महिंद्रा tuv300 [2015-2019] यूज़र रिव्यूज़

Ride Quality & Handling Normal  No much of a differnce but acceptable.

Final Words Mahindras having such a vast experience is relied by a lot of people like me, I purchased the TUV 300 T AMT on 1-1-2016 thro Sireesh @ Bangalore Yelahanka by shelling out 11+ laks that too on Bank finance. The beloved TUV 300 turned to be a Tuss than Tough in my case, my TUV brokedown within 600+ kms of its FIRST Run within 10 days of purchase. While we are back to Bangalore from Nanjanagud Temple(Dakshina Kashi) the trusted TUV 300 STOPPED suddenly in MIDDLE of the road nearly 5 times, I believe god only saved my entire family and a Miraculous ESCAPE  on that day. (7people like 80 yrs.74yrs.70yrs,52yrs,50 yrs,21 yrs+9yrs) The assurance of Mahindra Help line is only ASSURANCE written on water ,even today they are arranging Taxi service for my Family rescue. Till date either Mahindras or dealer Sireesh never bothered to report what was the problem. The dealer is quite happily passing time since he has already pocketed his share of PROFIT, and after facing all this, I was kicked to pay the EMI . this is the Real story behind my purcase of TUV 300 T-8 AMT. Any one wants share the Trauma may call 9243XXXXXX or XXXXXX

Areas of improvement Strict Vigilance to be enforced &maintained at Assembly level and also PDI at both Factory level as wellas Dealer level, first and foremost thing all electrinic assemblies to be double checked and the co. should keep their own person to check all at the Time of Delivery of Beloved vehicle to its Customer. Mahindra and Its Dealer should treat the Customer in proper respectable way even after SALES.

Fuel economy o.k. LOOK acceptableNot TRUST the Engine

Exterior Good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) BAd quality start making vibration in less then 2000 km driven.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Under powered. cranking sound, jerks very bad product.

Ride Quality & Handling 3 stars.

Final Words Suffer if you buy.

Areas of improvement Its one of the bad product of mahindra, right now the new vehicle they are doing testing on customer vehicle, please do not by you will suffer and the response level is very bad.

The delear INDIA GARAGE, is pathetic no response nor they know whats happening on my car after taking for service, the beg for good review on them rather then earning it.

Below is the reply from mahindra : 

Dear Mr Kumar,

My sincere regret for the inconvenience, it is very unfortunate that you had to go through such kind of experience which is not usual with Mahindra Customers.

As apprised you, dealer technical team inspected the vehicle & cleared the system fault code, during team trial said concern could not be reproduced. Since this is an unusual incident happened in such a short span after delivery, we are involving M&M expert team to inspect vehicle, kindly request you to bear with us till such time.

Also as discussed, marking a copy of this mail to Mr Hameed AGM service India garage who will connect you to arrange a vehicle for your mobility.

We do not see any persistent issue in the vehicle. We are taking all due care to address the apprehensions raised by you. We once again regret to inform you about our inability to meet up your expectation of replacement of vehicle or refunding the money. I hope you will understand the rationale behind the decision which also in accordance to the industry practice.  

We request your kind consideration to provide us the opportunity to serve & delight you.

Regards

S.Yuvaraj

Customer Care - Manager

Bangalore AO

9972XXXXXX.

only looksunder powered and worst quality , they are no doing testing on customer money

I have bought TUV 300 T8 AMT (100 BHP) on Dec-2017. Writing this review carefully with 9 months experience in TUV and drove 15,000 Kms. Among 15K, have driven at least 6K kms in Hilly regions. Major Long Trips taken so far with TUV-300 AMT 1. Coimbatore - Allepey - Athirapalli - Valparai - Pollachi - Coimbatore 2. Coimbatore - Ooty (through Kuntha route - complete off road) - Mudumalai - Mannarkad - Anaikatti Coimbatore 3. Coimbatore - Munnar 4. Coimbatore - Shoranur - Guruvayur - Thirishur - palakad - Coimbatore 5. Coimbatore - Chennai Went once to Goa from Coimbatore in XUV 500.

Feel TUV 300 AMT is very much better for long drives. Needs lot more refinement for City drives.

Pros: 1. Commanding drive - High road visibility - Thanks for Tall Boy design and having more height after Scorpio & Bolero.

2. Low noise Cabin among Diesel SUVs.

3. AMT transmission is fantastic on long drives and especially hilly roads, climbing up frequent hair pin bends. The one who drives in automatic mode can completely focus on road without worrying about changing gears.

4. Big Side mirrors gives very good visibility and reduce blind-spots.

5. Definitely a "big boss ", gives more confidence to overtake other vehicles. The opposite coming vehicle drives are giving space for this vehicle even in smaller roads, which is not possible to get when we drive smaller cars in small roads.

6. Appearance is like a boss once again when compared to its peers - Ford Eco Sport, Duster or Maruthi Brezza.

7. Driver information system [DIS] (like Welcome to TUV message, handbrake engaged when driving, doors opened while driving, Seat belt warnings). The voice is very good, Voice DIS is another reason for saying TUV is a Big-boss.

8. Really able to feel tough shock-absorbs when driving on poth holes , rough roads.

9. Weighter cabin among peers 1.5 Tone - Eco sport / Nexon are 300 kgs lesser than TUVs 10. Ample amount of space for 5 seats even for fat kings ;-) , the rear row seats are not really considered for passengers even for 1 adult. So I m not considering this car as 7 seater.

Cons: 1. AMT gear-box has considerable amount of gaps / technical issues, requires lot of refinement (Provided detailed problems below).

2. Low mileage considering lower engine capacity. Average 13 kms with usage in City/Hill. Complete long drive provides 16 kms / ltr.

3. Engine noise in the cabin is little boring when using in City. Losing the interest to drive. Long drive is good.

4. Clutch burning smell mostly.

5. No Hill Hold function for such issues in AMT or in models with manual gear boxes.

6. High body rolling in corners or when on speed brakes in the road. Anti-roll bars are useless.

7. Speakers and Audio infotainment is pathetic for such a big car. Could have been improved with Harman as provided in smaller cars like Nexon. I have replaced all speakers with Blaupunk spending few thousands. But didn’t replace amplifier as I do not want to lose the DIS.

8. Rear Wheel Spin (axle issue).

9. Feel some difficulty in stopping the vehicle in city traffics, felt it is going out of control and worried if it hits the vehicle goes in front. 10. Ergonomics needs some improvement.

Common Problems: 1. Wheel spin issues when front wheel gets stuck even on smaller uneven road borders or in larger holes. You will need a crane or some other car to recover (It was fixed after replacing the rear Axle with MLD (Mechanical Locking Differential).

2. Clutch burning issues mostly when climbing uphill or in heavy traffic. I do not sense smell in XUV or any other cars such frequently. Though I reported this issues, service men says it is common in Mahindra or any diesel cars. But i don't believe really.

3. Heavy Body roll on corners, could not get confidence to turn the cars in corners with faster drive. I sense vehicle may upset if i take quick turns without reducing speed. The entire body shakes if we take the car in speed breakers, even at any low speed. Suspension needs to be better.

4. Vehicle pulling into corners, though multiple times i have done wheel alignment / rotations, vehicle still gets pulled into left side if I travel in left lane of the road. If I go to extreme right also the same problem. I have to maintain the car in center of the road (in middle of lane guideline), there is no issues.

5. Tractor like sound (but not often) when taking the vehicle after long cooling period. Also heavy jerks and takes more time to become normal.

AMT issues: 1. 1. AMT Creep delay (It was 2 seconds initially to move the vehicle after take foot from gas pedal / accelerator). After lot many escalations to Sr. Management / Dealer, it was fixed on site (at home). Engg. Visited home and have done firmware upgrade with some fine tuning. After this, problem fixed, now it is just 0.8 Sec. Still it would be good if they can bring it down to <0.5 (similar to Manual gearbox vehicles).

2. AMT Downhill - Free movement issue (This is a very MAJOR issue) and having failure of engine brakes. In Manual gearbox vehicles, when we travel from hill to down, we use to travel in 2nd gears or max 3rd gear to avoid vehicle moving fast towards downhill and use brakes lesser to avoid brake jams or heating. However TUV AMT is behaving badly here, the engine brakes doesn't work at all unless we slightly press the accelerator. From Zero kms, vehicle will move quickly down in several kms speed / hr though the gear indicates [1] or [2]. If we slightly press accelerator, the clutch will engage the wheels but we will end up in heavy jerks, tire screeches and would really surprise any driver or any pedestrian walking in the road. This has been accepted as problem by Mahindra (through calls only), they agreed to provide a fix down the line. This is not officially confirmed through email or SMS or any written format.

3. AMT jerks when changing gears. Sometimes there would be time gaps in shifting gears esp. from 1-2 or 2-3. There will be a gap created and we might feel the car is not moving or responding. The moment if you press accelerator pedal heavily, the clutch would engage and car jerks heavily, create big surprise for the driver. This got rectified somehow through fine tuning the Firmware with help of service and also changing the driving habits.

4. AMT lag and elasticity effect when changing gears. It is very obvious for such a big car with diesel powered engine. Initially I enjoyed when the gears are getting changed automatically, but down the line realized it is no longer fun to drive Conclusion: TUV 300 AMT is really good try for Mahindra and First AMT in SUV. Bossy look, commanding drive, spacy cabin. It is high performance car for sure, but significant refinement required in AMT gearbox, suspension. Otherwise it is good value for money. AMT is good for long drive but not great in City which is supposed to be other way. (It should be good for city). I still enjoy the car though it had few problems, my little kid likes it very much.

Exterior

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox:having problem with my automatic gear and  sound from  underneath the vehicle rt side since delivery in feb 2016.the vehicle was in their workshop for almost 20 days after the delivery<in 3 months of delivery>.the vehile dosent respomd to the gear at times and stands idle in reverse gear and 3 times while in running <the vehicle during running fails to move and stops dosent respond to acceleration and have to stop the engine and restart it >the dealer has now promised to change the gear system as a whole .small humps and slope the vehicle dosnt respond to acceleration, the wheels simlply turns and turns as if there is no grip.<the wheel rotates on the slope without moving>

 

Ride Quality & Handling

 80 bhp not enough.stearing wheel should be made lighter.small humps and slope the vehicle dosnt respond to acceleration, the wheels just go on to rotate 

Final Words: any thoughts how to go about  with my vehicles problems,

 

Areas of improvement  :AMT has to be improved. stearing handling , etc

 

 

exterior is differentbad automatic gear,stearing wheel tough,service centrs cannot diagnose the problems

Exterior

 Exterior is JUST AWESOME! This has a lot of prescence on the road. EVERYONE makes way for this car if they see it in the IRVM/ ORVM. But Boxy design is sometimes a problem to average heighted people, the door might hit them on the eyes.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Excellent. Having used an EcoSport for 2 weeks, I feel this is MUCH more practical. The Boot is over 500 Litres. Legroom isenough for 2 Basketballers to sit one behing other. Floor Hump is Neglegible, which makes this a TRUE 5-Seater (7 is Jump Seats included). Jump seats are much for emergency only or apt for kids. Butterfly windows make this car a LOT more practical to use during Summer-Winter Transition. The AC freezes us to the bones in sseconds. Auto Climate Control is missing, but still, never felt it's absence. Instument cluster keys are nicely spaced out and practical unlike the EcoSport where all keys seem like they are lost in space

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

The power in figures made me feel bad (80 BHP), the KUV also has the same, but this impressed me in driving. Body Roll is a bit much as compared to other competitors. AMT is a FIRST in Segment and is pleasure to drive, but doesn't have the plushness of the standard AT. The Fuel Economy shocked me, just 3 kpl less than what is claimed. Unlike EcoSport or Swift which claim a LOT more than this but bot have a sub-14 kpl mileage. ABS and EBD make braking VERY VERY efficient.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride Quality is awesome, suspensions are very absorbant and rarely require us to brake at Speed breakers or Ditches. Also, handling doesn't need us to brake at turns. I don't know why Mahindra made ABS and EBD Standard across ALL variants 😉. Brakes are not used anywhere except signals

Final Words

 Worth the buck and can go for it! Worth it! Is something like a 'Must-Buy'. It is too properly priced at 9 Lakh

Areas of improvement  

 Probably NONE. This is a Compact car, for it's level, jump seats are quite comfortable, as even the Fortuner has uncomfortable Last Row of seats.

 

Space available, Mileage (On-road), Practical bootJump seats are not too comfortable

Exterior is Good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Is Good. Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox -Engine is Good, Fuel Average is Ok. Ok.

Ride Quality & Handling TUV300 is NOT GOOD CAR for INDIAN ROAD. It's LIKE a TRACTOR, while u drive on uneven road (Engine POWER is GOOD. Better we can use for FARMING) From 13 march 2018 to 5 April, 2018. My TUV300 Auto shift top model MH-06 - BU- XXXX Black colour was there in Workshop for suspension repairing. But no changes. Their GM & whole engineer team says it is manufacturing fault we can’t do the changes in suspension.

Final Words We have 3 SUV. But NOT comfort in TUV while driving, I already talk with Mr. Sandeep Parab (GM) Technical Head  Mr. Jeetendra TIWARI, Customer Care Sanika Gandhi, Mr. MEHER khanna-7718XXXXXX. Mr. MEHER (Customer care head) says just you write email don’t call us for any compliant.

Areas of improvement I want to sale this vehicle urgently. Please return my cash immediately. My Cell no 0091-9821XXXXXX.

TUV TRACTOR UTILITY VEHICLE. No Doubt about Tractor. Mahindra is always Good in TRACTOR.

AMT Engine is OK.Bad Suspension Like Tractor , No Comfort in this TUV300 ,

I love this car. Mahindra tub is the best suv car for middle class family, very comfort low expensive vex hole in the market. Feel like royal vechile like hammer . My family feel save journey in to it

Exterior TUV looks tough, proper SUV looks, so far unlike any Mahindra vehicle. you can customize it to the hilt and company too has come up with armour kits.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Driver and passenger seats are spacious and comfortable, you do not feel tired even after long drive. lumber support for driver is good feature. Second row seat is pathetic, no under thigh support, no recliner, no cushion, its straigh from a bus. last row seating is good only for children and strictly for city drive. Even if second and third row seats are folded you don't get a flat bed which is major disappointment for long journeys.

No space for keeping even a six inch screen mobile phone. OEM speakers that come needs to be thrown out before investing in any other accessories, no touch screen, no reverse camera no rear AC, no climate Control.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox 81 BHP for a vehicle weighing 1.5 tonn is gross under power. even on express highways you can't go above 120 even if your padel is pressed to the floor. and at that speed of 120 engine makes real bad noise, asking for relief, vibrations and road noise will make you deaf. You can't hear your speakers at that speed even with maximum volume. there are people claiming of top speed of 140 or 160 but that is not mathematics, but pure physics. this is possible only with no AC, single passenger, no luggage and on downward sloping road. I am not joking while I say this.

The AMT is painfully slow and slows you down in traffic to such an extent that even auto rikshaw and alto guys will honk on you and over take you giving that dirty look for delaying them to office. AMT is jerky and not a good combination for such heavy and low powered vehicle.

Fuel economy of AMT is 10.8 maximum on city traffic. I got even lesser in highways as I drove it 100+ and engine starts crying from 90 kmph.

Ride Quality & Handling Ladder on frame chhassis along with real wheel drive gives you excessive body roll and spine twists. Do check it out yourself during test drive if you have to buy it.

Final Words I think with initial euphoria dying and competition launching much better and feature rich vehicles, the only USP of this vehicle remains is 7 seating capacity. The sales have already halved within 6 months of launch is quite a telling.

Areas of improvement Quality check and service support. Mahindra has not learned anyting from XUV niggles and issues and there seems no improvement in service attitude. There have been so many part recalls and software updates of TUV300 already in such a small time.

7 seater, front row seats, looks and heightWeak engine, AMT slow and jerky, second and third row seating

Exterior - Very Good

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Very Good. Had to Fit a Leatheroid seat cover locally. it gave a further Great look.

AC vent not there for the 3rd Row. But so far did not see this as a discomfort as the AC is powerful.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 AMT Performance is Good and very convenient for Highway and City drive. The Gear Change Lag is high and that can be improved. Not sure whether this can be tuned in each vehicle.

Finding the Manual Mode to be better than AMT from vehicle pickup perspective.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride is Amazing.

Final Words

 It is a Great Experience to drive this car. True value for money.

Had a long drive on the highway and could enjoy the superior performance.

Areas of improvement  

 Gear Change as pointed above. No other point as of now.

 Had to wait for 3 months for Delivery. Booked in Sep and got it in Dec. This needs improvement.

 

AMT is a boon in Bangalore, Suspension and Road View , Road Clearence and Presence,Good InteriorsGear Shift Lag is High in AMT and is visible