Datsun GO [2014-2018] User Reviews

I bought Datsun Go car this month after analyzing a lot on hatchbacks of its range and found this car completely different from other hatchback cars. The differences like its front look which very dashing and very beautiful you will not found this kind of front look in any hatchback car in India and then its back look also which is also very beautiful and no other car of its range can compare like Eon and Alto etc. and the most important thing is its engine power which is 1198cc and this is incredible because you will not found this engine power in any other hatchback car in petrol versions. So the car is having very good power. Space yes this car is very spacious in sitting area and in boot area. And now I will come to the main point which the car mileage and as the Datsun claim for 21 kmpl but presently I am getting 13.3 in my first month and I hope that it will definitely increase after some time and after first service. Overall I am very much satisfied with this car and happy to have it.

Style, space and powerTyres

One of the worst exterior in the industry, it is similar to Auto Rickshaw. Built is very weak and there is absolutely no safety of passengers. Space is good however it has only plastic and cheap quality looks.

Engine does not Perform as per the standards and it is even more disastarous when it is run on CNG. Royce Nissan installs Automoto CNG kit which does not suit the Datsun engine. There is an issue the CNG performance as it does not give a mileage of more than 13 to 14 on highway. Gearbox is very hard and sounds like driving a Truck.

Ride Quality & Handling is also a problem in Datsun Go. Shock absobers are also pathetic and cannot servive the Indian roads.

Service centre officials do not give bill to the customers untill and unless you do not make complain with the National Consumer Forum. Also Royce Nissan does give you the warranty card and bill of CNG kit.

Cheaper than other segment carsBad interiors, Pathetic after sales service, Behavior of staff is not good, Improper CNG kit

Exterior Look wise it is OK, but ground clearance is low, hence on big bumpers, chasis hits the bumper with thud sound.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Comfort of middle row compromised since no head rest present, back seats fits people upto height of 5.5ft. No sound system, the mobile holder is for 3inch smartphones, my 4.7inch one did not fit and the holder broke on the 4th day. Open glove boxes, make it unsafe for keeping car documents hence have to carry it with me, whenever I am taking the car out.

Fuse box, and spark plug hard to find, could not figure it out yet, since no rear AC vent is there, to cool the third small seat row people in front seat have to wear sweaters.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Recurrent start problems which cannot be rectified by Nissan workshop happened 9times in 3months from purchase.

Ride Quality & Handling Due to small wheels ride is bumpy, and due to weak chasis lot of noise is heard from inside even when particle peices hit the chasis or inside wall of wheel.

Final Words Buy it only if you want to own a new type of car that too with so called more seat capacity.

Areas of improvement May be thay use refurbished engine parts of dilapidated Nissan models which should be avoided, wheel should atleast be 14inches in dia. work should be done on ground clearance to succeed in India.

5+2 kids seatssevere cost cutting has made everything worse, recurrent start problems

Exterior Good

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Spec is enough but front seat shapes quality whould be improoved,

Doors sounding as Maruti 800 (or) Bolero, and all 5doors (incl. back) should close with force otherwise dors will not closed completely.

Need to add following accessories

Document safer, ABS, airbag, seat cushion quality to be improved, hand holder for co-driver side, power window controller to be added for driver easy access (while single drive it is very difficult to open), door noise should be corrected, body gauge should be increased which is thin compare to other vehicles, also there is no antenna for radio should be added somewhare on the outer roof. boot spec is good better then Nissan Micra, Swift, I10 grand, Beat, vista and all other small cars.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox If compare to alto, spark, waganR, this engine performance is good but sound should be reduced, pick-up also very good. 

I had ride around 900kmtrs with AC, fuel meter avarage showing as 15.2kmpl, hope this will increase another 2 to 3kmtrs (after 2servicess). Gearbox looking fine, only thing is gear shifter accures more space which can be reduced, otherwise good.

Ride Quality & Handling Good, as per me wheel size has to be increased to 14" as 13" looking small as maruthi-800.

Final Words In this budget Datsun Go T is the best car to buy.

Areas of improvement Door and engine sounds should be improved.

Overall look is good, unfortunately there is no black color to buy :)???Doors sound, engine sound and body gauge

Exterior

 Almost all the companies are spoiling the exteriors of the car by making them facelift,here datsun has shown a great job with no facelift.Instead of making it the same they made it masculine.Chrome is not used too much its used only where it looks nice atleast not like Beat etc.Headlights n backlights both look nice.Wipers used are active and low maintainance .Quility of metal used is a bit low.Door noise is irritating.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 The best part is its handbreak wich is similar to what ford gave in endeveour.good space to sit.quality of fiber used is not upto the mark.no place where you can lock important stuff like car papers though one can keep it in shelf given.DIGITAL METER is also disappointing,it does not shows the proper calculations of mileage n distance to empty. Another problem is the light which should ideally remain on till all the doors are open but it works only for driver's door.All other things are fine

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Engine is responsive , good pickup n stable breaking. Steering is also better if compared with i10 n wagonR. Tuesday i bought the car and thursday i went from jaipur to delhi. At the speed of 70kmph i could run 22kmpl .Mileage in city is around 14kmpl . All with AC.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride is nice and one can trust its break though it does not have ABS.Its a light car ,850 kgs i believe but it does not let u feel.While driving you get the same feeling one gets in driving Swift.Suspensions are not that good as you can feel where it bumps.

Final Words

 Prior to this i had Maruti Esteem n m satisfied with my decision of selling it off n purchasing Datsun . I did not buy i10 or WagonR coz i wanted to buy a muscile car not Bajaj sunny :p.

Areas of improvement 

 

 

Pick up, Mileage, Styling, Front grill, Boot, Handling, breaking,wipers «- good.Door open indicator, sun shields are very small, Digital meter, storage issues, seat covers

Exterior

 very good design good gril overall design is good 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 according to price the interial qulity is not bad. if the datsun is improve the interial then the go will become more beautiful

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 good and good power ,overall economy nearly 17. the gear box smooth to be improved.the micra engine provide better power and sudden response It also give good economy 

Ride Quality & Handling

 good in  this segment confort in long drive 

Final Words

In my opnion go is best car according to price .It have good power and good look and also have good space. compare to revals of this car. it have only one draw backs is its interial qulity but considering to other facter this not a problem .In higway i got mileage above 20 and also i got mileage in city nearly 15. In one word this car is valu for money.This is the best budget car.about 70%of this car is from micra the brand valu of nissan is high

Areas of improvement  

 

  the interial qulity is improve that is better .provide better insulation

look, power ,spaceinterioral Qulity

Exterior - Good looks, looks spacious. 

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) - Seating is good and even tall people fit in well. Needs to work on gadgets and Gizmos, Hyundai I10 offers a better package. The Boot is probably the best in this segment and can carry a large suitcase as well.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox - Engine preformance is good but average is pathetic - 8.6 km/L, a big let down. Gear Box was rough but post the first service became smoother. Excellent power and pick up, best in class. Love the 1200 CC train

 

Ride Quality & Handling - Ride quality is good except when it goes on the smallest of pot holes and makes a big bang sound... thats not what is expected at all from Nissan. Handling is good and the steering is large and responsive. 

 

Final Words - Good car but has a lot of cons..

 

Areas of improvement  - Suspension, Tyre Size, Noise in doors and hatch, gadgets and gizmos are completely missing

 

 

Looks, Size, Space - especially Boot spaceSuspension issue, makes a loud sound when it hits the smallest of pot holes, mileage - 8.6km/l

Exterior Good and aero dynamic.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Comfortable

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Excellent fuel economy. It gave me 17 kmph with AC on for almost 70% of the time travelled. Though gear shift was bit rough at times(don't know why) but the response from the engine was fast.

Ride Quality & Handling I could reach 130 kmph with full load (4 adults and a kid with lugguage). did 2800 km in one go. I could not believe this car can go that far. I am planning to take my vehicle to leh, my next destination.

I could give a befitting 'reply' to Alto, Indica,i10, Beat and to some extent XUV 500. During my halt after 800 km the engine was cool and I could able to touch the engine. Amazing.

Final Words Excellent car @ this price.

Areas of improvement Suspension, body steel,and some interior, access to power window from driver side. Head lights to be more powerful.

Almost every thing at this costSmall things

Exterior Very Attractive Exterior in 4 Lakh Segments.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) this is just a car where you need is a good space, Driving comfort and interior made from good quality plastic, unlike other competitors are quite smelly while entering in to a car.

I like docking station concept because now a day's everybody is prefer to use SD Card / Memory Card / USB Stick / Mobile Memory unlike CD / DVD. Your mobile will become GPS Navigation / FM Station / Music Player etc... Why to pay extra if you get everything in less price. You always buy good / excellent things with paying extra but i believe in pay less and get same benefits.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is just awesome in this segment, not getting performance issue while having Five Persons in car with AC.

AC is Powerful but Gearbox is quite hard in particular Second Gear shift but it may be smooth gradually.

Ride Quality & Handling I must Say that the Power Steering is excellent among all its segment, it is very smooth in slow speed and hard gradually on high speed. Viewing angle is very good, breaks are responsive.

Milage

I am getting 17 to 18 KMPL in City and 20.2 on Highway which shows on Display but it may be deffer actually, for 100 % sure calculate Actual running KMs per liter manually.

Final Words Please take a test drive before buying Alto K10 , WagonR , Eon or other entry level Car Segment. This car is value for money with better power, exterior, space and many more, Again this is my personnal views which may differ person to person.

Areas of improvement Car Frame / Chassis made from Very Lightweight Aluminium Material due to that Door Noise and other sounds comes quite weird but personally not feeling that this is a very big challenge to me.

Good Exterior, Good Fuel Economy , Excellent Engine performance , SpaciousBad Noise insulation