2013 Toyota Avensis TR 1.8 petrol from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Smooth daily driver
Faults:
The car has required nothing but services and consumable items replaced during my three year ownership; no major faults or breakdowns.
General Comments:
This Avensis has been my regular car for a few years now, an easy and obvious choice for those that want reliability and hassle free motoring.
2013 but feels like new. The car is in excellent condition. Look after these cars and they will last. The car has all the features expected from a 2013 model.
Styling is OK if you have a darker color and alloy wheels; the car looks good from the side and back, but the front grille is a bit odd looking. Not unbearably ugly, but just a bit big and out of proportion with the rest of the car, but I can live with it, and I think this 2013 car is better looking than the later face-lifted 2015 Avensis.
Interior on the other hand has actually got some nice stylish touches here and there. Also very comfortable and good control layout. A lot of people complain about the electronic parking brake - once you are used to it, it is not a problem. A lot of modern cars have those now.
1.8 petrol with the auto is a good option - fast enough and economical for petrol. The car drives great, nothing special, but good enough for most. Feels like a lazy old smooth luxury sedan after driving my second car, a 1990's Starlet, a wild little hot hatch and a very different car!
Smooth, comfortable and dependable, you gotta love Toyota as they know how to make an easy to live with car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 9th February, 2023
20th Feb 2022, 16:23
They are nice cars, you are right about the annoying electronic brake though, worse in this car as it is under the steering wheel to the left. And more manufacturers are doing this nonsense!
If you preferred this, then Mercedes had it right in the 1980's - a foot lever and mechanical release at hand on the dash. No electronics or nasty repairs for the motors and much more intuitive.
Or better yet, give every car a proper lever/ratchet with cables as 90% of cars used to be and don't fix what is not not broken ;)