Perodua Aruz
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5 Owner Reviews
Date Reviewed
23 June 2026
Performance
Ride & Handling
Comfort
Safety
Space
Value
Mel
1.5 AV (2019)
Bought new, Owned for 6 Years
Fuel Economy: 8.0 km/litre (12.5 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 1,200 km/month
    1. Spacious
    2. Well equipped with ADAS
    3. That's it. No more.
    1. VERY UNDERPOWERED. Imagine fit in 7 people, with some luggages, and driving uphill. The engine roars like crazy.
    2. Useless head unit. Even Bluetooth connection also have issue where song title didn't appear on the screen.
    3. Humming axle at high speed.
    4. Replaced the alternator bearing at 40k km (after 5 warranty, the car is rarely driven).
    5. Awkward driving position.
To Improve
1. Use a much more power engine for the car. 1300kg car with 7 seat, the total weight can easily reach 1800 kg in total. A tiny 1.5L engine is not going anywhere.
2. Do more R&D in seating position, this is a family car/balik kampung car, where people will be seating in a long drive, a well designed seat is A MUST.
3. Find a proper head unit supplier. Why the hell Perodua uses a head unit that was designed for outdated phone, please don't be a cheapskate.
No, I would not recommend this car
Date Reviewed
29 March 2025
Performance
Ride & Handling
Comfort
Safety
Space
Value
Phaeton
1.5 X (2024)
Bought new, Owned for 3 Years
Fuel Economy: 24.0 km/litre (4.2 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 1,500 km/month
    1. Reliable
    2. Toyota engine
    3. LED Headlights
    1. Damn uncomfortable
    2. Underpowered
    3. Suspension so bouncy to the point that its makes me vomit
    4. Outdated interior and exterior
    5. 4AT very outdated and underpowered. Very old Toyota technology.
    6. Pickup very slow
    7. Seats very uncomfortable
    8. Not enough space for average human
    9. Boring colors
    10. Soundproofing horrible
    11. Road noice very present
    12. Wind noice very loud
    13. No status driving this
    14. Rims not big enough
    15. Car too high
    16. Basic safety
    17. Brakes not good enough
    18. Lacks ESC and Airbags
    19. Jerky gearbox
    20. Basically a Myvi engine
To Improve
Stop selling this horrible machinery
No, I would not recommend this car
Date Reviewed
26 May 2023
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Ride & Handling
Comfort
Safety
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Value
JOHN LEE
1.5 X (2021)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 12.5 km/litre (8.0 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 2,000 km/month
    Affordable pricing for 7 seater suv. (As wont get any other car in this price range)
    Comfortable
    Good fuel consumption
    Cheap maintenance and parts.
    1.5 2NR-VE definitely lack of power for pulling such a big car, but very sufficient for daily city drive.
    The 4AT transmission sometimes not really clever. For example when u decrease your speed and maintain at 60km/h it drop from 4th gear to 3rd to provide your more power. (No complaint as this the gearbox characteristics)
    Somehow, the car front suspension feel isnt that solid.
To Improve
I know soon the latest model might changed to DCVT, and hopefully to get a new engine for this model.
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
26 May 2023
Performance
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Comfort
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Zairul
1.5 X (2022)
Bought new, Owned for 2 Years
Fuel Economy: 11.5 km/litre (8.7 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 2,000 km/month
    Spacious
    Slow pick up and paint quality
To Improve
Painting quality
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
17 July 2019
Performance
Ride & Handling
Comfort
Safety
Space
Value
Muhamad Hazwan
1.5 X (2019)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 15.0 km/litre (6.7 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 1,000 km/month
    1. Attractive and modern design.
    2. Quiet cabin. it is also quiet while driving on the highway.
    3. Minimum road noise. It use Bridgestone Alenza, maybe if use Continental more comfort & quiet. BR-V is more noisy compare to Aruz.
    4. Quite save on fuel as well as if we look its high body, body weight & RWD.
    5. Proven Dual VVTI engine. Efficient and reliable.
    6. Value for money. Cheap and Lots of equipment.
    7. Comfortable suspension. You will feel the comfortness of suspension when passing through the bumps. Compare to BR-V, overall BR-V more comfort but Aruz more comfort when go through bump. At the end of the day, although Perodua has tuning the car suspension for the best possible comfort but it still uses a frame ladder. Grand Livina is the most comfortable mini MPV I ever drive.
    8. Small turning radius.
    9. Have a good handling even it is tall. Quite stable when driving on the highway. But BRV is more stable and fun to drive.
    10. Adjustable LED Headlamp.
    11. Cool rear aircond.
    12. Safety. Lots of safety feature. 6 airbags. ASA, VSC etc...
    13. Sound system quite ok. Have small tweeter in front.
    14. Acceleration from 0 is easy. U will be amaze that this car can climb uphill without struggle. But ull feel it underpowered at mid RPM after it move. Maybe its is because of its gear ratio.
    15. Heavy duty chasis as it use ladder frame design.
    1. Sometime ull feel the Engine underpower. It will feel underpowered at mid or certain RPM from 2000 to 3000 RPM. but after 3000 RPM the engine quite alive. Acceleration 0 to 100 took about 15secs. But for me as a family man and the age of racing spirit was faded in me i think it is acceptable for me. But if u change gear to 3 then the Eco indicator off, can improve power / more responsive. BR-V is more powerful & fuel efficient too with its CVT erat dream gearbox.
    2. Can hear engine noise when cruising more than 110kmph. But at 110kmph still acceptable for me.
    3. From my personal opinion & experience. When seating at the driver side, the dashboard design at the middle is a little wide and make my left knee hit the hard plastic some time.
    4. Steering wheel adjustment no telescopic.
    5. Can hear a little wind noise when crusing 110kmph on the highways.
    6. High position. Problem with older people coz it hard for them to climb in to the vehicle.
    7. Although the suspension is comfortable but the rear axle can feel bouncy at times. This is because the suspension is designed to take heavy loads. it still feel like u drive a
    8. Cheap feeling when u sit into the car. Cheap plastic used. But as i said before u get what u paid. In fact u get more in other department... BR-V feel more premium and nicer dashboard design too.
    9. Driving xperience feel like driving a van compare BR-V more like sedan.
    10. Typical Perodua seat. Its a little hard, thin and small. Budget oriented.. other maker also follow this path to cut cost... Grand Livina was the best.. soft, thick and support your body well..
    11. As it ride position was high... sometimes i had a hard time to see / budget a curb under the vehicle.. or sometimes when drive into tight places... hard to budget what is under u... so if it have 360 cam... ploblem solve..
To Improve
1. Quality of material used in cabin.
2. Gearbox.
3. Steering wheel add telescopic adjustment.
4. Engine noise. Add more engine bay insulation.
5. Seat cushion. Perodua pls use cushion like grand Livina... if u ever sit on a Grand Livina seat cushion ull know what comfort means..
6. Add more compartment / small compartment on driver side.
7. Arm rest included when buying... not as optional accessories.
8. As headlamp use LED... interior also should use LED lamp.
9. 360 camera is a must...
Yes, I would recommend this car
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