Comments on: Holden Barina 2006 Poor Safety Slows Sales

By: Allan Penhall

Allan Penhall — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:10:07 +0000

Wow, some of you guys have problems,but our 2000 Barina just keeps on keeping on, how-ever,can anyone tell me how to key in the radio code in a Holden Barina 2000 model. Required after battery died. Cheers steptoe111 Allan

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:31:11 +0000

Melissa my email is aliciamaxy@hotmail.com send me an email i am having the same problems.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:35:11 +0000

i bought a 2006 barina and i have had the solanoid go three times so far and have also encountered a problem with the engine. It is in getting repaired right now. I am furious i want a refund and want this problem to be over. I still owe money on the car and it would be a waste for me to get rid of it but it is causing so many dramas. I live in a country town and there is no holden dealer here so i have to take it an hour away to get it fixed. What are our options how can we can our money back….

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:14:19 +0000

I bought a 2007 Barina New and the automatic has had a solanoid go in it four times. I feel as though it is constantly being returned for repairs and the inconvenience is rediculous. So much for a warranty – I’d like a refund on this lemon but instead I have to just keep taking it back. Can you think of any other faulty item you would have to keep taking back for patching and instead of getting your momney back you continue to lose thousands. I’d like to sell it but I couldn’t do it privately – I’d feel like scum.

By: B.P.

B.P. — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:33:14 +0000

I bought my TK barina in December 05, the new TK one just came out and when i drove it i thought it was great, considering i drove a 1994 commodore for the previous 2 years.

I have since put 30,000km’s on it and it is the biggest piece of crap i have ever driven, it makes more noise inside and outside than my old 1990 nissan with 190,000kms on the clock. so i am going to hate to see it when it hits 190,000km’s, that’s if it is still working.

Every time i go over a bump or put my brakes on i get some god awful sound like the wheels or shocks are gonna collapse and i will go straight into a tree.

i will definitely be telling holden about it at my next service and hopefully the warranty will cover it.

By: Al Juraj

Al Juraj — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:51:28 +0000

Yaris, Jazz, Colt, Swift and even Getz. I’d really consider these names first before that Barina. They’re not much more expensive but way better than the extra dollars they ask for. They also look much nicer and perform better (note that Barina has a 1.6-liter engine but slower than those others that have no more than 1.5). And given the 2-star rating, Holden should recall them for Australia’s sake.

By: Lil

Lil — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:16:06 +0000

I have had this car for three years, no major problems, great city car, good on fuel consumption, panels are a bit of concern, but it feels good to drive. Previously i had a daewoo lanos sports which was written off in major car accident. I have strong beliefs this car saved my life due to side panel protection.

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:03:21 +0000

I bought an XC MY05 Barina last year.I went to the holden dealers, this is when the new TK came out. They tried so hard to stop me from buying the XC. I test drove the new TK and the XC, and fuck the difference was huge. Powerwise the same really, but finish quality, ride, visability, the euro XC kicked its ass. So far my barina has been GREAT! My family has had 3 barina’s so far, and they’ve all been amazing. Our last SB Barina from 99 is still kicking. It’s lagged so much shit around, done HEAPS of KMS and its still a GREAT car. I’m glad I bought my barina, thank fully i didnt listen to the dealer tryna sell me the TK. Shame they didn’t continue with the euro barina, the euro barina is HOT.. wish I had that one!

By: Hugo

Hugo — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:34:47 +0000

It’s reassuring to know that, using Mr. Mooney’s reasoning, my recently purchased Barina XC would score a safety rating of 7 out of 5 in North America.

Which, frankly, is still two better than the current Barina :P.

By: James Ford

James Ford — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:45:25 +0000

My partner has one of the last Spanish built Opel Corsa Barinas sold here, and that was a reasonable car for the price. We have since had a look at the new cheaper Daewoo Barina out of curiosity – and the difference in quality is remarkable. The Daewoo ‘Barina’ is truly apalling – Rough engine, flimsy panels, cheap plastics, harsh ride, floppy steering, awful transmission, noisy, squeaks, rattles… Eurgh. And I believe the rear brakes are drum brakes.

The car wasn’t popular when it was a Daewoo, it deserves no more attention with a Holden badge on it.

And to the owner who complained their Hyundai died after 100,000kms – Well what did you expect! They’re both cheap, Korean built cars!

You DO get what you pay for – buy a Honda Jazz or Suzuki Swift instead.

By: Franz Chong

Franz Chong — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:33:09 +0000

I remember looking at one of these Barinas last year when it came time to find a replacement for my 2002 Mazda 323 Astina.I did not get much further than that and after much looking around and shopping elsewhere I ended up at a Nissan Dealer with a Tiida ST Automatic hatchback after checking out the opposition over at Ford,Volkswagen,Hyundai and Mazda most of which gave me silly prices or were not keen to do business.I did the right thing buying something similar in size to my old Mazda with slightly smaller dimensions by a few millimetres which I feel very confident and safe driving around in.

By: alborz

alborz — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:48:03 +0000

But it is, its a Daewoo, rebadged a Holden, that the point of the article!

Of course you cant see anything wrong with it, but wait till you have an accident.. than just pray you can still see anything at all.

By: BBEEP

BBEEP — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:45:01 +0000

i just bought a new holden barina and i dont see or feel anything wrong with it… if this car does fail me then i will be taking it up with holden but you cant just got by ‘tests’ my hyandai died afetr 10000k’s (not good) and who cares if it looks similiar to a daewoo… it isnt

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Holden Epica Vectra &raquo Australian Car Advice & News Blog — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:48:01 +0000

[...] It seems like Holden hasn’t learnt much from its mistakes with the Daewoo sourced Holden Barina selling rather miserably given its 2 star safety rating and the obvious “stick a Holden badge and re-release” attitude that Holden took to selling the car. Nonetheless Holden has again turned to South Korea, this time to replace the Holden Vectra. [...]