Nissan Micra Active [2013-2018] User Reviews

Buying experience: The Car I bought was the 2015 model. I bought it in the month of June, 2015 and since then the Car has never let me down when it comes to the performance aspect and sense of space. This Car is the entry level Car of Nissan India. I chose this Car for its uniqueness and exterior looks.
Riding experience: I spend most of the time in the driver's seat and when I say it feels spacious, you got to trust me. There's ample amount of headroom and legroom. The car I have doesn't come with height adjustable driver's seat But I'm okay with the way the seat is being adjusted. I can see the bonnet of the car, though not fully. The rear seats has loads of space for 3 adults, and when time comes, you can fit in the 4th person without having a problem. The ride quality is on the softer side, honestly, and it succeeds in maintaining great stability on the open highways at speed of 100kph. Cruising on 100kph is not a problem. As the Car has the lowest ground clearance in its class at about 154mm, you need to completely slow down when you see a huge speed breakers. Otherwise, the Car will bottom it out. First I thought that 154mm is quite low but as I learnt to ditch the huge speed breakers with this Car, I feel that 154mm is enough if you have good driving ability, enough to tackle all your speed bumps out there on the tarmac. Out on the bad roads, the Car rides quite decent with decent amount of road noise, which should not be a problem for normal people. I took the Car out into deep corners, incline and ghats section and I didn't have any problem with the way the Car behaves and it quite delivers though you cannot go hard into a Corner. A recommended speed would be a good 75-80kph, go beyond that and the Car seems to roll quite a bit. When it comes to Steering, the Car fails miserably. It lacks feel and feedback and I can honestly say, that it is not an enthusiasts Car. The feedback from the steering wheel is good in city and highways, but when cornering is where it loses its steam. You have to be very careful into a corner or you may under steer. When, with 5 people, the Car's riding experience seems to be better than with 1 or 2 people. With 5, the Car absorbs all the bumps. Yes. Overall, a good riding experience with this Car.
Details about looks, performance etc: The Car looks quite funky and oval in shape. The looks is unique and clean. Nissan India did a great job in keeping up the clean looks of the Car and disregarding all the sharp lines, found on the elite i20 and Swift. The looks of the Car tends to grow on you as you spend more time with Car. Let me tell you one thing, whenever I parked this Car, I always look back to it from a distance for the way it looks. Cute hatchback. And comes the most vital part of this Car, the Performance. When it comes to the performance Aspect, Nissan India have hit the ball right out of the park. The most peppy engine in its class for sure. It comes with a 1.2 litre naturally aspirated petrol engine (with no diesel option) But the tuning is different from other 1.2 litre petrol engine like that of the Maruti's or Hyundai's. The engine is tuned down for city usages. Hence the 67hp and 104 nm of torque unlike the others, 83/82hp and 115/114nm of torque. But I quite like the way the Car is being tuned. The gearbox performs decently as compared with the elite i20. The gear throws are okay and it is not as slick as that of its rivals. In fifth, 60kph comes in at about 1900rpm, 70kph at about 2000rpm and 100kph at about 3000rpm. The gear shift indicator pops up as soon as you hit the 1950rpm mark. The Car redlines at about 5250rpm and you can rev this Car hard without straining its engine. The low end and mid range is dull on this Car and you have to work on the gears if you want to overtake a moving vehicle in cities. The top end is where the engine shines, shoots past the 2000rpm mark, there's loads of torque and power delivery which is good for highway trips. The power comes in smoothly and linearly, and no jerks is felt with slamming hard on the gas pedal. The top end is insane in this Car. Thumps up for that, I'd give 9/10 for the way the engine behaves in the top end. The best crusing speed recommended for this Car is at around 90kph. The NVH level is good when all the windows is closed. Even with 5 people, the engine is punchy but you have to maintain its rev needle beyond 1800-1900rmp mark. In case if you need one, the engine idles at around 1100rpm.
Servicing and maintenance: The service centres pays attention to you and your Car. I never had any issue with servicing. Though the service costs is high as compared to other companies. But for the high service costs, you cannot overlook what the Car delivers in reality. And the service costs is what leads the people into buying Cars from Maruti/Hyundai. If you don't show an understanding of a good car, good car will never be made at all. Micra Active is a good Car, I'm not against Maruti or Hyundai, nor am I a fanboy of Nissan India, I'm speaking this and writing this review from a enthusiast viewpoint.
Pros and Cons: Pros: Good punchy engine Light steering for city The steering weighs up in high speed Self centering steering wheel Spacious Can fit 6 people. 4 people in the back, and 2 up front. Decent air throws from the AC. MID display. Stability on the highway. Powerful top end. Great high speed stability. Cons: Softer riding experience. Low ground clearance. Dull feedback from the steering wheel when cornering. Low and mid range is not up to the mark. Low power delivery below 2000rpm. Spongy brake pedals. Hard clutch but not too hard. Low profile tyres.

I have been driving micra since last 2-3 Yrs. I feel it is a good budget car that offers good safety features in India. In city it is easy to drive in traffic and on highways it gives smooth and fast acceleration once it crosses 80km/hr of speed. Pros: Good look, Safety Features, smooth engine, Inner space Cons: Gears shifts are hard at low speed.

NANA

Car got delivered in a week. Have done lots of trips and enjoyed driving a lot. It looks neat and cute. It's performance is well fit for Indian road. Easy steering and fun driving car. Can reach 160 kmph easily. Also abs and ebd help to stop as soon as possible. It's in control of driver and I love to drive it. Service is cheaper compare to most of its competitors. Maintanance is tension free. Nissan service center takes care of all these. It has all i need. Good sound system. Good AC. Not bad seats. Good space and legroom. Luggage space is also good. Overall I can name it best low priced high end car for a small family..

Exterior OK.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Car may not be comfortable for long drive.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Some unusual sound comes when changing gear from higher to 1'st or to reverse gear. When informed to service centre, they said it would remain there.

Ride Quality & Handling Good. However, for long run, this is not comfortable. The vehicle is not ideal for village- roads where roads are not good. In last more than 1 year, I did not get any major handling issues (my runnings are also very less, only once went on long drive).

Final Words The vehicle is good. When AC is started, its speed decreases and hence milage also.

Areas of improvement Having about 1200 cc engine, the vehicle could have been good on village- roads as well provided Ground clearance is more. The unusual sound while changing the gear also needs to be addressed. There should not be a sudden reduction in its speed when AC is switched ON while running. Number of Service centres should be increased and spares should be made available easily.

Fuel economy is OKLesser ground clearance, few service centres, sound when changing gear to 1st, lesser spped with AC

Nissan is my dream car Micra Active it is SUPERB car driving in city Average in city 14 KMPL HIGHWAYS it gives 16 17 KMPL BOTH or with A/C Go for it u feel different experience. This car is really good U can as if u or in BEAST. Go for it. NISSAN.

NANA

I am using this car for last 2 years.overall good performance.eventhough feel as a small one,but having sufficient leg space and comfortable.driving also comfortable.rear seat will not make any backpain issues yet.getting around 15kmph milage.when AC working,car shows some lagging.without AC, smooth running can experiance.good visibility from driverside.can drive smoothly through pocket rods.another drow back is poor ground clearance for Indian rods.better change to alloy wheels or buy active xv safety.interior also good.painting quality is not so good as expected.scratch mark frequently coming even from sand particles from car cover ..service cost also less than 2000rs.no free service.

Exterior its almost matches with Swift & figo the airo dynamics are really gud there is no airo drop behind ur car even u drive in dust.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Really value for money doesnt feel like a cheap car compare to alto figo,eon,inidica and celerio leg room is really gud 3 in the back will b so comfortable.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is really gud and smooth except 67ps less pull in the 4th gear at 15000Kms m getting constant milleage of 20+kmpl, gearbox is really gud.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is really awesome the driver front is relly wid n tall visibilty to driver is realy gud after 120+ the stering is not so confident and no vibration atall i drove it upto 140.

Final Words Really the best car to buy at that price point i really enjoy drivering frm mysore -goa  didnt strain even after driving 600kms the front set is really comfortable.

Areas of improvement I feel service is bit costly recently i hv service it for 18 months service and they charged 4000 where they hv changed 3 litres of oil which cost 800rs and a greese of 40 rs another 3200 went for labor and allignments.

Stearing,engine are very smooth,excellent milleage, the front looks very wide and airylittle lack in pull wen overtaking AC consumption is very high

This is the car i have choosen over swift coz of strong body structure and having all safety feature like ABS, EBD, BA and dual airbag.Right now i completed 2 years with this car and cover around 20 thousand km.i covers many small and big trip with this car an can say it is reliable car .i am very satisfied with this car as its value for money.hats off to Nissan for this car.

I have buy it 1.5 years before I have traveled to lot of places my experience in this segement cars it is good with in a day I traveled 490 km for my business and I have no pain tiredness feel good. Before purchasing this car I see it's classic style good maintances more smooth inside car nice space my sugection it is nice car to buy.

NANA