The star of city cars in Europe along with the French, Toyota Yaris made a name for itself thanks to its friendly face and his many hybrid variations. Assembled in France, now in its own fourth generation. This is economical and comfortable small car, available on both diesel and gasoline. Here’s a quick overview the weaknesses it may present, and the little problems he may encounter.

Mechanics: failures in the first harvests

• in dieselearly career blocks in 2005 and 2006 can sometimes appear loss of power. By problems with the injector subject to replacement (450 EUR/part), which have been reliable since 2007. Since then, no malfunction of this kind has been observed. Intercooler/exchanger showed on 1.4 D4D (90 hp) collected from 2008 to 2014 sealing problems that can lead to oil inlets in the latter, which was the subject of a recall campaign.
• in essence, there, too, the blocks of the 2005 and 2006 harvests presented problems. In particular, regarding water pump that had to be replaced (€550). The problem is observed especially on blocks 1.3 VVTi (87 and 100 horsepower).
• About transmission, some specimens from the beginning of the career suffered from reports errors. Compulsory full replacement (up to 4,000 euros for a new one). Worry about the starter failed reported in early versions.

Electronics: (almost) nothing to report

Absence of repeated anomalies comfort and safety equipment was reported. Alone the lights esp or ABS may appear unexpectedly. Through fragile sensors or may suffer from corrosion.

Materials: some flaws

in the cabin plastic is fragile and sensitive to scratches. Whereas very thin fabrics can suffer from tears in a few years. Over the yearsthe seat guide springs can loosen and cause significant movement in the event of an accident.

Outside, picture maybe in a few years flaking abnormally. Especially after small protrusions such as gravel or branches. The tires suffer from abnormally fast wear of the original mounts. A guarantee of peace of mind at this level can be the replacement of standard tires.