Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

The car is very good.

The comfort from the suspension is very good. The suspension absorbs everything in greek roads, which are the worst roads. Very good suspension.

The manual gearbox is also very good. The gearbox is so good, a classical Toyota gearbox, that the gear changes are smooth and soft.

The engine is great, classical Toyota engine. I think is the fastest car in its class.

It is powerful, and the most impressive thing is the fuel consumption, which is very low for a 1.8 petrol engine. I have managed to see 6.7 lt/100km on national roads. I do not press the engine, but I thing this is an extremely low fuel consumption for a 1.8 petrol engine!!!

Ergonomics are very good; you will find everything in the right position. The rear view mirrors are so large, and this is very helpful for the driver. The luggage space is large too, but the lights are not strong and it does not help at night.

Also the interior plastics are good, but when the road is not good you can hear a little noise from the plastics of the interior.

The space for the driver is small, and it is a bit difficult for the driver to get in the car.

The steering system is slow and it is very light. This is good at low speeds, but it is not at high speeds.

But do not forget, it is an electric power steering, not hydraulic, and this is the reason why it is light.

The brakes are very good.

Generally a very good car.

Faults:

Faulty brakes.

Mirrors make a noise when the doors are closed.

ECU does not work well and the car is "shaking".

Noise from the engine.

General Comments:

For a brand new car the problems, are huge.

At the first 300km, I had to change the brakes (I went twice, because at first they fixed them at the screw machine, and after 100km they replaced them).

The RPM was not stable, and the car was shaking.

The service informed me that the problem was existing from the beginning, and Toyota is looking for a solution.

After 3 months, they changed the ECU, but the problem was the same.

They are still trying to find what is happening, and of course they didn't accept that the car has a problem after they replaced the ECU.

As for the mirrors, at least now I hear noise only from the left one.

The engine is noisy at low and high speeds.

I was thinking to buy a Corolla for second car, but now my only thought is how I will get away from this Avensis.

Bad for the reputation of Toyota.

Gerasimos Provatas

Faults:

The fuse of the radio was broken at 30000.

At 25000 the bumper had to be changed because of an accident.

At 35000 the right light was changed because of another accident.

General Comments:

This car is seriously reliable. Most of the kilometres it has done were in the city and a few on the motorway, and it's had no problems.

Its performance isn't the best in its class, but the model year 2000 is more beautiful. On the motorway it is very good. I have a family of five persons and we have nice journeys of 500 kilometres.

The brakes are very good, they have saved us from many accidents.

In overtaking it isn't brilliant, but it works.

In the traffic of the city it isn't very good because it is big and you cannot park and move on little roads easily.

Inside the quality and the assemblage of the materials is brilliant. The only thing that I don't like is the fake wood. It is very comfortable and the space for the passengers is satisfying.

The boot is very big.