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Hello Neil - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Also with the auto version you don't need to use the EPB as much, unlike the manual version. I bought my car knowing some of the issues with the EPB, and learnt some new things, all documented above. Apart from the few with actuator faults, most of the issues are other components like the slider pins, seized pistons and bad installation of the pads. Add the gear position sensor not being connected after a clutch replacement, and using the wrong diagnostic device to wipe the zero point calibrations. I would check all the things mentioned before dealing with the actuator itself.

I am not sure what you mean by '.the drivers head rest on my 2010 tourer keeps popping everytime i sit into the car.', but it's obvious something is broken. I have a 2009 T27 Tourer with less than half the mileage, and the seats and headrest are all fine. I think you need to replace the driver's seat! This may not be easy, as the seat needs to match the one you are replacing. I assume the car is/was used as a taxi or company car?

Enjoy Alan, love mine more drive it more love it 👍

Remove each fuse in turn and test; check for signs of overheat, e.g. discolouration of the metal contacts.

Apply some vaseline on the seal to keep it in place when fitting in. That’s wat I did when I replaced the seals. Worked well, no leakage anymore around the tail lights.

Certainly by 2012 MY facelift. Other than the stupid position of the button by your left knee it's not really an issue especially on later cars (i.e. 2012 MY facelift on) - fear of failure seems to really outweigh actual failure rates although if they do go then the actuator is expensive (Toyota cs seems to look quite favourably on "goodwill" with many of these). All medium & above sized cars seem to be going over to EPBs.

Hi guys. I know it's an old thread but thought I'd just share anyway. I have a 2009 Avensis Estate with 215,000 miles. Electronic brake has never given me any problems except for at very random times when pulling away in 1st gear it won't disengage which leaves me stuck in traffic nearly dragging the back of the car. It's only happened about 4 times in 5 years I've had the car. The red parking brake light is off on the dash but the epb is still on. Then it releases a few seconds later. I've replaced pads, discs and calipers over the years due to normal wear and tear with no issues after reinstalling all the hardware. The car is getting a bit tired now but as a commuter it's fine.