Ford EcoSport [2015-2017] User Reviews

I own a Ford Ecosport (Titanium 1.5 litres TDCI) since May 2016 and this review is based on my first-hand driving experience of more than 7 months.

Exterior: -

1. Beautiful styling

2. Nice overall finish

3. Balanced curves

4. Decent height

5. Spare wheel at the rear adds to the style quotient

6. More of a premium hatchback rather than a SUV

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

1. Voice command is a good feature but it rarely recognizes what you say

2. Armrest really provides support but then obstructs the bottle holder's space

3. Steering wheel adjustment (tilt & telescopic) and driver seat's adjustment is a real boon

4. Decent headroom and legroom for all the passengers

5. Steering mounted audio controls are a bit hard to operate

6. Automatic AC functions well but again the adjustment knob needs a little refinement

7. Seats are overall comfortable but could have offered a little more thigh support

8. Should have got rear parking camera instead of parking sensors

9. Thick A-pillar does create a blind spot so you have to be a bit careful while crossing roads

10. The music player offers a nice output quality but the sync hangs at times (especially when the USB port is in use)

11. Two charging points (one at the rear) are a good inclusion

12. A lot of information like distance to empty, engine temperature, mileage, average speed, etc is available at the odometer space

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

1. The engine offers an overall smooth operation but rarely you may experience jerks in the 2nd gear

2. The torque and power are proportionately distributed while driving under various road/traffic conditions

3. The mileage on highways is decent (approx. 20 KMPL) but falls drastically in city (approx. 13 KMPL)

4. Gearbox is ok but needs some minor improvement in order to offer a smooth experience when changing the gear from say 3rd to 1st

5. Driving in hilly areas is definitely not amongst the strengths of this car but it manages it well

 

Ride Quality & Handling

1. Offers a very comfortable and sturdy riding experience

2. A very stable car on both highways and in city traffic

3. You feel like having a complete control

4. Steering, clutch, brakes and accelerator are efficient and responsive (though ABS has its own pros and cons)

 

Final Words

Overall, this car is a clear winner when you compare "what you pay and what you get in return". Nothing is perfect in this world so do not expect everything from any single car. In this case, if you need a powerful car with pure driving pleasure, comfort, nice built quality, optimal ground clearance, safety features like airbags, decent exteriors/interiors and you can compromise a bit on mileage (vis-a-vis Suzuki Vitara Brezza), then you should definitely go ahead and book your Ecosport. It won't let you down.

 

Areas of improvement  

1. Rear parking camera is must

2. Microsoft Sync (music player) hangs at times and doesn't recognize voice command

3. Steering mounted controls need some refinement 

1. Styling, 2. Comfort, 3. Handling, 4. Features, 5. Interior1. Mileage, 2. Rear parking camera is missing, 3. Some technical glitches

Exterior Good nice look.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good but cheap quality - but ok for the price.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Good to drive, nice pick up, CLUTCH is getting tight after 50,000Kms, paining in my foot on a city ride for more than 1 hr.

Ride Quality & Handling Very good.

Final Words My car was serviced every 10,000 kms at FORD only, last two services the engine oil indicator came from just 3000 kms drive after the service, complained to the ford service, just ignored me, I topped it up with MOBILE oil and drove. in the next service same compalint given and gave me back the car. again within 2000 kms engine oil indicator came up. reported to the service center - now been told ENGINE NEEDS CHANGING and now I am without the car for the last 20 days. pathetic.  

More than three times the engine refused to start. ABS indicator came up and no ignition. called the service personal more than 4 occasions. later i pushed the car myself to start the car felt a drag reported to the service center - kept the car on 3 occasions for 3 days each without any loner car and at the last visit they canged the entire software and hardware module to solve the issue. 

Need to change a battery once.

Areas of improvement Change the engine or change FORD.

Good to drive, nice handling, comfort drive and space1. engine oil cusumption and replacing the engine now. 2. stalling - engine won't start. 3. o

Exterior

 ok but can improve initially the styling was ok but later the cost cutting and using bad quality material was used in most of the cars

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 cunjusted and very poor quality material

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 very poor and engine goes off within few thousan kms and they blame all on the customer only.

Ride Quality & Handling

 needs amoe improvement

Final Words

 pathetic, pathetic and pathetic

Areas of improvement  

 costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it. costing and post sales handling i very poor and the service stations engaged only wants to mint money out of it.

 

lookspost sales service and maintenance, too expensive to maintain and ford in india is very poor custome

Exterior Very good design, but poor quality painting. Front bumper can have more shine poor light intencity and difficult to drive in nights. why I do not understand.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very comfortable to drive. highly erogonomical suv. very good design. music quality excellant, dashboard controls very good. cooling control perfect. seat comfer. Superb. feeling of hight when one sits, very good feeling.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Sluggish below 1500 rpm. hardly 11 km in city and long 16km . gear shift ok..not as perfect as icon . very silent diesel engine. this is impressive indeed. looks vey advanced under the bonnet. smokes when accelarater is pressed...even with good quality fuel.

Ride Quality & Handling Good on free roads. in city pickup poor below 1500 rpm. lonf journey very good indeed.

Final Words Good suv with poor paint quality. This is sad for me. to do long journey with it is really good. music quality, dash board looks and data very good.

Areas of improvement Paint quality, milage, head light intencity to go high.

style, technologypaint quality

It's riding quality, comfort and seating height is better than other compact SUV at this price. Looks are awesome and my car is giving an average of 20 km in delhi -ncr roads. Heavy weight body feels like driving SUV and very good pick up better than maruti brezza. Titanium model gives a very good comfort with broad alloy wheels. I have driven around 3000 km and purchased in March 2017.

Exterior Bold look, Muscular, Decent, Tough, excellent ground clearance

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Astonishing console which feels like flight cokpit, spacious, good head room, leg room, shoulder room and thigh supports.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Ford is best in Gear box as I have been using from 2010 (figo, fiesta and now ecosport), Best fuel economy in Suv segment, Enough engine power.

Ride Quality & Handling Stability is fine @ 135 km/hr ( Ulunderpet to Trichy) chennai to Kodaikanal, Driver's car, Handling is very easy like hatch.

Final Words Value for money, 1.5 TDCI Ford engine is proven for the past several years and resale value is amazing. No other brand other than FORD in the world declared the 5th year service cost in car history. selected especially to drive on highways, off road and city. Got 200 mm ground clearance to manage our indian compound wall speed breakers

Areas of improvement Car width can be widened little more.

Mileage, Style, Muscular, Ground clearance, value for moneyDon't know till now

i was so happy after buying eco sport driving comfort is so good in highway and even in city it ha power punch after 2000rpm , ground clearance is one of the plus point we cam make a little off road

Buying experience: Good value for money and comfort
Riding experience: Good on smooth on high way with exlent pickup
Details about looks, performance etc: Excellent look with music system
Servicing and maintenance: Good on time no problem last 4 years
Pros and Cons: On hills wet road not upto the mark as expected On highway ultimate car

Buying experience: Very good experience, bought the car in 2017 from a very reputed seller based in kanpur
Riding experience: The best so far, its been 2 years and it still feels that i am riding a new car
Details about looks, performance etc: The looks ar best in its segment and performance is best in its class
Servicing and maintenance: Servicing is good and maintenance is budget friendly
Pros and Cons: Pros- good siting posture, beautiful interiors Cons- no cons