Hello
Just to compare a friend of mine had a Ford Kuga ecoboost auto 4×4 (17 plate) liked the car but not the gearbox and fuel economy.
Gearbox took too long to change gear which badly affected fuel economy – euro average 37.7mpg- my friend 26.4mpg.
If I had to have an auto anything from VW group but I had a manual fabia (11 plate) loved it, very reliable, didn’t cost anything apart from wear and tear. Swapped it for 64 plate fiesta which I like apart from fuel economy. I would have another Skoda in heartbeat but couldn’t find one with the spec I wanted.
Hope this helps