Worst car ever, but it makes you a brilliant driver
Electronics constantly failing.
Shocks have been replaced 3 times.
Stalls if you go under 20 kph.
Refuses to go above 80 kph.
Brakes have been replaced twice.
Constantly leaking oil.
Great for long distances.
Better suited for country life than the city.
Comfy.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 13th April, 2012
Good enough for me
I had an accident.The car skidded off a hill.Crashed in a retaining wall. Needs several front end body parts.
The car is great overall.That's why I want to have it fixed. The parts are really hard to get.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 13th October, 2008
A very durable and reliable compact SUV with great off-road performance
Its reliability and quality are really outstanding. I've abused of this car for six years and I never had any problem.
No problems until it passed 200000 Kilometers/125000 Miles.
With this compact SUV I've only worried about replacing its tires (The full-time 4WD consumes the front and rear tires at the same rate), replacing its battery, and putting some oil and gas on it.
I live in Medellin (A three million people city in Colombia-South America), and I have a farm in the mountains. I've tested this car in the city roads, and I often go off-road to the Andes mountains.
City Driving:
Its acceleration is very surprising for a 1.3L car. A very good performance is obtained at very high rpm (The car runs comfortably at up to 7000 rpms) and you'll never have a problem with the engine.
About fuel efficiency you can expect up to 48 Kilometers per Gallon. Gearing is fast, parking and handling is easy and predictable for a 4x4 and It performs well at 100 - 140km/h.
Off-Road Driving:
Every time I go off-road I get surprised. The car is strong going up-hill and very reliable on muddy terrains specially using the differential lock. Good on slippery terrain and sand. Its light and compact, so it can sometimes even go where the big SUVs can't.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 6th April, 2004
Hi =) just curious as to what sort of problems you experienced with the Terios after it reached 200000kms?
I bought my car in October. There are two critics that I would say about this car. First one is about ergonomic faults.
For example, the open/close buttons for windows at the inner side of the front doors. In my opinion there must be designed in horizontal position. they aren't proper in order to use easily. The second one is driving security on the road. Equilibrium of the car is very sensitive at off-road using. You have a problem on curved road because of the upper placed center of mass. you should decrease your normal speed lower level than other 4x4.
Center differential locking is not good for all time driving. I broke my front differential because of different tires. I changed the front differential for 350$ (US). It was an old one. It is running good off road.
You only use Center Lock on unsealed roads, sand, mud. You DON'T use it on sealed roads, otherwise what you have described happens...
Uncomfortable, but cheap to run
Change the left and right hand side C.V, it was broken.
The rear shock absorbers had changed due to leaking.
The tiny 4WD has no power at all, the 1.3 engine is absolutely not enough power.
The interior plastic trim was really rough.
The engine is noise when it running.
The ride is not smooth, shocks came straight in the car.
This car is a fuel saver.
The seats are uncomfortable.
Easy to maintain.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 12th May, 2003
Presumably the car had no power when you bought it, so why buy it and then complain?
Very true. Ha ha.
Amazing little set of wheels, bad dealer
The dealer checked the ignition timing endless times but it kept overheating the ignition coils(three pairs already have been replaced), in order to keep a proper operation of the engine the ignition time is set at three degrees b.d.t.
Dealer had no idea how to fix it; any help with my problem will be really appreciated.
Pretty decent car for city drives, parking spaces are no trouble.
You need to keep attention at high speeds, try changing to 16 inch wheels and 245/50/16 tires, it is a great improvement in look as well as in performance.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 26th June, 2000
11th May 2012, 16:18
220 000 miles is pretty good for a 1300. You have little to complain about.