Category: Superminis 
Price Range: £8,950 to £13,730
Roomy, cosseting ride, punchy diesel, economy, quality.
Dull steering, not very engaging to drive.
A fine car, just not a sporting one.
Four engines are available with the Sport moniker, each highly efficient and low polluting. Best of the bunch for fuel economy is the 1.4-litre 79bhp diesel with its combined 61.4mpg and 120g/km CO2. Next up is the bigger 1.9-litre diesel that averages 57.6mpg and emits 129g/km of CO2.
The two petrols fair less well for fuel use, but still return decent economy and emissions with the three-cylinder 1.2-litre averaging 47.9mpg and 140g/km while the quickest 104bhp 1.6 returns 40.9mpg and produces 165g/km of CO2.
Servicing should be cheap and simple for all the Fabias, and once past their warranties they could easily be serviced by the many non-franchised Volkswagen specialists, given the shared mechanicals. Insurance will be cheap and depreciation should be low, thanks to the Fabia's quality reputation and the high scores given to Skoda in customer satisfaction surveys.
