Tata Nano User Reviews

Hello friends,

I don't believe on the internet reviews about a product. But my tata nano makes me write down some words about it.

Exterior

 Most of the people hate nano's exterior. But, for me, I never worried about the exterior look and I really want a car to protect my family from dust & rain. Although it is like a toy car, its looks is good enough to me.

It comes with tubeless tyres which is good in city.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 I should say much about nano's interior. I never have this much space & comfort in this segment cars. Hope, It has lots of space in it. If you are taller or if you want to drive with elder people, nano is the best option than any other car under 5 lacks.

I picked nano awesome dazzle blue color LX model. It only comes with black interior which gives a rich feel. The AC is really awesome. You can carry two luggage bags beyond the back seat.

I drove many cars in my hometown (it's like a village), but still I have a problem in judging the car position in road. But in nano, the seating position is perfect and the road view is visible well. You can predict your car's position very well.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Obviously, you should not compare nano's performance with other cars. It has very small engine and hope, this will perform well more than you expect. I had taken my nano for a long trip. I drove nearly 1700 kms and I does not see any problem in it. It can reach maximum of 105 km/h which is more enough in city. The pickup is very good and you can not tell there is any lack in it. If you does not believe yet, just go for a test drive.

In highways it gives nearly 23-24 km/l, while in city traffic it gives nearly 20-21 km/l. The suspension is fair. Gear shifting is very easy even though it was not so smooth. My nano does not have the power steering. The use of power steering is needed under 30km/h speed. But I dont see any problems with this responsive normal steering.

Ride Quality & Handling

 As I said earlier, the ride quality is so good. There is no uncomfort in it. Handling is much more easier than any other car. I normally drove car in 70-80km speed. Even though other cars may overtakes me easily in traffic-less , I always win the race finally because, in traffic or in signal, I can overtake the others easily.

Final Words

 If you really need a economical car which should not compromise all the features, just go for nano. It has superb AC, front power windows, central locking system, a very good in-built 4 speakers, bluetooth connectivity, good fuel efficiency.

If you are a learner, and feel afraid about driving, just go for nano. Believe me, its very very easy to drive in city traffic. If you also have situation to carry old peoples, please go for nano. My mom & dad feels very comfort with this car.

If you planned to buy it for a girl/women, buy nano twist. It has power steering which can makes it more easy to drive. Or, just wait for few months. Tata planning to fix clutchless gearbox in nano.

Most of the people worried about nano's safety feature. Yes, you are right. The safety level is very much low. But remember, the same rule is applicable for other small size cars. If you really want to be safe, go for SUV's. Even SUV's can kill you if you have bad time. Its all depends on your driving skills. For city, Nano have enough safety.

You may worried about the resale value of nano. Instead of thinking, just write down your plan in a paper. If you will buy other car, you should atleast spend more than 1.2 lacks than nano's top end model. If you spend this 1.2 lacks for fuel, you can run nano for years!! Let us assume you will sell the car after 4-5 years. You should calculate both cars(nano & another car that is in your list) fuel efficiency, insurance amount (tata provides 3 yrs insurance free with first year payment), maintanance (nano comes with 4 yrs warrenty), accessories price in case of any damage (nano's parts are very very cheap compared with other cars). The final amount will make to judge well. This is just from my experience.

Areas of improvement  

 - The look. When hearing the word "Nano", everyone is saying it is like an auto. Even though it was not, the exterior should need some change.

- Currently some of the colors only have black color interior. All the colors should come with an optional interior color.

- Brake. Even the current drum brake is ok, I expect disc brake as an optional for better safety.

- Airbags. A must optional thing needed.

- The engine vibration is not hearable within the cabin. But it should be minimized even in the outside.

- Smooth clutch and smooth suspension. I think nano twist comes with independent 4 wheel suspension. But I missed :(

 

Think smart friends.. All the best.. Happy driving!!

Space, Road view, Handling, AC, ComfortPower steering (I missed the new Nano twist)

Exterior Does not have a great look but you can overlook the exteriors as it fits in a budget.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Decent for a budget car - has AC, front power windows, central locking, pretty spacious for a 6 footer.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Durability: Major parts like clutch, AC condensor assembly already failed in less than 5 year/40K usage. Warranty covers for 4 years. Both failure happened in the 5th year and had to shell out about 10K each for each of the parts. Durability of the car becomes a question mark.

Mileage: Gives about 10-12km in city condition with AC which is pathetic considering it's 624cc engine and entry level hach back.

Ride Quality & Handling Shock absorbers are horrible, feels like you are running on a horse. Response from TATA Motors was that you cannot expect comfort of Indica in a Nano! Agree but you expect Nano to give comfort of a car atleast

Final Words Limited number of Service Centers forces - the nearest service center Concorde Motors is 14 kms from my place. Concorde took 3 days to replace the AC assembly parts as they did not had the parts in stock. Service has deteriorated over the years and they can make you wait for an hour just to have someone attend to you

Areas of improvement Look into the durability aspect of the car. Quality is completely compromised to accomodate the budget. It does not work in the long run. Improve your service center in terms of count and quality of service.

Cost, SpaceMileage, Noise, Shock Absorbers, Major parts failing in less than 5 year and 40K usage

Dear Friends

 

HI! My Ajay Negi and from delhi.

I purchased my Tata Nano Lx Special Edition on Feb, 2013. Nano is my first car and before this i was only having a bike and skooty. 

I booked a maruti alto 800, with cng version total cost was of around 4.95 lac for 5 year.

 

then nano's december edition came with lots of features. then i changed my for nano. and purchased nano. now i beleive it was a wise decision.

i drove it for 15000 kilometres and running gud without any proplem.

Overall car is very good. I took my car twice to hills in Uttrakhand( Sri Badrinath Dham and Pauri). Supered performance. only what i feel that suspensions are weak. I lost my driving wheel alignment due to "big ghadhes" on the uttrakhand roads.

 

Milege is somehow low... it gives me only 22 km/h on highways without ac. with ac engine power is very good.

 

I have a great problem with service center people they are very careless and dishonest. Please do not purchase from Him Motors, Piragarhi, Delhi.

 

one more thing i wish to add. nano's body is very light and easily dentable. same problems with front and read bumper. 

 

thanks

 

 

 

 

spacious, driving quality, very good pickup, least turning radiusweak suspensions, low mileage on highways

Good option between car and bike if you are planning to purchase a car in lower budget then this might one of the option in your list. Low maintenance costs cover low amount of space.

Well i became the loyal customer with this company in October,2013, at last i feel it was my wrong decision i took it was better i could have gone for maruti suzuki.

reason behind it is the dealer in Dehradun...Hands up to oberoi motors for providing as usual bad services,,,,

Some awesome people names as follows:

Mr. Vipul service advisor-This perzson is always after the customer to pay for even a service which could have been covered in warranty.

I have always given my car to tata only for service and very normal some accessories like sony music player i have installed from outside for which this showroom has permit me to do so.

these outside connections  were given without touching the company main wiring still they say things can't be covered in warranty.

I must tell you about one more person Mr. Chauhan who plays awesome politics with customers,my complains he has never got them rectified he has refused and more often he only gives fake promises.

But ofcourse you can trust some people like Mr. ashish service GM, Mr. Sanjeev wadia, Vikash who is young champ from Tata company.

I feel now that more i would only trust Maruti car and would ask everyone to go for other brand, also i might continue for tata but not through tata motors.

Warm Regards,

Mukul Lal

A Nano Lover

space in the carBad after sales service specially in Dehradun

Tata Nano has Major Quality issues on top of that Despite of Gold AMC service center voided the warranty because part to be replaced was costly, reason given by Prerna motors Houser gate service center is second service of the car not done in time.

We had to visit service center every quarter for quality issues, they were small but It takes your times to go to service center in Bangalore traffic and leave the vehicle and go again in evening to pick it up. Till now they were serving the vehicle (Quality was very poor, I had two visit two times for same problem) as no parts were replaced. Today I visted to Prerna Motors housur gate service center for two issues first We started having issues with Brakes which is pretty serious 2nd silencer bolts broken inside as explained by mechanic Nano has design issue for this and it is common. Service center representative was ready to fix this without any issue and explained it will be under warranty. They replaced the brake oil and said car is fine and they will fix the silencer next day as mechanic is not available. But when I tested brakes, issue still existed so after anlaysis they found that a part has to be replaced which costs around Rs 3600/-. Now everyone went inside the office and came back again saying sir you have to pay for everything as your warranty is void you haven’t done second service WTF. I told I was out of country at that time and the vehicle was only used 2300Km in two and half years. Service center guys agreed that part was manufacturing defect but NO POINT IN ANY DISCUSSION.

For any clarification email XXXXXXXXXX

MileageService and Quality

Exterior Looks average. But ok for this space.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very good space and confort.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Very good.

Ride Quality & Handling Rally awesom.

Final Words I travelled my nano to my native (Tanjore) from bangalore many times. To GOA, thirupathi, kerala sabari mala and etc. All long drives and very rough use. Still I like my nano to drive. Its really cute baby of mine. My parents does not know its cheap car or expensive. they just know my son bought car. They were very happy first time when I drove to native.

Areas of improvement Engine sound.

Space and height.nothing inside.. people seeing this as cheap

1. I buyed my Nano Lx in 2014. It was a value for money too. 2. I found the car quite comfortable to drive in every road condition. 3.Even though the Nano is not so attractive,but its performances are awesome.starting from the turning radius to the heaters and ac's. Everyone thinks that there is not much feature in Nano lx but there are all the necessary features including power window for the front doors. 4.The service and maintenance cost is not high as it is a small car.

I own TATA Nano (2012) LX model. I am driving it everyday (about 70Kms). I really love Nano. Firstly I was skeptical about Nano and did research (browse blogs, car reviews, watch videos, talk to people who own it and chase a Nano on road to observe) for about 3 months before buying it on June 2012. All my friends and relatives questioned my decision changed their ideas after I give them a ride. Now I have driven it for 3 years and clocked 51000 Kms, still I enjoy the ride just like my first day.

Exterior

 Again I love my Nano, so much that my mobile wallpaper is always the photo of MY Nano. I do not have covered parking at home and office. All these years the Nano was under open rain and shine. Still looks good :)

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Awesome leg room. Can easily seat 3 people in the rear. Very good A/C. Even my brother who never appreciates me couldn't complain anything with Nano and appreciated leg room, comfort and A/C.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Except for pick up I have nothing to complain of Engine. In my daily ride I have a 15Kms of highway drive which I cross in about 10-12 mins and rev up to 100Km/Hr easily. 

In Chennai I get 18Km/l and on high ways I get 23Km/l.

Ride Quality & Handling

 At high speed (> 50 Kms) you can feel a bit of roll. But nothing to worry, I had a couple of roller-coaster turn and never tumbled. But it was unintended and I suggest no one try to stretch.

Final Words

 My decision to go to Nano was because of affordability. I was able to afford 10K/M for a my transport (EMI + Fuel) and I did not want to go for a pre-owned car. So Nano was my best fit. I recommend Nano to any one who are like me and to those who want to support MAKE IN INDIA!!!

 People who are not financialy cringed or like all those bells/whistles. Please do not pass negative comments. Nano is purely not your cup of tea.

 And for my friends who would like to buy but wary of loosing your status. I never feel low to drive my Nano. I happily park is right next to Jaguar at our office, anyway that is also a Tata car. I have gone to almost all of the star hotels in Chennai in my Nano. So don't worry go for it.

 I love to write more. But have limited time and space. There is a video on making of Nano in Youtube, watch it. Also if possible read the book "Small Wonder - The making of Nano". They explain how Tata Motors, the company behind the project, overcame the limitations imposed by conventional technology and traditional methods of manufacturing to craft a motor car that has changed the automobile world.

 Be proud. I gonna drive my Nano as long as possible and hope to cover more than 100,000 Kms. I have seen Nano twist Active in Auto show 2014 and eagrly awaiting to get my next Nano in AMT and Hatchback.

Areas of improvement  

 The model I have does not come with tray cover. But the new ones are but sadly the speakes are place in the tray reducing the space. In my car I have fitted the speakers in the door and so have more space in the tray. 

 Also in the passenger side there is enough room for a glove box. So I request TATA to make modifications for that.

 Rear washer/wiper is much needed during rainy season. Don't tell that I am greedy if I ask for rear de-fogger.😊

Good Mileage, Low cost maintenanceNothing that gives you pain. But others complain about engine being louder.