Toyota Yaris Any Good?

Kimberley

Been told this is a good reliable car. Does anyone have one? My car is 20 years old and I feel I should upgrade now. I have a budget of £4000 for a good used car that is reliable.

jaydeeuk1

Toyotas are generally pretty bullet proof, however because they have a reputation that they can take abuse and still run, check the car hasn't been neglected as the owner only replaces things when they go bang. I'd want a fully stamped verifiable service history, either by main dealer which can be checked on phone, or a nice big wallet of receipts.

Wh05apk

We bought an 8 year old one for my daughter to learn to drive in 3 years ago, and it still runs faultlessly, picked her up from uni last year, and did 530 miles in a day, fully laden coming back, didn't miss a beat, now has 100,000+ miles on it and still returns 45-50mpg and feels like it should do another 100,000 quite easily.


I had never been a fan of Japanese (French built!) cars, but this has swayed me, and I will probably go Toyota for mine next time, they are a bit boring, but almost totally reliable.

Goldiegirl

I bought my Yaris new 12 years ago, and I've had very little trouble with it. I've just had a new alternator fitted, and it's running like new again.


I can't praise my Yaris highly enough

Kimberley

Thanks guys, what make is that? The one I'm after is a yaris 1.3 VVT -I T Spirit

jozxyqk

The second car I ever owned was an 03 Yaris. Great car and have stuck with Toyota ever since. The only reason I got rid was requiring larger transport - longer commute. We've recently got an 09 plate one as a 2nd car and it's been great so far.

The Yaris is adaptable: the rear seats can be slid to provide more boot space. And we have a rear-facing child seat that leaves more room for the front passenger than my parents' Polo.

First car was a Nissan, since then it's been Toyota all the way.