The Fabia's 999 cc three-cylinder TSI is turbocharged, so it pulls like a bigger engine while giving you around 60 mpg on the official combined figure and 106 g/km of CO2. It meets Euro 6, so you drive into London without paying the £12.50 ULEZ charge. For a first car, or a daily commute into town, that is most of the decision made for you.
At a little over a tonne, the Fabia is a genuinely light car. That is what keeps the fuel, the tyres and the brakes cheap, and it is why it drops into a space you would hesitate over in something bigger. SE trim sits on alloy wheels rather than plastic covers, so it does not read as the entry model from across the car park.
The boot holds 330 litres with the rear seats up, and 1,150 with them folded. That is more than a Fiesta or a Polo of the same era, and it is the difference between the weekly shop fitting in the back and the weekly shop going on the back seat. Five doors means whoever is behind you gets their own, and the rear parking sensors take the guesswork out of a tight London street.
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