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    Tata Zest User Reviews

    Looking for Tata Zest? Here are the reviews and ratings by Zest owners from across the country.

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    4/5

    321 Ratings

    5 star

    35%

    4 star

    44%

    3 star

    11%

    2 star

    7%

    1 star

    4%

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    All Versions
    Rs. 5,81,792
    Last recorded price

    Categories (out of 5)

    • 4.2Exterior
    • 4.5Comfort
    • 4.1Performance
    • 3.8Fuel Economy
    • 4.3Value for Money

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    • 8 years ago | Celestine Dave

      Exterior Looks good. The front grill needs a face-lift. Top end version should have auto folding side mirrors.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very good interior space. The top end version should come with built in GPS.This available in much less priced vehicles these days. The info screen should be a little more bigger.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I just had a long trip. Covered about 600 kms in one day. On Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, I got 23.8 kms pl. That's just wondeful. And overall for the entire trip I got 21.6kms pl. This was sometimes with bumper to bumper traffic and AC most of the time. I took delivery of the vehicle a month back and so far I covered 1200 kms.

      Ride Quality & Handling The ride quality is very good. Handling is also very good. The engine runs smooth and gears engage without any fuss.Though my dealer had said that the car has 4+1 gear and found that it has 5+1 gear!

      Final Words It's a very good product from the Tatas. Hope the co will improve on this further so that customers can taking a liking for Made in India Tata Cars.

      Areas of improvement The co should provide more storage space inside the cabin. The dash board colour combination can be made more appealing. Built in GPS with a wider screen is a must.

      interior space, mileage, smooth enginelacks space for storage, space wasted inside should be used to provide areas for storing things
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      Performance (Engine/Gear/Overall)


      5

      Fuel Economy


      4

      Value for Money/Features

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      Mileage14 kmpl
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    • 8 years ago | Rajesh Naik

      Exterior The car has great looks specially from the front left or right side and I was impressed at first view.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The space offered is the best in segment. Features such as Airbags and ABS was a definite requirement for me when I went car shopping. In addition it has Harman music system with 8 speakers which was so far available in premium sedan cars. The comfort it offers is indeed incomparable to the ones in this segment.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance so far has been good and I am actually impressed with the fuel economy. I have read reveiws from several people that the FE they get from Petrol version is around 9 to 10 but I think it depends directly on the way one drives. If you start from standstill with full throttle and use brake and accelerate too many times, then FE is obviously going to suffer. It is not a Tata Zest problem. As fa as I am concerned, when I took the delivery of car, the display was 9.2 KMPL, however over a period of close to 1000 KM now, the display is 15.4 KMPL without first service being done yet. On some trips, I have also got a max of 19.2 KMPL with gentle foot on the throttle. So FE is very subjective IMO.

      About gearbox, I sometimes feel jerks when downshifting from 5th to 4th or 4th to 3rd  in case I have to pick up speed. The gear handle is sometimes too hard and vibrates ocassionally. This is the only niggle I can say.

      Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is just perfect with the super light steering which make driving a very enjoyabke experience. 

      Final Words Have tried all the compact sedans by comparing the specs as well as test drives and I feel Zest is the Value for money car. Yes agree that dealership expereince is bad, but then I think what is important here is the product rather than packaging. Go for it.

      Areas of improvement Dealerships needs to be a bit responsive and focus on customers. Times are changing and Tata must keep up pace and get their dealers to deliver. 

      Overall the product is too good.

      Looks, space and comfort with great safety featuresLack of bottle holders and rear wipers missing
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      5

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      Mileage16 kmpl
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    • 8 years ago | Sumant Ambatkar

      Went on a long drive to Goa recently 😝 with me Zest XMS petrol..thot i'd share some reviews...

      Exterior Brilliant looks, just LOVE the Projector lamps..life saving..good looks even from the back..has a good ground clearance compared to other vehicles in the segment.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Soft-huge seats, very spaciuos at the back..powerfull AC.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Powerfull engine..especially the TURBO..gearbox was slightly noisey initially but is getting smoother with more usage..fuel economy is decent for city at around 13-16.

      Ride Quality & Handling Good handling especially at tight corners, and also at high speeds. braking is good..just love the clutch..those that have driven the old Indica will know what I mean!!

      Final Words Initially had a Indica XETA (Petrol) so the ZEST is definetly a much more refined and advanced car when compared.

      Areas of improvement Will have to wait n watch with respect to the servicing provided by Tata. The first servicing was just a quick top up of all the liquids and cleaning of the car.

      Brilliant design, spacious interiors, powerful turbo petrol engineFew noises(thuds) when we go through pot holes, should have had height adjustable seat belts as well
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      Mileage14 kmpl
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    • 3 years ago | Rajan soni
      Only milage issue I get 10 in city drive and 13 in highways The buying experience is very bad The driving experience is very good Servicing and maintenance is not so High The authorised service centre is bad there is no spare part available like spark plug.
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    • 4 years ago | Akshay
      Buying Experience is Very Good, Riding Is very awesem.. Looks is excellent, performance is superfast, After-sales and service need to be improved, Probs: Car average is awesome around 23-24 km/l I already driven around 71000 km but the average is very good Build Quality is Good Compare to other Manufacturer you can compare any car of this segment to Tata zest highest weight of this car. Space is Good. Maintenance is less. Cons: After-sales and service need to be improved by Tata Less feature to other Company
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      5

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      5

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      5

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      5

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    • 8 years ago | Anand Lele.

      Exterior GOOD.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) GOOD.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox HORRIBLE. TATA'S CLAIM AVERAGE 18 KM/LT (AS PER ARAI), WHEN TEST DRIVE WAS GIVEN ON LONG ROUT HIGHWAY 190 KM + CITY 20 KM, AT 60 KM/HR SPEED IN ECO MODE.

      BY THE DEALER CONCORD AVERAGE WAS FOUND 13.6 KM/LT ALSO PRACTICAL, AVERAGE DURING EVERY DAY RUN IN LAST 3000 KM IN CITY HIGHWAY REGULAR, RUN AVERAGE IS FOUND TO BE 8.5 KM/LT IN CITY MODE.

      ON COMPLAINT TATA'S REPLIED THAT THIS IS NORMAL & CAR IS OK. THEY ALSO ADVICE THAT EVEN ON HIGHWAY YOU SHOULD DRIVE AT 60 KM/HR. WHEN EVERYBODY INCLUDING RIKSHAW OVERTAKES YOU & ONLY YOU CAN OVERTAKE.

      CYCLE / BULLOCK CAR. ON COMPLAINING TO ARAI THEY CONFIRM THAT AVERAGE TEST TAKEN ONLY IN LAB.

      ON SPECIFIC SAMPLE CAR GIVEN BY COMPANY. THEY DO NOT SELECT RANDOM SAMPLE. FROM THE CARS IN DEALER STOCK. THEY DO NOT TAKE PRACTICAL LONG DRIVE TRIAL. IN CITY AS WELL AS HIGHWAY.

      Ride Quality & Handling OK.

      Final Words I FEEL CHEATED. IT IS CHEAPER TO HIRE AC TAXI EVERYDAY THAN USING THIS CAR.

      Areas of improvement REAL FUEL ECONOMY.

      GOOD STYLEHORRIBLE PETROL AVERAGE. ONLY 8.5 KM/LT
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      Mileage8 kmpl
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    • 4 years ago | Ketan Patel
      Its really excellent ar and nice experience with good height, good interior, good space inside and excellent mileage with 25 km/l. The major benefit is the lowest bill for regular service. Compared to other sedan cars and service comes to 15000 km so more saving on it. Good drive experience up to 165000 km and no trouble on the drive at all and smooth experience in engine. No extra expense at all except regular service. Excellent service/help from TATA service centre and it's more one advantage of TATA car... Problem is only one that resale value and if you have no plan to a sale than the right choice of it with low budget with a good car.
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    • 8 years ago | Anil Patil

      Exterior

      The vehicle styling and dmiensions give the feel of SUV. You can easily identify your vehicle in the parking lot. It gives a bluffy look with the front grill and back style

       

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

      THe ineterior compare to other brands is really catchy. Adjustable seat gives you a comfort of long drive without getting tired

       

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

      Running smooth, completed one year, only shifting in 2nd gear is bit uncomfortable

      Dont see much effect between the CITY and ECO mode but the booster works for torque

       

      Ride Quality & Handling

      A very comfortable for long rides. I have driven almost for 12~16 hrs continuos. Its fun to drive with best quality harman music system

       

      Final Words

       

      Areas of improvement  

      TATA really needs to work to have better service network/staff & infrastructure at dealers. Dealers like Miles Motors the only dealer they are least bothered about the service.

       

      A qaulity product wtih a lots of featuresBad service stations
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      Mileage13 kmpl
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    • 4 years ago | Bunny Sathwik
      Engine is evergreen And mileage is superb It looks like a classic car Performance is very good I like its mileage and engine performance And it is more space between 2 rows How long we drive it can't decrease its mileage Its colour variants look shine And air conditioning is excellent And also it has more ground clearance than other cars
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    • 8 years ago | Winston Gundala

      Exterior: Excellent in exterior in comparision with it's rivals. No other car gives fog lamps, ORVM lights and chrome finishing in the mid variant. Dull side is the guage of the material used. According to me the body should have been little more stronger. 

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Superb features such as driver info, steering mounted audio controls, bluetooth pairing, good space on rear seats that can accomodate 3 people easily. 

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: Don't feel the power/punch of the 90 ps power. There is lag on engine. Clutch is not smooth enough after running 800 kms. Fuel economy is appreciable. Mechanical parts are not upto the mark. Plastic lid for containers under the hood are of poor quality. 

      Ride Quality & Handling: Punch of the 90ps power lacking. Not bad but of mediocre. Tata, you have to work out a little bit more. 

      Final Words: At it's best possible for the money spent. 

      Areas of improvement: Body guage should improve, quality of parts under the bonnet should improve, parcel tray on the rear should have little more room. Could have accomodated air bag in the mid-variant.

       

       

      Good style, good looking interiors, less price in it's segment and large size of it's segmentbad clutch feel, lag on engine performance, bottle holders, negligible parcel tray on rear
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      Mileage20 kmpl
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