Holden Cruze

Old battery? Car won’t start. New battery? Hasn’t broken in yet so car won’t start. Too cold outside? Car won’t start. Too hot outside? Car won’t start. Look at car wrong way? Guess what? Car won’t start. Have to flog the crap out of the thing just to get it fast enough to get through a school zone at 30km an hour lol. Had about… Read more

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 maintenance issues with the hunk of crap since I got it. Tried to sell it but couldn’t get more than $15 and a paper clip which is honestly understandable. If I was buying a car I wouldn’t want this piece of crap either. I could design a better car myself with a cardboard box and a hamster wheel lol

I have owned my Cruze for a few years now. I have found it to be reliable and a pleasure to drive. Apart from the usual 5000km services, I have had no issues at all. Highly recommended Show details

Do not buy this car – Bought this car new from Holden dealership in 2016. Was told there would be free services for 3 years and lifetime of capped services after that. This was a lie and I was charged around the 800 dollar mark for each service. Problems started in the first 6 months of ownership, it needed 2 new coil packs in the first and second year , thermostat… Read more

housing units,transmission issues, engine light was coming on every few months since buying it. Every year I have oil and coolant leaks, every year has cost around 1300 to fix coolant leaks and even after changing everything and buying new parts, the leaks keep happening. If you are thinking of buying this car second hand, please buy anything else. My car is currently broken down again and I'm not even going to see what the issue is this time, it's going to the wreckers. This car has left me stranded more times than I can count. The fixes have been expensive and car was a lemon from the start..I will never ever consider another Holden car again. Absolutely disgusted with this company

Better then I thought – I have a 2011 Cruze cd 1.4 auto. 11 years old 130000km. It's a strong safe car, drives nice great view front and back.turbo motor is loads of fun in manual mode, overall nice looking interior. Minor oil leak at front of engine (not dripping). some cheap plastics, silly console, six speed auto tuned for economy not performance. Great brakes, looks ok. Replaced front door speakers, everything else has been fine. Show details

Was a great first car – Unlike some other people, my experience with the 2010 Cruze (Automatic) was very good! Was always serviced accordingly, i looked after it, so it looked after me! Never had a SINGLE mechanical issue with mine for the 7 years i owned it. I purchased it second hand with 20,000kms on the clock and sold it at around 120,000kms just over 2 years ago. Show details

You'd be lucky if you got a good one – I was gifted this car and it has been downright frustrating. The transmission has now failed (at 130,000kms) and will cost $5,775.00 for a new reconditioned one from Holden. Thanks for nothing Holden! It's not worth fixing and I am stranded in the country and overall I would not recommend this poorly made car. Bits of plastic fall off it all the time. Ugh! It's a car that limps. Show details

Any positive reviews has to be a lie – Do you like cheapness do you like an engine compartment that leaks all types of fluids do you also like a transmission/gearbox that was destined to fail,I was given a 2014 sri z with turbo at 108,000ks only got to 136,000ks and that was it the transmission started clunking it went into limp mode and 4 dashboard lights came on,got it diagnosed and… Read more

surprise surprise the transmission is screwed, would cost $1000's to replace and even mechanic's were sceptical about that,what a piece of absolute garbage don't ever buy one don't ever be given one any still on the road are definitely running on borrowed time (or on it's 2nd transmission) any owners of one might think otherwise but you are wrong it will happen to you unregistered and sold it for $800 in the same day what a disappointing piece of junk GM your "quality" hasn't changed, garbage garbage garbage garbage!

Never in my life have I had such a lemon – Bought 2011 straight off the truck. First 3 years while is warranty the last of the Australian built Holden's was great. 6 months out and everything stated to fail, dashboard was lit up like a Xmas tree & the dealership could not find what was wrong. Spent more time in the driveway than on the road. Dealership replaced just about everything to get… Read more

all the lights to go off. Now been sitting in the driveway again for 12 months, metal shavings again in the brand new power steering pump & now needs a new power steering rack! The Toyota altise of 2010 that is my parents never skips a beat. Calling the wrecker, never another Holden.

The Holden Cruze is a piece of Crap! – I purchased a Holden Cruze brand new in December 2016 with a five year factory warranty. The car has always been serviced by the book and has in fact had extra oil changes every 6 months. Since new I have only travelled 37700 Km. The check-engine light is on. Holden Dealers have diagnosed it. Replaced many engine parts. Total cost to me nearly… Read more

$3500 and guess what the engine light is still on. I complained to Holden Customer Care but they simply washed their hands off the issue. They just do not care. The car is only out of warranty by about 12 months. Customer Care just do not care. Never buy a Holden vehicle ever again!

Car is a write off before it's even 8 years old and hasn't even hit 90k – This car has been an absolute nightmare since purchasing. Holden lied about free servicing and capped price, as they would add "optional extras" without explaining the option extras. My first free service cost me almost $500.00. This car has cost me a fortune to pay off and then on top of that the services were rarely below $800.00. The turbo has… Read more

been gutless since I got it and it only got worse. I have done less than 90k in this peice of junk, which has had two thermostat housing failures, the last one has now caused the cylinder to crack, leaving the car basically a write off. The coil packs have failed so many times, I lost count after the 8th time. Owning this car has been an absolute nightmare, the fact I will be soon rid of it is the only positive. The amount of money I have spent on this trash, I could have bought something much much nicer. Thank God Holden is gone in Australia, they are a bunch of theives and I hope General Motors is next to go.

This car has cost me so much in maintenance that it hurts – This car has so many problems, its hard to know where to start. Positive Features: 1: Nice smooth ride. 2: It loves the highway 2: Fast on acceleration without gunning the accelerator 3: Light on fuel 6L/100K open road, between 7 and 9 urban driving (Depends on driving style) Negative features: 1: Automatic transmission fades and engages even… Read more

after a full service. 2: Noisy sucking sounds coming from the air conditioning even after service 3: Consistent coolant leaks, pipes and radiator replacement 4: A part that costs $70 on a Mercedes Benz or Porsche costs $600 plus $400 labor (rubber/plastic tube between the inter cooler and inlet manifold. WTH 5: Cost of service exceptionally expensive for the car size, more than $1000 a pop. Oil change, filters, brakes and whatever else they can dream up (V.M. - Approved Holden Service Center) 6: Front seats are too narrow and short, becomes extremely uncomfortable on a long trip 7: Turbo replaced seems to run dry causing loss of power and noisy, inconsistent performance

I love my Coco CRUZE!! – Coco Cruze (Named after Coco Peru) is a 2014 SRi-Z Series 6 Speed Manual. This is actually my third Cruze. Funnily enough, when I purchased my Cruze, my mechanic friend stopped talking to me. Coco has been by far, the best car I have ever owned. We do city driving, country driving and everything in-between. Coco has never skipped a beat. I service… Read more

it every 7,500 or 6 months. Coolant gets changed yearly, and I make sure all maintenance is up to scratch. I'm currently at 112,900 km and hope to see many more years out of Coco. Recently I was given a hire car after someone hit my car. It was a brand new VW T-CROSS. I could not wait to get back into Coco. I really do think these 1.6 turbo Cruzes were underrated, In my experience and opinion they are a brilliant little car.

2013-2016 SRi's are criminally underrated – I've owned a 2013 Cruze SRI V for the last 2 years and despite the bad reviews I love it. Currently at 210,000 km and it drives like beauty. Never had any major issue with it (I do service it every 10,000 km). The 1.6 Turbo engine is actually quite fun, and far better than the gutless 1.8 Petrol or the 1.4 Turbo. Got a decent amount of power and… Read more

acceleration for the price too. I only paid $9000 back in 2020 yet it can beat VE SV6's that costs $5000-$10000 more.

Would never recommend a 2009-2012 Cruze, or any 1.8 Petrol Cruze (too gutless and boring) but the 2013-2016 1.6 Turbo SRi's are criminally underrated.

Major repair issues – Engine blown up with head gasket quote was 6000+to get repaired very disappointment now I read similar cases. Still needs to be serviced costs after that.expensive for a 6 year old car Show details

First 10 years were ok. Last Year has been a nightmare – Got it new using Salary Sacrifice in Sept 2011. Paid 16K for it when i left that job in 2013. Full service history. 1.8L 6SP Auto Run only on 98ULP its entire life (naively thinking I could make the engine last longer) Only done 89K 50K+ of that was Adelaide - Melbourne return and Adelaide - Sydney return. Worth noting I never had any issues on… Read more

the highways and was a pleasant enough at different times of year. Loved the heated leather seats and

Mar 2013 -November 21

Did require quite a bit of work for the age including: -Brakes replaced 3 times -CV Boot blew - lost power steering on busy main road (massive and expensive job) -Suspension replaced (warranty) -Takata airbag (warranty) -Power Steering Pump replaced in May 20 (1.5K) -globes in headlights replaced ($40)

November 21 Driving over West Gate bridge in peak hour: - the auto trans started flaring (1st time) -Had to tow it home didn't improve -Spent 3.5K getting fixed by dodgiest Auto trans people in Melbourne (Airport West area) -Lasted 4 weeks before flaring started spontaneously on Boxing Day -Too scared to drive too far from home since then -Mid Feb-22, the trans flared again and revved the motor so high, it blew the emission control sensors.

Summary -Was a good car, but it is now at that point where it costs more to repair and the risk so high that other latent or hidden problems are lurking that it is no longer viable, despite being in mint condition.

To be fair, I had no idea these cars were so bad until everything started failing at once and I tried to DYOR some causes. However, for a car too completely crap the bed after 10 years and only 80K with full service history and Kingswood Country level TLC is just unacceptable.

Good riddance Holden. You got what you deserved.

Holden you disappoint me – Any other problem any other Cruze owner has had and then some I bought it in Dec 2014 crossover model 2011 but a 3012 features .. it had 45k on the clock and one previous owner bought it from a Holden dealership. I traded my 2007 be commodore, as I needed a car that used less fuel. I also purchased the extended new car warranty. The car had been… Read more

serviced prior to purchase or so they said. In January 2016 problems started 63k the turbo died. My extended warranty that I paid for was not worth the paper it was written on, they voided all warranty cos it was 1500k out from their schedule (try getting a car serviced at Christmas/new year/ I managed to scrape the funds to get it repaired/replaced. At 65k the front rotors had to be replaced, 75k it started overheating, thermostat housing replaced, 80k water pump 90k resisvior,, loss of power is a common issue esp if aircon on, hoses split often it has been 140k now gearbox is sluggish, the only reason I still have it is due to just paying it off, and not in a financial position to purchase another car. I am a Holden girl but this car has cost me a fortune to buy and the constant repairs.

These cars are lemons and a bottomless money pit!! – Bought the car brand new, Holden insisted all the problems were on the earlier models and had been fixed by the 2014 JH Z series, had the car serviced every 15,000 kilometres & spent half the car price again on repairs. 3 failed thermostats, 1 replaced under warranty, failed oil cooler, cracked head & gasket, faulty coil pack, transmission oil was… Read more

black, cracked water bottle, list goes on & on. All the major problems occur just when the car is out of warranty at 5 years or at around 150,000 kilometres.

Overall good – Ive purchased the Holden Cruze 2012 SRI manual brand new in 2012 from McGrath Liverpool, NSW. overall it ha been good, , ive done nearly 130000 kms and since purchase have had no mechanical issues. its good on fuel and being a manual with turbo it does have good acceleration and can rev out quite a bit. small issues ive had are key fobs falling… Read more

apart which i replaced, paint near side mirrors fading. ive read other reviews stating this car is a lemon, i think their mainly the 1.8 litre automatics.

My 2015 112000 k Australian Assembled turbocharged 1.6 siamese bored engine 6 speed cruze, is still cruzen hard – I’ve owned my 2015 turbocharged 1.6 6 speed Australian assemble cruze for seven years, with a few small modifications, this rocket gets around 6 litres per 100 kilometres, it’s been serviced every 5000 K’s and it’s always had Castrol MagneTec pro 5W 30 put in it. It blows my mind that these cars are meant to be serviced every 15000 K’s. That’s… Read more

what kills cars. The day I picked up My cruze I put a K&N oil filler and a pod filter on it. I removed the two massive rear mufflers that weighed 42 kilos, and being turbocharged it’s still EPA legal noise wise, plus I put Performance drilled and slotted brake rotors and pads on in the first week of owning this cruze, there still on there and about half worn, It’s got 112000 Ks on it, it was used as my RACV patrol car for five years, in Shepparton and all surrounding country town’s including the Bahma Forest, and it pulled out more bogged cars and 4 wheel drives than I could count, it will keep up with any standard V8, so to all the haters of a cruze, it was probably the Korean one, the Australian Version has a siamese bore engine, means there TUFF the only thing I do to this car religiously besides servicing every 5000 k’s is change the coolant overflow bottle every year, there $40, they have a problem leaking. Now that’s a massive problem for any car, and it was a massive problem for the cruze, because when people seen the overflow bottle low they just topped it up, the problem was yes it got topped up but now there’s a massive amount of air in the cooling system, that turns into steam real quick and if the system wasn’t bleed from the bleeding plug on the top off the radiator it’s going to boil in a few days guaranteed game set and match, all because of a poorly made overflow bottle, sorry if this was boring but to those who like there cruze I hope this helps.

Total Lemon, Worst Car Ever Owned – I bought a used Holden Cruze 2013 with 109,000km on the odometer. I’ve owned a few used cars before, but this was by far the worst car I’ve ever had the misfortune to own. Within 3 weeks of purchase the car lost all accelerative power and began “shutting down”. Took it back to the dealership who found one problem after the other, 7 weeks worth… Read more

of repairs thankfully covered under warranty. Then an engine coolant leak, followed by an engine oil leak, then a fan that would rev loudly when idling, faulty temperature gauge and finally a major engine coolant leak that required my car to be towed. So in total about 5 episodes of service for major faults in the space of 7 months. The dealership was so embarrassed they gave me a nearly full refund when I requested they buy it back. Not before it spat out one last load of engine oil on my driveway. I will never buy a Holden again, avoid the Holden Cruze at all costs.

Worst Holden vehicle ever made. Must read review if you are looking to purchase this car – Transmission blew twice, cost $4500 in total, 1st and 3rd cylinders misfired. Plenty of issues with the car, worst car ever, would not recommend to anyone. Had the 2011 CDX JG. Definitely Australia’s worst car. Slow, unreliable and definitely worth buying something else. Dealer offered me $1k, ended up private selling for $5k. Bought for 7.5k + around $6k in repairs so was a big loss on my end. Show details

If I could give 0 stars I would – I had this car for a year and drove it collectively for 3 months as the other 9 it was broken down. The car would stop in the middle of me driving on main road, coolant would boil and it was one problem after the other! Worst decision I’ve ever made purchasing one of these.  Show details

Lemon re badged Daweo – Spent more time in dealer than in driveway but they could never fault it until we caught them out. Slow and gutless looks nice but driving it was garbage . Was a family car that family hated  Show details

Do not buy this car – I would give this 0 stars if possible. Never EVER buy this car. If you see a used Cruze for sale - don’t do it no matter how good a deal it appears to be. We purchased this car brand new in 2013. For the first 2-3 years it was ok with no major issues. Then it just started falling apart. Coolant issues, engine light going on and off, constant oil… Read more

leaks amongst other issues. After years and thousands of dollars we recently discovered the turbo, water pump and cylinders were all falling apart/not working and the car has now been sent to the wreckers where it belongs. Every single mechanic we have seen cringes when would tell them we had a Holden Cruze. Just don’t do it.

WORST EXPERIENCE – Bought this car second hand at 116km. after 6 months had so many issues, the car would stop in the middle of the road spent thousands, called nrma for 3 seperate reasons then the last time it got towed they said I needed a new engine which would cost $7000.... every mechanic told me this is the worst car. DO NOT BUY  Show details

Save yourself the headaches and believe all the bad press – I downgraded my car so I could get a home loan. I wanted a cheap run about. I read all the reviews on the Cruze but thought surely they can't all be duds so took a chance and bought a Cruze. I got about 10000ks from it before I started having issues. I had the car for a year and half and in that time needed to replace the thermostat , water pumper… Read more

, turbo , numerous cooling hoses and oil pipes. After fixing all these the turbo started leaking again ! So enough was enough and I sold it. Purchased a Lancer which was made in the same year. I've now had the lancer for three years and not a single issue. Believe the reviews on the this poorly built car and save yourself some money and get something else.

Not perfect but has been a totally dependable car – I wanted to provide a counterpoint to the negative reviews on this site. I have just sold my 2010 Cruze diesel automatic with 182,234 km on the clock. In the almost 11 years of ownership, this car has been very dependable with the only mechanical fault requiring replacement of a seal in a brake slave cylinder. It is on its third set of tyres… Read more

(averaging over 75,000 km per tyre), third set of brakes and third battery which I consider reasonable for 11 years and the distance travelled. Fuel economy has averaged less than 7 l/100km. While not the most exciting car to drive, it is secure and comfortable on the road. It is satisfying for touring due to its healthy torque which allows easy overtaking. The paintwork and interior have held up extremely well except for some minor scuffing on the hard plastics on the doors. In summary, it has been as dependable as any car that I have owned (including Mazda, Suzuki, Toyota, Subaru and Nissan)

Rubbish – I my opinion the biggest load of rubbish to hit the streets with all the recalls, overheating, transmission problems and various other flaws. Drive one (eject yourself first though) over a cliff.

Built like a tank, a good drive, a little annoying – Car is a daily driver that does a lot of rural driving. The 1.6 turbo petrol is powerful and good fun but the engine gearbox combination is clearly a bit old compared to a new comparable car like a Kia Cerato GT. I’ve had two of these. The first written off after a hail storm. It also crashed into a large kangaroo doing 100kph. The car… Read more

remained composed during the crash and the fact that it was repaired not written off by the roo says a lot. Outstanding road holding. A real pleasure in the curves. Good seats and headroom. On my first one, same model but plastics broke in a few places. Same km on the new one but no broken plastics. Centre display is too bright but it can be turned off and it’s got reasonably poor software.

Terrible car – I use my car daily to get to tafe and work, both are close by. My car is serviced every year for its roadworthy and if any slight issue happens or anything changes I also take it in during the year. I first got my car in 2019 from a private seller in Sydney, from the instant it got home I've had endless issues with it, partly due to the owner… Read more

being a mechanic and knowing the issues it had when selling it. Since getting the car I have had major issues with the coolant, the hoses/ pipes, the air conditioner, the car jolting when its started, the transmission needs to be changed in the future, the hoses had breaks in it which caused leaking. My car has just done over 110, 000kms. Highly recommend staying away from this type of car as it has so many issues, even my mechanic told me to get rid of it as soon as I can as its so expensive to upkeep as so many issues happen. However, the interior design, especially in the leather seating is absolutely gorgeous and is so comfortable to sit in and drive.