Perodua Axia
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Perodua Axia D74A (2023-Present) Owner Review

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8 Owner Reviews
Date Reviewed
23 May 2026
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Isyraf
X (2023)
Bought new, Owned for 2 Years
Fuel Economy: 18.0 km/litre (5.6 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 2,682 km/month
    - Excellent fuel economy, making it very budget-friendly for daily use.
    - Noticeably more stable than the previous-generation Axia.
    - Equipped with LED headlights, which improve visibility at night.
    - Seats are comfortable for short to medium trips.
    - The engine tends to growl even on small inclines, which can be distracting.
    - At higher speeds, especially when overtaking a lorry on the right lane, the car can feel slightly unstable, causing a drop in driver confidence.
    - Long-distance travel can feel tiring and less comfortable overall.
    - Lacks basic media controls (play, pause, next) on the steering wheel.
    - Uses convex rear-view mirrors, which can distort distance and make it harder to judge how close vehicles really are.
To Improve
- Add basic ADAS such as AEB, lane departure warning, and blind-spot monitoring.
- A larger engine option, such as 1.2L or 1.3L, would improve performance without sacrificing efficiency.
- Provide a digital or partially digital instrument cluster with clearer information layout.
- Include steering wheel audio controls for convenience.
- Add telescopic steering adjustment; the current tilt-only setup makes it harder to find the perfect driving position.
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
23 May 2026
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Isyraf
X (2023)
Bought new, Owned for 2 Years
Fuel Economy: 25.0 km/litre (4.0 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 2,695 km/month
    - Very Spacious, I would say much better than Myvi
    - Easy, around town, go to class, or work, about 30KM from home every week
    - Easy during peak hours, a small car can switch to the next lane easily
    - Weekly, about 7-15 days, Refuelling is RM50-65 with RM1.99/Litre so Cheap
    - Already traveled 2 times to Alor Setar back-to-back, Full Tank RM55 drive around 115KM/H the whole way, left 3 bars from 8, if drive 130KM/H the whole way, left 1 bar from 8
    - Don't have the Meter RPM, so I just rely on the Eco light
    - Engine 1.0 Litre is to small for me for this car should get 1.2 or 1.3 Litre
    - The Engine Growling is so loud, I get scared during the first week of driving this car
    - Still Feels Tin Kosong the pintu so thin a bit skeptic to
    - Audio Setting on the Radio always resets back after connecting to Bluetooth on the next day
    - Because of the small turning point, Parking is a bit tricky. I park the Civic much better than the Axia
    - Don't even have the Play & Pause Button, Next Button, and Sound Button on the Steering Wheel
    - The Signal and Wiper Indicator feels so cheap I think my old Myvi has much better plastic indicator quality than this
    - Weird Rear View Mirror, it's like Corvex Mirror, only have on G, X, SE Spec if Advance, they give the normal one
    - When Servicing and booking during peak hours, even on Weekdays, doa la byk2, cause you can get stuck at the service centre for 7 hours or more
To Improve
- I think the 1.2 Litre or 1.3 Litre Engine on this Axia is much better
- Please give a Normal rear-view mirror rather than this Corvex Mirror
- They should add more safety features for all variants, maybe AEB as standard
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
14 July 2025
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CL
X (2023)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 10.0 km/litre (10.0 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 600 km/month
    - Powerful aircon, makes you feel chilly quicker than some car above its class even in hot weather.
    - Fuel efficiency is good especially when driving around town, usually it could last two weeks with a full tank of RON95.
    - Nice interior compared to last gen.
    - You can feel the power of D-CVT gearbox when accelerating.
    - Relatively comfortable to drive around town and use it as a daily urban car.
    - Feels much more grounded and stable due to the new DNGA chassis structure.
    - Looks larger and more spacious.
    - No side mirrors flip switch
    - No RPM metre.
    - The engine and road noise above 100 km/h is loud.
    - Subpar quality sound system.
To Improve
- NVH, especially engine noise when accelerating.
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
10 June 2025
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Borneo Axia Driver
AV (2023)
Bought new, Owned for 3 Years
Fuel Economy: 15.0 km/litre (6.7 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 3,500 km/month
    Great Improvement compared to last generation of Axia.

    Much better cornering handling.

    Body is much stiffer. Try jacking one side of this car, and compared it to the previous gen axia, jack on the same area, you can see that this new axia will likely be on 2 wheeled compared to the previous gen. Body is much stiffer.

    I am more sure of my cornering, which is considered fast by average (Compared to peer and most driver). This car will causes my tyres to screeching and sliding 'properly' compared to my previous manual Axia.

    Very good braking. MUCH IMPROVEMENT compared to last gen Axia. Check on the width of the brake pad, and you can see it clearly, the new Axia brake pad is comparable to a car of 1.3 or 1.5L. Much bigger surface area. Tested both new axia and old axia on Kimanis Road in Sabah, old Axia cannot sustain the extreme braking, and started fading after 60% of the total journey (Around 20km after climbing and descending the 32km course). Axia 2023 never had this problem, only slight fading but still have grip even after i pushed it to 160-170km/h steep downhill at Magnetic Hill, Kimanis.

    Top speed with small NitroOBD installed is 160km/h (GPS) or 170km/h (Meter). Old Axia is 163km/h (GPS), or 172km/h (Meter)

    Braking at offroad is GOOD!!! I have pushed this car to 120km/h on gravel road, and do emergency braking, while playfully steering erratically, mimicking a panic driver, but this car still do its job!!! Nice one.
    My flywheel (Flexwheel) broke within the first 3 months. This is the wheel that transfer the rotation of engine to the CVT gearbox. Called the FLEXWHEEL. First gen Axia 2023 mostly have this problem. I might be the first one to ever got the problem.

    Brake pad is mediocre in terms of life. I did my first original brake pad done in 8 months only. 2nd brake pad (Still ori, paid RM300++ for it) done in 1 year.

    Original tyre worn out pretty fast, as threadwear is only 320. I have worn out mine in 6 months.

    Come on, ugly rim. haha...

    Check on my channel to find out.
To Improve
NVH can be improved, but i don't really care.

Checkout "Borneo Axia Driver" on Youtube to find out my driving. The only true "Kaki Lenjan" Axia in Malaysia. Promised, pinky finger!!!! hahaha...
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
25 November 2024
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Aniq
G (2023)
Bought new, Owned for 2 Years
Fuel Economy: 20.0 km/litre (5.0 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 100 km/month
    -Fuel efficiency is excellent. Driving around town, I could last two weeks with a full tank.
    -The interior is a nice upgrade compared to the Mk1 Facelift and Facelift 2.
    -The D-CVT gearbox gives it excellent power when accelerating, such a great pairing to the small 1000cc engine. -Comfortable to drive around town and use it as a daily car.
    -Great rear legroom, even though it is small.
    Daaammnnn son, Perodua cheaped out a lot with this variant and this version of Axia.
    - No side mirrors flip switch
    - No roof handle.
    - No defogging strip for the rear glass.
    - No rearview mirror toggle.
    - No RPM metre.
    - The road noise is pretty loud.
    - Low-quality sound system.
To Improve
Include all the 'no' part, please.
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
29 November 2023
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Vnod
AV (2023)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 16.0 km/litre (6.3 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 1,000 km/month
    The car is slightly bigger than the previous model, more leg room I must say. I am using the AV model, so the digital display, and advanced safety features exsp the LDW and LDP - Lane Departure Prevention are some of the amazing and worthwhile features for a compact car like Axia. Pre-Collision Braking and etc is definitely helpful.
    The manufacturer promised a 27.4km/litre subject to MDC and ECO-Idle mode turned on, surprisingly I have not seen such or even close savings on my fuel. Only and unless, you are on long and free highway, you may get see close fuel savings. But then again, with that good or 'close to good' average that changes every 100metre of your drive, should effectively alter your driving range value upon refuelling, but I don't seem to see the numbers change accordingly. I have tried getting the response at the service center, but they seem to also be in learning stage of the fuel-saving topic.

    Next up, the audio system - this is 2023, can't we not have a wireless sync to the audio system? On top of that, if I were to use the GPS or navigation via my phone connected to the audio system, ot would also mean I can't listen to my radio. I have to now work on installing a seperate radio app to listen to radio while viewing my Waze on the audio system screen. At the same time, should any call come in, after you attend to the call, the screen goes from landscape back to portrait mode, which now the driver has to adjust while driving. Many of my friends choose to change their audio system just because the audio system provided by Perodua is not up to their expectations. Safety is important but if Bluetooth Music can be connected while you view your navigation app on the screen, why can't we listen to the radio while using the navigation app? A kind request to the manufacturer to have the app updated just so that we could listen to our favourite radio station while we use the smart link feature. We paid for the car and that includes the audio system as well.
To Improve
Audio System - Drivers must be able to listen to the radio while viewing the Smart Link Feature (navigation). If safety was the concern, then why are able to listen to Bluetooth music and not radio while viewing the navigation via Smart Link App? Same logic. An app update is critically needed, just so that we can use the audio system conveniently and not having to pay extra to have it replaced. We are in the year 2023! Also upon answering calls, the navigation screen goes from landscape to portrait, and we will have to adjust it again! Troublesome! Please consider an app update for the new Perodua Axia 2023 owners! Pls! We paid for the car and that includes a good and convenient audio system.

Engine Sound - I did purchase extra hood sound dampers from Perodua, but not so much of difference. The SC staffs said it is 'normal' as it is a 3 Cylinder Engine - well, the engine roaring sound something to improve I guess.
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
19 October 2023
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Amir
SE (2023)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 16.0 km/litre (6.3 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 1,000 km/month
    Interior space is comparable to myvi.. lot more spacious than the last axia..

    Handling is more than OK, very stable on high speed cruising.

    Fuel consumption is OK.. not as claimed.. i only get 16km/l..
    The start stop system is really annoying.. have to turn it off everytime i start driving.. it can really irritates u when going out of a junction in a hurry.. note to perodua, if u cannot make it as good as otherss, dont make it at all..
To Improve
Get rid of that start/stop system..

include more USB charging points..
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
21 August 2023
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Axia Driver
SE (2023)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 15.0 km/litre (6.7 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 1,000 km/month
    I am an Owner of the new DCVT Axia 2023. Performance wise? 90-95% from what a Manual Axia can do (Top Speed, time taken to reach certain place etc). Handling is a step up from older Axia (Speaking DCVT Vs Manual Axia on 1st facelift). Very fun to drive, gives proper response when needed. Much stable compared to old Axia when doing downhill run (I'm a bit fast and furious type of guy).
    High rev when need to hard press the accelerator.

    And 1 more thing, due to my bit aggressive nature of driving (I could say so), I had broken the CVT belting!

    I would like to say to new DCVT Axia owner that this new Axia gearbox is not as reliable as the manual gearbox. You can't really push it continuously, and expect the CVT to remains remains intact.

    Do not bring heavy load inside your DCVT Axia! Especially when you are going furious on the road while driving heavy stuff/fully loaded passengers. You will regret it. Like me.
To Improve
Perodua, you are going down on reliability when you choose the CVT gearbox option. Why not continue with manual? CVT is too bad in reliability especially cheap car. I really wants to go back to Manual Axia, where I can push it on 6000 rpm for minutes! And not having much problem apart from wear and tear which I could understand why.
Yes, I would recommend this car

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