EUR 39.5k; PT used 2026 iV Sportline EUR 45,990/4,487 km |
| Value call | Used 2022 2.0 TDI 150 (gen-1 facelift, proven) = value buy; new: 2025+ over 2024 launch cars; iV only if you will actually charge it |
| Sweet-spot year | 2022 |
| Years to avoid | 2024 (first-year gen-2: MIB bugs, iV ghost-braking reports); 2021 (facelift launch: 12V battery, PTC heater relay complaints) |
| Reliability flag | Green (gen-1 proven MQB gear; gen-2 niggles only, no systemic drivetrain failures reported) |
| Biggest risk | iV ghost-braking unresolved; buying 2024 launch car with first-year bugs; uncharged PHEV = heavy expensive 1.5 |
| Community verdict | Most rational 7-seater in Europe; buy proven diesel used or sorted 2025+ new; reboot infotainment occasionally |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Gen 1 facelift (mid-2021) · EVO engines: 1.5 TSI 150, 2.0 TSI 190/245 (RS), 2.0 TDI 150/200 · Launch niggles; 12V battery complaints; PTC heater relay errors · None major found (UNVERIFIED exhaustive) · UNVERIFIED |
| 2022 | Gen 1 facelift · Same · Coolant weeping; airbag-light episodes; door-fit issues; trim rattles · UNVERIFIED |
| 2023 | Gen 1 facelift; Gen 2 revealed Oct 2023 · Same · Mature year for gen 1 · UNVERIFIED |
| 2024 | Gen 2 launch · New: 1.5 e-TEC MHEV 150; 2.0 TSI 204; 2.0 TDI 150/193; iV PHEV 204 hp + 25.7 kWh (~100 km e-range) · First-year MIB software bugs; trim-fit complaints · UNVERIFIED (new €39.6k–€54.9k RO) |
| 2025 | Gen 2 · RS 265 hp joins · iV ghost-braking reports (Mar 2026 thread) · CZ: used 2025 iV ~€39.5k (tipcars.eu) |
| 2026 | Gen 2 (MY27 pricelists) · Carryover · PT: used 2026 iV Sportline €45,990/4,487 km; new: RO €39,625 (1.5) / €45,912 (iV) / €54,939 (RS); UK £39,045–£54,655; ES from €46,800 (disc. €43,660) |
Sweet-spot year: 2022
Years to skip: 2024 (first-year gen-2: MIB bugs, iV ghost-braking reports); 2021 (facelift launch: 12V battery, PTC heater relay complaints)