Honda Amaze [2013-2016] User Reviews

Exterior Good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Poor, with desine fault for air suction pipe for engine its easily get hydrostatic locked in rain in very shalow water. Honda cusotiomer care personal are not responding well to there clint. i had very bad expereance with amez regarding its avarege but they are not excepting. I driven car suddunly rain started my car passed through very shalow water air suction pipe sucked water because very low heigt and my car was hydrstatic locked for that i paid rs 66000 to dealers.

I never face such problem with my maruti zen and hyndai ascen in last 10 years.

Ride Quality & Handling Fair

Final Words Dont buy amez because its engine problem you have to pay around rs 70000 for repaired so dont weast your money for amez. Itsc not value for money

Areas of improvement Desine of engine in indian road condition.post sell serive is not good as compaire to other cars,

Fuel economy is not as per said by honda its only 19 kmplInshalow water in rain season car get locked due to very low height air pipe

Exterior Good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Dash needs to be replaced. its less spacious. Top model has fabric seats.lots of cost cutting in amaze.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Honda Engine is reliable any time but iDtec-it needs lots of improvisation. Good stunning responsive engine. Pick up is awesome even at third gear. Inside the city traffic it is the rock star. Because it will make the driver quite easy to drive.Braking no doubt. very good. Honda People say you will get a fuel economy around 20 per litre. Lets hope for the best. Next is gear shift. Gear shift is good. But the knock from the gear was not very much impressing me.But still good.

Ride Quality & Handling Front suspensions isnt good,it needs a good replacement

Final Words Buy if u really need good mileage at lower cost

Areas of improvement Interiors and engine,INSULATION PART SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. ABLE TO HEAR THE ROAD NOISE. IMPROVEMENT IN DISTANCE BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE BODY(A LONG GAP IS SEEN).Please do improvement in door latch areas.

Exterior styling,good fuel economybad interior,less spacious

Exterior: good

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Comfort is good Spacious, but Interior is too poor.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox:

it was good upto 300 KM, later smoke came under the hood when i have showed it in the showroom they said the Clutch plate and Pressure plate got burnt, which wont come under warranty. ( how come a Branded 9.4 Lac CAR clutch plate and Pressure plate's got burnt in just 300KM it was souppose to go atleast for 70k to 1 lac KM)

 

Ride Quality & Handling: smooth and quite impressive

 

Final Words : still waiting for feedback form Honda on the issue i have faced

 

Areas of improvement  Interior Design, Quality Enginee and related products ( Clutch Plate & Pressure plate)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

 

Exterior: good

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Comfort is good Spacious, but Interior is too poor.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox:

it was good upto 300 KM, later smoke came under the hood when i have showed it in the showroom they said the Clutch plate and Pressure plate got burnt, which wont come under warranty. ( how come a Branded 9.4 Lac CAR clutch plate and Pressure plate's got burnt in just 300KM it was souppose to go atleast for 70k to 1 lac KM)

 

Ride Quality & Handling: smooth and quite impressive

 

Final Words : still waiting for feedback form Honda on the issue i have faced

 

Areas of improvement  Interior Design, Quality Enginee and related products ( Clutch Plate & Pressure plate)

Clutch and Pressure plate burntInterior design

Exterior Eligant looks - The three lines are remarkable cool on the sides separeting this car, from all others car in the market in this segment. the front " Brio " looks are highlighted and made attractive with the steel grills and the back what to say. The master look as city... Overall this is the car for outside/ External look lovers.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The interiors are again filled with lot of features all round to the booked model. Cup holders, Seat height adjustment, Leg and knee space in the back side is comfortable ( I am tall ) happy with driver seat adjustment and checked the back seat ( very comfortable ). The double horn, Steering tilt adjustment, 4 speakers, Not checked the Player, defoger, green glass ( to reduce heat on parking the vechicle in Sun ), AC is comfort and cools the cabin in 3-4 minutes, over all Good ineriors. Dash board can be ignored. With extra cost - Leg mats, Parking sensors are provided.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Car is booked - comments based on Test drive : Mild noise is observed ( Diesel Car so it is must ), Gear changing is very smooth and Fuel economy is to observed after few services. Engine performance and gear operation are like silk and just glides around. Over all the best in performance.

Ride Quality & Handling Very smooth and silky. as mentioned. It glides around.

Final Words Best Car to be owned at that price " Best value for our money ".

Areas of improvement Could have increased the features like blue tooth connection, Reverse parking sensors, Navigation etc. Change the DASH BOARD in the car.

Details with Test Drive - Class by the Exteriors & Interiors ( Apart from the Dash Board ).Apart from the Dash Board. Nothing specific

Exterior Now when I own this car I can say "I am a Proud Owner" of HONDA AMAZE VXI. Its New style, milage, comfort & fuel economy, clearly dominates & capable to Knock out its nearest competitors like SAIL, SWIFT Dezire, Etios etc who all have contemprary looks but nothing as Cool as Honda Amaze.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Spacious Cabin with extra leg room & larger boot. Doesn't get the feel of a compact sedan while sitting inside. Three passangers accomodate comfortably at back seat. All basic & required features are available except few like No distance to empty, climate control (but AC is very effective even at 40 degrees), rain censors etc. & no innovation or changes in the DASH it is as same of BRIO. But that doesn't make any different or count while looking at the overall bundled package. Though is is not as dynamically accomplished like Fiesta & Verna but Honda's reliability & fuss-free ownership also matters.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Smooth Gear shift. Though many people find the engine bit noisy however if compared with other Desiel Variants like Polo, Punto, Swift, Liva...Honda team has really done good homework to make it less noisy. One doesn't even hear the engine noise with the music system ON. Can't comment of Fuel Economy, as I am just 2 days old owner of the beauty. But I am sure it will deliver upto my expectations after 3rd service is done.

Ride Quality & Handling Smooth ride quality, excellent pick-up, under control even at 120 kmph speed. Good ground clearance. Tilt Steering & height adjustable seat makes the drive more comfortable.

Final Words "AN ALL ROUND COMPACT SEDAN" - Value for Money Car !! Happy that I booked it early in March. Will surely shift business dynamics & the market share from Maruti Suzuki to Honda in the segment. Definitely a Tough Competition & threat for the existing market players.

Areas of improvement AT is unavailable in Desiel Variant.

Stylish looks, Extra Cabin Space, Powerful Engine, Good Fuel Economy, Latest among all.Nothing as such but Brio's unconventional dashboard is too basic for this class of car

Exterior

 Exterior styling is very good, the lines on the cars make it feel like premium, it does not make the car look like making sedan to fit in hatchback liek suzuki swift desire.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 It lakes interior features as it is very basic, no styling like ford or hyundai. Space is very good, and when the car was launch it was best in is class.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Engine performance can not be matched for this car when the car was launched, now ford has launched the same engine with same power, same fuel economy (its odd that how can these 2 engines be similar). Fuel economy with my drive of 90 kms daily 50 kms on highway and 40 kmns in city it gives around 23 kmpl and i am very satisfied with the fuel economy with my driving style,. Gearbox makes lil noise like when being shifted, may be thats with all the honda cars (P.S. My first honda car and that too diesel).

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride quality is quite good, it absorbs potholes quite good on high speeds although back passengers feel the bumps. You can not fit average sized 3 member on the back seat like you can have that in swift (Owner of swift diesel 2009 model also). Handling is accurate and the steerig reacts very quickly, although the car has very hard tires, handling may improve with better tires

Final Words

 I bought my car in 2013 and it has completed 40,000 kms. Service costs amount to Rs. 4,000 (average) and only one part changed since then, brake pads. Car is still performing very well and ya there is cabin noise and the vibrations in the car, but noise can be composated with the car stereo system and generally we travel with our stereos switched on in car. 

 

The main reason I bought Amaze is the Honda Badge comes with it and yes the service centre of honda is very good, they listen to you and respond to it accordingly. The parts cost is higher than its rivals like Maruti but the cost is recovered in the life of the parts and frequency of change of oils and water. For eg. Swift's coolant changes on every 20,000 kms while the amaze's change near 1,00,000. Please ask comparison sheet from all the dealers of the cars in this segment and I am sure you will find Honds's and Toyota's are the cheapest to own.

Areas of improvement  

 Cabin noise can be reduced by better insualtion. I have heard there is a hydrolock problem in the car, which can be avoided by placing intake higher like in swift. Better tires shall be proivided also the fifth wheel shall be alloy also. They is huge scope of improving the interior of the car and in my opiniom the exterior requires only ome improvement, the day light led and the projector headlamps. People may extra 50,000 bucks to buy honda with improved interior and exterior.

 

Good fuel economy, and drivabilityNot that comfortable to drive with seat covers and poor interior styling

Exterior Very good looking car as compared to competetiors in this range, very stylish, small but BIG sedan.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Loads of space for  front rear passengers. Doors opening wide helps commuters to easily get in & out of the car, very comfortable seats.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Heard experts say engine is noisy but I have driven the car for 5362kms and not heard the kind of sound which experts criticise!! According to me it has similiar sound which emits from other diesel cars. Good fuel economy of 19.3km per litre. slick and short gears!!

Ride Quality & Handling Smooth Ride with excellent handling!! Moves the way you want!! Lots of power!! WOULD SAY A DRIVER'S CAR!!

Final Words An excellent car driven after a long time in this range!! Will be the BEST SELLER in NO TIME!!

Areas of improvement Front panel quality, Music system with blue tooth, reverse sensor and GPS is a must for TOP END models.

Good Mileage, interior space like big sedanFront panel plastic quality and look not upto the mark

Exterior

 Good

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Have installed MapMyIndia 8 version for music, gps, and rear parking camera view 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

The fuel economy of top variant diesel (1.5 VXMT i-DTEC) after running 5111 km and second service remains at 13/14 KMPL in mumbai city and 15/16 KMPL on highway (Mumbai-Pune Express way), much below claimed or projected figure of 25 KMPL and declaration of being the best fuel economy car in India. Service supervisor assured that fuel economy will get better after the 2nd service which was carried out after 5000 km. However, i have not experience any improvement, so far. It is highly disappointing. Is it an isolated case or are there other user with such experinces?.  

Ride Quality & Handling

 Good pick up

Final Words

Can someone elabarate what could be the reason for such underperfomance in term of fuel economy. 

 

Areas of improvement

 Interior flooring get stain easily which is difficult to maintain.

Space and acceleartionmileage, ground clearance

One year back in the April 2014 I purchased Amaze Diesel top end model with the image of Honda Quality. Till now in one year I had running of 12,000 KM.I shifted from Tata Indica DSL to Amaze. I used Indica for around 9 years and was satisfied with the car and its overall performance. It was really Value for Money.

Exterior Good Looks and design. Rear view and side mirrors are properly placed and covers maximum possible  area. Also electronically mirror adjustment and folding from inside is very comfortable.

Quality of the body metal is very thin and paint quality is poor. I had taffeta white colour car and its paint quality is very poor.

Design/placing of the wheel need to improve. If road is rough, it throws small stones on the external part of the car sides and because of this there are dents on side body the next to rare doors of the car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very good space and comfort for driving Quality of material use for interior is average. Size of the glove box is very small.

I am not sure if the placing of steering axel rod is proper, because when we press the clutch, steering axel rod touches to our feet and we can sense its movement. It is definitely not a comfort feeling and has concern about safety, because  it gives uncomfortable feeling of thinking about immediate impact of this rod in case of an accident.

Boot Space is very good among the various options available in this segment. Dicey door is not covered from inside. The space between dicey doors external sheet and inter plates/rods is open and visible. It could create a problem if and part of the luggage or say handle of bat/stick etc. stuck in it then it may get locked from inside or even a small parts of luggage may stuck into it. If it would have covered with a small piece of board sheet, I do not think that, it would have much cost impact.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is little bit noisy,  I was expecting smoothing of its noise after running for 10k kms, but it is not so. If there are limitations in reducing in built noise of the engine, still in the present case it could have suppress to a large extent if it provides a thick and bigger fabric/canvas sheet as inner to bonnet of the engine. The present size of the sheet is very small and also it is very thin.

Gearbox is hard. It is informed that, the gear box is of polymer material and not of the metal. For me it developed a little muscle / ligament pain in the left palm.

Fuel economy claim by the Company is misleading. In the city(70%) and Highway(30%) average fuel economy is around 16.3 km/ltr.  My 9 years old Tata Indica car was giving better fuel economy than this new car.

Ride Quality & Handling It gives amaze pleasure in riding and comfortable in driving. It has very good power, torque and pick-up.

Final Words To carry the banding and image of the Honda, it needs certain improvements. Fuel efficiency claimed by the Company is misleading.

Areas of improvement Fuel efficiency, Paint Quality, Body metal quality/thickness.

Front wheel placing to avoid small stone throw on the side body of the car.

Quality of material used for interior.

Cover /close the dickey door from inside.

About placing of steering axel rod, refer observation above.

Size and thickness of fabric/canvas sheet as inner to bonnet of the engine to suppress the engine noise and quality of insulation used between engine area and cabin of the car.

Good Pick-up & power, Good Space managementLow Fuel efficiency, interior and paint is of average quality, Engine Noise