Skoda Kamiq - Interior, design and technology
A smart look and decent quality defines the current crop of Skodas, and the Kamiq is no different
Recent Skodas have struck a good balance between a smart, modern cabin design and decent quality – and the Kamiq is no different.
What is the Skoda Kamiq like inside?
Alongside so many newcomers to this class, the first thing that strikes you about the Kamiq’s cabin is that it has actual physical controls. The climate functions are operated using dials and chunky buttons; the light switch is a big dial beside the steering wheel, which rotates with a satisfying clunk. There’s even a manual handbrake, too.
Despite this now-rare use of buttons, the overall look is clean and understated. There’s a central panel running the width of the dash, that has a textured look (but is smooth plastic) and everything is neatly laid out.
What is the interior quality like?
Soft-touch plastics tend not to be too commonplace in supermini-based SUVs, but even though there’s lots of hard plastic in the Kamiq, it feels sturdy enough. It helps that the main touchpoints, such as the door handles and steering wheel, feel more expensive.
Sat-nav, stereo and infotainment
All Kamiqs are fitted as standard with Skoda’s digital cockpit technology. From 2025, all models have the larger 10.25-inch screen, which offers plenty of scope for customisation of the display layouts, prioritising mapping, speed and revs, driver assist or a more minimal look.
Whichever is selected, the white-on-black graphics with green highlights are sharp and the information is presented clearly. The combination of buttons and thumb wheels on the steering wheel makes changing between them easy and intuitive.
The Kamiq’s infotainment system is a prime example of how not to overcomplicate simple things. Keeping the climate controls separate helps massively, but so does a logical menu structure. Screen resolution is sharp, the graphics are consistent through the menus and with the digital driver’s display, while the panel responds quickly to touch inputs. The volume can be adjusted by a wheel on the steering wheel.
One minus point is Skoda’s smartphone connectivity. In comparison with Ford Bluetooth systems, which just instantly work, connecting a device wirelessly to the Kamiq’s set-up always seems like a struggle, with the system usually taking a few attempts to connect successfully.
Even then, Android Auto can take minutes to pair automatically, although you can speed things up by manually selecting the option yourself. But you’ll still need a USB cable anyway, because there’s no wireless charging.
