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Skoda Enyaq long term test: report 4

The Skoda Enyaq is a multi-award-winning large electric SUV, and our current Used Car of the Year, but how does the latest version stack up as everyday transport?

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The car Skoda Enyaq Edition 85 | Run by Claire Evans, consumer editor

Why it's here To see if the refreshed version of Skoda’s first electric car retains all the practicality expected of the brand, along with EV efficiency

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Needs to Combine long-distance driving comfort and ease of use with ultra-low running costs

Mileage 4463 List price new £44,820 Best Price £39,000 Price as tested £53,040 Official range 359 miles Test range 314 miles

7 June 2026 – Feeling deflated

I’ve had a run of bad luck in the Skoda Enyaq lately, with not one but two punctures in the space of a month, and it’s taught me two interesting facts about the car. But before I get to those, let me tell you about the incidents themselves.

First, the rear offside tyre went flat, so I called the Skoda Assist breakdown service to check it out. The patrol arrived swiftly and reinflated the tyre. They couldn’t find any damage to it or the valve and suggested that, because I’d been driving along battered country lanes the night before, I may have hit a pothole at an angle that had made the tyre lose its seal with the wheel causing the air to leak out. The tyre was holding its pressure ok, so I agreed to keep an eye on it, but carry on driving the car.

Claire Evans

Updated: 7 June 2026

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Next, the front offside tyre went down late one evening. I tried to reinflate it at home, and this led to the discovery that, unlike many modern cars, the Enyaq has an old-fashioned 12-volt auxiliary power socket for drawing power. However, it’s in the boot, so I had to route the cable of my tyre inflator through the rear-seat ski-hatch, round the driver’s seat and under the door to reach the tyre valve.

Sadly, my efforts didn’t pay off, because the tyre wouldn’t inflate completely; it had a nail at the edge of the tread, so the breakdown service was called again.

This time a new tyre was ordered and, after some discussions, a replacement was booked in for the rear offside one, too. It turns out that the Enyaq’s Pirelli Scorpion tyres have Seal Inside – a sealant compound that lines the inside of the tyre and stops the tyre from going down in many instances.

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The patrol explained that while the technology was excellent in many respects, it’s extremely difficult to spot a hole once it has seeped in to seal it. And because that meant the rear tyre could also have a puncture, I erred on the side of caution and had it replaced, too.

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So, I’ve learnt that having an old-fashioned 12-volt socket can be very handy (even though it didn't ultimately help me) and that punctures are often very difficult to spot in tyres with sealant compound inside.

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