Honda City [2014-2017] User Reviews

Exterior Good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good features, great space for 5

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The Petrol engine is noisy and sounds like a 5 year old car when you drive in 2nd , 3rd and 4th gear. The mileage is pathetic in manual transmission. Honda claims 17kml +, however in Mumbai city my car gives 7.5 - 8kml. During the 1st service at the service station I was told to drive for 2-3 thousand km to get better mileage. Have crossed 2k however no change. Very painful and unsatisfied experience. On expressway the mileage was 10.5kml. Honda promise on efficiency is a sham, like other manufacturers. Shameful as they do not have a solution. Regret I bought the Honda City.

Ride Quality & Handling The steering wheel is a bit heavy and hard unlike the old Honda City.

Final Words Do not buy the petrol version. Happy to speak on +91 9833XXXXXX.

Areas of improvement Deliver what you promise. Aggressive marketing may be a quick fix to achieve your sales targets however will not sustain in long run if the product is bad.

Space and styleVery low on mileage. In mumbai city I get 7.5 - 8 kml..on highway 10.5 - 11kml.

Exterior

 Fabulous on the exteriors. Looks like a big value car. The tyres are quire small though

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 The hazard lights button is an eye sore and feels like it was put there as an after thought. The red color is also of poor quality.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Quite Good

Ride Quality & Handling

 Excellent.

Final Words

 The Honda Service offers 3 freee services. It states the first service should happen inside a months time, the 2nd service inside 3 months and the 3rd service inside 6 months. It makes me wonder is the car so bad that it needs to be serviced 3 times in 6 months? Looks like the free service is a farce else they would have put more realistic time frames for customers to actually benefit from the free service. Its a rip off.

Areas of improvement  

 The 3 free services all finish within the first 6 months of the car use. They should use some brains and put realistic time frames. Something like, the 1st service within 3 months. The second service within 9 months and the third service within 2 years of purchase. This is more suited ele i feel cheated by such a big brand.

 

Good style, good spaceHazardLights button on the dashboard is an eye sore, the free service is a rip off

Exterior VERY GOOD.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I bought Honda City (V MT iVTEC (Manual)) from Emerald Honda in Jan 2017, Ahmedabad and right from beginning the gear shifting had problem. It was difficult to drive this car day by day. I kept telling service people in all my free services but I was fooled around that gradually it will be smoothed and that is how they kept dragging this issue. By this time 1st, 2nd gear both were creating trouble. Later they admitted that there is some serious internal problem. I sought help from Honda Cars India Ltd also but so far not concluded. I have asked for car replacement as this is a defective product from beginning. It has manufacturing defect!! It also caused me tremendous mental trauma every day as my 12 lacs at risk. This tension also hampers my health. Every time I get back my car after ‘gear correction TRIAL” I feel unfamiliar with my car as the clutch setting is changed and it gives me so much of pain and trauma in my heart and mind. I feel this car is already old. I have taken City with all the joy and charm which is totally lost now and I don’t feel like driving this car anymore. I have used my hard earned money to buy this! In fact it’s a matter of worry for me now. I need the replacement of this defective expensive car or full refund. By now ALL the gears, clutch settings are impacted adversely due to delay in resolution this from Honda/Emerald. This will also give me a big loss at the time of re sale. I demand justice and therefore replacement of this car. Emerald also forcefully asked us to agree on some weird conditions which they don't do in all other cases. I suspect whether they were aware of the issue before even selling this car.

I plead Consumer helpline to hear me and get me justice at earliest. Thanks in anticipation.

Ride Quality & Handling Okay.

Final Words BAD PERFORMACE DUE TO HARD SHIFTING OF GEARS AND POOR SERVICE LEVEL AND ATTENTION TO CUSTOMER NEEDS.

Areas of improvement GEAR BOX AND SERVICE LEVELS.

Overall look and brand appealGear shifting is hard, no attention to service complant

Exterior

  Not a major change when compared with previous 3rd gen Honda city. Its just a facelift. However, the rear tailight looks elegant but should have come with LED tail lights & Turn Indicators

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Feature: Lot of add on's to the 4th Gen city when compared with prev Gen. Honda has learnt it from there close competitors in the likes of Hyundai Verna & Fiat Linea.

However, considering the price paid, the City Car lacks some of the Features which others competitors offer such as, DTRL's, Cool Glove Box, Telescopic Steering, Bigger Tyres, Remote for Audio System.

Space & Comfort: Interior space is good. Especially, the rear seat. However, the width should have been slight bigger by around 30mm which would have made more comfort to the rear seat passengers.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Honda's i-vtec is a gem of an engine. Its infact a proven engine. Its a Rev happy and more refined engine when compared to its competitors.

Fuel economy is almost good but not great. The mileage is around 11 to 12 in city driving conditions with AC

Gearbox is smooth and no jerks

Ride Quality & Handling

  Ride Quality is good and stable at normal speeds (until 110). However, at 130+ the handling is not that good. This is mainly because of Skinny tyres (175/65). One needs to upgrade to 195/65 or 205/65 to get more stability. Also, the kerb weight of the car is reduced when compared with prev gen city. The lower the weight, the vechile becomes unstable at higher speed. 

Suspension is good but it should have been slighlty better.

Final Words

 Honda City is a good buy but not the best. Considering the pros & cons which every car has, I can tell in one word as "GOOD".

If honda pays more attention to some of the cosmetic changes to interiors & exteriors along with bigger tyres and more Kerb weight (More Metal / Iron guage to the Charsis), it can way way ahead of other cars in the category and very tough to beat.  

Areas of improvement  

Areas of improvement  

  More bigger tyres (195/65 or 205/65), Better body charsis build quality, Handling at high speeds, width of the car to be increased by another 30mm.

 

 

Refined Engine, Rear Seat Comfort, Looks, Rear AC, Cruise ControlTelescopic Steering, No Alloy Spare wheel, Skinny Tyres, small LCD screen for the music system

Expansive car but cheap compromised qulaity. Bought the petrol version of Honda City in Bangalore and my First new car earliers once were second hand and had no issues as many as facing with the new honda. Door Beedings are cheap starting falling down with in 3 days. With in 3 months Clutch plate had an issue and replaced. 

With in one year Right hand side wheel some noice coming in and Service center says this problem is only in Bangalore when the car is parked for some time say even one week and solution is spray high presure water or drive with noise for at least 3 - 4 Kms .. does not sounds crazy for Honda ?? Issue escalated to Honda no response. Shame on you!!!! Service guys are good at least respond but brand new card toaing to SC' s thrice in a year is hurting badly on the decision to buy this expansive card but cheap quality.

Bumpers are showing gaps on all sides, service centre says plastic after some time during any small impact means even speed brakers this gap would emerge .. does not sound illogical Honda !!!!

Just more than 12 months old and dont know what and all things to see in coming days. God save me and all the Honda owners.... have escalated directly to Honda and no response.

Exterior looksCheap quality all across

Exterior Looks are great.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good, feel premium.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Best part is engine pick up and smothness, gear shift is smooth, feel the power of engine whenever i drive on highway, petrol engine is the best. Initially got a low mileage in city conditions but after driving on highway for 600km, mileage of car suddenly improved even in city traffic. Now, Iam getting a mileage of 12-13kmpl in NCR (city conditions) & got 17kmpl on delhi-chandigarh highway. 😊 

Ride Quality & Handling Excellent ride quality, lovely to drive on curves, steering is light & easy to handle, i found it easy to drive in city conditions, doensn't hit the bad speedbreakers,  ground clearance is sufficient.

Final Words I am a happy man. My desicion to buy this lovely machine from honda was correct. Honda city is the king, ivtech is the best. Enjoying the ride!      

Areas of improvement Its only 1600km i have driven my car till date, coudn't find any shortcomings.

Really smooth drive, good fuel economy, excellent pick up, looks & style, comfortnothing

Exterior

Excellent Extrerior Features, One cannot go without looking at your Car, Curves are very good. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Very good dashboard with piano black finish, every button is perfectly placed to operate. Excellent seats for good comfort, rear AC vents & charging ports is an added advantage for rear passengers.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Excellent Engine Performance doesnt even know engine is ON or OFF, Mileage is very good 13-14 KPL in City & 18-19 KPL on Highway. Gearbox os very responsive.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Awesome driving pleasure, i have drove 10,000kms in 8 months & 700 kms in 1 day but never felt tired of driving at anty time. Steering is very responsive on curves & bends.

Final Words

Must buy vehicle if u are looking a car below 13 lacs , has got all latest features for smooth & enjoyable ride. 

Areas of improvement  

Metal Thk is very less, Power windows are a bit slow & make noise. 

 

Looks, Mileage, Suspension, Driving PleasureMetal Thk is very less gets a dent very easily, Power Windows are a bit slow

Honda City I-VTEC Engine is Gem of a Motor and always put smile on your face when you Drive and it never make you feel bored of its performance, styling, premium feel and reliability.

I purchsed my Honda city IVTEC in Aoril 2015 and drove 3500 KM on both city and highway. The car is fantastic and fun to drive. Cabin is feature rich and comfortable. Steering is precise and braking is fantastic. I got maximum Avg of 17.5 KMPL when AC is switched off and 14 KMPL when AC i switched on. Drove the car in scortchin heat and AC took long time to cool the cabin. Car is specous and my familiy did not feel tired in 12 hrs jouerny. There are ceretain downside as it lacks the power at higher gears. it was difficult to overtake long trailers on a two lane highway. Specialy when it comes to tight situations. suspension could have been better as it does not absorbs potholes verywell. Though the dials are impressive, looking at information provided on them, it make sense to have the controll moved behind steering wheel to steering wheel. in case you want to check the distance to empty while driving you really need to reach for the stick which is hiding behind the steering wheel. I also have to reach to blow the horn unlike my previous car where honking was very easy. Honda should also consider seat cooling as leather seats tend to get very hot in summer. Overall cr is a great buy and I am enjoying every KM i drive.

Style, handling, features, breaks, comfort, spacepick up, horn,