Skoda Kodiaq I facelift (NS7) (2021–2024) (2021 – 2024)

Reliability score : 8.6/10

The Skoda Kodiaq I phase 2 (Facelift - Type NS7), launched in mid-2021, represents the maturity of the large Czech family SUV based on the MQB A2 platform. This facelift brings aesthetic tweaks (more upright grille, raised hood, slimmer headlights with optional Matrix LED technology), a technological update (MIB3 infotainment system), and an optimization of the engines to meet Euro 6d-ISC-FCM standards. The major change of this facelift concerns the sporty RS version, which abandons the fiery but polluting 2.0 BiTDI (240 hp) in favor of the 2.0 TSI petrol block (245 hp) from the Golf GTI. Although the market is trending towards hybridization, this generation of Kodiaq skipped PHEV or MHEV powertrains, relying on traditional combustion engines from the "EVO" family. The 2.0 TDI EVO remains