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yes, its surprising what you find when reading the hand book/owners manual

Hi, you can record a video how exactly happens that and share with us, we will look at it and let you know for sure if there is anything to worry about. Yea, it is normal for Toyota hybrids to start with shake, thumbs and jerks sometimes, even knocks which are not pleasant but part of the whole experience. Mpg should be good now with the hot weather currently. 50-60mpg. 👌

Because they work that way. I suspect that Saab and Mercedes made sure you couldn't kill the battery by leaving the seats switched on all the time. In the hybrid it matters less if you leave them switched on because you have a bigger ultimate electrical supply. Toyota clearly believe that if it works, don't fix it. The bonnet support is the best example of that (probably followed by the Infotainment system!). I'm clearly a dinosaur, as I am constantly surprised at what people complain about in their new car. Who in the UK needs a heated steering wheel! How many IT devices do you need running when you are driving? Phone plus radio/music plus satnav. Works for me.

Could it be to give the person sitting in the seat control over how hot or cold they want it to be?

My 2021 2.0 GR has only done 98 miles so far. Mixed driving, and showing 50.1 mpg on the display. I will wait until I have to fill up to the neck again before I calculate the real MPG. As for the USB and power sockets. Pathetic. My 2018 Tucson had several of both and a far better multimedia display. But the car drives very well as cars go. Would be a lot better on 17 inch wheels though. 18 inch are purely posers rims and do nothing for the ride or handling

That's the most ridiculous analysis I have ever heard of; given the symptoms and indicator lights! If it were me, I would escalate the issue higher up in Toyota Europe! Sounds to me like they've just cleared all the fault lights and given you the car back!

(In Swedish the word for "thoughts" is "tankar" which is the same word as for refuel 🙂 so... ) We have now (after two monts) driven our Prius 2018 PHV 5567 km (3459 miles I think) mixed driving in -7C to +18C outside temp and the AC set at 22 C, and filled it up four times and our "Fuelio" app says the car has consumed 1.77L/100km average ( 159.59 Br. MPG I think) and 73% of the total drive in EV mode. Drove 50km (31 miles I think) on one charge , mixed driving 50 km/h - 100km/h in +14C outside temp yesterday. Think thats quite good.

The stock HB3’s are actually OK in the projectors, what may annoy you (it did with me) is the LED side lights are obviously pure white, the halogens look yellow and dated in the projectors by comparison. The only (legal) option other is a more appropriate colour temp. bulb, they tend to come with a blue filter to compensate for the yellow nature of halogen, this usually reduces light output or if you use a higher output bulb, they cost a small fortune (40/pair for top end) and have a much shorter lifespan. Theoretically modern micro ballasts for HID’s may fit in the recess of the headlight and therefore look totally stock, especially as you have a clean cut-off on the projector units, officially you would need self levelling, headlight washers and replacement headlight assemblies with e mark bulbs to fit them though. Don’t waste your time with LED headlight bulbs, they are quite literally unfit for purpose (even the OSRAM or Philips Ultinon) and just as not road legal as HID’s. You can upgrade the interior bulbs to LED cheaply and legally, Philips do a ‘warm white’ 501 which is slightly less harsh than the 6000K options. Another minor annoyance is the manual electric mirrors, it’s about 30 mins and £20 to fix it with a 3rd party kit. I would also suggest ordering a VCI lead for Techstream (Toyota equivalent of VCDS) to tweak options, if you have a Carista licence then use that. My other pet hate of the Invincible trim is the plastic gear lever cover and the lack of colour matched vent rings, some of the interior was changed in the facelift (15 onwards - but depends on build date rather than reg, if it has LED rear lights, it’s a post facelift). The infotainment system was dated when it was new, it’s not aged well. You can source a current software version with current maps for £29 from eBay, it’s not massively better, but it’s marginally less awful. The lack of sunglasses holder is also a minor annoyance coming from a 4.2, but fixed for under £8 and 5 mins work. I (personally) find the 4.4 generation suspension to be harsh, but this could be that I am spoilt by comparatively fresh Bilstein setup on my old 4.2 with 16” alloys vs 6 y/o stock set-up with 85K on it and 18” wheels. Service wise you are in for a surprise, 5 y/o cars get 20% off, but you also get a free manufacturers warranty for 10K/12 months after a service, obviously that’s pretty different to VAG. Unfortunately you can the parts department, Toyota deemed them to be non customer facing, if you have watched Game of Thrones, asking to order parts is one step away from them ringing a bell and yelling ‘SHAME!’ Expect a man with a bit of paper and a pen/pencil to appear and where as with VAG you can order retrofit options easily, Toyota will officially only supply parts originally fitted to your car… You can source from the usual places like Autodoc or ECP etc. but it’s a world away from what you are used to via TPS or your average VAG brand dealer. If the above sounds like I don’t like RAV’s, consider that I am on my 3rd personally and as a family we are on our 5th having done upwards of 500K in total, with only one mechanical breakdown (and one related tyre failure), I can think of cars that drive better or are faster, have better interiors or more toys, but as a tool to do a job, they are very good cars.

yes,when im driving normal now does not push too much pedal then showing 62.8 mpg, when pushing more,it goes from 41 - 35 mpg ,but i think its just normal,if you want to get speed up ! 👍 and for weird sounding need to wait cold weather !!! 😉

Just joining into the threat. Picked my Launch Edition up today, so will keep a look out around 2K miles Regards

Thats us :-) (at least for now) Our most common trips are up to (and a bit abowe/moore than) 50km (31 miles I think) in moderate speeds and some 200 km ( 124 miles I think ) trips, at mixed (some highway speed), about two or three times a months. We use to drive quite gently and often when there isn´t so much traffic so we dont need to accelerate that much

AWD is fully automatic - the cars starts off in 4WD from rest and, providing the wheels aren't slipping, progressively backs-off the power to the rear wheels and becomes FWD by the time it gets to around 25 mph. So along a motorway commute you should get FWD economy. You only need the additional tractions of 4WD when you are 'stationary' or moving slowly. There's a 'diff lock' button but all that does is encourage the engine management system to stay in 4WD a little longer - I never found any situation where it was actually useful let alone necessary but ... You get hill descent control on the auto but not on the manual - it's a feature of the auto box. Ground clearance on a 4.3 is given as 160mm so fine on gravel tracks and across grass but avoid rocks and ruts!

Hi Rab. Ref heated steering wheel, it's one of those things that once you have had they are nice to keep! I find it very useful in the winter months when I have had to scrape off the ice from the outside windows. Once in the car the gentle heat comes through frostbitten fingers nicely!!

Just made a 70 mile round trip to Birmingham. No motorways just mostly B roads. Computer shows 54 mpg. Fuel gauge is only a needles width off full. Tomorrow will be mostly 70 mph dual carriageway. Be interesting to see what it reads after that run

RAV’s are firmly in the ‘Soft Road’ category, they lack the ground clearance for anything serious. Probably OK for a muddy field or farm tracks, less so for proper green lane work or serious off-road work.

Shouldn’t be that far off, but I wouldn’t get too bent out of shape over mpg, it’s not really that relevant to overall cost per mile which is what’s important. As a former Octavia MK2 DSG/Leon MK2 Sport DSG/Golf MK5 DSG owner who used to do 2K/m of commuting plus personal, the RAV’s weren’t that different overall, I just spent money differently.

Wrongly set car seat position can also cause physical pain and issues to drivers body in a very short period of time. The Corolla GR and excel models definitely has harder than usual car seats, although they are comfortable to seat on they are not to everyone tastes and preferences for sure, these are basically the same as Yaris GR, sport rally car vs family hybrids hatchback or estate build for efficiency and comfort. If it was me I would rent a design trim for a week and see if there is any improvement and if yes will change the seats to design spec or change the whole car. I like the equipment of the excel without the seats ., same story with the 18” wheels only good to look at them.🤭

The hybrid system malfunction most likely can be as a result of failure on the electric part of the hybrid drivetrain, ev motors , battery, inverter. If your car internal combustion engine turns over and is running it’s fine even if bad fuel been supplied to it will eventually trigger engine management light and store a fault code, something with poor fuel mixture, misfire, etc. Once the bad fuel is consumed and better one filled up the car will return to normal operation. The hybrid system malfunction can also be caused by the ice when you left the car without any fuel or the engine refused to start for whatever reason is (electrical, hydro lock)..How the ecu can find out that the fuel is contaminated and stop the fuel pump for example is beyond explanation. These cars does not run a chemical tests on the fuel before injecting in into the cylinders., fill with diesel , water or alcohol and the car will still try to start and self destroy. These guys are clearly ripping you off asking for money on a brand new car with warranty.

after six days, up to now, the only hypothesis of diagnosis by the Toyota Service on the car's tilt is: residual traces of chlorine! No other news LOL

2014/15 corolla will be a US car, Built in the US for the USDM or other markets - a corolla in the UK/EU of those years would be an Auris

I recently learned two things about the IQ which fix gripes I had with the car. Firstly, when the rear seats are down, the two loose seat belt clips can be slotted into the rear of the car to stop them rattling. Secondly, the rear seats can be lifted up to reveal further storage, perfect for the seats' headrests. Perhaps these things were obvious to most people, but I had no idea, so I hope they help some of you!

If you have this diagnosis, the next step must be as @Rambler56 suggested earlier - escalate directly to Toyota UK. Really sorry to hear of your experience. I have nothing but praise for the leather seats in my Excel HB, superbly comfortable. This past weekend, my wife and I made a trip to the Northeast and Cumbria, about 700 miles round trip. I drove, and sitting for hours in the driving seat was a pleasure. I do have the lumbar support on max which is a huge help. The only time since I've had the car (a year now) that I did get any discomfort was on a short trip where I had my wallet in my hip pocket. Aches and pains resulted! Now I take the wallet out whenever I drive. I did that with my previous car so it's not Toyota specific. Good luck with things.

Our hybrid Auris was mot’d last week, I didn’t see the examiner sticking a probe into the exhaust. However if a cat was missing he would be sure to notice it gone, they have eagle eyes. Some have reported by fitting cheap aftermarket cat converters the car did not run as well, less mpg etc.

I have a Blackvue camera under the rearview mirror. Why does anyone need a screen on a dash cam? Look where you are going. Its the same view as the camera. The only time you need to see what the camera is recording is if you are involved in an accident. Then remove the sim card and download onto your PC or tablet. Or connect your smart phone to the Blackvue by wifi. A cheaper option is an Amacam that has a tiny screen if you think you need one. That also has wifi.

I really hope they don't in this respect. I have briefly mistaken these turning lights on other makes for turn signals, which can be very dangerous. I'd happily see them banned!

Avalon, £30 to upgrade a Toyota map - wow! I did not update the map on my Gen3 Prius (which had a hard drive) because dealer told me it was around £200. I might look daft but I not - honest. 😁

i had that problem when i forgot to connect up the maf sensor after working on the car .went for a drive and forgot .i ran my scanner threw car and said something about maf and i remembered i forgot to connect it .then i did and cleared all codes and the electric handbreak was back again

The vss is a square wave (5v/div, 20ms/div on the scope) the amplitude stays the same, but the wave form narrows as speed increases

Absolutely, there is no worst cars than vw group currently! Fairly new car’s has a list of faults that can keep you of the road for days and that in a regular Toyota even 20 years old you will never find anything like that going bad. Poorly Designed with idea of breaking and parts and labour sales at high prices, but it’s not their fault, it’s customer who still buys and uses this peace of broken metal., not even a metal, plastic mostly everywhere including engine and transmission. French cars are even better made these days, 🤭👍

That’s impressive! Well done. This type of vehicles phev are really good for specific group of people that drive mostly on short distance and occasional long drives, I wonder how beneficial will be for me if I have one of these ., my drive will be 80% in hybrid mode and 20% pure ev eventually since this percentage actually represents my driving needs motorways and town. Recent warm weather my old Auris is doing excellent, once I am in town can drive in pure ev for ages however with ac running battery goes down quickly, here a car like yours will be so beneficial. , and in Uk they are same price as standard Prius on the used car market😉👌 sounds like a great buy to me. 🚗⚡️🔋

My father and I had VAG cars for years before I bought a Toyota. Each was progressively less reliable than the last, with less equipment provided as standard for a higher price. My 2004 Skoda Octavia that I bought new was particularly bad with a catalogue of faults during my four years of ownership (the airbag warning light was on when it was delivered!). The several Skoda dealers I used and Skoda Customer Services were also amazingly bad (such as informing me the wiring loom on the driver's door can be damaged when having a timing belt changed!). Perhaps, when it comes to reliability, other makers can one day catch up with Toyota. 🙂

While the fuel may be contiminated, I struggle to see the association with the error reports. Radar system malfunction ABS break malfunction Pre-collision system malfunction Power steering malfunction Cars should be designed to cope with some water in the fuel (it's near on impossible to avoid), and usually have a filter for this. I would envisage an engine stall, but not radar system, ABS malfunction etc etc etc...

So, car has arrived at the dealer today (was expecting it to be Friday 11th). All going very quickly - good thing too considering how impatient I am 😉

They call it progress! So wasteful of a resource and energy making a part. DRL's on my Volvo, have separate bulbs, and takes minutes to change like your moggy! I have a 1996 Volvo 940 petrol auto estate and it's easy to maintain and keeps on going. My Van for work. Bad part though is 25-33mpg. Road tax around £270 a year. Like my Auris too, as good on fuel and zero road tax. Auris on 34,000 now, bought at 27,000. Volvo on 205,000miles. Had it 5 years now. 1989 Volvo 240GLT auto petrol for 10 years prior, sold that at 234,000. Still on the road. Chose a Toyota, as don't rate newer Volvo's and bought Toyota like my Volvo as a reliable, A-B car. Biggest thing in the last 20-30 years is massive improvements in crash safety. My Volvo even though has ABS and drivers airbag, windscreen pillar would fold in. Much, much safer in the Auris, even though I notice in the crash tests the screen pillar/ a weld join? flexes and breaks the screen. James.

I agree with other TOC members when they say steer clear of MMT gearbox, also agree with Tony above and go for a Toyota Hybrid with e-cvt. couple years ago no I bought a 2010 Auris hybrid, paid £6500 from a main dealer non-Toyota. Only problem we have had is the 12v battery died and they about £125 to replace. The wife now drives it, loves it, and getting about 62mpg. I loved it so much I got a 2009 Gen3 Prius, same engine and hybrid system as the Auris. Had 100k when I bought it and 105k when I traded it in 6 months later. Why did I trade it in? Loved it so much I wanted “my car for life” (I was then 71), I bought a 66 plate Gen4 Prius with just over 20k miles. All 3 hybrids had the e-cvt drive system, reputation is second to non, so easy and relaxing to drive. Certainly recommend Prius or Auris hybrid on my experiences. Just be careful if you look at Prius if you have dodgy body parts. Prius is lower then the Auris, doesn’t bother me at all, and may not bother you but with dodgy knees do make sure you get in and out a good few times, and do take it for a longish test drive, not just round the block. When buying the Auris I was trading in a Qushqai which was reasonably high but previous to that I had to get rid of a very nice car after 6 months as it was lowand after 20 miles my right hip was killing me. I insisted on at least a 20 mile test drive of the Auris, we did approx 25 mile and everything was spot on. Just my experience.

We owned a 2011 Auris 1.6 valvematic MMT semi auto. It's by far the worst auto I've ever driven. Don't buy one.

The first generation Auris (2007-2012) petrol and diesel auto used Toyota's Multi Mode Transmission (MMT), which, as you say, is a manual gearbox with an automated clutch. They can be problematical and expensive to repair. The hybrid, however, uses an e-CVT transmission, which is far more reliable. If you're definitely seeking a first generation auto, the hybrid would be the one to go for. The second generation Auris non-hybrid auto (December 2012 onwards) uses a CVT transmission. Moved to the Auris club.