Road tax 2026/27

Skoda Fabia road tax in 2026/27

Road tax (VED) on a Skoda Fabia in 2026/27 depends on when it was first registered. One first registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017 pays by CO2 band: across the 245 versions in the Vehicle Certification Agency's CO2 database from 2001 to 2016, that is £20 (band A) to £410 (band J) for 12 months, most often £170 (band D). One first registered from 1 April 2017 pays the £200 standard rate each year after its first (plus £440 a year in years 2 to 6 if its list price was over £40,000, or £50,000 for an electric car registered from 1 April 2025). Bought new in 2026/27, the first-year rate across the 30 versions in the VCA database on 28 September 2026 is £455, set by WLTP CO2. Cars first registered before March 2001 pay by engine size: £230 up to 1,549cc, £375 above.

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Data to 2026-04-01 · Page updated 2026-09-28 · Publisher: 73 Auto

Cheapest 2001–2017 version: £20; band A, 88g/km, listed 2015
Typical 2001–2017 version: £170; median of 245 versions
First year, new: £455; 30 current versions, then £200

Which Skoda Fabia is cheapest to tax

51% of the Skoda Fabia versions sold between 2001 and 2016 pay less than the £200 a newer car pays, because their CO2 figure puts them in a band below it. The cheapest listed was the Fabia Hatchback 1.4 TDI 90PS (1422cc diesel, M6) at 88g/km (£20); the dearest the Fabia Estate 2.0 MPI Elegance (115 bhp) (1984cc petrol, M5) at 190g/km (£410).

Of the 248,685 Skoda Fabias licensed in the UK at 31 December 2025 (DfT), 59% were first used between 2002 and 2016 and so pay by CO2 band, 34% from 2018 onwards and pay the flat rate, and 0% before 2001, taxed by engine size; the remaining 7% were first used in 2001 or 2017, when the rules changed part-way through the year.

Skoda Fabia tax by CO2 band (cars registered March 2001 to March 2017)

Skoda Fabia versions by VED band and 2026/27 annual rate
Band	CO2	2026/27, 12 months	Versions	Share
Band A	up to 100g/km	£20	21	9%
Band B	101–110g/km	£20	42	17%
Band C	111–120g/km	£35	8	3%
Band D	121–130g/km	£170	54	22%
Band E	131–140g/km	£200	35	14%
Band F	141–150g/km	£225	16	7%
Band G	151–165g/km	£275	25	10%
Band H	166–175g/km	£325	15	6%
Band I	176–185g/km	£360	25	10%
Band J	186–200g/km	£410	4	2%

Band K also covers cars over 225g/km first registered before 23 March 2006. Versions counted from VCA snapshots; a version listed across that date is counted once for each band it can fall in.

Skoda Fabia tax by engine and fuel

Skoda Fabia 2026/27 VED by engine size and fuel, cars registered 2001–2017
Engine	Listed	CO2	Bands	2026/27 VED
1.2 litre petrol	2003–2016	105–145g/km	B, D, E, F	£20 to £225
1.4 litre petrol	2001–2014	139–185g/km	E, F, G, H, I	£200 to £360
1.4 litre diesel	2004–2016	88–130g/km	A, B, C, D	£20 to £170
1.9 litre diesel	2001–2010	129–146g/km	D, E, F	£170 to £225
1.6 litre diesel	2010–2014	109g/km	B	£20
1.6 litre petrol	2008–2010	165–180g/km	G, I	£275 to £360
1.0 litre petrol	2015–2016	104–109g/km	B	£20
2.0 litre petrol	2001–2006	185–190g/km	I, J	£360 to £410
1.2 litre diesel	2012–2014	89g/km	A	£20

Engine sizes rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre.

Skoda Fabia tax by year it was sold

Versions in the VCA database each year, taxed as if first registered then. Use the year on the V5C to narrow the range, then the CO2 figure to find the exact band.

Skoda Fabia 2026/27 VED range by the year the version was on sale
On sale	Versions	CO2	2026/27 VED	Most common
2016	30	88–110g/km	£20	£20 (B)
2015	15	88–110g/km	£20	£20 (B)
2014	19	89–148g/km	£20 to £225	£170 (D)
2013	20	89–148g/km	£20 to £225	£170 (D)
2012	20	89–148g/km	£20 to £225	£170 (D)
2010	33	109–180g/km	£20 to £360	£170 (D)
2009	20	109–180g/km	£20 to £360	£170 (D)
2008	33	109–182g/km	£20 to £360	£170 (D)
2007	16	120–182g/km	£35 to £360	£170 (D)
2006	22	124–187g/km	£170 to £410	£170 (D)
2005	21	124–187g/km	£170 to £410	£200 (E)
2004	33	124–187g/km	£170 to £410	£200 (E)
2003	31	132–187g/km	£200 to £410	£200 (E)
2002	27	132–187g/km	£200 to £410	£325 (H)
2001	15	132–190g/km	£200 to £410	£200 (E)

VCA snapshots from July 2001 to August 2016; the August 2011 snapshot is published only as a spreadsheet and is not used, so 2011 counts only versions listed both before and after it.

Skoda Fabia registered from April 2017

A new Skoda Fabia pays a one-off first-year rate set by its WLTP CO2 figure, then £200 a year. Of the 30 versions in the VCA database on 28 September 2026, the cheapest first year is the Fabia Hatch Hatch Design Edition 1.0 TSI 95 PS 5G Manual (999cc petrol, M5) at 112g/km (£455) and the dearest the Fabia Hatch SE L Edition 1.5 TSI 150 PS DSG (1498cc petrol, A7) at 127g/km (£455). The first-year rate is normally included in a new car's on-the-road price; a used buyer pays from the standard rate.

Whether a particular Skoda Fabia pays the £440 Expensive Car Supplement depends on its original list price including options; 73 Auto's list-price reference does not confirm enough Skoda Fabia prices to say how many versions do. A registration check shows it for a specific car.

Skoda Fabia first-year road tax (bought new in 2026/27)

Skoda Fabia versions by first-licence VED band, 2026/27
WLTP CO2	First year	Versions	Then
111-130g/km	£455	30	£200 a year

Versions in the VCA database on 28 September 2026, taxed by 73 Auto's VED engine as a first licence taken out on 1 April 2026. Plug-in hybrids use the weighted combined CO2 figure.

At a glance

Skoda Fabia road tax in 2026/27 by first-registration date
Figure	Value	Basis
Before 1 March 2001	£230 up to 1,549cc, £375 above	engine size (V5C)
1 March 2001 – 31 March 2017	£20 to £410	CO2 band, see tables above
First year, new	£455	WLTP CO2, 30 current versions
From 1 April 2017	£200	standard rate after the first year
Expensive Car Supplement	+£440	from 1 April 2017, list price over £40,000 (£50,000 electric from April 2025), years 2–6

Limitations

Rates are the 2026/27 rates for a 12-month licence taken out from 2026-04-01; paying monthly or for six months costs slightly more. The CO2 figure is the official type-approval figure the VCA published when each version was on sale, which is normally the figure on the V5C, but a car's own V5C is what DVLA uses. Some versions were sold under a different model name (for example estate or MPV variants), and the VCA's list does not say how many of each were sold, so the version counts are not a guide to how common each band is on the road. The Expensive Car Supplement depends on the original list price including options, which the VCA list does not carry. Figures are calculated with 73 Auto's VED engine from the DVLA rate tables.

See the exact tax on a specific Skoda Fabia

Enter the registration: we read its real CO2 figure and first-registration date from DVLA and DVSA and show the tax it pays, with its other running costs. Your first check is free and shows the vehicle summary and its headline ownership cost. The category-by-category breakdown is part of a paid check.

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Where these figures come from

Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools: archived database snapshots (15 snapshots, 2001–2016) — Vehicle Certification Agency. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools: WLTP database snapshots (2020 to the live database of 2026-09-28) — Vehicle Certification Agency. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Vehicle Excise Duty rates 2026/27 (V149), as implemented in 73 Auto's VED engine — DVLA (GOV.UK). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licensed cars by year of first use (VEH0124) — Department for Transport and DVLA. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Tax per version, ranges and shares (73 Auto calculation with its VED engine) — 73 Auto. Derived figures.
Original list prices behind the Expensive Car Supplement status (73 Auto list-price reference) — 73 Auto. Derived figures.

Figures labelled as 73 Auto estimates are our own analysis of these sources, set out in the methodology and data sources. To report a factual error, see corrections.