Honda Brio [2013-2016] User Reviews

Exterior Exeterior is the catch point. The Honda Badge is what every car lover wants and BRIO is no different. The Glass Back is really classy and same is my main reason of buying this car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Space and Comfort is really good, expecially the Leg room in back seats. But the Dashboard sometimes seems it was  from Mayan Times. Honda defenitely need to bring moe tweeks in the interior to make it catchy.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine Performance can be considered good. Gear Shifting is smooth as any other Honda, But Fuel Economy is the not that great. I get around 14 Kmpl.. (Please note first service is yet to be done). I expect the Mileage to reach around 18 Kmpl after that.

Ride Quality & Handling Handling is smooth. Steering is light and turning radius for me is the catch point.

Final Words Good Car to Buy.

Areas of improvement Interior Dashboard and Styling. It is Simple but need more tweeks.

Good Style, Superb Seating comfort, Good PerformanceFuel Economy

I am very much disappointed with the services of Courtesy Honda, Wazirpur, Delhi. At the time of purchasing the vehicle they have taken charges seperately for getting registration and it was told to me that registration will be done in 3-4 days. However, since last one month i am following up with them but they are not responding properly. Even they have not given be slip for payment of registration fee after repeated reminders.  In such circumstances, i am in fix how to proceed further and how i can drive without vehicle number. I even could not get the Email IDS on website where i can esclate the issue to Honda COmpany. 

Exterior Vehicle is very good. It look like a european  car launched in India.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) No comparison to other small car in India.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Honda engines are great.

Ride Quality & Handling NA

Final Words Best vehicle in small cars in India.

Areas of improvement NA

One of the best vehicle..Pathetic Services by Courtesy Honda, Wazirpur, Delhi

It was very nice experience to use stylish Brio Car. Honda patrol engine performance is very good.Internal Space is more comfortable in this segment.Fuel Economy is very good on highways. But in city it is below average

This is my personal experience . Brick is batter than a swift car realy I love the interior and the final look of this car. Mainly the milage of this car awesome . I think this much more for this car but the honda lover never miss this types of aporchunity . Finally the honda lover plz try a demo of brick.

The Brio completes 5 years of fuss-free ownership and I'm a very satisfied customer. The Brio's reliability and trouble-free running is truly unparalleled and reflects Honda's reputation for reliable cars. Apart from the regular services, there is nothing else to do with this car than to drive her hard occasionally and enjoy the sweet exhaust note and throaty growl of the car.

Many people talk about fuel efficiency, hence I decided to write about it first. Well, it depends on how you drive the car. My experience with the Honda Brio for fuel efficiency is as follows - 1. With AC the car has given a mileage of 14.2 kmpl and without AC during winters the car has given a mileage of 18kmpl. Keep in mind that you need to be below 2000 rpm and save fuel whenever you can, for example, no unnecessary throttle and overtaking and more specifically not to keep the engine on when on a red light. however, the one thing that I think Honda could be better is safety. The car is quite light and I recommend it to be driven only in the city. It's not the kind of car you would want to take on a hilly road but, for the city this car is great!

Exterior

 Oh I just love the looks. Its a style statement. And excellent quality of finish and paint. The doors thump nicely on closing - the sound of good engineering! Glasses are top quality. I just had a minor issue with the wipers. Not so effective, the one on the co-driver side.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Front seats are very comfortable. Easy to get in and out especially for elderly people. Rear seats comfy but not too much space for an adult. Also the rear doors dont open as wide as the front. Good for children though. Boot space is at a premium. But thats a compromise you would have to do for a small car. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Engine has a sweet sound of power and good tuning. Is powerful too especially when you give the vehicle some legs - try revving high at 60 - 70 KMPH and see the fun! 

Fuel economy. In Delhi I get about 14.5 with AC. Long distance (I have driven 8000 KM in 6 months 250 - 300 KM at a stretch). gave me 18 when new, 20 after first service and now 22 after second service.

Gear box is a sore point. Some vibration on the gear stick and a bit jerky - not too smooth. First gear is too high, second too low, fourth not that effective.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Handles like a peach. Great fun to drive. Ride quality is good but on the country roads you gotta go slow - ground clearance is negligible. On a few bumps in Rajasthan, Punjab and Harayana village roads I have hit  a thing or two.

Final Words

 I love the car. Should have bought it earlier. Love it. My wife loves it (though she would'nt admit it to me - she prefers her Getz) and my Mom loves it. Great for city rides and on highways. 

Areas of improvement  

 Gear shifts, floor vibrations and nothing else!

 

Looks, Paint job, Style, entry height, engine, acceleration, fuel economy, handlingSpace, gear shift, rear seats and windows, some floor vibration

Exterior Personal Choice. I love every bit of it. I like the rear glass a lot as it is pretty sturdy and strong.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Loads of space (except luggage) for passengers, Easy to fit in 5 people. Driver height adjustable seat is really useful. For other passengers getting IN and OUT is not good as the car seating is low.  Good under thigh support for everyone. A/C works fine (if alone then close the passenger side vents).

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Poor power at lower revs. Need to downshift gears to juice out the power. But never felt lack of power after downshifting.  

Fuel economy is subject to your driving styles. I am a sedate driver. For my daily ccommute from South Delhi to Gurgaon, in summers (with 100% A/C ON) i get between 12-14. In winters (no A/C) i get around 16-17. I mostly drive with Green ECO lamp ON. The best fuel efficieny i got was 25 for the first 100 kms from delhi to Jaipur at early morning (almost nil traffic) with max speed 80. When my wife drives in city with 100% A/C i get barely 10-12 average.

Ride Quality & Handling Very practical road manners. Well implanted on road and never feels like going out of control. Suspension is on stiffer side. which is good for highways but bad for city conditions (esp potholes). Looks low floor but i have never faced GC issues (rubbing with ground).

Final Words Excellent car for daily commute in 5 lac buget. Great fuel economy (only if ECO driving). Loads of power beyond 2K rpm. Great after sales service as service reps themselves detected rear shocker oil leak during regular service and inititated a free replacement under warranty.

I plan to keep it for a long time.

Areas of improvement I always wanted to have Auto A/C in the car. They just recently launched new BRIO with that option.

Value for Money Car; After Sale Service; MileagePoor power at low Revs

I bought this car in Feb 2013 from Pune. So far I have drived this car close to 15K and overall I am very happy and proud on my car. Almost all friends and relatives appreciates the design, comfort, space (except boot space) of this car. Regarding Milage I always drive with AC and in city it gives me around 13 KMPL and on highway it gives around 15-16 KMPL which is very decent for 1200 CC car. In past I have drived many other cars but this car is best in terms of smoothness in driving. Even with engine on, you will not realise that car is actually on.

Lets talk about the negative side as well. This car has got small boot space. In Liter you may find it almost same but with the currrent design of the car it is very difficult to fit big bags, everytime you will need to adjust rear seat for utilzing the boot space which many time seems big issue. One more problem which makes me very unhappy is some sound from the rear (sound like some stone hits the car while driving). Every time it goes from pit on road (Gaddha) car creates this sound. I have get this checked with so many service stations but everyime I did not get any solution. In fact many time they changed some small parts as well but problem is still same. I will certainly give 5 Star if someone can resolve this problem.

 

Good Fuel economy, Specious, Style, Value for money, Service Centres ETC...Boot Space, Some heavy sound from rear which all service stations so far not able to identify