Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5
1.5L CRDe Turbo Diesel · 6-speed manual
Stealth Black
Vehicle images: Mahindra official media assets (auto.mahindra.com)
Powertrain
The distance runner: 300 Nm and the best certified economy in the range, for buyers who count kilometres.
Features
Safety
- Airbags
- 6
- Electronic stability control
- ✓
- All-wheel disc brakes
- ✓
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- ✓
- Tyre pressure monitor
- ✓
- Hill descent control
- -
- Rear parking camera
- ✓
- 360° camera
- -
- Front parking sensors
- -
- Blind spot monitor
- -
- ADAS
- -
- SOS call
- ✓
Exterior
- Headlamps
- Bi-LED projector
- Wheel size
- 16"
- Wheel type
- Alloy
- LED fog lamps
- -
- Roof rails
- ✓
- Sequential indicators
- -
- Rear fog lamp
- -
- Puddle lamps
- -
Infotainment
- Touchscreen
- 10.25"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- ✓
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- ✓
- Speakers
- 6
- Premium sound system
- -
- Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- -
- Driver display
- 10.25" digital
- Connected car tech
- ✓
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- -
- Tri-screen cabin layout
- -
Comfort & Convenience
- Cruise control
- ✓
- Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- -
- Auto climate (single zone)
- ✓
- Dual-zone climate control
- ✓
- Sunroof
- Single-pane
- Auto headlamps
- ✓
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- ✓
- Rain-sensing wipers
- ✓
- Rear wiper & washer
- ✓
- Rear defogger
- ✓
- Rear window sunshades
- -
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- ✓
- Cooled glovebox
- -
- Ventilated front seats
- -
- Rear ventilated seats
- -
- Second-row captain seats
- -
- Third-row AC vents
- -
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- ✓
- Powered driver seat
- -
- Driver seat memory
- -
- Wireless phone charger
- -
- Head-up display
- -
- Ambient lighting
- -
- Boss mode (front seat fold)
- -
- Drive modes
- -
- Regenerative braking
- -
- Terrain modes
- -
- Frequency-selective dampers
- -
- Air purifier
- -
- Auto-dimming mirror
- -
- 60:40 split rear seat
- ✓
- Rear USB-C ports
- ✓
- Leatherette upholstery
- -
Dimensions
Key specifications
- Ground clearance
- 201 mm
- Fuel tank
- 42 litres
- Boot space
- 364 litres
- Turning radius
- 5.3 m
- Seating
- 5 seats, 2 rows
- Front suspension
- MacPherson strut with anti-roll bar
- Rear suspension
- Twist beam with coil spring
What the AX5 Diesel MT costs on the road
The price above is the sticker. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the AX5 Diesel MT comes to ₹11,99,940 on the road in Itanagar and ₹13,81,858 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹1,81,918 of what you pay for the identical car. Of the 25 states we can price this variant in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest and Karnataka highest. You pay it where you live, so take this as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as a way to save money.
Comprehensive own-damage cover is on top of both figures: it has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer, the cover value and your no-claim bonus, so no honest single number exists for it. Budget for it from real quotes.
The full Itanagar breakdown →The Bengaluru one →Mahindra XUV 3XO on-road price, state by state →
The full story
At ₹11.40L ex-showroom Delhi this is the 12th of 23 XUV 3XO variants by price, ₹17,000 above the MX3 Diesel AT. The same AX5 kit starts at ₹1.10L less as the AX5 Turbo Petrol MT; the extra here buys the Diesel with the 6-speed manual. Stepping up to AX5 L from here starts at ₹63,000 more and buys 360° camera and blind spot monitor among 8 additions. Worth knowing that the AX5 L is not sold with the Diesel with the 6-speed manual, so the move changes the powertrain too.
More about the AX5 trim
The volume trim: twin 10.25in screens, dual-zone climate, alloys, connected tech, rear camera.
Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5: the questions people ask
Price, on-road total, engine and what this trim goes without.
- What is the price of the Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5 Diesel MT?
- ₹11.40L, ex-showroom Delhi. That makes it 12th of 23 by price, ₹17,000 above the MX3 Diesel AT.
- What is the on-road price of the Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5 Diesel MT?
- Expect ₹11,99,940 in Itanagar and ₹13,81,858 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹1,81,918 more at one end of the country than the other. That is the sticker plus road tax, registration and the rest of the charges, across the 25 states we have verified. It does not include comprehensive own-damage cover, which every insurer prices differently.
- Which engine and gearbox does the Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5 Diesel MT have?
- The Diesel, 117 PS, with the 6-speed manual. The maker's figure for it is 20.6 km/l.
- What mileage does the Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5 Diesel MT really return?
- 2 independent publishers have measured it at around 15 to 15.5 km/l. The certified figure is 20.6 km/l, so plan your running costs on the measured range rather than on that.
- What features does the Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5 Diesel MT get?
- The kit worth naming on this trim: Tyre pressure monitor, Rear parking camera, Connected car tech, Auto climate (single zone), Dual-zone climate control and Sunroof (Single-pane).
- What does the Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5 Diesel MT miss out on?
- The AX5 L above it adds 360° camera, blind spot monitor, level 2 (core suite) ADAS, surround sound (Dolby Atmos) and 4 more, for ₹63,000 more. That is a different engine or gearbox though: the AX5 L is not sold with this one.
- Is the AX5 the right XUV 3XO to buy?
- That depends on where the value sits across the whole range rather than on this trim alone, and we work it out variant by variant on our Mahindra XUV 3XO which-variant page. The short version: pay for a step only where the kit it adds is kit you would actually use.