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Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Teshy

Hi all,

This forum has been extremely useful in the past and so I'd be grateful for some help on the Toyota Yaris...

My mother in law has an '08 Corsa which has had ongoing issues and time to replace.

Based on reading and local garage recommendations we have narrowed it down to the Toyota Yaris

She uses her car purely for short commutes and visit nearby family and does around 3.5k miles a year. Her budget is 8-11k (the responsibility of which lands squarely on me).

Only preference she has is a manual in black or grey.

I see it ultimately a decision between using the 3k scrappage scheme and buying a new 1 litre entry level Yaris or buying a used 1.33l or 1.5l (the Icon model) which will give her the useful rear camera - she does not need bluetooth or nav or anything else to be honest.

The number 1 priority for her is reliability- therefore, does anyone have any insight/view into which one of these engines is "best". Also, the 1l engine to me seems really really low power - is it quite noisy/sluggish (tops she does in 50mph for 4/5 miles) ?

Thank you!

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - badbusdriver

First thing to bear in mind is to not overestimate the importance to some older folk, of getting a 'new' car. I have found this out twice with my own mother in law!.

Yes, the 1.0 Yaris is a little underpowered, but would that matter to her?. With that mileage, i'm guessing just short local journeys, so the 1.0 would be perfectly adequate.

Were it me, i'd definately go for a nearly new Yaris with either the 1.33 (>07/17) or the 1.5.

I'd also however, strongly recommend her looking at either a Hyundai i10 (which is what my M.O.L went for), or a Kia Picanto. The Picanto has a 7 year warranty (the Hyundai has 5 years), which in combination with the lower list prices (compared to the yaris), would mean she would get a better spec car, with a longer warranty, and reliability pretty much on a par with Toyota.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - SLO76
Taking the scrappage deal out of the equation I’d pick the 1.33 or 1.5 petrol every time. There’s little in it regarding economy but the larger engines are quicker and a bit more durable.

That said the Daihatsu designed 3cyl 1.0 is fine If correctly looked after. They can suffer timing chain/tensioner wear if oil changes are neglected but look after it and it’ll do 150k no bother. It’s not as slow as you’d imagine either as the 3cyl motor pulls well from low speeds - lower gearing helps here too. It’s perfectly acceptable and will be reliable especially a new one with 5yr Toyota warranty as long as you service it once a year at the main dealer.

Depending on the deal I’d be tempted by the new one if the scrappage deal is decent. Remember it’ll be off list price so it might not be as huge a discount as you’d imagine as the Yaris is heavily discounted and sue replacement soon. Sit down and look at the figure carefully but I’d lean towards a new 1.0 with 5yr warranty.

Edited by SLO76 on 04/06/2019 at 15:32

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - daveyjp

We've had a 1.5 icon for just over a year. Even if I never left town I would have it over the 1.0l three pot, which we had in an Aygo. Yaris is much bigger and benefits from having almost twice the bhp..

Use has been very similar to your requirements, we may have done closer to 4,500 miles, but mainly local trips, school run etc with the occasional longer run just to keep it in good health.

You will get bluetooth, but no nav. Rear parking camera and screen is excellent, it just takes too long to activate once you start the car as the welcome screen has to do its thing first!

Recorded average over the year has been about 40mpg, I did a decent run a couple of weekends ago - about 70 miles in total mainly dual carriageway and it did almost 60mpg. The tank is about 30 litres useable and we generally get 250-350 miles between fill ups.

The only downside are the OEM Dunlop tyres fitted to ours, They are hard wearing and fine in the dry, but in the wet it really scrabbles for grip.

It also crabs a little during slow speed full lock maneuvering, but nothing dramatic and easily avoided.

I have no question it will be reliable. Our local Toyota dealers are different franchises, but both are excellent. I've not had to use them for anything other than servicing, but did need them for warranty work on the Aygo.

BTW - we once had an i20 - not a patch on the Yaris in terms of quality of materials and drive.

Edited by daveyjp on 04/06/2019 at 15:44

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - nellyjak

My wife is on her third consecutive 1.33 Toyota Yaris (all manuals)...and I can't speak highly enough of the model.

Nippy and comfortable with more than enough power for her needs and good economy too.

They have all been utterly reliable and needed only the usual servicing and tyres etc..never had an MOT failure in any of them or needed any kind of repair.

IMO you'd struggle to find a better car of it's type

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - bathtub tom

I've had a 1.3 Yaris for nearly five years. I didn't go for the 1.0 as I doubted it would suit my purpose. I find it does everything adequately, but excels at nothing. The only drawbacks I find are its handling, which I put down to the narrow tyres and the rear camera is useless when the roads are wet as it gets covered.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Avant

Both Kia and Hyundai are doing a scrappage scheme as well as Toyota, so this widens your choice. She could have a new Hyundai i10 or Kia Picanto with the bigger engines by taking advantage of this.

My elder daughter had four 1.3 Yarises and then two 1.2 i10s - the change being purely on account of cost. As far as she's concerned all five have done the same excellent job: she still has the second i10.

The Yaris is an excellent car - better to drive than the road testers would have you believe - but for peace of mind, if she can afford a new car, she should go for it.

Edited by Avant on 04/06/2019 at 17:37

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Teshy

Thanks so much for your input everyone! Thats fantastic advice. With regards to the Kia and Hyundai, we did visit both showrooms but she didnt really like either (although I suspect this is because she had already been recommended the Yaris by local garages and so became fixated on it quite early)

As suggested above, I think I'm going to have to do some sums to work out what works out to be more economical of all the options.

One thing I did wish to clarify is the warranty of used cars. If I buy used directly through Toyota, do I automatically benefit from the balance of the 5 years warranty? On the Toyota website there only appears to be mention of "minimum 12 months" as part of a Toyota Plus scheme...

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - bathtub tom

If I buy used directly through Toyota, do I automatically benefit from the balance of the 5 years warranty? On the Toyota website there only appears to be mention of "minimum 12 months" as part of a Toyota Plus scheme...

The warranty was transferable when I bought mine, but it has to have been serviced to Toyota specs. Makes FMSH sensible.

If you're thinking of buying second hand, I found main dealer prices eye watering. Got mine from Motorpoint for £2K less than local main dealers.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - madf

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One thing I did wish to clarify is the warranty of used cars. If I buy used directly through Toyota, do I automatically benefit from the balance of the 5 years warranty? On the Toyota website there only appears to be mention of "minimum 12 months" as part of a Toyota Plus scheme...

Yes: you get teh balance of teh 5 year warranty.

The minimum 12 months is for secondhand cars : Toyota after 5 years (so outside 5 year warranty )

A secondhand Toyota sold by them which is 4.5 years old will have 0.5 years warranty under the 5 years with the balance of the 12 monthsfrom the dealership

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Auristocrat

Toyota Approved Used vehicles come with a minimum 12 months Toyota backed warranty.

If under five years old, the purchaser also has the option to purchase up to 48 months extended warranty, and between five and eight years old, up to 24 months.

Toyota extended warranties can be purchased up to the vehicle's 15th birthday.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - SLO76
Buy a good one and you’ll be unlucky to ever need the warranty. I’ve never had a Toyota fail me, both as my own personal car or a sales car. Anew or nearly new approved used example with full history is about as safe as a used car gets.
Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - gordonbennet
Buy a good one and you’ll be unlucky to ever need the warranty. I’ve never had a Toyota fail me, both as my own personal car or a sales car. Anew or nearly new approved used example with full history is about as safe as a used car gets.

My 14 year old Landcruiser's alternator gave up a month or so back, the first time in all my usually ageing Toyotas anything has failed apart from the expected friction/wear items and bulbs, £126 for a Lucas recon unit and a couple of hours to remove/refit.

As a marque they seldom make an unreliable choice, they have made mistakes but invariably they put their hands up to failings once discovered and increase the warranty on suspect parts to some 100k miles and 7 or more years.

The only failure on the 9 year old family Aygo was a recent coil pack, coil packs seem to be the weak point as petrol engined Toyotas age, hardly the end of the world.

One thing even they couldn't make durable long term was the horrid automated manual gearbox, a transmission best avoided in all car makes.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - yokel38

I help run a multi franchise dealerships, we have both Hyundai and Toyota, and without a doubt, the Yaris is in a different league entirely in terms of reliability. Hope that helps.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - badbusdriver

I help run a multi franchise dealerships, we have both Hyundai and Toyota, and without a doubt, the Yaris is in a different league entirely in terms of reliability. Hope that helps.

And what are the reliability problems affecting Hyundai's?. I very much doubt any of them are relating to a n/a petrol i10 or i20.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - yokel38

I can't say too much, but all I will say is that Toyota's build quality is much better. However to get the same spec Toyota Yaris as say a top spec I10, you would need to spend quite a bit more of your hard earned monies. I can only say it as I see it.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Auristocrat

"I help run a multi franchise dealerships, we have both Hyundai and Toyota, and without a doubt, the Yaris is in a different league entirely in terms of reliability."

We have a 2015 i20, and it hasn't missed a beat since we've owned it from new - no warranty repairs, just routine servicing.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - skidpan

I help run a multi franchise dealerships, we have both Hyundai and Toyota, and without a doubt, the Yaris is in a different league entirely in terms of reliability. Hope that helps.

Without more details that statement is worthless. It could simply mean that they have had 100 warranty claims on Toyota' s and 200 warranty claims on Hyundai's appearing to make the Toyota twice as reliable. But what if they had sold 3 times as many Hyundai's.

More info needed.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Avant

Skidpan, just STOP IT.

Yokel38 works for a dealer, and it's very useful to have his inside knowledge, although clearly he can't say too much, or give exact numbers, as he needs to retain hs franchises!

Give him the credit for enough intelligence to have made his comment 'in proportion' and don't call someone's post 'worthless'.

We've all had enough of your rudeness, very often triggered by someone daring to disagree with you.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - yokel38

Skidpan, just STOP IT.

Yokel38 works for a dealer, and it's very useful to have his inside knowledge, although clearly he can't say too much, or give exact numbers, as he needs to retain hs franchises!

Give him the credit for enough intelligence to have made his comment 'in proportion' and don't call someone's post 'worthless'.

We've all had enough of your rudeness, very often triggered by someone daring to disagree with you.

lol,thanks Avant, i just ignore him, and posters on here should to, could lead to an expensive mistake, however, if people would prefer to take advice from an armchair warrior instead of someone with 35 years experience of managing franchised workshops then that's up to them Avant.

Edited by yokel38 on 06/06/2019 at 10:48

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - badbusdriver

Skidpan, just STOP IT.

Yokel38 works for a dealer, and it's very useful to have his inside knowledge, although clearly he can't say too much, or give exact numbers, as he needs to retain hs franchises!

Give him the credit for enough intelligence to have made his comment 'in proportion' and don't call someone's post 'worthless'.

We've all had enough of your rudeness, very often triggered by someone daring to disagree with you.

lol,thanks Avant, i just ignore him, and posters on here should to, could lead to an expensive mistake, however, if people would prefer to take advice from an armchair warrior instead of someone with 35 years experience of managing franchised workshops then that's up to them Avant.

With all respect Avant and yokel, while i disagree with some of what skidpan says, and a lot of how he says it, in this case, his comments are valid, and i agree with him. Personally, i would have used the term 'meaningless' as opposed to 'worthless', but the jist is the same. This is why i asked if any of the problems yokel was referring to was specifically about either the Hyundai i10 or i20 fitted with a n/a petrol engine. Without any clarification, what does yokel's comments mean?. Hyundai make a very diverse range of cars now, diesel, petrol, hybrid and full electric of all different shapes and sizes. They also now use mostly DCT gearboxes instead of t/c auto for their most common cars. So without any clarification of which models, engine/gearbox combinations etc. the comments refer to, they are not really of any help to someone thinking about buying a Hyundai. And i'm not sure i buy this, "i can't say anymore than that". Unless your name actually is yokel38, how would any comments you make be traced back to you?. FiestaOwner's (timely) post on the Hyundai i20 is genuinely useful, because in it he describes a specific problem which appears to affect both the i10 and i20, and the less than impressive efforts of Hyndai to rectify the issue on his car.

I'm not suggesting Toyota's are less reliable than Hyundai's, but, specifically in the case of the yaris vs the i10 or i20, are they really so superior that they are, 'in an entirely different league'?. Hyundai built their position through relatively simple, straightforward cars which excelled in reliability and value for money. Obviously, since those early days, their cars are somewhat more sophisticated (and expensive), but some of them are still quite simple. What i mean is that while i would happily accept the possibility of issues on something specific, like a DCT gearbox or a particular engine, i find it difficult to accept that 'all Hyundai's' are so much worse than 'all toyota's'.

Looking at owners reviews suggests that FiestaOwners problem is an exception rather than typical. On Autotrader, owners reviews for the current shape i10 and i20 ('14-'18) score them 4.5 and 4.7 respectively out of 5, compared to 4.6 out of 5 for the Yaris. Wouldn't the gap between the Yaris and the two Hyundai's be larger if the Yaris was so much better?.

And going back to skidpan, while a lot of what he says could be at least borderline offensive, i don't recall ever reading a post of his that could lead someone to make an expensive mistake, so really not sure what that comment is referring to?.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - yokel38

are they really so superior that they are, 'in an entirely different league'?

...Build quality wise, yes they are in my honest opinion. I'm not suggesting in any way Hyundai's are rubbish, as they most certainly are not, they have come a long long way since the Pony of the 80's/90's, they aspire to be another Toyota, but they are not quite there yet. As i said, this is my honest professional opinion, but I'm not forcing anyone to listen to it.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - SLO76
“..Build quality wise, yes they are in my honest opinion. I'm not suggesting in any way Hyundai's are rubbish, as they most certainly are not, they have come a long long way since the Pony of the 80's/90's, they aspire to be another Toyota, but they are not quite there yet. As i said, this is my honest professional opinion, but I'm not forcing anyone to listen to it.”

I share the same opinion. Good though Kia and Hyundai are today, they’re not quite up to the quality or Toyota or driving dynamics of Mazda. The trade still view them as white goods and hammer them once the warranty is gone.

I’ve always found them hard work to sell and make a profit from as typical used Korean buyers are buying on price alone while someone seeking a good older Jap wants reliability over anything else and is prepared to pay more.

Edited by SLO76 on 06/06/2019 at 15:06

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Auristocrat

Since 2012, we've had run a Hyundai (2012 i20 and 2015 i20) alongside a Toyota (2009 Auris, 2012 Auris, 2016 Aygo). Each bought new.

On the 2012 i20 we had two warranty claims - one for replacement bodyside mouldings where the adhesive was failing on the driver's side, and the previously mentioned replacement clutch. On the 2015 i20 1.4, no warranty claims to date

On the 2012 Auris we had one warranty claim for a failed tailgate strut (replaced as a pair). On the Aygo we have had one warranty claim for a failed O2 sensor.

As regards build quality, the 2015 i20 is noticeably better than the 2012, and on a par with the Auris. The paint quality on the Hyundais seems better than the Auris, and less prone to stone chips.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Avant

As I said upthread, my daughter has had good experiences with both the Yaris and i10. What goes for Hyundai I would imagine goes for Kia too - they seem to be getting better all the rim, both in quality and innovation. But if I decided on a car which was going to have to last a long time, at the moment I think I'd still go for a Toyota.

While the EV charging infrastructure is still inadequate, there's a lot still to be said for the self-charging hybrid as pioneered by Toyota. I'd be interested to try the new 2.0 hybrid Corolla, which apparently suffers less from the off-putting frenetic rise in revs when you need a bit of acceleration, as when overtaking or joining a motorway.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - skidpan

With all respect Avant and yokel, while i disagree with some of what skidpan says, and a lot of how he says it, in this case, his comments are valid, and i agree with him. Personally, i would have used the term 'meaningless' as opposed to 'worthless', but the jist is the same.

Thank you. I guess that Avant was having a bad day, normally he is pretty fair.

And going back to skidpan, while a lot of what he says could be at least borderline offensive, i don't recall ever reading a post of his that could lead someone to make an expensive mistake, so really not sure what that comment is referring to?.

I wonder who you are referring to?

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Teshy

Hi all,

On the back of all the great advice on here I wanted to loop back with where we ended...

Having crunched the numbers, we are going for a used Yaris, specifically a 67 plate upwards as there was a facelift on the car at this time so that seems to strike a good balance between new/used. After reading all the comments I came out feeling pretty neutral on engine choice(1l or 1.5l) as it seems for MIL's purpose either fits the bill.

Plan is to look for an Icon model so the car benefits from the rear camera. We've got a budget in mind so just need to wait for the right car at the right price to come up (which is proving difficult in the preferred grey colour)...

Thanks again so much!

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Avant

And thank you for coming back to us. We're glad to help, and best of luck with finding the right one for her needs. The Cars for Sale section on this site may help you.

Toyota Yaris - Engine choices - Engineer Andy

As I said upthread, my daughter has had good experiences with both the Yaris and i10. What goes for Hyundai I would imagine goes for Kia too - they seem to be getting better all the rim, both in quality and innovation. But if I decided on a car which was going to have to last a long time, at the moment I think I'd still go for a Toyota.

While the EV charging infrastructure is still inadequate, there's a lot still to be said for the self-charging hybrid as pioneered by Toyota. I'd be interested to try the new 2.0 hybrid Corolla, which apparently suffers less from the off-putting frenetic rise in revs when you need a bit of acceleration, as when overtaking or joining a motorway.

Going a bit off topic by responding, but (sorry HJ & Co - no video review yet) US YouTuber Savageese did a review/tes drive on that car a month or two ago and was impressed by it (so was I). A shame it's (the 2.0 hybrid) not coming to the UK in saloon form, just for the hatch (smallish boot) and estate. Expensive though, at around the £27k+ list price.