Faults:

Had to have steering re-aligned.

Left front speaker often buzzy.

Had to replace the clutch at 210000kms.

Carpet is pulling up.

General Comments:

Not a bad car. Actually fairly enjoyable thing to drive, with adequate performance, so long as you plan your overtaking a few days in advance.

Lovely 'adrenaline rush' effect when you go a little too hot into corners - sometimes feels like it's going to roll.

Seats get a bit hard on the rump after an hour or so, but the cabin is quite spacious and can fit 5 people in relative comfort.

Economy is excellent, as is visibility and parking. Not so sure the same could be said about safety though, I think some motorbikes have better side-impact protection.

Faults:

I bought this car in very good condition with full service history. However the belts were old and needs to be replaced. I got a full service done and they replaced belts and spark plugs and oils for Au. $190.00.

General Comments:

The accelerator cable rattles a little bit, but I am told this normal and not much can be done. Wonderful little car very easy to park, nice to drive, great on petrol

Faults:

The wheels needed to be aligned at about 200000km, but that only cost $40 to fix.

The stereo has problems with the left speaker, which sometimes won't work.

General Comments:

The engine is very fuel efficient, costing only about $15AUD a week to run.

Unfortunately, the build quality is dreadful, with carpet coming up and tinny metals.

Despite this, the cabin is quite spacious, sitting five adults in (relative) comfort, as well as having excellent visibility.

The heating is very effective, having a sauna like affect.

Faults:

The wire from the rear de-mister broke after 6 months, but was fixed under warranty.

General Comments:

Brought the car new and it's been very reliable, comfortable, cheap to run and is excellent for running around the city. Handling is very good (although it could do with power steering for slow speed driving).

If you buy a new one do not treat it with kid gloves. After the first 200km I drove the car fairly agressively. It responded by having plenty of grunt when required whereas a friend was too easy on his motor and it has no guts when he puts the foot down.

Faults:

The heater core started leaking not long after we got the car, caused a bad smell in the car from radiator fluid.

Front and rear bumpers separated from panels, no practical problem, just cosmetic.

The exhaust manifold has a couple of holes in it, a small one early on, and now a larger one.

Stretched the handbrake cable.

General Comments:

For the price, the Festiva has been a great car, though a little underpowered with the 1.3 auto combination.

The problems with the front and rear bumpers were most likely my mothers fault, cause she used them.

The manifold is most likely my fault, it cracked some time last weekend, I suspect it was as we landed at 150 KPH with a full car.

Overall I've treated the car like I hate it it's whole life, and it's just kept coming back. Aside from the Hilux, its the first car I've had that hasn't needed at least two new engines.