Maruti Suzuki Baleno [2015-2019] User Reviews

Exterior Good exterior. Missing is chrome finishing at handles and rear end for Delta.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Space and comfort is good .Space is not like Jazz but still makes good impression. Plastic quality used is a bit low . 60:40 split of rear seat is really a good feature.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Due to reduced wieght of body , fuel economy is visibly good than swift. Gear box shifting for this perticular VVT engine is good ans smooth. Engine is well proven ( Fiat ). Maintenance cost will be as same as Swift as Maruti don't want to take any chance of loosing market. Even for servicing , you don't need to go to NEXA showrooms. Local Maruti Suzuki authorised service stations are there for it.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is far better than Swift and other Maruti Suzuki cars . ABS and EBD makes you feel safer and width and length makes the car stable on corners and high speeds. But still I20 has best in class ride quality.

Final Words Good car from Maruti Suzuki but NEXA makes you feel irritated as there are located in big cities and you need to travel to those cities for booking,test drives.But NEXA people are quite descent and treat you very well. After all, buying car is different than maintaining. Maruti Suzuki offers good support to everything,less spares prices ,low maintenance cost as they have got huge network in India.

Areas of improvement Nothing as such at this moment . May be Ground clearance should have been more as it has larger wheel base than Swift (by 90 mm). Bending at centre may cause it to touch high objects. At the beginning ,waiting period is too high and it doesn't suit to Maruti Suzuki.

All safety features ,luxury features equipped ,well priced. Good leg room and cargo volume.Delta has different tail lamp than Alpha,Sound system is average.

Exterior is Good.

Interior is very spacious, front seat is very comfort and i drove 300KM non stop but i didnt feel the back pain. Back seat could have been better interms of under thigh support. Music System & speaker is ok. AC is fantastic, it cools the cars very quickly even when outside temp is 40 degree celsius. Steering is very soft and gear is very crisp, easy to handle.

Boot is very spacious. Suspension is ok. I drive in city and highway both. i m getting average mileage of 20.3 (Petrol).

The Main drawback in this car is lack of pickup when its below 1500 RPM. But after 2000-2500 RPM it does fly and very smooth.

I drove in maximum speed of 140 KMPH. Interior plastic quality should be improved as Maruthi says it a premium car and the plastic quality is like indica cab.

Overall, its good for highway riding. Those who travel frequently for long distance can go for this car. If you are looking for car for city drive, go for different one.

Interior Space, Fuel economy, Boot SpacePickup is lacking, Interior Plastic Quality

Exterior

Very Nice, If I compare to other cars in same profile <=8L 😎

People watch this car and very interested in knowing more if you park it on some common area.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Very nice in terms of Space, Features, View , Very comfortable while driving at high speed due to large and broder tyres. But dont go above 120KM/Hr.

Bad part of this car is which i noticed is suspension. seems very stiff compare to Dzire.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

No complain, I am satisfied if I get same response down the line ...😷

Milage is not less than 18 in City and on highway >=20 with AC.

 

Ride Quality & Handling

Very Good on plane roads, Very low NVH level.  Apart of suspension

 

Final Words

I recomend this product. I booked it in Oct and got the delivery in Dec'15.

At this price range I personally did not get any product which scores so high in terms of ownership cost, maintenance and milage.

Dont think we should expect all the quality in one car. weak point is build quality and suspension. 😝

 

Areas of improvement  

 Overall build quality and Suspension

 

Space, Milage, Look, Tyre profile and Widest BodyBuild Quality, Dash bord/door Plastic and Suspension

Is there anyone else facing Bluetooth connectivity issue with Music System fitted in #Baleno Delta 1.2?

I am driving #Baleno Delta 1.2 for almost 2 years and now suddenly, i observed that there is Bluetooth connectivity issue especially when I am trying to connect another mobile (already paired). Since 4 months, I am following up with #Maruti and #NIPPO (Music System OEM).

Today, I got a call from technical team from Delhi HO of Nippo and told me that second device connectivity will always be a problematic. reason being.

1. As per Indian Safety Standards, the mobile which is paired and connected with Music System will work seamlessly and without any Bluetooth connectivity issues.

2. When the car is in running condition, then second mobile can not be connected (although paired already and after disconnecting the first mobile), because in running condition, Bluetooth Adapter is disabled(as per safety standards). So to connect it, I have to bring car to a halt, have to turn off the ignition and then connect the second mobile. So much for connecting second mobile!!! PHEW.

I called up Maruti Technical team at Factory Level and they also confirm this.

Request you to please let me know if such safety standard exists or it was an attempt to hide design flaw.

Design, ComfortMusic System

My friend purchased Baleno and was also with him at that time. Me and my friend loved this car because of the smooth drive on road and spaciousness which it offers. We usually go to tour twice in a year. It's performance while driving is awesome in suspension and mileage. It's service cost also less compared to other competitors. Finally, it's a family pro car to buy.

1. Buying Experience : Booking & test driving was a good experience, we driven the test car 3 times (once my dad & i did it twice).But yes at test drive the Sales Relationship Manager of the dealership told me that i can install the top end projector headlamps in delta variants & other things like door handles , etc. But when the car got delivered,it told me YOU CAN GET HEADLAMPS FROM AFTER MARKET ONLY & with that its been more than 3 years since i am waiting for Chrome door handles. So please make it very clear that what you will exectly get in the car from the company (be it an OEM part or an accessory) . _____ 2. Maintaince : the quality of outer shield of the car is poor than my old maruti 800 as it gets dents very easily & when it comes to repairing it, it is expensive . Also being the best selling car of the segment & ofcourse it has advantage of being a maruti . But whenever we sent the car for a major repair the dealer always return it too later than the comitted time. I remember when we gave it to repair for first time , they gave us a week's time for repair & when my father went there to get the car , The car was actually parked untouched at the body shop of the workshop. SO BE AWARE THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE GOOD QUANTITY OF SERVICE CENTRES BUT THE QUALITY MIGHT BE COMPROMISED. AND LASTLY IT IS NOT THE SAFEST CAR OF MARUTI , VITARA IS STILL BETTER. SO THATS WHY GAVE IT ONLY 2 STARS BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE AS ALT..Z

Exterior There is not to complain about exterior styling. for normal people the design elements looks taken from the premium brands like audi etc. However the top model gets some major tweaks about styling as the DRLS really go along with the front style and grill.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior comfort is best in class. the cabin has good ergonomics and seating posture.

seating mounting controls are desent , however i have faced some issues with the bluetooth button. rest all is well.

the center consol is beautifully designed with nice silver inserts.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Baleno shares its engine with its brother and sister. due to less weight of the car , the mileage and power felt is more.

Though I havent measured the mileage, the electronic meter shows the value of 17 KMPL in the city. taking the error of 2KMPL, ithink 15 is the best. This is for petrol.

Ride Quality & Handling Excellent.

Final Words If you are looking for value for money and high relaiblity then i think this is the only option with Honda Jazz highly overprized compared to the feature it  offers and Hyundai I20 is also costly then this and have less mileage.

The top model gets some extra features like UV tint glass, Apple carplay, TFT screen in tachnometer and many more , which are only available in Baleno!

Areas of improvement Few ares like rear armrest missing, rear AC event. although if you are looking at the top model then there is nothing to complain about.

Safety features, ride quality, maurti reliabilty, premium customer experience at NEXA, powerRear seat armrest, rear AC vent

Exterior Great styling, looks good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Spacious Interiors, Decent boot space, excellent leg room.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance good-though noted some bad/irregular welding near the exhaust manifold, Fuel economy has dropped after the 2nd service from 14-15 kmpl in the city to 11-13 now, both readings with the AC on & almost equivalent city driving conditions. Highway mileage 16kmpl. Gear Box good, no trubles so far in about 8 months of using.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is atrocious, especially for rear seat passengers, all the jerks on the road transfer to the back of the rear seat passenger. A 100+ km journey on the highway means that the rear passenger will have a back ache and require a pain killer. Observed it in 3 different outings on 3 different highways. Even in local driving the smallest of speed breakers/ pothole can be felt by the rear seat passengers.

Complained about it to maruti through their service center MSM,Okhla & also by way of email. But the complaint has fallen on deaf years. One maruti service engineer (Avik Jindal) calls me to advise me to reduce the speed to 1okmph when approaching a pothole (even on the highway) after that one call he vanishes into thin air leaving me facing all jerks on the roads.

Final Words Good car but atrocious suspension & even more atrocious reply from the maruti engineer.

Areas of improvement SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION< QUALITY OF SERVICE, ENGINEERS EMPLOYED.

Good Style, Interior space, ACRear Suspension, Marutis response to complaints

Exterior overall outer look is good. specially the crome finish joining the two head lamps and rear wind shield  which made extra sloppy and enhancing the look. i wish it would have the trunk rear lamp too.

Head lamp feels to have more lihgt intensity.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) DELTA version  i had choosen based on my requirement on featurs like music system, all poer window, manual dimming  IRVM. Overall its more than my expectation with other small features like dual charger point( front & rear) anti pinch  one touch driver power window. blue tooth and music control on steering. In multi info system expected to have KMs to drive  info

enough pockets  for keeping  different items.

IRVM feels to be little lower  and obstruct the view of LEFT side view while  turn or signal( may be i am a new driver is the reason

Space and comfort wise worth for money.

Being 5.11 inch, I feel the rear  leg room is too spacious, also the rear seat is wide enough for 3  healthy adult.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Petrol engine is really noiseless. I had got complimets for friends that they cant hear the engine noise even from out side when the vehicle is start and still condition. Early stage i myself was confused if the vehicle is on or got stop and stand still condition. Fuel efficiency is not bad, upto the expectation. Till now I have driven 3500km with 1 service done. I use to drive only to office in moderate traffic and getting16KMPL. though its lesser than the milege claim, I am happy with this.

Ride Quality & Handling No much comment on riding quality. but it serves ok with 1.2 lt engine. meets expectation.

Final Words Overally happy with the car, but not with the sales. I literally faught with sales team of dealer for the delay, post commitment day.

Recent news of call back of cars for airbag software really turned me off and loosing the trust on maruti in terms of safety.

Since they offered basic safty( airbag, ABS and EBD) from std variant I had choosen Baleno, else had diff choice like amaze and Figo.

Now if the safety feature itself  is a call back reason, it turns the mood off.

Areas of improvement SALES point curtesy, and respect to their own words. Still I have not received my extended warenty card.

Good interior space, no engine noise, good ground clearanceits a key type start and still its need clautch applied to satrt the car