Book a Mahindra Thar Roxx today and it probably will not be in your driveway for Diwali. Dealer-reported waits tracked in early September 2026 put the Thar Roxx at 2 to 3 months on average, stretching to 4 to 5 months in Mumbai, Jaipur and Ahmedabad. Diwali falls on 8 November this year, just 15 days away, so most fresh bookings land somewhere between late December and February.
That is not a reason to skip the SUV. It is a reason to stop assuming a showroom date and ask your dealer for a written delivery window before paying the booking amount.
How Long Is the Thar Roxx Waiting Period Right Now
The clearest recent read comes from CarOnPhone’s city-wise tracker, updated 11 September 2026: dealer-reported data, not an official Mahindra figure, so confirm the live number with your own dealer before booking.
| Model | Typical wait | Longest reported |
| Thar Roxx (5-door) | 2 to 3 months | 4 to 5 months in Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad |
| Thar (3-door) | 1 to 3 months | 2 to 3 months in Chandigarh, Pune |
| Scorpio N | 2 to 3 months | 3 months in Lucknow |
A separate AckoDrive guide from March 2026 points the same way without giving fresh numbers: diesel and higher trims wait longest, and it varies city to city by local stock. Treat this table as a starting point for your dealer conversation, not a delivery date.
Why the Wait Is Still This Long, Two Years In
This is not a new problem. The Thar Roxx launched in August 2024 to over 1.76 lakh bookings in under an hour, with waits as long as 18 months on the slowest trims. Mahindra’s auto and farm sector CEO Rajesh Jejurikar said in January 2025 the company needed to keep raising capacity at its Chakan plant to catch up. Two years on, demand still outruns what one of India’s most popular body-on-frame SUVs can build in a month.
Which Variant Actually Moves Fastest
Dealers consistently report the base MX1 and the loaded AX5L and AX7L diesel trims as the slowest movers: MX1 buyers wait on base-variant stock, while AX5L and AX7L compete for limited diesel 4×4 production slots. If speed matters more than kit, ask which mid-variant is actually sitting in the dealer’s yard rather than booking the trim everyone else wants.
What the Thar Roxx Actually Costs On the Road
Price is the other half of the decision, and it is where The Spec’d’s own city data helps. The Thar Roxx starts at ₹14.81 Lakh on the road in Mumbai for the base MX1 Petrol MT, built from Mahindra’s ₹12.52 Lakh ex-showroom price plus Maharashtra’s 12 percent road tax, insurance and FASTag. Surat is the cheapest of the 39 cities The Spec’d prices, at ₹14.04 Lakh on the road, about ₹76,000 less than Mumbai, almost entirely because Gujarat charges a lower road tax slab.
| Variant | Ex-showroom | On-road, Mumbai | Notes |
| MX1 Petrol MT 2WD | ₹12.52 Lakh | ₹14.81 Lakh | Base, longest wait on stock |
| MX5 Diesel MT 2WD | ₹17.02 Lakh | ₹20.36 Lakh | Best value: sunroof, leatherette, LED DRLs, TPMS |
| AX7L Diesel AT 4WD | ₹23.53 Lakh | ₹28.26 Lakh | Top trim, longest wait on diesel 4×4 slots |
Buy the mid-spec MX5 Diesel MT 2WD. It is where the Thar Roxx’s own price ladder adds a sunroof, leatherette seats, LED lighting and front parking sensors for ₹17.02 Lakh ex-showroom, a real jump in kit over the MX1 for about ₹4.5 Lakh more. The AX7L’s extra ADAS and ventilated seats are worth it only if you will genuinely use them; otherwise you are paying for features you will touch twice, and waiting longer to get them.
On 20 percent down and a 5-year loan at 9.5 percent interest, the Mumbai on-road price on the base variant works out to about ₹24,879 a month, using The Spec’d’s on-road price calculator, an estimate that moves with your bank’s actual rate.
Is the Scorpio N Any Faster
If the Thar Roxx’s wait rules out Diwali, Mahindra’s own Scorpio N is not a faster route either. CarOnPhone’s same tracker puts it at 2 to 3 months typical, 3 months in Lucknow, almost matching the Roxx. On The Spec’d’s own numbers, the Scorpio N starts at ₹16.16 Lakh on the road in Mumbai against the Thar Roxx’s ₹14.81 Lakh, for a bigger seven-seat body instead of the Thar’s boxy 4×4 shape. See the full Scorpio N vs Thar Roxx comparison for how the two stack up, trim for trim.
What to Actually Do If You Want It by Diwali
The Spec’d covered the wider festive stock crunch in an earlier piece on whether orders would arrive by Dussehra, built on Maruti’s network-wide pending-order numbers. This is a narrower, model-specific question for a later festival: can a Thar Roxx or Scorpio N ordered now reach you by 8 November. On the dealer-reported timelines above, the honest answer is no for most cities and most variants.
Three things actually move the date. Ask the dealer for a VIN-allocated unit already in transit rather than a fresh production slot, since allocated stock can land in weeks, not months. Skip the top-spec AX7L and the MX1 base if speed matters, since both sit behind the longest queues. And get the promised delivery window in writing on the booking receipt, not a verbal estimate, since dealer-level figures shift week to week.
A Thar Roxx booked today is a February car with a November price tag, not the other way round.
Will my Thar Roxx arrive before Diwali if I book today?
Unlikely in most cities. CarOnPhone’s September 2026 dealer data puts the typical wait at 2 to 3 months, which pushes a booking made in late October past Diwali on 8 November. Ask your dealer specifically whether they have allocated stock rather than a fresh production slot.
Which Thar Roxx variant has the shortest wait?
Dealers generally report mid-spec diesel manual trims moving faster than the base MX1, which is short on stock, and the AX5L and AX7L diesel 4×4 variants, which compete for limited high-end production. Ask for the exact variant sitting in your dealer’s current allocation before you book.
Is the Scorpio N a faster alternative to the Thar Roxx?
Not meaningfully. Dealer-reported waits for both sit at 2 to 3 months on average as of September 2026, so switching models will not reliably get you a Diwali delivery either; it mainly changes the body style and starting price.
