Honda Amaze [2016-2018] User Reviews

Bought it in 2018 as soon as it was launched. Buying experience (from Capital Honda, Meenambakkam, Chennai) was ok; nothing much to complain or praise about. Speaking of driving experience, being an automatic car, driving it in everyday city traffic is extremely easy, effortless and convenient (you can add as many synonymous words as possible-ha ha). Steering is effortless while being communicative at the same time. Acceleration and braking are excellent (many drivers also confirmed this). You always feel that the car obeys your orders perfectly. But, on the other hand, being a CVT, the noisy rubber-band effect is very obvious especially when trying for quick overtakes. This is a fair concern while overtaking in two-lane roads. When you are a gentle driver, driving at cruising speeds, you will truly enjoy and appreciate the ride and driving experience in this car and will definitely come out with a big smile on your face. When you hard press on the accelerator, pleasure will turn into pressure on the car. Regarding looks, the car looks premium (golden brown metallic); at a glance, looks like a proper sedan instead of a compact sedan. Everyone in my apartments expressed great impressions and many of them expressed interest to buy it purely for the looks (some bought it later on). Long and high bonnet and good ground clearance are surely USPs (unique selling points) for this car. I am happy about the fuel efficiency of this car: 10-12 in the city and 15-16 in the highways (as per my driving style). For a 1200 cc engine and automatic car, I don't expect much. Had driven around 4000 kms and completed 2 free services so far. No major complaints so far with regard to car maintenance or service center. But, it's just 1 year over and is yet to be seen in the long run. Speaking of the cons, at the time of my buying, 2 important features were missing in all the CVT variants: reverse camera and touch screen infotainment system. I compensated this with 3rd party accessories. But Honda listens to its customers and has cleverly addressed it by introducing a variant recently with these 2 features I believe. Another negative is, only one-touch down for driver-side window is available. If one-touch up is also there, then it will be really good. We cannot call rubber-band effect as a negative point because it is the nature of CVT and I bought it while knowing about this already. Other than this, not much negatives I can think of. In summary, I am a proud and happy owner of my Honda Amaze 1.2 S CVT.

I bought this car is Aug 2016 .. and I am a frequent traveler and so far I had driven my car 187162 kms and touch wood there is no problem at all in the engine and performance. The comfort level is a bit on the lower side as there is no adjustable headrest in the front seats. rear seat are comfortable and space is huge .boot space no doubt more than enough. Yes the built quality could have been better as the material used is a bit light and is prone to dents whenever there is a small collision as well. Overall performance wise ...great fuel efficiency , powerfull AC , yes for sure we miss rear ac vent but its okay the AC is powerfull so its manageable. Now the new generation amaze has the necessary safety features as well , I will strongly recommend this car if you are planning to buy any car between 7-8 lakhs . awesome design ...great ride comfort and performance is just awesome :)

Best in 4 meter compact sedan Great comfort Amazing ride experience Change of look comparing the previous amaze is a lot better Honda is showing that it wants to impress the Indian market

I bought Honda amaze in Mar 2014 and completed 57000Kms till now. Poor quality shockers, clutch plate, brakes, brake plate. So far I have got following things changed:

Front brake pads- 4 times Cost: 4 X Rs.2800 + Labour charge(LC).

Clutch plates- need replacement: Cost Rs. 17000 (approx) + LC.

Front Shockers- both replaced: Cost Rs.2500(approx)+LC.

Brake plate- both replaced: Cost Rs. 1200 each + LC.

And after getting all of these replaced my car still have noise.

The customer service is also disastrous. Nothing mentioned above is replaced under warranty. Honda doesn't seem to support their customers. Even after so many complaints and mails to the customer relations department there is no support. I have also taken extended warranty. DON'T EVER TAKE EXTENDED WARRANTY. They say only manufacturing defect is covered and that too depends on service center discretion. They wont change anything under warranty. I have heard customer relations department's response for Hyundai even Maruti responds and treats customer complaints seriously but not HONDA. This was really surprising. Please be advised and choose HONDA at your own risk.

Good space, fuel ecponomyBad for Indian roads.

Exterior The exterior of the car is good and looks bulky and sporty.I would not say best but its better than its competitors like Toyota Etios & Swift Dzire.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interiors are decent and space is good. The company fitted music system is pretty good and gives you nice sound.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Worst engine I could have say, The Engine is poened twice during 40K km onse the complete engine got ceased and once head of the engine god choked. The engine parts has no reliability at all. The sound level of the car is extremely high and unbearable inside the cabin. The car even struggles to reach the speed of 90km and makes too much of noice at such a trival speed. Another worst thing is the clutch of the car which makes noise on and off.

Good economy of around 20-25 even in city driving conditions but no driving please at all. At small gears the car make huge noise and it feels that you are driving a truck.

Ride Quality & Handling Worst ride quality as engine makes so much of noise. The pick up of the car is worst and even small cars will overtake you. Never think of competing with swift or dezire or etios if you are driving amaze as you will never be able to reach good speed.

Final Words Please do not buy Honda amzae diesel.Please do not waste your hard earned money.

I am not saying due to any personal anonimity but since I have drove other cars as well I can very well say that IT WILL BE A BIG MISTAKE IF YOU BUY THIS CAR.

Areas of improvement Engine is biggest drawback of this car.

Good Mileage and Decent LooksWorst Engine Durability, High Engine Noise, Worst Pickup & No driving pleasure

Exterior Exterior is nice infact best in class nice curvey looks spoty stance.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Vey bland interior could have been better.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Nice smooth on highways and nice and easy in city but engine make a noise like a truck.

Ride Quality & Handling Ohh man I think u have adjusted cycls supention in car ,sometime i feel like I m driving a cart ,and not to forget your 25.8 kmpl claim i never goat a milege above 18 in city and above20 on highway ,and service cost 2 paid services and those cost me 9000 each. interior is do bland that it gives a feeling of like maruti 800 or alto. Light at city speeds and weighs up really well at highway speeds. You will feel like pushing it harder.

The best part of Honda amaze in terms of Practicality is its turning radius. Hard to believe that it is only 4.5 mts (less than Alto 800). You can tease other cars on the roads ;)

The air conditioning is super awesome and I need not comment on the tried and tested legendary Ivtec motor. Its a gem of an engine.

Final Words A good car for a family man.

Areas of improvement Suspention should be improved and plese do somethng to that noise its too loud yaar and better plastic for the interior.

Very good exterior smooth on highway,good boot space,spacious leg room and headroomSuspension,interior,service cost,mileage,engine noice

This car is well designed by Honda has nice curves😉.Ample space inside and 400 liters boot space is more than enough,Full aluminium 1498 CC IDtec engine is very good, smooth riding on 2000 Rpm and very good milage around 20kmpl in city and 24kmpl on highway on full AC iam maintaning tyre pressure 32PSI forboth front and back. Engine is powerful, it gives a boost when needed specially on hilly areas and overtakes. you can feel the power at 1500Rpm Honda Never lets you down in terms of performance. Ride quality is superb nice suspension, very good interior, powerful AC, handling is awesome. The only problem I have faced is the ground clearance and little bit engine noise inside the cabin. (But Itne paise mein itna ich milega yaar)😊. Amaze so far for me is absolutely amazing I have driven 14000Kms.

Its a value for money. If anybody wants to go for an entry level sedan in India you should go for it.

Good fuel Economy, Excellent Interior space, Good styleLow Ground Clearance, High Maintenance Cost

Exterior Good. Lookwise as the name suggests its amazing.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) All good exept for the leg space. Sufficient boot space. The leg space is less compared to that of jazz. i think the leg space can be exteneded to make it more comfortable.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Good,mileage seems to be abit of issue. Gear box is fine. I have been using it for 2 years and the mileage is very less.

Ride Quality & Handling Nice and easy. Good for family. The back space is a bit conjusted once three adults sit. Width can  be increased for it. Its 1680 which can be increased to 1705.

Final Words Value for money if you are looking for semi sedan car. Need to have its width increased. A bit here and there and this car will rock india roads.

Areas of improvement Need more leg space. Mileage seems top be a bit of issue.

All goodNothing as such. need to have more leg space

Exterior: I would there are better looking cars in the market, however it is a practical buy with decent looks.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Space is awesome. A lot of leg room, can easily fit 5 full grown people. Music system is good too, it only lacks a bluetooth (As I own 2015 model, facelift has it I Guess). Seats are comfy, especially the back seats. 4 big bottle holders in all 4 doors. Biggest boot space in its class. 

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: Now, this is the best part. I read many reviews where people say the engine is not good or they are not getting enough power. I would say if you are upgrading from a petrol car, taht too a 1000CC or 1200CC then you have to change your dricing style and learn to drive a diesel car. You don't need to use the race in first 2 gears. The torque is awesome and it moves awesomely, you just need to release the clutch. I drove it on 140KM/H and it was effortless. As far as noise is concerned the model before 2015 had high noise issues, but fortunately 2015 model onwards has very less noise coming to the cabin. Fuel economy is best in calss too. I always drive with AC on and it gives me 21-22KMPL in city conditions and I clocked 26.8KMPL while driving on highway. There is a green light which comes when you are driving in Eco mode, more the light you see, more is the mileage. 

 

Ride Quality & Handling: Again, best in class. Only aspire is comparable to the ride quality. Turning radius is the least in segment I guess. I simply love to drive my car. Suspensions are good. Till date I have driven it around 26K in 2 years and I have no complaints.  

 

Final Words: A good buy indeed. If you love to drive and passionate about your vehicle, buy Honda Amaze. 

 

Areas of improvement: Interiros might be better. However, in this money they are offering it as per the industry.   

 

 

Engine, Mileage, SpaceDidn't find any.