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Skoda Kodiaq vs MG HS — example ownership cost comparison

This page compares the estimated total cost of ownership for a Skoda Kodiaq 2022 and a MG HS Trophy 2024, using two real 73 Auto example reports. It breaks the same cost categories — depreciation, fuel/energy, insurance, servicing, tax and more — down side by side, so you can see exactly where the two figures agree or diverge. An illustrative side-by-side comparison of two real 73 Auto example scenarios — a 2022 Skoda Kodiaq petrol and a 2024 MG HS Trophy petrol — showing how the same cost categories are broken down and compared. This is not a market-wide claim that one model is cheaper than the other; the two examples differ in registration year.

Skoda Kodiaq 2022

£6,208

per year, this example

£517 per month

MG HS Trophy 2024

£6,744

per year, this example

£562 per month

Difference: £536 per year (£45 per month) MG HS Trophy 2024 costs 8.6% more than Skoda Kodiaq 2022.

Which costs less to own?

Skoda Kodiaq 2022 is estimated to cost less to own than MG HS Trophy 2024 in these two examples, by £536 per year — 7.9% less than MG HS Trophy 2024.

Category comparison

CategorySkoda Kodiaq 2022MG HS Trophy 2024Difference
Depreciation£2,052(33%)£2,327(35%)£275
Fuel / Energy£1,024(16%)£1,024(15%)£0
Insurance£830(13%)£970(14%)£140
Service & MOT£575(9%)£468(7%)£107
Maintenance & Repairs£264(4%)£186(3%)£78
Urban Costs (CC / ULEZ / Parking)£240(4%)£240(4%)£0
VED / Road Tax£180(3%)£180(3%)£0
Tyres£135(2%)£135(2%)£0
Roadside Assistance£124(2%)£124(2%)£0
Finance / Leasing£784(13%)£1,090(16%)£306
Total per year£6,208£6,744£536

Figures shown are each category's annual cost as printed in the source report. A percentage in brackets is that category's share of the vehicle's own total, only where the source report states one.

What the numbers show

Both figures are indicative estimates for these two specific example vehicles and scenarios — not quotations, not financial advice, and not a claim that either model is generally cheaper to own. Actual costs vary by exact registration, condition, location, driving pattern, insurance profile, finance agreement and market changes. See the full Skoda Kodiaq 2022 report and MG HS Trophy 2024 report, plus the methodology and data sources behind these figures.
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