Q. I was interested to buy a Harrier, but I am having 2nd opinion after enquiring about the SUV with a friend, who recently bought one and facing engine problems. He said the problem started (within 3 weeks!) with steering vibration which was resolved by dealer. The other issue is engine sound inside cabin. He said, that typical old diesel car knocking sound comes during pickup, (after gear shift). Can anyone please explain how a brand new premium SUV (built on Range Rover platform), the show-piece car of TATA Motors, can have such problems?

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

See, it's simple! Tata Motors didn't use an engine of their own in the Harrier. The used the FCA Source Jeep's 2.0 litre engine with 170bhp and 350Nm of power and torque respectively. But, in the Harrier, they detuned it to 149 bhp. Now, since it'd been long since they manufactured a big car, especially of an engine this big. For the SUV stance, they kept it raw-be it the gearbox, the clutch or even the insulation levels for that matter. But in the 2020 Harrier, all those issues have been addressed by Tata Motors, and the Harrier is now really a great car to buy...so go ahead and get it

Not sure when this was first posted. I got a Dark Edition Automatic. As far as drive experience is concerned car is very good. Car gets smooth at higher RPMs. Cabin noise issue minimized in BS6. A bit still filters thru but that's the diesel engine. I guess one has to live with it. Above 2000 rpm buttery smooth. No issues so far. Have clocked 4000 km on the car. Only issue I have is that yesterday the infotainment system didn't respond to increase or decrease in volume. A couple of restarts solved the issue.

This issue was there in 2019 models.. with 2020 and above models the issue has been resolved. I own a dark edition HT PLUS variant. I drive daily in city and occasionally on highways. There is no variation in performance. 2.0 engines have some noise which can't be avoided but that is not too loud. You don't even notice that in high speeds.

5k done Agreed on noisy cabin if someone is harsh on accelator pedal. But if someone is gentle it's more silent as other 2.0 diesel engines. Ride quality is buttery smooth no niggles yet. Mileage in city 13 to 14 kmpl and on highways above 18 kmpl. Routine updates from TML makes this car even more user friendly.

It's been three months since Im driving the harrier and after driving around 7000kms here are the issues with the vehicle - engine noise is quite loud at lower rpms , clutch sounds when I shift gears, steering vibration and sounds of loose parts coming from the dash board which never happened in my earlier cars(vw polo/Honda city). Not quite a good experience for me so far. Needs more improvement . However the seating comfort is something other cars don't offer in this price segment

I drove 8000kms. No engine issue till now. Cabin engine noise is a bit high, but only when you accelerate at around 100kmph in sports mode. Engine could have been tuned even finer. But that's a trade off we need to make for rest of the things about the car are wonderful. Adjusting seat to counter the blindspot on the right due to huge A pillar and huge ORVM is one more issue I found with the car.

Its almost 2 months now. First there was issue in sunroof. Now its resolved. Since 2 days, I observed issue in central locking. Looks like wrong decision. Not impressed with Tata Motors quality and quality checks.

Tata motors are crap. Their high end vehicles have all failed so no idea why buyers don't do basic research. Go for a Tata only if the budget is below 7 Lacs.

Clutch got burnt out after 100 KMS of driving. Got repair under warranty with great difficulty. Manufacturing and design defects.

NVH levels r little high in Harrier n this is not a engine problem. If you have driven Fortuner, you will get the same feeling.

Dnt purchase Tata Harrier. M holding xz which got broke down twice in a single month because of the clutch issue.

I have the 2020 Harrier Automatic XZA+ it’s absolutely stunning haven’t had any issues so far

Don't buy this car. I purchased XZA + and the car is making brake noise from day 1. The dealer syas that this noise is common in Tata Harrier cars.

Between harrier 2007 to 2009 is there any difference and which of the two is better

I have already drove 3000km....no issue....