2001 Toyota Yaris SR from UK and Ireland - Comments

Nothing.

The car has been utterly reliable. The only time I've been back to the dealer is to get the first service.

First service (10000 miles) was done while I waited (took around 40 minutes), and cost £80. Dealer service in general is streets ahead of that I received with my previous car (a Seat). I get the impression that Toyota keep a close eye on their dealers.

The car is quite quick when revved hard, though not much torque so you often need to change down a gear or two to get decent performance.

Economy is excellent - I get around 45-48 mpg.

Build quality is very good - no rattles or squeaks.

Sound quality from the CD player & speakers is very poor. Very 'tinny'.

Ride quality is very poor. Car seems to bounce around a lot on the road unless the surface is perfectly flat.

In general I don't find the car particularly comfortable - my back gets quite sore. This is partly my dodgy back, but I think the poor ride quality doesn't help.

Car is roomy inside, both front and back. However the boot is tiny.

I quite like the electronic dash display. I don't find it distracting (like some of the magazine reviews say).

Overall quite pleased with the car. It's reliable, cheap to run, and hopefully will hold its value quite well. Just a shame about the ride quality and the CD player.

I probably won't buy another Yaris because of the ride quality, but if that's not a big issue for you then I highly recommend it.

You might have found the ride quality poor because the Yaris SR model has harder springs and stiffer shockers than the the more lowly versions.

Just an update on the car. Had it around 2.5 years now, and I've just had the 40K miles service. Once again, the service from the dealer was excellent. For the record, the servicing bills at 10,20,30,40K have been £85,£145,£90,£200.

Still no faults at all.

The more I've driven other cars (hire cars, courtesy cars etc), the more I've come to appreciate the Yaris. It's really a very good car.

Just a pity they've re-jigged the range - the only models with air-con are now the TSpirit and TSport, neither of which really appeal. So maybe I'll just drive the SR on for a few more years...

You're right about the current model range - which is why our Yaris has now been replaced by a Skoda Fabia vRS. We collect it next week, but the initial road test revealed wonderful low-down torque and superb throttle response, a less bouncy ride and better seats. None of these are criticisms, particularly, of the Yaris, more observations of areas we found it slightly lacking in and ably addressed by the Fabia.

The Yaris is a fine car and one we were happy to own. I would heartily recommend it.