Faults:

New front tyres at 15,000 - tracking.

Battery flat - re-charged and OK.

The dashboard rattles - a common fault I`m told.

General Comments:

I didn`t really want a 1 litre car, engine too small. Agreeably surprised by nippiness. It will sit at 75 on the motorway happily. It is economical (about 49mpg) it seems reliable.

The wife likes to drive it.

It is surprisingly roomy.

Faults:

Front hub caps easily scuff on kerb edges when parking.

The yellow/engine light kept coming on, required to be sent back to the dealer several times until it was fixed.

Passenger side door seal not fixed correctly. Has been replaced.

Passenger side plastic door scuff keeps coming off.

General Comments:

This is a very good car.

Petrol consumption, urban about 33mpg.

Petrol consumption at 23K is 36 mpg.

Limited visibility through rear window.

Difficulty in parking due to poor rear vision.

Limited front vision, due to A pillars in the way.

No rear light in boot area.

Faults:

I went up the curb at 50mph and all I needed was a wheel bearing and a new wheel.

Very well built.

General Comments:

This car is very quick.

I have had 122mph out of mine.

The car has massive interior diameters, but is tricky to control at the limit and around open raods.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

In caribbean blue metallic paint with subtle alloy wheels the SR Yaris truly looked the part. Coupled with aircon, single CD player and a host of other goodies now taken for granted (electric windows, for one) it was well equipped too. Performance from the 1.3 was brisk when needed though the characteristic of the VVTi engine meant revs had to be high to extract the most from it. Pulling away at low speed always felt as if the car was in the wrong gear - irrespective of what gear it was in!

Fuel consumption gave no cause for concern and 40mpg would be achieved in or out of the city with ease - high fortys being the norm on legal limit motorway journeys.

At 6` 4" I found the headroom (no sunroof) to be excellent along with the front leg room. The seats were satisfactory, but ideally suited for shorter journeys.

Not much can be added really. It always started first time, never gave any cause for concern, looks as fresh now as the day we picked it up and was serviced by a satisfactory (not brilliant) dealership at a reasonable cost.

Whilst we would buy another we have strayed from the Toyota marque after five years and two different Yaris models to Skoda, as much for a change as anything.

My wife collects her Fabia vRS next week which has a lot to live up to.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

An excellent reliable car, the only area where it might be improved is reduce road noise at 70 mph.

Faults:

Not powerful enough, but what can you expect from a 1 litre.

Fuse box cover fell off, not a large problem.

General Comments:

This car is totally reliable, it hasn't failed me yet whatever the weather or when I last used it.

A fantastic first car, not much power, but is quite quick none the less because of the lightness of the car.

Lovely looking, nice and different from your run of the mill fiestas.

I would recommend this car to anyone for a small town run about, or as a first car to young people.

Faults:

The fuses blew on several occasions.

General Comments:

The yaris must be one of the best cars available! As a boy racer I thought a 1.0 would have not compared to my nova, but the VVTi engine is fantastic. The boot has just enough room for my stereo equipment. If you buy a yaris get an aftermarket CD player fitted PROFESSIONALLY!!