Faults:

Drivers side windows switch panel renewed (2010).

Water pump renewed (2006).

Rear and middle exhaust sections renewed (2011).

Paint scratches and chips (but no signs of rust).

Air conditioning system has been recharged twice.

General Comments:

A very responsive, economical, versatile and reliable car. Original battery and exhaust cat still going.

Amazing load space when the rear seats are folded into the floor - an easy and quick operation, provided the centre seat is left out.

Headroom is no problem in any of the seats - even for the over 6 footers.

You have the ability to step into the rear of the car due to the low floor - great when lifting/manoeuvring large items in or out of the car.

It's not a great looker from the outside - some may think it ugly.

Faults:

Bought the car, and as soon as we got out of the auctions, it stopped working. We wondered at first what the flashing bar was. Turned out it ran out of petrol. No biggie.

About 161000 miles, the throttle body went (it didn't stick on, rather it didn't want to go on).

About 180000 miles, the muffler broke clean off of the pipe. Very cheap to repair.

General Comments:

It's a good family car. Lots of space.

The flat rear means it's easy to park.

Built by Toyota, so it feels as tight as a drum.

Obviously, this being a sort of rare car, it does have some faults.

There is a bit of wind noise.

The back makes a rattling noise a lot.

It has a lot of panel gaps. But then again, it is a cross between the Yaris hatchback and I'm guessing the Hiace van, since the front doors are identical.

On the subject of doors; for some odd reason, the front passenger door sounds really hollow. It echos when you close it.

The engine is what surprises me the most. It's a 1.3, but the Yaris Verso really doesn't have that much weight to haul about. It's a very economical and lively engine.

The seats are very easy to fold away. In about 30 seconds it's a proper van.

There is a brilliant rechargeable torch above the boot, which is great. One minute it's a normal door light, the next it's a handy emergency torch.

General Comments:

This is a wonderful car.

I have never had a day's trouble and have had it for 4 years.

I am going buy the new Yaris next year.

Faults:

Gear change was rather clunky/notchy when I first got the vehicle. Reported to dealer & they fitted modified cables (common fault apparently) Changes gear smoothly now.

Other than that it's been fantastic.

General Comments:

This is the best car I've ever owned, very very reliable, nippy around town, easy to park, cheap to run... it's a dream!

I will stick to Japanese cars from now on.

It does 50+ MPG.

Ultra reliable.

I have taken it on several long motorway journeys & when it's warmed up & used to the higher speeds, it motors along great at 70 MPH & still returns good fuel figures.

Good size boot - can be made bigger if you side rear seats forward, I have had a large coffee table in it with the seats down.

It's nice & high so you just step in and out of it.