Skoda beats Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover to emerge as best car in satisfaction survey

• Written by  Seyi Gesinde

The Skoda Yeti has knocked off Mercedes Benz, BMW and Jaguar to come top in a car satisfaction survey, with two other Skoda models also making the top ten.

Skoda’s flagship model, Superb, was second and the Octavia came sixth.

More than 46,000 car owners took part in this year’s survey conducted for Auto Express.

The Yeti achieved a top score of 92.65 per cent in overall satisfaction ratings.

According to the magazine, the Yeti is a “compact sports utility vehicle offering multi-purpose practicality, hatchback handling and genuine off-road ability in a great value package.”

Jaguar XF saloon took third spot in the survey followed by the Renault Scenic, Mazda CX-5, Skoda Octavia, Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Land Rover Discovery, BMW 3 series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

The Editor-in-Chief, Auto Express, Steve Fowler, said: “We’ve always liked the Yeti, it’s a former Auto Express Car of the Year, so it’s great to see so many owners agreeing with us.

“They like its practicality, the tech on board and how easy and enjoyable it is to drive.”

The magazine said newcomers to the top ten list were Land Rover Discovery and the multi-purpose Renault Scenic.

“For the British company especially, it’s great news given the recent launch of premium new models like the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, they’re clearly moving in the right direction,” Fowler said.

Report said Czech car-maker, Skoda has undergone a huge image change since it was taken over by German car giant, Volkswagen in the early 1990s.