I recently purchased the Kia Cerato. IT is a great little car. It drives very smoothly and has all the little extras that make it a great drive like GPS, bluetooth audio, rear parking camera.

Pros:
7 year warranty with fixed price servicing
Very smooth to drive

Cons
Dashboard takes time to boot up
GPS quite slow to boot up

Had the car since new in Dec 2015, now done 38000km and am still very happy with it. Just the one issue - that I also see in some other reviews. The Media/GPS/DVD head unit started playing up - DVD would continue to eject even when no DVD present and screens would randomly jump around. Kia service team got the error codes out of it and replaced it with a newer Carplay head unit, which has so far been great. Overall very happy with the Kia and very pleased about value for money...7 year warranty, bargin.

An almost 3 month wait to get a simple fault fixed. We found out that after three months a minor fault can be declared a major fault and we can claim a full purchase price refund under Australia consumer law (federal law ). Handy to know when negotiating with an intransigent manufacturer who is claiming supplier problems is the reason for not repairing your car.The satnav rear camera and seat belt warning stopped working in our 2016 ( purchase date) plated 2015) We took it in to be looked at Feb. Finally in April the screen and radio was replaced but not before contacting business and consumer affairs.

I love this car, it is perfect for someone like me who is retired and needs a reliable vehicle. It is fuel efficient, quiet and easy to drive. There is plenty of leg room, both front and rear seats. The air conditioning is good. The boot is very easy to load and unload shopping, in other words it is perfect.

This car represents outstanding value for money. Comes with front & rear parking sensors. I also got rear camera.
Has all the essentials and comes with SEVEN years warranty & 12 mnth service intervals. Easy to drive and quite comfy. Auto gearbox works well although gear changes happen a bit late and so fuel economy is only fair. maybe not the outstanding car in its class but you wont get better value.

The Cerato hatchback has been a terrific car. I bought the higher powered GDI engine and it has done everything from long interstate hauls to the daily suburban grind with ease. In fact there would barely be a day that I've not found pleasure in driving it. Plus it has hauled around a lot of stuff at times. The dealer servicing (Dandenong) has been good and given me the opportunity to drive a range of Kia's as loan cars. All have been good but I'm hoping Kia will release a 1.6 turbo Cerato in time for me to upgrade by the end of this year or early next year.

It is a great car. Just one problem. I am driving along and all of a sudden I seem to lose power.This is very scary. It has happen twice now. I have had my car for about four months. Otherwise everything is perfect. My car is a 2016 automatic Cerato.

This is my third Kia 1st 2 were Rio this one is a Cerato S AV, I have had this car for one week But it has met all my expectations and is a beautiful driving car, excellent interior, a car I highly recommend with no problems. Well with my last two KIA Rios were great and don't expect to have any problems with this one seven years unlimited kilometre warranty and fixed servicing, I am updating 02/03/17 had the Cerato for 4 months now and yes perfect so far as my other 2 Kia's I have had before, only one problem the Tinting by Kia was a little bad they took it back and redid the whole Tint again now perfect. and filled my car with Fuel for the inconvenience again impressed with Kia at Sunshine Kia on the Gold Coast

Performance and handling were very good. Noisy 2.0 litre engine especially on cold start up.
The Interior was excellent, finish was above average in this class. Plenty of room.
I had a car that had a front end noise that could not be fixed to my satisfaction. The paintwork was below average and the rear bumper from new wasn't fitted correctly. It should not have left the factory in Korea with such a glaring fault. A symptom of mass produced cars from Korea. They still are not at Japanese standards.

The ergonomics of this car are fantastic, everything falls to hand nicely. The controls are user friendly and intuitive in operation, even the satnav is good. There are few intrusive alarms or attempts by the car to take control. I have owned cars over three times the price of the Cerato and driven cars many times more expensive but would not go back to any of them in preference to this car. Once you add the warranty to the fact that this is a well priced, well designed car that drives well there simply is no comparable product.

Summary: If you are buying a new car in this class just buy a Cerato. Hope this helps.

Geoff

Bought it brand new, no problems. Easy to drive and park. Plenty of power. Manual gearbox ratios are a bit weird. First gear is very low speed. Good cheap ride. We got the tinted windows and black leather seats as extras, they did a really neat job. I hope the good vibe lasts.

SatNav, third unit in 2 years, latest version won't hold phone numbers, When you turn the ignition off and remove the phone from the car, you need to download all numbers again, every time.
Wheels/tyres, Like driving on wooden wheels without any tyres and the road noise is horrific. Highway driving - no point trying to listen to the radio. I've changed tyre brand too.