How reliable is the Yaris? - Toyota Yaris Forums

Eatoman · 10-12-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucas13

Mine with 62k

-Two front seats replaced almost entirely
-Exhaust mid section replaced due to faulty catalytic converters
-Water pump started leaking at 56k
-Manual Transmission replaced at 58k
-Passengers control arm need replacing now, I'm waiting until is destroyed to change it.

There are many other small things that I experienced with the car, I understand is a cheap car but with other cheap car I owned in the past I have never seen so many issues one after the other. I think I'm still going to keep it because I have spend to much of my time getting it to work fine.

Guess all Yaris's aren't made perfect...I just hope my Yaris lasts as long as my old car...a '97 Geo Tracker. After 13 long years of daily driving that little Tracker never let me down.

Finally decided it was time for a change, so I settled on a Yaris. Guess I'll have to wait and see how this little car tackles these crazy canadian winters!

Lucas13 · 10-18-2010, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Eatoman

Guess all Yaris's aren't made perfect...I just hope my Yaris lasts as long as my old car...a '97 Geo Tracker. After 13 long years of daily driving that little Tracker never let me down.

Finally decided it was time for a change, so I settled on a Yaris. Guess I'll have to wait and see how this little car tackles these crazy canadian winters!

Not all the Yaris have all the things I’ve had with mine, they have the common problem such as the Water pump going bad soon. Right know I’m hopping everything goes well, I need to fix my right control arm and I hope that’s it for while will see

Eatoman · 10-20-2010, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucas13

Not all the Yaris have all the things I’ve had with mine, they have the common problem such as the Water pump going bad soon. Right know I’m hopping everything goes well, I need to fix my right control arm and I hope that’s it for while will see

What exactly is a "right control arm"? Is this a costly repair?

Lucas13 · 10-20-2010, 10:39 PM

It is exactly what severous01 Explain, In my case the Lower Ball Joint (attached to the wheel hub) seems to be the responsible one that makes a hard noise when braking a little bit hard.

The Dealer quoted $564 and I told them

, I'll change it by my self, With an after market part and aligment will total $160 I will save $404 not bad...

A decent shop with aligment included may not be as expensive as the stealer!

Eatoman · 10-22-2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucas13

It is exactly what severous01 Explain, In my case the Lower Ball Joint (attached to the wheel hub) seems to be the responsible one that makes a hard noise when braking a little bit hard.

The Dealer quoted $564 and I told them

, I'll change it by my self, With an after market part and aligment will total $160 I will save $404 not bad...

A decent shop with aligment included may not be as expensive as the stealer!

Why am I not surprised! The stealership was asking $75 for a bloody hubcap!

Not a tire, or a steel rim....a HUBCAP! I was happy to oblige with

as well! LOL! Thanks again guys for clueing me on what a control arm is!

I did notice my front suspension makes somewhat of a knocking sound whenever I go over a small bump...is this normal or does this mean that my bushings are starting to go as well?

Lucas13 · 10-24-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Eatoman

I did notice my front suspension makes somewhat of a knocking sound whenever I go over a small bump...is this normal or does this mean that my bushings are starting to go as well?

We have seen here many yaris with front suspension noises, it seems that its common but I don't consider it Normal. There could be different reasons not just the bushings.

nookandcrannycar · 03-17-2012, 10:01 AM

I feel the Yaris model is very reliable. I didn't have a single repair other than oil changes, one air filter change, and one set of 4 tires until I had the front wheel bearings replaced at almost 111k miles. Since then I have only replaced the battery at 138k miles, the tires again at 140k w/70k on old set, the headlight bulbs and rear plate bulb between 140k and 171k, the alternator at 159k, and the serpentine belt + a minor rear brake adjustment/cleaning together last week at 207,135 miles. The current tires will probably need replacing at a bit over 215k miles.

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10-20-2010, 10:39 PM	#4
Lucas13 Drives: 07 Yaris LB Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 179	It is exactly what severous01 Explain, In my case the Lower Ball Joint (attached to the wheel hub) seems to be the responsible one that makes a hard noise when braking a little bit hard. The Dealer quoted $564 and I told them , I'll change it by my self, With an after market part and aligment will total $160 I will save $404 not bad... A decent shop with aligment included may not be as expensive as the stealer!

03-17-2012, 10:01 AM	#7
nookandcrannycar Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009 Location: S.MontgomeryCnty,TX(HoustonMSA) '07=BayouBlue=300,125miles=OrigOwnr '14=ClassicSilvr=29,059miles Posts: 4,839	I feel the Yaris model is very reliable. I didn't have a single repair other than oil changes, one air filter change, and one set of 4 tires until I had the front wheel bearings replaced at almost 111k miles. Since then I have only replaced the battery at 138k miles, the tires again at 140k w/70k on old set, the headlight bulbs and rear plate bulb between 140k and 171k, the alternator at 159k, and the serpentine belt + a minor rear brake adjustment/cleaning together last week at 207,135 miles. The current tires will probably need replacing at a bit over 215k miles.