Perodua Axia vs Perodua Bezza Comparison

Despite having a small footprint and compact dimensions, the Perodua Axia is a very spacious small hatchback which can put some hatchbacks one segment above to shame with its clever space levels on the inside. The tall boy stance does translate into a considerable amount of headroom, while at the same time, the Axia demonstrates segment-best legroom as well.

Perodua has always been known for making the most economic cars in the respective segments, and the Axia being the smallest of them all, is the most fuel-efficient as well. The 1.0-litre petrol engine in the Perodua Axia promises a fuel economy of 22 kmpl, which easily outclasses all of its similarly priced competitors.

The Perodua Axia might be a car meant solely for the masses who are out there for a car for the very first time. Despite this fact, the manufacturer has not compromised in equipping this car with features, and the Axia comes with some premium features like projector headlamps, touch screen infotainment system and push-button start-stop system.

The current form of the Perodua Bezza was introduced in 2020 – almost five years ago. This particular version itself is a mild facelifted version of the original car that debuted in 2016. That makes the Perodua Bezza almost a nine-year-old car with minimal design changes, and that age has now begun to show up.

The front profile of the Perodua Bezza looks pretty basic, with the sedan getting a sleek hexagonal grille with a glossy black and silver finish in G variants and a glossy black and chrome finish in the X and AV variants. The trapezoidal headlamps attached to the sides of the front grille have an all-LED arrangement as standard. The X and AV variants also get rounded halogen fog lamps within the inverted L-shaped black housings on the corners of the front bumper. 

The Perodua Bezza looks simple even from the side, where the sedan gets dual-tone side skirtings and chrome-finished door handles as standard. The rearview mirrors of the sedan come integrated with turn indicators and have electrical adjustability, while they also feature electrical foldability in the AV AT variant. While the G MT and G AT variants have 14-inch silver alloy wheels, the X AT and AV AT variants have 15-inch machined alloy wheels.

At the back, the simple-looking rear profile of the Perodua Bezza has trapezoidal tail lamps with LED inserts on the sides of the trapezoidal boot lid, which has a sleek chrome bar running across its width above the license plate housing. The Bezza is available in six colour schemes – Garnet Red, Granite Grey, Sugar Brown, Ocean Blue, Glittering Silver and Ivory White. 

Pros and cons:

Pro: Alloy wheels are offered as standard

Cons: Overall design language now feels dated