Faults:

Nice little in-town car, but I have not received the advertised 34-40 MPG. I get on average, 30.2 MPG. That's from just over 6,000 miles and meticulous records. I drive the Yaris like I did my previous car, a Honda Element, and I got an average 24 MPG with that car.

The Yaris corners nice and has an overdrive for acceleration, but not a freeway cruiser. Just a nice little in-town car.

I checked Kelly Bluebook re trade-in value and the value was $11,200, but a Hyundai dealer offered me $7,500 because he said that is what he could get the Yaris for at auction. Not sure if the Yaris is overpriced against the current field, the market, or Hyundai dealer is blowing smoke.

In any case, I would expect the mileage to be at least 35 MPG.

General Comments:

Appears overpriced against the rest of the field, and the gas mileage is not as advertised - 30 vs 34/40.

Faults:

Nothing's gone wrong with it so far. I've had it about seven months.

General Comments:

Handles very well; and avoids feeling underpowered.

Really good fuel economy.

On the outside, it's smaller than most cars, yet on the inside seems at least as big as most others. Its small size makes parallel parking easy.

It's a little noisy at freeway speed, but not extremely so; city driving is normal.

While it's at the low end price-wise, it doesn't feel "cheap" at all. The hood, trunk, and doors all close with a solid, pleasing, "closed" sound. Toyota made the wise choice of making a lot of things standard and building them into the price (radio, A/C, etc) rather than optioning them out to make it seem like they were nickel-and-diming you for pretty standard stuff. My previous car was a small pickup, in which the rear bumper was an option; I mean, come on!

Faults:

Nothing, but I've had it only two weeks.

My only complaint is that the driver's side armrest is a bit too low and too hard.

General Comments:

After hesitating to buy this car (I had my mind on Corolla only and had never heard of Yaris) I LOVE IT!!

At first the seats seemed too high, the steering wheel too low and the center speedometer panel was disconcerting.

But it takes only a day or two to get used to these things, and notice other features.

The car, for a subcompact, is peppy and handles beautifully on the highway even at speeds up to 120 km/hr, although it's a bit noisier than my Nissan Sentra was.

The steering is tight, and 15" tires give a surprisingly smooth ride that grips the road, even during the snowstorm that I brought it home in.

Nothing seems cheap about this car, from the roomy and attractive interior right down to the doors which close with a satisfying "thunk!".

The very short front end makes maneuvering in tight spaces and cornering a breeze!