The all-new Škoda Kodiaq is rounding off a remarkable year by winning another key industry accolade. Having already scooped a number of awards in 2024, the Czech SUV has been named 4×4 of the Year by the judging panel at Overlander 4×4 magazine.
In addition to winning the overall award, the new, second-generation Kodiaq was crowned Best Medium SUV by the title. The judging panel, made up of 4×4 experts and motoring journalists, praised the new Kodiaq’s all-round ability and exceptional practicality.
Commenting on the Best Medium SUV award, Editor Alan Kidd said: “The Medium SUV class is always a ferociously contested one. The old Kodiaq became a benchmark there – and the new one already is. There’s not one simple thing it doesn’t get 100% right. You don’t need party tricks in a vehicle like this – you feel the quality and usability in everything you see and touch.”
Explaining why the Kodiaq was named Car of the Year, Kidd added: “We always used to say the first-generation Kodiaq was the best vehicle never to win 4×4 of the Year. Well, in a manner of speaking it has now. The new model picks up almost seamlessly from where the old one left off. You can drive all day in the Kodiaq and still feel ready for more. It’s incredibly composed, smooth, quiet – everything you want of a family SUV.”
Despite only arriving in the UK earlier this year, the second-generation Kodiaq has already inherited its predecessor’s winning streak. Earlier this year it was named Family Car of the Year in the Scottish Car of the Award, Best Large Family Car 2025 by Carbuyer and was Highly Commended in the Carwow Awards and Parkers New Car Awards.
The previous model, launched in 2016, won more than 120 industry titles during its production run. Škoda has also posted a string of strong performances in the Scottish Car of the Year Awards, with the Enyaq taking the overall Car of the Year title in 2021.
Available in both seven- and five-seater forms, the new Kodiaq is the first to be offered with an advanced plug-in hybrid drivetrain that is capable of driving up to 74 miles in pure electric mode.
