Maruti Suzuki Celerio [2017-2021] User Reviews

First of all, I would like to say I'm a car enthusiast. and have driven many hatchbacks, sedans, SUVs, MVPs, My father purchased this car 8 months back..and I have driven more than a thousand kilometer..the things I noticed while driving this car is its performance is peppy for the first 3 gears even with overall 5 passengers..and if there is 5 passengers and you have turned on your AC and moving in 4th gear there is less feedback from the engine side..you have to do quick downshift for overtaking..and I didn't feel any problem with a low-end punch as I easily have driven stiff end roads with overall 5 passengers..and when you are alone or having only 2 passenger celerio gives you a very good peppy performance.you can easily cruise up to 90km/hr. the fastest i driven was 130km/hr..and steering is tight in low speeds as well as in higher cruising speeds..but i didn't face any difficulty in that..its steering is not hard as alto and not light as baleno somewhere in between those...and once you reach mid range steering becomes free and gives you a feel of easy to drive nature..clutch is moderately light and gear shifting is so smooth and easy as it doesn't require any effort..lots of hard plastice inside the vehicle but it will be compromised at this price range..and car is modification friendly inspite of having bigger alloys..and after 1st service car is giving a mileage of 16kms/hr(city and highway put together) and i hope the mileage will increase after 10k kms..but overall i feel like its a fuel efficent car..the more i love in this car is its easy to drive nature..at first i booked santro and i went for a test drive and i noticed engine noise is high and it doesn't gives the performance of a 1.1 ltr engine..moreover i was not impressed with the placement of power window switches..so i decided to go for wagon r..unfortunately there is so much body roll on wagon r. And I felt a lack of confidence while driving it. And I was not impressed by its boxy appearance and I feel obnoxious with wagon r .while going for wagon r I noticed celerio and I went for a test drive.. I was impressed by its easy to drive nature it has given me much more confidence than wagon r.and less engine noise than Santro.it meets all my requirements at this price range..that how i choose celerio..basically it's for my father and he was very happy about my choice...so according to my own opening skipping some disappointments in the part of features and quality of material used i was much happy about my choice...so if you are a small family and wants a car that can be used for frequent small journeys and some long-distance driving at the weekends..without cutting your pocket much this is the best car under 6lakhs..go for it..!

Exterior Its good, nice and simple curves, fits well in the city. 😎

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Neat, average built, durable, good space.😎

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Nice and reliable engine and power delivery, crisp gear shifts, good Fuel economy Avg 19.6kmpl.😎

Ride Quality & Handling Good😎 when you drive under 80km/hr

Final Words Its a clear choice for a beginner in the city. I drive on highways too... optimal speed, with confidence is between 60 to 80 km/hr. 😎 The Tiago is a fierce compitator to this car, however cosidering the brand value, resale value, maitainence costs, Highly reliable tried and tested K10 series engine probably out shines Tiago. I also love Tiago by the way! 😉

Areas of improvement Toch screen system, back seat head rests, more lcomfortable front seats,  soft clutch and steering wheels pls! 😄

Frugal peppy engine, seamless driving, good economy and great Bharath Autocars Mangalore service.Firm Steering and clutch, less features.

I purchased on 24.5.17...till now I drove 2600 km. I went a long run of 359km a day...felt so much comfort on that journey..it's interior is just amazing....go for it...it will not be an bad investment..the main part is it's space. In alto 3 passengers feel uncomfortable in back seat...but it is 10.6inch wider than Alto..so passengers feel comfortable during journey

Im writing this review after owning this car for more than 3 years and spending 35k+ km. Bought white vxi model from KVR Kasaragod, the process was smooth got delivered within 2weeks, I can confidently say that this is one of the best budget hatchback you can find on the market, the exterior looks compact and stylish and the thing i like here is its ground clearance which is notch above other cars in this segment, coming to the interior where the space is decided evenly between front and back which leaves with enough leg room for 1+4 and a decent boot space of 200+Ltr. I opted for black and white seat and interior colour which actually blends well with exterior. Driving experience in this car i can say its only above avg because it lacks power or throttle when compared with cars in this segment, other than that car drives really smooth the compact size and good ground clearance makes driving through bumpy or curvy roads actually easier. The car gives around 21kmpl on highways and 17+kmpl on city and interior roads. I always prefer maruti suzuki original service station which gives me good service and door step pickup too, recently changed front fiber bumper due to scratches which costed me around 7k, other than that i got no other parts changed or repaired. The cons which i noticed after using this for years are Cons: - less power , specially from 1st gear to 2nd , 2nd gear really feels bit weak. -the metal frame near driver's front wind shield which some times blocks the view on curves. - headlights lacks brightness - fiber bumpers which are very very delicate overall this is a great buy for a compact family, with minimum maintenance cost and great quality this car is highly recommended in this segment.

1.Buying Experience I booked this car in the year 2014 in Jaikrishna Maruti Mettupalayam Road as an Exchange for old maruti 800 which I dropped in there at the same morning as advance for the new car and paid remaining amount in loan. They didn't have any choice to select the preferred chassis number by testing multiple one engine sound. The delivery experience should be made a little better they thought it is one of their regular duty but for the customer it is special day. 2.Riding Experience This car has a 998cc engine. The pickup is little low compared to alto K10. The top speed of the car I have touched is 162Kmph. But it can go easily till 120. You can touch 140 sometimes, but more than that will be a risky ride. In 2nd gear we can push this car upto 80Kmph and Reverse gear we can pushup to 55Kmph max. 3.Looks and Performance Looks like an Innova from the front Side views are also good Door handles and side mirrors are not same as the color of the body. Back view is really awkward. I really really don't like it. Performance is good and enough I hope the I could make a show like fastest car on the road if it was given to a perfect driver. 4.What comes to our mind when we say maruti is cheap and best, but now service cost has been increased like other cars. Repair faults are not attended with the car. They don't let you see what kind of work is done. 5.Pros and Cons Pros i. The rear seat entry will be convenient for old aged people because the two door connecting support metal is made in that way. In this thing it is good compared to swift. ii. The height is good for a little luxury ride comparing to 800, alto, omni, alto K10. iii. The boot size is little big compared to other hatchbacks iv. It doesn't have a bucket seat in rear so you can dump 3 in the rear seat comfortably. v. Mileage is satisfactory. I get 18.2Kmpl but they promised 23.1Kmpl. vi. Performance satisfied. vii. Headlamps positioned very well. Cons i. No Airbags & Seatbelt Warnings & ORVM ii. No Rear Wiper and Washer iii. Braking Traction is lesser compared to altoK10. iv. Suspension is dissatisfactory compared to AltoK10. v. Power of Headlamp and Horn not sufficient. vi. Compared to alto K10 and other models you cannot see your front hood in this car you have more blind spots.

I purchased my car celerio vxi two and half years back and I did more than 12k kms. This car's initial pick up is very poor, engine also tends to vibrate high when you start from first gear with ac on. You have to put the ac off to start moving even at first gear. Now this car develop heavy vibration at idle and shake the whole body when I halt at trafic with ac on. I need to put the ac off to arrest the vibration.

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BUYING EXPERIENCE--- I book my CELERIO VXI(CNG) in December 2019 and the car is delivered on 2 jan 2020. the price is 5 lacks 70 thousand and the staff is good and very coperative and i can easily complete all my document and i have good experince in maruti suzuki. DRIVING EXPERIENCE---- i cannot test drive this car because i know this k10 series engine this is the engine is very peppy 0 to 80 this is good but after 80 the power is not a good comparison to intital pickup. this is a city car you can switch on CNG and drive all day. but you can achieve maximum mileage then lite foot on accelerator and achieve approx 22 km/kg in city and on the highway this achieve 35 km/kg i am also shock from this mileage because company claim 32km/kg and this give me 35 km/kg. i am full my CNG in Ghaziabad and this was empty after 288 km my CNG tank was empty before 30 km from etawah then go on petrol from etawah to Kanpur petrol average is 24 kmpl. DETAILS ABOUT LOOKS AND PERFORMANCE--- looks is not so funky this come with decent good looks simple and sober car you can done little bit modification and look sporty like black roof sporty spoiler tin black glass aftermarket alloy with a wide tyre this looks sporty or switch on celerio x but celerio x does not come in CNG. performance in petrol is a good pickup is good in comparison to Tiago and in cng this is a mileage machine. your four-person in the family and not go to long trips then CNG is good because in CNG boot is useless and you have only three-person in familly then go for CNG because you can use the 60:40 split seat for boot use. SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE: Three services is free (free mean there are no labour charge) the first service cost RS.500 of AC filter because AC filter does not come with this car. so the ac filter is installed on first service my second servicing is due which are done on 5000 km i am complete 2500 km. this car is low maintenance. PROS AND CONS--- fist i am tell about cons the biggest con is build quality the build quality of this car is poor the metal is used in this car is very low quality not just this car mostly all Maruti cars have poor build quality. engine performance is not too good with his competitor his competitor has upper hand in performance and build quality. the Tiago is heavier then celerio approx 300 kg and the santro is heavier than 115 kg. PROS-- the mileage are awesome in city and highway both.. Safe in comparison to Wagnor and have sufficient to a small family you can consider as a family car. the look is also his pros look smart comparison to Wagnor Wagnor has old tall boy design Maruti has some small changes and say that they have provided new platform. my suggestion is when you are mostly drive in the city then go for it because in the city you can go for speed and you go for a tour on the highway with family then prefer Tiago or santro.

I am owning a 2016 VXi Manual Model, driven it in on highways to long extents and city conditions with heavy traffic. It's overall an average package, Maruti lovers could opt for it. Looks are not stunning but better than it's siblings Alto K10 and Wagon R. Now the question arises why to opt for Celerio in the budget segment which it is available. Pros:- 1. Good mileage, in highways you could achieve 22 kmpl if driven in limits, in city conditions with heavy traffic it achieves 17 kmpl. Definitely driving habits will interfere. 2. Stable feeling in highways and high speed, not comparing with the likes of swift or any higher segment. Visibility and judgement are good with the driving stance it offers. 3. Rear seats are comfortable for long drives, lots of space in the rear, the boot is big enough to carry luggage. Seats are foldable at the rear so could carry more and useful for small household carrying, even once I shifted washing machine also. Cons:- 1. Front seats could have been more cushiony, not expected in this budget. 2. A 1.2-litre option could have been better 3. Body and roof quality sucks, we expect more from our money. Servicing is yearly and cost' s around Rs 5500 to Rs 9500 (if small replacement needed) When you buy to stay away from unnecessary accessories which are added by the sales guys.

I am using this car for last 17 months for my personal purposes, and have used 34k KM, love driving this car, I have travelled from Chennai to Bhubaneswar (Without a night halt), Chennai to Hyderabad frequently, Chennai to Mysore but don't get the back pain, so seat is good enough for the driver. Performance is excellent, but I found the mileage is below close to 16.5 on the high way and around 13 in the city. The service centre guys also said you will get mileage around 13 to 14 in the city. That's actually bad. Otherwise, the car is really good in terms of performance, seating, luggage space. Hate the Maruti Service.