100,000 mile club

[TiedBassDrummer]

Bought my Yaris last year with just over 70k miles on it. Currently at 83k miles.

[NYC-SE]

83<100

[mark293]

Just made 250k. Drives just like it did when I bought new. People don’t believe me when I tell them I’ve only replaced the brake pads one time since I’ve owned it. I’m torn between my Yaris and my 2007 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor as to which one is the greatest car ever built.
Gotta love it.

[bentjazz]

Good job, mark293! Hoping to drive my Yaris another 20 or so years. I'm at about 105,000 miles.

[myfirstyota]

What's 366,000km worth? That's where my lift-mobile is at

[mryaris]

Originally Posted by mryaris

I have been informed that my 2010 hatchback just turned 100K miles! I bought it new in November 2009 to replace my 2009 Yaris hatchback that I rolled on my way to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The reason I was "informed" of this milestone is I essentially gave it to my dad about 3 years ago and he has been using it as his commuter car ever since.

In 100K miles all I/we have done to it is: keep the gas tank full, change the oil every 5K miles, changed out the trans oil once (about to do it again), changed the tires once and changed the wiper blades a few times. Oh yeah....we just installed a new windshield a couple of months ago.

Without a doubt, it has been the most reliable car I have ever owned. I plan on taking control of it again when dad retires next year....can't wait! :)

See you guys at 200K!!

So here I am checking in at 200K miles! This quote is from July 2014 and I still haven't done much to this car....just basic maintenance. It still has the original brakes! I am about to re-do the pads, rotors, drums & shoes, although I think I can go another 25K miles on the originals. Aside from spark plugs and a coolant flush & fill, the engine is 100% original (including the water pump & alternator!). Runs like a champ!


The worst thing about my car is the clear coat has completely failed on the roof, upper doors, hatch & rear quarter panels. That and a decade worth of door dings, parking lot mishaps and the occasional racoon strike. Mechanically it runs as well as it did when I bought her 10+ years ago.

I went several years without driving it much...about 5 years of to & from the airport (40 miles/week). Now I'm doing 900 miles a week, so 300K miles shouldn't take nearly as long as 100K or 200K did.

See you then.

[mark293]

^^^^This. No excuse for such poor quality paint in an otherwise indestructible car.

[Leegamer]

My paint has done the same, but it happened very much all of a sudden.

[lawrenze04]

At 143000 miles on 2012 Yaris Sedan. Dealership recommends me to replace the throttle body and flush the brake lines. What are your thoughts? Also they said that I have a timing cover leakage, which when I dont see any obvious leak. Anyone with the same experience?

[91mustang]

Definitely wouldn’t see a reason to replace the throttle body. Brake fluid can get moisture in it, but if you don’t have issues with the car stopping I would decline that also.

It’s possible you could have a water pump failing, but I wouldn’t trust a dealer that said to replace a throttle body. I’ve personally never seen one fail on any car.

[mirapatec]

I am at 99,800 miles on my 2012, so I am fast approaching membership in this exclusive club. Do we get tee shirts or something? ;-)

[zoidberg444]

Originally Posted by lawrenze04

At 143000 miles on 2012 Yaris Sedan. Dealership recommends me to replace the throttle body and flush the brake lines. What are your thoughts? Also they said that I have a timing cover leakage, which when I dont see any obvious leak. Anyone with the same experience?

I've only heard of one instance of the throttle body going bad on a Yaris and if one did fail it would be better to get a used one from a scrapyard. No sense in paying for a new one.

I change my brake fluid and flush my lines every 2 years/40,000 miles. You definitely notice a change in the colour of the fluid as you flush the new stuff through. Brake fluid absorbs moisture so it can cause corrosion in your brake system.

I think they are having you on with "timing cover leakage" the timing covers are siliconed on at the factory. They are a bitch to get off and very unlikely to be leaking. You could have your front main seal leaking at the camshaft - that you should probably get fixed if it was the front main seal. Or you could have a coolant leak from the water pump. Mine leaks a little but i'm just keeping an eye on it at the moment because its just a drip. I just top up a few drops of coolant when i service the car.

[HighmileYaris]

Both of my Yaris have been well over 100k when I bought them... My 08 was 262k when I sold it, my new 09 Yaris S has 162k on it.

[rmshort]

231,000 miles today. 07 Yaris 3dr

[billfires]

168,000 miles on my 2010 manual trans, 3 door hatchback. Had donut gasket and resonator replaced at 128,000, spark plugs, serpentine belt and front brakes/rotors done at 141,000. Full synthetic 5w-30 oil and filter every 5000 miles. Also changed the battery at 7 years because I did not want to push it and have it fail at an inopportune time. By far the best, lowest maintenance vehicle I have ever owned. Bill C

[mark293]

Originally Posted by mint_julep

just hit 100k miles on my 2007, 3-door hatchback.

paint's near damn gone, but otherwise running strong.

How Toyota manages to build such a great engine and crap on the paint is beyond me.

[ECHOKnight2000]

Originally Posted by HighmileYaris

Both of my Yaris have been well over 100k when I bought them... My 08 was 262k when I sold it, my new 09 Yaris S has 162k on it.

oh nice! I have an 09. I just turned over 182k. Running fine considering I'm guessing the previous owners didn't take care of the car too well but it makes due! Somewhat loaded. Power everything (from what it has to offer). While I think the 3 door has a cleaner look the 5 door has served me well! Curious. How is your mileage? Mine isn't bad but it's not great either IMO, I get it's not a hybrid but still should get better. It's around low 30s consistently and I try to be good with driving if I can, and it's summer. My standards are high for sub compacts. Granted not all were created equally.

[ECHOKnight2000]

Originally Posted by mark293

How Toyota manages to build such a great engine and crap on the paint is beyond me.

From my understanding they changed from oil based paint to water. So it's thinner but yeah cheap. My car is used so the pain job all over is crapped on. I've given up on it cause it's used! lol. It's all good. As long as it works.