Skoda Elroq Review (2025-present)

What is the Skoda Elroq

Skoda is well-known for producing cars that prioritise pragmatism and practicality. The Skoda Elroq is a perfect example of such a car. It's a fully electric family SUV that's bursting with Skoda's 'simply clever’ ideology, and represents the EV alternative to the brand's popular petrol and diesel-powered Karoq.

The Elroq competes in a hard fought part of the market. For the same sort of money, Hyundai and Kia will sell you the Kona Electric and EV3 respectively; the Stellantis conglomerate has the Vauxhall Grandland, Peugeot e-3008, and Citroen e-C5 Aircross.

The Volvo EX30 and Smart #1 cover off the premium end of things; Renault’s Scenic picked up the European Car Of The Year award, and the Nissan Leaf now competes in this sector too. And all that's before you even consider the fast-growing ranks of electric SUVs from China.

Many of these cars use extrovert styling and wild colour choices to differentiate themselves from their rivals. The Elroq uses Skoda’s new ‘Modern Solid’ design language, and so gets a gloss black grille and dual-level headlamps. It certainly does look modern and solid — though there’s no doubt some of its rivals are more eye-catching.

Skoda is hoping that buyers don’t mind that, and choose the Elroq instead for its family-friendly reputation instead. For those who do fancy something a little more attention grabbing, a flagship Elroq vRS joined the lineup in 2025 complete with tougher styling and 340bhp from its dual motor, all-wheel drive setup.

How practical is it?

Occupants of the Elroq are going to have few complaints about what they find when they climb aboard. Passenger space is about as good as it gets in a car like this, with plenty of space and adjustment in the front seats, and leg room and head room to spare in the back. The Elroq is airy, too, with good visibility all round and large windows that enable kids in the back to see out easily.

The raised seating position and big, wide-opening rear doors make buckling children into the back easy enough, and as well as chunky door bins, there are lots of nooks and crannies in the centre console where you can stash toys, tablets, earphones and – most importantly of all – snacks for those longer-distance road trips.

It’s a shame the Elroq doesn’t lead the way for practicality, mind you; on boot space, for example, its 470-litre capacity can’t match the Renault Scenic, and the rear seats aren’t particularly clever, with a fairly standard 60/40 split (not as flexible as the 40/20/40 splits you get in some rivals) and no extra functions like the ability to recline or slide.

However, the boot itself is quite clever, with a false boot floor under which you can find various compartments, including one where you can hide your charging cables, and some neat little cubbies built into the trims at the sides of the boot, where you can stow smaller items.

What’s it like to drive?

There’s a choice of three battery sizes, though the smallest, badged as the Elroq 50 and coming with a 52kWh net capacity, is only available on the entry-level SE model. This gets a real-world range of around 175 miles, a 145kW maximum charging rate, a 168bhp power output, and a 0-62mph time of 9.0 seconds.

The next battery size up, the Elroq 60, is the one most people will likely choose – with a 59kWh net capacity, 165kW charging, a 200-odd mile real-world range, and a 201bhp electric motor, and it shaves a second off that benchmark 0-62mph acceleration time at 8.0 seconds.

For those seeking a little more, there’s always the Elroq 85, whose 282bhp output and 6.6-second 0-62mph time give it near-hot hatch levels of pace. This should manage around 270 miles in the real world thanks to its 77kWh net capacity, and gets 175kW charging on a rapid charger.

Last but most certainly not least is the Elroq vRS. This uses the same battery as the Elroq 85, but adds dual motors for a 340bhp output and a 0-62mph time of 5.4 seconds. The official range is 340 miles, although as with the 85 you should expect closer to 280-300 miles in normal driving.

All Elroq variants will take just under 30 minutes to get from 10 per cent to 80 per cent – though the 85 and vRS will obviously add the most miles in that time.

The first thing you’ll notice out on the road is the Elroq’s slightly wooden ride quality. Over rougher stretches of Tarmac, at low speeds, you’ll notice the Elroq ducking and diving over more undulating stretches, and occasionally thudding its wheels into sharper potholes.

Once you speed up, though, the Elroq is a more comfortable car to spend time in. Wind noise is well controlled, partly as a result of the car’s excellent aerodynamics, and even on concrete stretches of motorway, there’s relatively little in the way of road noise. Meanwhile the suspension feels smooth and stable, blotting out bumps while also keeping a tight control over any tendencies to waft and wallow over crests and dips.

And this tautness pays dividends in corners, where the Elroq is very resistant to leaning over, even if you chuck it around a bit. It handles cleanly, too; the nose turns in crisply, there’s plenty of grip, and because the Elroq is rear-wheel drive, adding power mid-corner pushes the nose in toward the apex rather pleasingly. Granted, there isn’t much in the way of feedback through the steering – but in a family-focused car like this, do you really care?

What matters is whether the Elroq will do precisely what you ask of it in an emergency manoeuvre, and prevent its occupants from feeling car sick on a twisty road – and it does both of these things with aplomb.

The vRS takes all of these qualities and turns up the fun thanks to its extra power and standard fit Dynamic Chassis Control adaptive suspension. It's still not a terribly involving car to drive (the steering isn't the sharpest and the 2.2-tonne kerb weight is always on your mind), but in fairness that's never really been the remit of Skoda's vRS models. It is, however, swift and comfortable, and has a general feel-good factor about it.

Technology, equipment & infotainment

There are five rungs on the Elroq ladder, and the first is the SE. This entry-level Elroq is pretty basic by the standards of most modern electric family SUVs, though you do at least get LED headlights, cruise control, dual-zone climate control, ambient lighting, and a rear parking camera.

You’ll have to upgrade to the SE L trim level if you want that camera to come with parking sensors, though; you’ll also need this spec if you want satnav as standard. Heated front seats and a heated steering wheel make this a good, rounded version to go for with some extra toys that are nice to have.

For more luxury, you can always choose the Edition, which gives you keyless entry, adaptive cruise control, wireless phone charging, extra USB ports in the back, and an electronic childlock system.

The Sportline then builds on this specification, with larger alloy wheels, a sports steering wheel, a power-operated boot lid, and a clever storage net mounted beneath the parcel shelf in which to stash the charging cable.

The flagship vRS takes things one step further with 20-inch alloy wheels, vRS bumpers, sports seats and Alcantara-style trim across the dash to create a sportier ambience.

One notable oversight is that no Elroq comes as standard with a heat pump — a useful bit of kit for mitigating against range drop-off in the winter. Instead, it’s on the long and varied options list, along with lots of other equipment such as a head-up display.

Inside, the Elroq is dominated by a vast Tesla-style 13-inch touchscreen that gives you access to most of the physical controls. As with most current Volkswagen Group cars, you have to use this to adjust the climate control, too, which can be distracting on the move.

And because there are so many menus, and so many ways to access them, you can sometimes find it difficult to remember how to access the function you want. On the plus side, the screen is relatively slick – now and again, it can feel a little sluggish, but most of the time it’s good and responsive. What’s more, the shortcut buttons laid out beneath it are proper physical buttons — rather than the touch-sensitive items you’ll find in some other VW Group cars like the Volkswagen ID.3.

Away from the touchscreen, the rest of the interior is rather lovely, with a nice blend of materials, high-quality upholstery (including a lovely swathe of the stuff flowing across the dashboard) and slick-feeling controls. You can upgrade the interior separately from the car; the ‘Loft’ design comes as standard on most models, but this can be swapped out for plusher ‘Lodge’ and ‘Lodge Suite’ alternatives should you choose.

Skoda Elroq running costs

For a car of its size, the Elroq is pretty competitively priced, coming in below many of its rivals, including the Kia EV3 – which is actually slightly smaller.

That said, it’s worth checking the specification lists carefully, because certain bits of kit you might expect to find on the Elroq don’t come as standard – and adding them as optional extras might bring the cost up.

The Elroq is about as energy efficient as any other car in its class; its average combined figures of around four miles per kilowatt hour (mi/kWh) fall about mid-way between those of the Renault Scenic E-Tech (3.7) and the Kia EV3 (4.2).

The two-year service schedule Skoda specifies is not mileage dependent, which makes servicing more affordable than it is in a combustion-engined car. What’s more, most Elroqs will fall below the threshold for the luxury car VED surcharge, meaning they shouldn’t cost too much to tax if you’re sensible with the options list; only the Sportline 85 and vRS cost more than £40,000 as standard.

Skoda Elroq reliability

Skoda’s warranty offering on all of its new cars is three years and 60,000 miles, whichever comes first, although only the third year is mileage-limited. You might think that sounds fine, but the trouble is it’s rapidly beginning to look out of date now that so many manufacturers offer more; choose a Hyundai or a Kia and you’ll get five or seven years’ worth respectively, for example, while Toyota will give you up to 10 provided you have your car serviced at one of its dealerships.

You can at least extend the warranty to five years for a small extra charge, though you have to do this when you buy the car – you can’t purchase the extended warranty later.

That said, if you take out one of Skoda’s ‘all-in’ service plans when the warranty expires, you’ll get two years’ worth of extra warranty thrown in for free.