Honda Amaze [2013-2016] User Reviews

Bought Honda Amaze Diesel SMT I Dtec. Its 1500 cc engine. it`s a sedan car.
Exterior Look : 1) Is very Good                  
Interior Look : 1) Interior look is good

Advantage :
1) Good Power 98 BHP for diesel car
2) Honda Amaze – Diesel comes with ABS and EBD breaking
3) Fuel average in city is 16.1 kms & highway is 22 kms. Fuel saving in Diesel car is 14.286% per year x 7 years
     = 100% saving in 7 years.
4) shock-up are software and better than Dzire.
5) Clutch oil make the clutch soft. I have not seen in Dzire or I may have to check. I also own a swift Dzire
6) synchronizing the gears as mentioned below, you will feel the difference. It will also increase fuel efficiency.
    Focus a bit more on RPM. Initially you may find it hard, but once you get the hang of it, you will automatically
    reduce your acceleration and your car will automatically roll in one gear and eco lite will be constantly be on.
    In this way your gear shifting will reduce.

When you shift to 1st gear you can pull your car to 1500 RPM. At 1500 RPM, shift to 2nd gear, then on every 
2000 RPM change gear so you don't strain the engine. Only in climbing you pull it to 2500 RPM. Most of the time 
eco lite will be on and average and engine life will be good and the drive will be very smooth. 
7) Every Service is after 6 months.

Dis-advantage:
1) Insurance: Don’t buy insurance from Honda,  
    a) Insured Declared Value (IDV) is low.
    b) Passenger Driving the car cover is 50,000/- Per Person x 1 person = Rs. 5,0000/-
    c) Co-Passenger Cover is Rs. 50,000/- Per Person x 4 persons           = Rs. 2,00000/-
    d) Road side assistance has to be bought separately from Honda.
    e) key and lock replacement by honda is not covered
   
    whereas if you buy your own insurance of  Bajaj insurance you get higher cover to 1,0000/-.
    it also covers road side assistance and key and lock replacement as well.

2) Music System: Music system Provided by Honda: 2 Din music system is bad. No CD /DVD player, No SD card slot. It is limited to USB and AUX. Understanding that number of people buying CDs has reduced but at-least they should have considered DVD Player provision and reverse camera provision and Map option. 
    
Front Speaker : They are bad no Magnet at all. You can fix alpine speakers 6.5 inches. The depth of speaker should be 3 inches and the door depth is 3 inches. so to space it from the door there is a space ring of .25 inch, so that the speaker does not touch the door. The original speakers come with space ring. 

Back Speaker : They are bad. You can fix alpine speakers 5.25 inches. The depth of speaker should be 3inches and the door depth is 3 inches. so to space it from the door there is a space ring of 3 inch, so that the
speaker does not touch the rod that is in the dicky passing horizontally. you dont get space ring with 5.25 inches 
speakers. 

 

3) Extended Warranty: Don't buy extended warranty you will save 6800/-. As in 1st & 2 yrs. of Honda warranty you will learn whether the engine is perfect or defective. The next extended warranty is covered by the dealer and not by Honda India. During the 2 yrs. Warranty, if you feel that you still want to go for an extended warranty before the expiry of your original Honda warranty, you can buy it.

4) Charging Socket: In Honda Amaze EMT and EXMT you do not get charging point. The roadside shopkeepers with a dual harness pull out a charging point From, THE AUDIO SOCKET. The 1st point goes to the deck and 2nd goes to the charging point. Both consume 12 Volts each from single wire that has 12 volts (single) fuse. Honda can void warranty with such alteration. And please avoid cigarette lighter for sure, as it requires 15 Volt. In such a scenario, it`s better to by SMT petrol or diesel.

5) Wheel Caps: You cannot fit wheel cap in base variant. Very Very Sad.

6) Power Window Buttons : They should have illuminated window button specially on drivers side as they are 4 buttons. in dark it becomes difficult to see the buttons, as which you want to press to roll down or slide up.

7) Security Alarm : if some un-authorized person tries to open the door, engine bonet, luggage compartment or breaking the glass, for all this they should have sensors and security Alarm.

8) Gps Tracking Service : Honda should provide Gps car tracking system if car is stolen so it can be tracked. they should have an arrangement with some reputed GPS Tracking Company.

 

ABS + EBD, PowerMusic System + 01 Key without remote

Exterior

Good overall design, Very poor quality paint job,

 Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Ample leg room and boot, very good thighs and back support but the worst neck support from seats an additional neck support will not even stay on beacause of the seat shape, it slips off. window vibrates badly  if your window is half way down its makes you keep the A/C on even when the weather is good outside, overall a noisy atmosphere

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Powerfull engine bit more better tuning could gives better output, Good mileage, very short throw between gears

 Ride Quality & Handling

Good stearing control, really rough on bad roads smooth on good roads but 2.5 lacs Nano and 2 lacs Piaggio Ape are also good on good roads. Body roll is really bad, people on back seat will vomit if you are going long ways

Final Words

I am a NRI been using cars for around 12 years, owns this Amaze for 21 months now but ony drove around 180 days(30000 KMS).  Love to go for long journeys but Amaze is not the vehicle for it, very stiff suspension, neck support is very important when we driving longer streches, plastics already making noises from different places, metal and the overall insulation is two thin, when driving through rain feels like you are under a tin roof, with out music on engine noise is unbearable

 Areas of improvement  

Better suspension, something better to avaoid body roll, better insulation for to avoid engine noise and noise from outside.  windows needs to be worked on for more stability, neck support on any other sporty looking seats in indian cars are better so learn from that to make a seat.

Service: if ask to fix a problem they will create another two for you

 

 

Mileage, thigh support and back support on seats, stearing, A/C, No turbo lagCheap construction (Plastic, Metal, windows), poorest neck support, under powered head lamps,

Exterior Amaze Car look like to Shift D'zire with new Exterior style.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)  Interior is really good with attractive features compared to other cars in the segment. ABS With EBD in all variant of Diesel good safety feature for all Variants, space is good and confort is good.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I have test drive Diesel Variant the Engine is very  Noisy the pickup is good, nothing to say about  the Fuel Economy at this time. Gear shifting is very good. Turning radios is good.

Ride Quality & Handling Seating comfort is Good, Pick-Up is good. But Honda Amaze Suspension is hard can't get the feel of Honda Brand. Clutch is hard.

Areas of improvement Honda Need to reduce the diesel engine noise, Clutch is hard - driving in city traffic jam will be painful, Need to improve in Ground clearance.

My Overall Experience on Honda Amaze is good. But the car delivery waiting period for Diesel S Variant  3-4 months and for V variant the waiting Period is nearly 5 months in Hyderabad(India).

ABS With EBD in all variant of Diesel.Very Noisy Diesel engine.

I have bought amaze SMT of 05.03.14, but now i am fully embarrased on my desicison why i am not purchased Swift dzire. very light body, tyre noise irritated, etc. cant get mileage more than 18 in city without AC as i was getting 19+ from my verna in city. engine noise is one of the biggest issue with that car. built quality is too cheap as it is shame for honda. I got small dunts on its roof on heavy rain with ice pieces with that you can imagine the hardness of sheet quality.  my all driving in Chandigarh city. please please please dont go for this car, its not value for money. now there is also one more choice in market like Hyundai Xcent. Honda Amaze body and door noise really gives you feel of maruti 800. for more details you can contact me at 98761-XXXXX before you are planning to go for this scrap.

Only Honda tagVery disappointed by car

Hi Everyone,

This is the review i'm giving to all customer who are planning to buy Honda vehicles. My experience was with Sundaram Honda, Secunderabad.

My vehicle number: TS10BXXXXXX. I was bought a new band new Amaze 1.5 S Diesel version. With them on 1st, OCT-2014 and found some problems.

We have a compliant filed on 06th-October, 2014 and the complaint number is "1-2101-XXXXXX", we did n't get any response from the honda till 20th-Oct,2014.

The issue observed in the brand new vehicle are:
1.side pulling
2.Engine Sound
3.Dashboard Vibration

The honda service people have taken the vehicle on 20th-Oct, 2014 and the KM reading was "699KM".

After that on 22nd-Oct,2014 the vehicle was checked by SetuRaman & Srinivas and told that everything is fine and asked me to take the vehicle.The KM meter
reading was "928KM".But after checking I found the issues still persist and not at all solved.
I'm not sure why company as drove it for "229 KM".
After continuos calls to showroom and service people, they have taken vehicle again to the service center on 3rd-Nov,2014 the KM reading was "1007" and delivered to us
saying that issues are solved on 6th-Nov,2014 the KM reading was "1258KM".

I'm not sure why company as drove it for "251 KM". And kept the vehicle 3 days.

The problem is still not solved.

The important Note is that Sundaram Honda employee SRINIVAS S SalesManager has closed our compliant "1-2101-XXXXXX" though he already knew that the problem is not solved.

I'm still have all issues in papers while registration.

Ultimate information is when we mailed Honda customer service representatives(Parampreet,Gopinath) about showroom people behaviour they asked us to contact showroom people again ..:):)

Final Words I'm already in soup,so wanted to share my experience which might help new friends who are planning to buy Honda vehicles that to at Sundaram Showrooms, Secunderabad.

Areas of improvement Best to go for some other vehicle where there is respect for customers and better service.

Thanks,

Murali.

Contacts customer untill they buy the carService and resposnse is very very bad

I loved the car since the first day I purchased. I was in double mind wheather to buy Amaze or Dzire but I had made a great choice.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The Space is amazing, normal sized person can fit 3 comfortably at the back seat. The dashboard same as Brio, should have been changed but it doesn't look bad because the quality used is very good.

Exterior Exterior looks beautiful, the design is well integrated and the best part is it does not look like a sub 4 meter sedan. It looks like a prper sedan.

Ride Quality & Handling Suspension is bit stiff but its a feel good factor when you are cornering or at high speed the car is planted.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Everything is perfect in this car except the clattering sound which enters the cabin when windows are closed. Wish they had better insulation for sound. But i can live with that sound because the engine performce thrills you from the word go.. The gears are smooth and perfect shifting.

Areas of improvement Sound insulation from the engine, Dashboard styling and detachable frot head rests.

Fuel Economy, Space, Features, Looks and Engine PerformanceEngine Clatter sound when windows closed

Amaze has got one of the biggest con in features.

It is the AC.

Whenever I swithc on the AC, a very foul smell starts coming. It stays for abouty a minute and then vanishes.

But these initial seconds make you restless and make you rethink" Have I wasted lakhs to smell this shit".

Other point is the efficiency of the AC.

In winter it feels OK but during summer, in places like gujarat, the car struggles to perform in the noon.

The mileage as quoted by the company is only under test conditions.

If you have a normal drive in the city with AC running, it would be around 17-18 which is same as a dzire or sail.

Boot space is not an issue. Its quite good.

One more con is the non adjustable head rest in the front and rear seats. It should be made available atleast as an upgrade option.

 

Exterior

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 

Ride Quality & Handling

 

Final Words

 

Areas of improvement  

 

 

averageA C, SEATING COMFORT

Exterior Beatiful looks, the curves on the sides just reminds us of the fluidic verna and the rear boot is just nicely attached. You never feel that it was added later. It is as if they designed the  Amaze first and then cut it to make a brio.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Huge space, Good comfort, good features.(We can buy a basic verson as well and later add the features through accesories) 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Great power, High fuel Efficiency, Smooth shift

Ride Quality & Handling Good ride quality, could have made the suspension a bit more softer, Small and zippy stearing.

Final Words It is just amazing. Just drive the car without touching the accelerator, in city conditions. The eco light in the car keeps gowing(you get the best eficiency). You can also put the fifth gear without touching the accelerator.

Areas of improvement The AC fan makes noise. Can give a 15inch wheel instead of 14.

Just drives like a petrol car, great pickup,amazing looks & space.Same interirors as brio.

Honda amaze riding experience awesome because of It's powerful 1498 cc engine with smoothness. Feel luxury inside and interior quality also best in segment. Mileage around18 to 20 in city and 22 to 25 on highway. Service exp also good Maintenance is much more than other competitors in this segment. Resale value is also best. Pros Powerful engine Best mileage Sporty front look Boot space is quite sufficient Conc Ground clearance is low. Maintenance cost is little high as compared to other s competitors.