Faults:

Not much other than general wear and tear, oil changes and couple of suspension parts and brake pads replaced at last service.

General Comments:

Hard to fault, good to drive for a 1.8, it goes quick enough, a mate of mine has an automatic version and says the performance is still OK. This manual version is good to drive and feels adequate with around 140 horse power. At first I though a 1.8 in a car this size would be weak, but those days are gone where you would avoid the smaller engine cars; most manufacturer's smaller engines have enough power now to be respectable performance wise.

Economy averages over 40 MPG on a long drive which is acceptable. Interior has nice quality feel and road noise is suppressed enough, quiet and smooth. Very spacious with enough equipment, most things are electric, and laid out logically enough. Have to say I hate the electronic handbrake though - what was ever wrong with a lever? Did it really take up that much interior space? No! And the centre console on most cars is sorted now in much the same way regardless of the parking brake - cup holders and an arm rest.

So all in all a decent modern car that's hard to fault, and I think much more stylish looking and exciting than its predecessor. I had an older Toyota Avensis and a Toyota Carina back in the 90s previous to this car, and they ran up very high mileages without any major trouble - hope this one proves to be the same, so far so good though, I am impressed and I would recommend this car to anyone.