Facts and figures
| Chevrolet Cruze | Skoda Octavia | |
| On-the-road price/total as tested | £18,685/£19,130 | £18,470/£18,470 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | £5,923/31.7% | £6,483/35.1% |
| Depreciation | £12,762 | £11,987 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £633/£1,267 | £626/£1,252 |
| Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) | £1,642/£2,737 | £1,821/£3,035 |
| Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost | 20/£355/C/£30 | 15/£331/C/£30 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £349 (3yrs/30k miles) | £129/£249/£129 |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,510/2,685mm | 4,569/2,578mm |
| Height/width | 1,477/1,797mm | 1,462/1,769mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,686cc | 4cyl in-line/1,598cc |
| Peak power | 128/4,000 bhp/rpm | 104/4,400 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque | 300/2,000 Nm/rpm | 250/1,500 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 6spd man/fwd | 5spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 60 litres/repair kit | 55 itres/repair kit |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 413/883 litres | 585/1,455 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 1,429/513/1,200kg | 1,275/675/1,400kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.9 metres/N/A | 10.2 metres/0.30Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 5yrs (100k)/1yr AA | 3yrs (60k)/3yrs RAC |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 10k miles (1yr)/113 | 10k miles (1yr)/135 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | N/A | 1st/3rd |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | 96/84/34/5 | 27/37/17/4** |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 9.9/10.1 secs | 10.7/10.8 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.9/5.5 secs | 4.9/8.9 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 7.8/11.3 secs | 11.3 secs/N/A |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 124mph/2,000rpm | 118mph/1,950rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 50.7/36.5/9.0m | 49.9/36.3/9.7m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 71/54/61/69dB | 74/53/63/70dB |
| Auto Express econ. (mpg/mpl)/range | 47.9/10.6/632 miles | 43.2/9.5/523 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 51.3/72.4/62.7mpg | 49.6/72.4/62.8mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 11.3/15.9/13.8mpl | 10.9/15.9/13.8mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 158/117g/km/17% | 175/119g/km/17% |
| Airbags/ISOFIX/rear parking sensors | Six/yes/yes | Four/yes/yes |
| Clim control/leather/heated seats | Yes/1,500*/£1,500* | £485/no/£280 |
| Met paint/auto lights/auto wipers | £445/yes/yes | £460/£175/£175^ |
| M-function wheel/stability/cruise control | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/£400/£230 |
| Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth | £750/yes/no | Yes/yes/yes |
