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My Yaris MK4 hybrid system failed a couple of weeks ago, the dash lit up like a Christmas tree and I managed to limp it back to the local dealer. Having read the forum regarding this issue I thought I was in for the long haul but after just over a week the car was ready to pick up, having had a new damper installed and I have to say it feels better (tighter) and more responsive. Thankyou Toyota and thankyou RRG Huddersfield for your prompt assistance, my faith in Toyota which had been slightly dented, has been fully restored.

Hi I picked up me new car yesterday. Love it but I have a problem with the insurance. Twice spoke to Esure (😡) about changing the insurance from old car to new car expressly saying it was the 2024 model. Told her the car as the reg wasn’t recognised and she game up with a load of different ones for the design trim eg 134 HP HSD114 HP HSD vit 99 hp TSS 134 hp I kept saying it wasn’t any of them it was 116hp. In the end she said contact dealer and hung up! Phoned back the next day as getting desperate for insurance. The person said she had the right one but a bit difficult to understand. When I got the paperwork it has Yaris Hybrid Design HSD 114 bhp 1490. Dealer says it’s 116bhp which is what I had been saying. Tried a few sites and they bring up 2020 onwards which I don’t think is right. I can now put in to change my car online at Esure with my registration number but it just brings up what is already on the insurance. I didn’t want to take the car out today in case it wasn’t insured so will have to get back in touch with Esure but I don’t think I will get very far. has anyone else had any problems with insuring the new model. sorry for the ramble and thanks for reading. Anyway on a happier note this is my new car.

should never have gone private! scamming the public !!

Thanks for all the suggestions. Yes, I will keep the NOCO ready but the biggest factor as far as I am concerned is that my wife has lost all faith in the car's reliability. That to me is the number one factor in choosing a brand and car. Whilst I am happy to rely on the NOCO, the Yaris Cross is my wife's car and I cannot expect her to use the NOCO. I am 80 and she will be very soon. A reliable car is an absolute must.

I wonder if some of the problem lies within the difference in HP to BHP ; 114 HP is equal to 115.58 BHP .

90% of problems are caused by people not formatting the SD card, format it and see how you get on. Weird things happen if you don't regularly format it. From the Nextbase Handbook

Give Fensport a ring or drop them an email https://www.fensport.co.uk/

That logic falls down very quickly when working with older cars. You could buy a car for a few hundred pounds and spend 10 grand on it - easily. You cannot look at it as a financial investment. It's an investment in yourself. Like a holiday. You'd easily spend £1300 on a holiday. It was the closest I could find, but you need to contact them to verify. Again, KYB, Koni and lowering springs like Eibach are perfectly fine alternatives. The difference is mainly that you cannot easily adjust ride height.

In other words, as long as the OEM battery fulfills the test procedure criteria, they won't pay for the replacement under warranty. If the OEM battery fails the test procedure (during the warranty period), they will install the replacement - probably identical to what you have. The cost will be covered by Toyota. If you'd like to have a battery of a different brand (eg. Yuasa or Varta of larger capacity) which has identical dimensions and all required features (like a vent) then you have to pay for it but installing it won't void the warranty as it meets the manufacturer requirements.

It may well do it if it's of decent calibre. The impact wrench makes it much easier when you're working on you own. Don't worry about the rust. You'll get the nut off one way or another. It's relatively straightforward as it's all chunky and strong mechanical bits (compared to working with rusty panel bolts, brake pipe unions etc. that shear off as soon as you look at them). If you are unlucky the drive shaft splines have seized in the hub, that is more challenging. Then you need a hand sledge hammer or a strong puller, or in worst case, a hydraulic press. But there's no point worrying about it, you deal with each thing as they come. Always allow for things to take longer than you think. Cars have a tendency to throw the most unexpected curveballs.

My MiL was rear ended. Only slight damage to rear bumper. The car was written off. A shunt can transfer shock loads much further forward than you might expect.

These will be a garage equipment job imo. I never had that badly corroded nuts and it was so difficult to undo my first bearings change and then 3 years later I couldn’t do it and let a mechanic I know to change them for me because of these. You will need a large breaker bar 70+cm with extension eventually, place a car jack under for additional support and you can use some heat gun to heat them up before try it plus a lots of wd 40 rust specialist spray.

Don’t buy it unless is 30-40% cheaper than non repaired similar spec car. The insurance issues if any is your smallest trouble. As mentioned ppl aren’t honest and often repaired cars had been way worse than what they described. Accident repaired cars only worth if you buy it yourself broken and fix it by yourself. The biggest problems with these are structural weaknesses and in event of accidents your life and the life of any passengers are at greater risks. Then the next big issue is premature corrosion, rust , paint bubbling, paint pealing and no warranty on any body parts , basically you are loosing 12 years corrosion warranty. And finally the safety and electronics, cars post 2016 are full of these, Yaris has so many safety systems that will be either off permanently or will not function correctly. And final thoughts, the prices of category cars are very similar to non category cars, just move on and keep looking and do your checks and tests because there are also plenty of accident repaired non recorded cars which are also a full stop. The regular forum members are well aware of people coming here and sharing a list of problems after they purchase cars like these. Good luck

I've just been notified by Bishops Stortford Toyota that the parts are in and the car will be ready next week which is fantastic...... I have to say the team at Steven Eagell Bishops Stortford have been amazing in getting the parts so quickly and giving me a lovely 23 Yaris on loan within 4 days of the car going in!

C, D, and N are classed as repairable. S is structural but can be repaired. I'd still avoid S unless I was convinced by repair evidence. Official details If buying a written off car you want someone who is upfront and honest about it and can show you photos of exactly what it was that was damaged and how it was repaired. Many times it is things that are expensive but completely fine to repair. Like a damaged door or body panel that can easily be replaced and brings the car completely back to normal again. Demand photos photos photos... and receipts.

Why not get a few insurance quotes and see if it's a price you're prepared to pay?

Yes, I’d never give anyone a lift whose carrying a chainsaw…

People lie. I'd really like to trust strangers, but experience says that's a really bad idea. Because a quick buck trumps being honest every day of the week. There are honest people out there, but the chances of any given advertiser being one is not worth the risk. Assume the worst - hope to be wrong.

I agree about the Yuasa battery (used them on many cars and simply no issues) I joined this forum to find out what issues i might have buying a new Corolla and apart from the battery issues,the Toyota app and now the RSA which won't switch off on 24 models i don't see many other issues. Just buy a battery...yes Toyota should have done better but spending 20/30k on a car what is another £100 for peace of mind.

Good point. They are staked into a groove of the driveshaft end. You can use a screwdriver to push it out. You are meant to replace the locking cap. Order one so you have a new to replace with.

Type your reg number into the motor insurance database, it will tell you if you are insured https://ownvehicle.askmid.com/

Thanks for the replies. Although I won't have a chance to do this before the car goes in tomorrow. The same camera has been in the Yaris for three years and I've never re-formated it, and it still works fine. I'll get a better idea when I get the car back and can try it. Thanks

Auto Hold will also illuminate the rear brake lights I suspect that we are now confusing two different functions: Automatic mode on the Parking brake - i.e. the mode where the Parking brake is applied automatically when the driver shifts into Park and released when the driver shifts from Park. The brake lights will not illuminate just because the Parking brake is on (but, of course, will if you also leave your foot on the brake pedal). The Brake Hold function which "keeps the brake applied when the shift lever is in a forward driving position or N with the system on and the brake pedal has been depressed to stop the vehicle. The system releases the brake when the accelerator pedal is depressed with the shift lever in the forward driving position to allow smooth start off". In this situation the brake lights are illuminated because the 'brake pedal remains depressed (even if only logically). It is entirely the driver's choice which of these modes he/she uses. Personally, I use automatic hold on the parking brake and never the brake hold function. If I am stationary for a short while I hold the car on the foot brake; if I am stationary for longer I shift into Park - that works for me and suits my driving style ...

+1 for Fensport - always helpful and can do the install and setup for you if you come to them.

Thank you, I thought it may well be. If anyone spots a nice 2014 - 2017 1.2 or 1.6 manual Excel, please feel free to send me the link, there doesn't seem to be that many about although, to be fair, I am not in a rush. Many thanks all again.

Money to burn huh...I negotiate the price of the car (tastefully) ,press the buttons on their coffee machine myself, pick up car myself ,would never ever tip a salesman., could tell you the price of every car, I've ever owned! This brightens up my life no end ! Jobs a good un !

Nah, ostrich mode works for me. Heart aint good enough to cope with that annoyance.

There's a conundrum in there. Are you buying it, or is he buying it? If he is buying it with limited funds then it might be a good chance for a decent car in his price bracket - if it can be proved good. If you are buying it or helping him with extra cash (which I did for my son not long ago), then it might be better to pay more to get a less 'complicated' car. (Something else to consider. Young drivers have high premiums because they are prone to hit things. (I wrote my first car off within a year or two.) It might not be serious but they may well collect bumps and scrapes, so getting something that is a bit worse for wear and thus cheaper may make sense.)

Thanks Tony, I am thinking of all those things, I have extra 1/2" breaker, a pipe, heat gun, wd specialist and some left over plusgas. I'll be soaking the trouble makers over several times, hopefully it won't be too much trouble. I also have a small 1/2" cordless impact wrench but I am not expecting that to break axle nut loose but for other bolts its ok.

Wow, they quoted May. I would be amazed if we got our cars then, happy if we do though! If there was a sweepstake I think I would bet for the back end of June

That is almost exactly the average that the memsahib gets in her X. That is verified by tank-to-tank calculations. The fuel figures from the car are, AFAICT, pretty accurate.

They seem to be opimistic on possibly all cars, deffinitly most cars pretty much. My 2014 Auris Hybris is about 1.5 to 2 mpg optimistic, my Gen 2 Prius was about 2 to 3, I had a Skoda Octavia Diesel, that was around 5 or 6 and a Honda Accord 2.0 petrol was only about 1 mpg optimistic

look on ebay or a local dealer. always do your checks

Or maybe they are not needed that much with the rear camera? Plus people often forgot to extend them when having passengers on the rear seats and they were more prone to the injury in case of the crash?

Got mine today (with Safety Pack option) 😆, so here's a few more pics... another dashboard scenario and one of the infotainment. Plus the Juniper Blue colour.... I really love this it looks so much better in real life! Car is brill 👌💖

A hitchhiker, coming home tonight I saw a guy on the opposite side of the road with his thumb out hitching a lift, he was in an awkward place just before the road goes into a dual carriageway, so it would be potentially dangerous for someone to stop, I used to see hitchhikers all the time and have even given a lift to one years ago, mind you, that was leaving somewhere I was working and happened to be passing where they needed to be..

To be fair if you're buying new you have money to burn by definition! Buying a car new is not something a budget-conscious person would do - You loose so much money just driving it away! Even just waiting a few years will slash the price of it from new; You can get an early Mk4 for half the cost of a new one and they're barely 3 years old! That is what I was planning on doing if it hadn't been for KHAAAAN! (Well, that's not strictly true either as I was planning on running my Mk1 D4D into the ground waiting for my mythical 300+mile Yaris EV, but the Mk4 was the backup plan!), although finding one with a HUD would likely have been a bit tricky as it doesn't seem there are many aside from the Launch Editions, but those don't come with the bucket-load of sensors mine does (Which I'm hoping will help mine retain its value a bit more!!)

Why don’t you try a RAV PHEV with the later infotainment system? Or, use your phone apps? Seems a bonkers reason to change car so quickly and cost your wallet a significant hit paying for the depreciation. I do agree the infotainment is poor by today’s standards and the sat nav is rubbish, but it’s not unusable. In my view there are more important considerations when choosing a car. Remember, There is no such thing as a perfect car.

Kevin, first thing, don't risk buying a cheap charger. NOCO and CTEK figure frequently here. I use a CTEK5

Hi If your car has a towbar, you should start from the towbar socket! There is probably some corrosion and a short, so turn signals get the ground from there.

Hi . My son is paying for it as he has a job . Me an Mrs bought the aygo he learned to drive in . Which is now my daughters car . The car is his 1st own car and tho it's not expensive it's for him to learn to drive in . He wants a honda civic in 3 or 4 years or so as he's saving up for it an building his no claims bonus. We won't be selling it on as it go to my daughter when he goes for his civic. I'll ask for more photos ones that showd the damage as they said they had them in the old add . And check the prices it's about £800 to £1000 cheaper than others non cats . Insurance said yes to insuring it . Its just what he say about damages an why not told me I guess

Auto Hold will also illuminate the rear brake lights

Chris, nothing new there. My dealer fitted a 42AHr v 35AHr 3 years ago.

I snickered at that...

Back in the day as a young apprentice, I would swop news cars with dealers up and down the land, often hitching a lift with trade plates, in those days, if the dealer you worked at had a Blue Corolla in stock, but the customer wanted a Red one, the only way to get it would be a dealer swop. I have literally hitched a lift all over the country, happy days, paid cash in hand too

Mrs B didnt like the Khaki as is too similar to another car we already have, so went for the silver.. would have preferred the blue....as I understand it, its a combination of the available colours + the production plan for each as to whether you'll be able to get a specific model in a specific colour in in a reasonable time frame .... note also, this info is a month or so old now, so things may have changed....cant believe it takes so long to produce a brochure

They are a bit like the truth,rare but they are out there,que X files intro 🎵. Trouble is with written off cars,is they will always be re built written off cars, it's on the V5. Cat s,n or any other kind of cat, trouble with insurance yes, and if you are hesitant to buy one, so will everyone else in the future. Easy to spot on flea bay, eye catching price for the year/mileage, then bam yep it's a rebuilt write off.

I haggled and got a good deal on mine.

Koni adjustables and Eibach springs will be in your budget

What's annoying is that this problem has persisted for a few years now and that Toyota has not deemed it appropriate to issue a general recall and be done with it once and for all, instead of this piecemeal fix it ****!