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Kia Seltos – Diesel – 76000 km – Ownership Review

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by Sunderdeep Singh // in Car Reviews, Kia

Car Details

Name

Susindharan T

City

Coimbatore

Car/Brand/Variant

Kia Seltos

Year of purchase

2019

KMs on ODO

76000 KMs

Avg. Service Cost

6000

Fuel Efficiency

17 kmpl

Fuel Type

Diesel

Ratings

Sales Experience

Service Experience

Reliability

Fuel Efficiency

Looks

Ride & Handling

Suspension & Comfort

Overall Ratings

Niggles Faced
  • Minor Quality Issues
  • Poor Service Quality
  • 8/10 for periodic service. Not cant even do proper alignment. 5/10 for bodyshop work. They used old parts for replacing bumper. My car was rear ended the quality of the work was pathetic. Irresponsible people. Only normal oil and filter change work is good.
Review Comments
Overall Ownership Experience
  • Overall comfort and ride quality is good
  • Recently started noticing that the suspension feels a little stiff.
  • Steering wormshaft was once replaced under warranty.
Service & Maintenance Experience
  • Service cost is reasonable.
  • Satisfied only with periodic servicing; other work has been disappointing.
  • Alignment jobs are poor, and body shop work is pathetic.
  • For a front bumper replacement, they used an old part, glued it with Feviquick, and charged for a new one.
  • After a rear-end collision, the boot door and bumper were replaced with terrible workmanship:
  • Panel gaps were noticeable.
  • Door was bent and not locking properly.
  • Took multiple visits to get it fixed.
  • Water leakage in boot during washing — recently corrected, needs to be verified.
Things You Like & Dislike
Pros:
  • Build quality is good (excluding safety).
  • Seats are very comfortable, even more than Taigun.
  • Ride quality and handling are good.
  • AC coverage is excellent.
  • IRVM dimming is better than Taigun’s.
  • Good legroom and boot space.
  • Comfortable for rear passengers; 60:40 split seats are practical.
  • Speakers are good.
  • 1.5 diesel engine performs well.
  • UV glass gives a slight heat reduction benefit.
Cons:
  • Safety is a concern.
  • After-sales service experience is poor.
  • Display burns noticed after 4.5 years.
  • Sunroof is not useful; would prefer it as an optional feature (HTX+ variant).
  • Wiper quality is bad.

Disclaimer: Information is submitted by the owner of the vehicle through online form medium. Volklub-Sunderdeep Singh doesn't take any responsibility to confirm accuracy or authenticity of the information provided. Readers are requested to make their opinion by reading from other means as well and do take a test drive of the car you are interested in and ask all doubts from the authentic service/sales advisors in a particular brand.

Sole purpose of this review is to try providing readers with factual information where other readers have shared their ownership experiences that may help readers for their car buying decision.

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