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The first big one. 100.000 miles in my Corolla 2.0, Build 11/2019. Nothing has been broken. Front discs has just been replaced. 1 set of wipers, 1 set of summer/ winter tyres. Upgrade to Android Auto. That's it. Nothing else. All services has been done by the same dealer. It has been trouble free and cheap driving.

@Jeff43The cigarette lighter is switched off after you switch off the car, so no good using that socket for charging. The OBD port is the way to go

Meanwhile, back at the ranch… My BZ4X has been great. It gives me about 260 miles in winter and 300 miles in summer. Way more than I need for my driving, which is typically about 20 miles a day. I normally charge up at home every 7 or 10 days. Public charging is expensive, but it’s not something I normally need. A £3 weekly charge is great, which more than makes up for the occasional £40 public charge. Intelligent Octopus most certainly does work with the BZ4X if you use a compatible home charger. Two gripes: 1. It has a user profile system that remembers things like the favourite radio station of the driver. I found this to be far too troublesome and turned it off. If you’re driving along using CarPlay, the very last thing you want is the screen to be taken over by a modal dialog box complaining that it can’t sync the user profile. 2. It continuously scans for your face to make sure you’re paying attention to the road. The problem is that the driver camera is placed in a dumb location and can give lots of annoying warnings that can’t be disabled. Apart from these, I’m happy with the car.

Ms Sarah Finch challenged Surrey County Council, on behalf of Weald Action Group, and added more uncertainty to the UK’s independence on energy. The Supreme Court judges ruled on a three-to-two majority in favour of the action. So Finch, her lawyers and the judges (a handful of trouble makers) have created a situation that may adversely affect some 60 million UK subjects and, in the long term, increase the risks of regular power outages. ”I am absolutely over the moon to have won this important case”, says Finch. Well, bully for her! With this “important case” being unlikely to have any measurable effect on global warming, the results on our own ability to generate our energy independent of other countries WILL have a measurable effect. Finch obviously hasn’t considered (or doesn’t care) about the hundreds of patients who rely on electrically-powered, home-based life support equipment, where a power outage can have life-threatening occurrences. Also, the products from oil are not limited to energy production - they involve substances for the treatment of medical conditions, some of which are critical in supporting life, and shortages in these areas could mean people may die unnecessarily. Our government must curb these activists and their fee-grabbing lawyers, and make the UK operate for the benefit of the many - not the narrow-minded few.

Just think about all that muscle 💪 you're building up 😃

Do I have a defected car then? I can barely hear any over the speed limit beeps😂

Hmm.. I’m pretty sure it’s the same as those fitted to pre 2024 models

Idiotic comment about 5-10 miles per day. My kids have daily return commutes of 50 miles and 70 miles and their EVs (not Toyota) are ideal for this. My daughter got her <1year old e Niro specifically because it saves her money overall in her commute. I like my BZ, no problems with charging, perfectly good to drive.

If you don't have Facebook (like me), you should still be able to view the video clip. https://www.facebook.com/reel/806502918244448/

Good idea! An approved repairer should be expected to reach a certain level of repair, so perhaps suggest that an independent examiner takes a look at it.

I don't mind the new shape. It's the (what I think is) awful two tone paintwork on the 2.0 litre models that puts me off. I'm not at all keen on the 1.8, so I'm not sure what I'll be getting when I need to replace my current C-HR, but at this stage it won't be one of the new ones.

Perhaps get it to see the unrestricted white background / vertical bar and then stop and put a sticker over the camera 🤣😂 Or, instead of having your butler run in front of the car with a red flag, get him to hold up a 70 sign!

Hi I am about 4 weeks into owning my PHEV. It has a ''TRAIL'' mode which I haven't used yet. Are there any words of wisdom about using/not using this please? I broadly understand the principles but in the real world any advice gratefully received. Dave

£370 is the standard price for the Full service. I'd check on the invoices for the last two services as to what has been replaced - ie what was done at the last Full service @ 6 years old. Spark plugs (due at 6 years/60,000 miles, whichever occurs first) may have been done at the 6 year service. Is the a/c working OK (eg. is it cold enough)? If OK, a re-gas may not be needed. Filters and brake fluid change should be included in the Full service. Presumably there is also the MOT. As above, check with the dealer as to what they've included. At the end of the day, you can take it to an independent, but it may not be much cheaper, and won't include the Relax service generated extended warranty. Depends really what your budget is and how much you can afford.

@ninanina My C-HR was ordered in April and collected at the end of May. Admittedly I ain't done a thousand miles yet, but I have no rattles from anywhere that I have noticed, (touch wood - ouch!). It is a lovely quiet and smooth car, as I think I might have mentioned. 😉

Hi, I’d call someone else to see how they find the volume level from your car. It could well have been an issue with your friend’s reception. No one has mentioned an issue with volume to me and I use it regularly. If you don’t mind expanding on the 5 swipes thing that would be appreciated. I just need to turn up the sound of my indicators and I'm hoping that’s in the hidden menu as I’m a bit deaf and struggle to hear them sometimes.

some of them I think they replaced it last time , thanks for your help, I've just went through my old posts and I've realised that I asked same question for the same problem two years ago 😂

Hi, as you mentioned above just for the warranty it is worth it. You can ask the dealer what exactly is included in this full service, at this mileage you need to replace spark plugs , air filter, cabin filter, brake fluid , you can check and do wiper blades , and ac regas, but those things will be at extra cost. 👍

Did you fit soundproofing to it 😉

MY ADVICE IS “DON’T BELIEVE A WORD AND NEGOTIATE A DIFFERENT DEAL”. It took 5 weeks for British Gas to arrange a “survey” which was done on my smartphone clarifying the detail I’d given in the first contact form. I knew mine would be a non standard fitting since my car port is at the bottom of a tiny 7 metre garden and I do not want to reverse in on dark nights so the car charge point would be in the middle. (It is a sturdy slate roofed shared car port) THat meant a 25 metre run from our electricity meter. During the eventual survey the guy on the other end said they would not run the cable down the garden fence, it would need a half metre deep trench. The only other route would be a charger on the conservatory wall with a 10 metre cable (but that would mean reversing in). Asked when it woiuld be fitted he replied 2 to 5 weeks but some areas are busier than others. Cost of the trench ? Over £500 and probably higher. Cost of the 10m cable ? £180. meanwhile I asked a local supplier Go Electric Ltd for a quote. Got a same day survey, no problems with routing, several other savings, and a final quote for Ohme charger with 5m tethered cable in the middle of the carport: £1270 and as firm fitting datea week on Monday. I will be writing to British Gas and Toyota UK explaining why I am rejecting their offer. Yes, I know I have paid over the odds but Peace of mind and escape from British Gas devious and unreliable clutches is everything…..and I won’t be upsetting my neighbours with a trench down our shared passageway. I wish I had done my home work but the deadline for the offer was 31 May and I had no choice. Be warned! I have no connection with Go Electric Ltd except as a potential customer but their “can do” attitude is impressive.

Thanks for the suggestion Chas but I really want to stick with Toyota and as I know my local dealer very well I know they will look after me Also Honda are currently having some reliability issues, the most serious being brake failure, but Honda UK are not issuing a recall for it. I’ve heard some real horror stories with people having to pay £1,000’s to fix it on cars that are still under warranty and with very low mileage It might be that I look for a very late Mk1 C-HR as they have always impressed me and I don’t remember any rattles 😉

Have you tried the volume control on the steering wheel (LHS on my 2019 Corolla)? That's what my infotainment manual appears to say, though it may only apply to the incoming call? Or is the microphone location covered, or perhaps one of the reasons given on this page occurred at that time?

I think that the problem is not the beep and flashes but the wrong speed when it happens.

See my previous post...

But surely a (for example) a 50 Ah battery is better than a 40 Ah battery, or am I assuming correctly that I'm talking rubbish 😄

Not on the latest 2024 models

I collected my new Yaris Cross last week. After reading this thread I rang my dealer today and he confirmed that the 24 model has an upgraded 12V battery.

From what I've read, for the Yaris DRL there's no a problem due to a driver or led failure but due to an oveheating of light guide. The surface of the ligh guide that is in contact with the led becomes brown due to overheating and looses the capabilty of carry the light. Unluckily it's not possible ( in reality someone succeded but it's not easy ) to unassemble the headlight to clean the DRL light guide.

I agree, that is poor. A normal incandescent bulb would last that long. There are absolutely different grades of quality of LEDs, and the life is also very much determined by the quality of the LED driver/controller. In fact, I'd bet it is more often the driver that dies hence you see whole sets of LEDs go out at once rather than single LED elements. For car manufacturers it is probably hard to guarantee the quality of individual parts as they come from multiple sub-suppliers. It is possible to get good quality, none of the LEDs on our 2012 Lexus with 130k miles on it has died... yet. For what little consolation it may bring, that is not that bad a price for a headlight. Modern full LED headlight units are around £2000-£4000. 😬

I just had my 2023 Corolla car a/c fixed. They stated the recovered refrigerant was 525 grams and car specifies 450. Overfilled at factory. Works great now!

I’m not a huge fan of the two tone paintwork either but didn’t realise all 2.0 have that I thought it had to be chosen as an option

thank you Tony. got other issues with the new bumper as well, not happy with the work they have done at all, and don't understand why this LV approved repairer didn't do the proper job for me, as it will not cost any penny to LV, the third party insurer will has to pay whatever cost is for the repair. it's going to be tough to fight with the garage!

Frothy Man 😁

Take no notice of me, I am a nobody

Well as I wrote in my first post “I once had a lot of trouble removing an oil filter after the dealer fitted it, I crushed it with a chain type tool, so rammed a screwdriver through it, to turn it and just managed to turn it! Ever since then, I always used a proper multi flute/sided tool.” This was in reference to my Toyota dealer and my Corolla.

Have you checked the fuses?

Oh good grief not this again... we had a few members go through this with the non-Cross Yaris 130 - I can't believe it's happening again with the YC 130!! One member even got into a fight with their dealer as they were trying to force them to take the car despite them being unable to get a sane quote due to so few insurers having the car on the system. Thankfully that wasn't the case across the board, as another member's dealer understood what was going on and were willing to hold onto the car until the insurance situation was sorted out. Send an e-mail to cr@toyota.co.uk and tell them what's going on and to get the insurance sorted out ASAP. I can't believe they've dropped the ball twice for the same thing!

The thing is that shouldn't matter at all - The speedometer is set to mph! There is absolutely no reason why the car should even be entertaining the possibility of any numbered sign being in kph! At all! Literally all they need to do to fix this is make the system read the sign in whatever units the speedo is set to: If it's in mph, read them as mph; If it's in kph, read it in kph! There is no country in the world where the speed signs are in different units to the speedo units mandated for use in the car!! It literally makes no sense that it was even programmed to have to guess what units the signs are in in the first place! Yeah the auto emergency brake really isn't great for use in narrow roads; I get false positives fairly regularly, although I've been mitigating it by leaving even bigger gaps. At least your 20 zones haven't been around long enough to teach pedestrians to run across the road and trigger the AEB yet!

This info can be found on the Toyota website, go to info on the wheels for each trim level to see size. https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/yaris-cross/build?path=configure/5c933238-df10-41c5-b921-a2e4d25ef931/3d7732b3-bd9a-46f3-8017-a456b0dda9e8&u=4befe3b0-7f5c-4efa-a917-9c96cc1812c1 this is the excel trim

A beautiful sunny day for swimming, sunbathing and recharging the 12V car battery 😄 Note - if you place the solar panel outside the vehicle, charging will be better. Mutlu car battery replaced with Varta approx. 3 months ago.

Good work 👍. Thanks for the detailed description; I'm sure others will find it helpful.

While the wheels are off Tony, have you considered fitting 22 inch chrome spoked , with spinners? They look a treat with purple LEDs backlighting, and yellow hand painted callipers.

Missus picked up her 24 MY Yaris Cross Excel, 2 X keyless fobs supplied & it has Falken 18" tyres. More tech fitted then my C-HR 😅

Sport mode will add a degree more regeneration and has a decent braking effect. I’ve been using Sport mode for downhills more recently and been impressed how much more braking and regeneration can be achieved.

Although there isn't a specific hill decent control, I've found putting into S1 reasonably effective. Admittedly not off-road, and definitely not as effective as true HDC, but I managed to descend Honister (on the side down to Seatoller) with hardly any braking at all. In fact in places, I needed to knock it up to S2 because it was holding back too much.

The car is very effective in its handling ability even with the standard OEM tyres fitted. Relax and enjoy.

I’ve used it once in anger and it was on very wet downhill grass where we’d been parked. Of course it was dry when we arrived and very low grip when we left. It did seem to help add some additional traction and you could certainly ‘hear’ the locking/unlocking of the wheels. Other than that it’s not been used in 3 years.

Yes, that was my gut feeling really. How many of us do serious trail work ? I took m vehicle onto a chalk trail ''C'' road type of thing and it performed brilliantly in EV mode tbh. Fair comment thanks .

Toyota hybrids are way better and more efficient than any other hybrid system available currently. The Hyundai hybrid system it’s not as efficient as it shows on the dashboard on real world plus they does not drive as good and in a long run they are time bombs with expensive clutch £3000+ that will fail similarly to vw dsg transmissions, not if but when? For me it’s Toyota. 👍

Hi, I bought a 2017 1.2T Excel about eight months ago, after having the earlier 1.6. I have an 11 mile commute on A roads/side roads, in cold weather with very bad traffic the worst I get is 36 mpg, or about 43mpg with better traffic, now it is warmer these are now about 42/43 mpg & 50-52 mpg respectively. The engine is fantastic, free revving, smooth and very punchy, very close to the performance of a Mazda 3 2.0. It is quiet (better with 16" wheels) and great on motorways and at speed. Very happy indeed so far.