Best Toyota Cars

Sold our long beloved Camry, which has served us well for nearly 12 years now and just bought a new tesla which we are stoked about. Toyota really… Read more

lvies up to its name and over the last decade we havent had any real big dramas with it. It was such a workhorse, drove long distances without an issue. With the cost of petrol going up, we wanted to go with an EV.

This car is basic transport and it certainly isn't a powerful car, especially on hills without a "run up". However, its great on a budget, simple, and good on fuel. Show details

We have owned our LC300 Sahara ZX for about 3 years. Apparently, there is a serious problem with these vehicles caused by the Turbocharger bolts… Read more

becoming loose, falling into the engine somehow with potential damage. Despite a Toyota dealer at Southport on the Gold Coast checking and tightening these bolts on our car only 6,000 kms ago, another dealer on the Sunshine Coast said they are missing!!! Therefore, either the first dealer did not tighten the bolts as required or the 2nd dealer is lying. I don't know which as it surely would be impossible for bolts to come loose after such a short interval. Another owner that we know said his (same) vehicle was off the road for a month because of the same issue.

Love the car. Bougjt it 2023 brand new. Hybrid. Very economical. Very small amount of petrol consumption. All features are great. Very large boot and comfortable to travel on long distances.

Mixed feelings about this one. Bought it new at the start of 2014 and it was great. Had it serviced, did all the right things and then in 2025 the… Read more

gearbox just completely broke, all these pieces floating in it. Apparently the 2013 gearboxes do this, it's a thing. On a Kia now.

Had a 90 series and "updated" to the 120 series. Another great vehicle. Again, I went for the V6 4-litre in automatic. If you read my 90 series… Read more

review all the same applies, reliable, roomy etc Just an all-round great car. And again the fuel rule applies..drive it like a large heavy vehicle and It's not too painful around the city. But pretty good on the hwy. Treat it like a race car and you deserve what you get at the pump. It reflects what sort of a vehicle they are by looking at the resale prices.

As for Negitives.... Only two...The cracking dash board issue upto 2008 I believe and the clips that hold the side body mouldings on.

Tip for the side mouldings.... good quality clips and a bead of bonding agent. They don't loosen again.

Sold her as a family member was in a bind and needed a vehicle. Not off-roading, camping or towing at present but would by another if things change.

Roller Cover CSE: Toyota knew about the fault and still charged me to fix it Bought a 2023 HiLux Rogue for commercial use. The electric Roller Cover… Read more

started malfunctioning — exactly the fault described in Toyota Australia's own Customer Service Exercise (CSE) issued in July 2024, affecting 14,032 HiLux Rogues produced between May 2020 and November 2023. Here's what makes this worse: Toyota never contacted me about the CSE. Not by SMS, email, or mail — nothing. So when the cover failed, I had no idea it was a known manufacturer defect. I took it to Nunawading Toyota, paid $99, and they handed the car back in worse condition than it arrived — completely inoperable. I filmed it failing the moment I stepped outside the service centre. When I contacted Toyota's Customer Assistance Centre, they told me in writing there was "no outstanding recall" on my vehicle. That directly contradicts their own press release. The Roller Cover motor can overheat and continue running, draining your battery and potentially leaving you stranded. Toyota calls this "may cause overheating." I call it a safety issue they buried in corporate language. Vehicle unusable for over a month. Real commercial losses. Now at VCAT (Case C2236/2026). If you own a HiLux Rogue, check your VIN against the CSE range: https://pressroom.toyota.com.au/PressRelease?pr-code=4d013a7a-50d5-408e-80ad-ebb0efe01155 Don't wait for Toyota to contact you. They won't.

Big claim in the headline — but this is the main selling point of the Toyota Land Cruiser 76 Series Wagon. It’s the only large 4x4 on sale today… Read more

still available with a manual transmission. The interior fit and finish hasn’t changed since the 1990s, and it’s been given just enough modern technology to tick some compliance boxes.

The list of things this car is not is long. It’s like an old family friend you have great memories with. You don’t see them for a while and start to reminisce about the good old days, while the world moves on. Then, finally, you meet them again — and it feels like nothing has changed. And that’s exactly how you want it to be.

The Land Cruiser is a modern-day time machine. It doesn’t play by the rules, and it doesn’t have to. Toyota can’t build enough of them — and that’s why they haven’t changed the formula.

Sadly, many cars have lost their identity. And the Land Cruiser could have been one of them. The nameplate has been stretched across multiple models and variations. But the 76 Series remains the most pure 4x4 utility vehicle on the market.

It’s unapologetically flawed. The front wheels are wider than the rear to make room for a non-existent V8 option in the Australian market. The gear ratios on the five-speed mean you’re sitting far too high in the rev range at simple highway speeds. And you’ve got to love a separate key and remote fob in 2025.

All of these quirks are easy to dismiss with more expensive alternatives like the Land Rover Defender and Ineos Grenadier on the market. But if you’re after a pure driving experience — free of screens, connectivity, and modern creature comforts — Toyota still sells what brands like Singer charge millions for: tactile nostalgia.

Video Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jIKVwj0IZI

10/10 – This car slaps hard, it’s increased my drift points by hundreds! In all seriousness quality car, never had issues, had since day 1 about 10 years ago Show details

My New Toyota Hiace 2024 – Received the Van earlier than expected December 20 2024 rather than Jan 2025 Great So far so good it handles well although the new apple carplay is… Read more

mainly for gps music messages I'm getting used to it the call sending and receiving is way clearer than old van Sirri is a major player on screen Going to Sydney in a couple of days so will put to the test on fuel economy as I went to Euroa only got 9.5 litres per 100 on fuel economy light load last van we go 12.5l per 100k this one has Barn doors so we can load with fork lift getting used to them also the centre console was a great improvement with drink holders a quad lock system for phones would be good I'd Like to Mention Patterson Cheney they were great with Keeping me posted on my order they went beyond expectation as to sales and after sales Service this is my 5th Van purchased from them service is great they do what they tell you they going to do nothing Else unless they ask me so no unexpected bills Anyway I will do review when I get back on fuel economy and yes ill reset it on start to give it a fair go

My Kluger 2018 GXL has done approx 95K KM, its super solid like day one Kluger offers very plush ride, easy handling despite its size, best thing is… Read more

its quite cabin. Handling is easy and i found steering wheel on lighter side. Overall its an excellent car, durable and easy to maintain, no dramas. 2018 model doesn't have car play, seats are leather and very cushioned and comfortable.

I've had this vehicle for 6 months. Positives, ride and handling is awesome, having independent rear suspension. Fuel economy is excellent. I… Read more

regularly get 2.8 litres per 100km with a light right foot. It shines in traffic. Consumes more fuel on Freeway/ Highway. The safety features are awesome compared a 15 year old Toyota Corolla I drove previously, which was bullet proof. Has 10 airbags. The fit and finish are typical Toyota levels. The safety features are not intrusive. Just right. Decent boot size. Negatives. Expensive and no rear seat vents.This is nasty cost cutting. Cannot comment on long term reliability, but the 1.8 l Hybrid has been around for awhile.So hopefully it will be reliable.

Very nice – Drive is very good, I love it. I don't like the the gps as it often make mistake, the rear view camera is not good at all when there is a light even… Read more

it is far and the voice recognition for phone call is really bad. I mentioned these items as they are not toyota standard. last 34 years I'm driving different models of Toyota, I know the quality Toyota equipments.

I had the Corolla Cross as a loan car for a week, and on the whole it was a good experience. The positives were: its ride comfort - really good both… Read more

in town and on longer country drives; its oomph - I was pleasantly surprised by its get up and go; the efficiency of it - great around town (5.2), higher on longer freeway drives (6.5), and finally the size - I am 2m tall and the room inside was great. The less positive side of things were: the plastic steering wheel (admittedly I drove the entry level model but it was a little rough to hand); the oppressively dark headlining - the ceiling was dark grey and the cabin felt a little oppressive, and finally the adaptive cruise control had an annoying habit of slowing down by about 5 km/h whenever I went around a corner, regardless of the severity of the corner. I couldn't turn this function off and as a consequence I accelerated into corners! Overall it was a pleasant experience and I would be tempted to upgrade to one.

Top value for money – I had 2 of the late models twin turbo vvti and got rid of 1 but im still keeping one and i cant fault this car its very true japanesse sports machine… Read more

for anyone interested in getting into the sports car scheme without getting a huge loan and i tell you its the most reliable car ive had, ive also had about 12 toyotas in past which include lots of soarers all ( turbo of course) mark ii turbos and i drove them like lunatic and i never had to see mechanic because they bloody never broke down on me, but i had to have the king of course Supra and i kept the excellent example it has 76000 on clock with twin turbo vvti and it puts me smile everytime i get into this power house i know i can push as hard as i want and i know it want brake down on me, in my house im from perth wa no other car comes in our garage if its not made in japan and yes they are old, and yes they still outperform all those fancy looking new toys out there in any way. i had bmw before, i had mercedes and they are puffy cars because every month i had to see mechanic and pay through the nose for repairs for owing that bloody merc,bmw badge. no more.

Economy is fantastic, build and delivery quality isn't so good and unfortunately has a very long delivery time. My one year old Yaris Cross had to… Read more

be towed to the dealer due to failed brakes as the pedal went completely to the floor.

The car soon after delivery and after letting it settle in I had my mechanic have a good look over the car. I've known the fella since he was an apprentice so I do trust him. He noticed every single clip and mount for every single underbody tray from the firewall back, and there are quite a few, were loose with some over half way out.

What's good, economy. The noisy 3 cylinder engine makes it's presence known but does the job. EV mode is serenely silent with the contrast very noticeable so encourages economy driving. Economy can go as low as 3.2 l / 100 km in normal stop / start city traffic however out on the open road at 110 kph it will use 6 l / 100 km with low to mid 5's if drop back to 100. The small 36 litre tank means country driving range is limited so country Yaris Cross owners can expect to own a Jerry Can.

The lack of supplying a spare tyre should be outlawed. Driving in Oz outside of cities without a spare tyre and only an inflation kit is a recipe for stranded motorists. I've hit the wreckers & bought a spare tyre which takes up a considerable amount of hatch space when needed to be carried.

Body build quality is variable. The fit and finish of the steel work is good although there was wind flutter and seal squeak from the top of the rear doors which the dealer rectified. The mechanic told me it "takes strength" to fix the issue. I presume he meant he's bent the top of the doors in a bit which also stopped the rubbing noise from the door seals. Be better if it was made correctly in the first place and I do wonder what effect it's had on the paint. External plastic fitment is poor with especially large gaps around the rear tail lights. While hidden under the convenient electrically lifted back hatch the plastic surrounds of the rear lights has large gaps which collect any leaves that make it through the panel gap between the hatch and the body. The windscreen wiper pivot points are similar at attracting and holding leaves. Moral: try not to park under gum trees etc. Other external plastic parts creak & move to the lightest touch but aren't heard inside the car.

Driving is pleasant and easy with the Hybrid system doing it's thing very well. Steering effort is light and, for me, well weighted. The brakes aren't in tune with the rest of the car and don't inspire confidence as they don't haul the car to a stop when needed. Like a previous car I had there's a pause before the brakes engage but with this car it doesn't feel like the car is doing maximum braking almost like it's tip toeing but not ever getting there. There's also the bad final change over from regeneration braking to hydraulic braking. When light braking to roll up to, say, red traffic lights I presume it's only using battery regeneration braking. At somewhere around 10 to 15 kph it automatically swaps to hydraulic braking, there can be a loud clunk sound and the brakes engage way too much. Not good for any traffic behind my car.

Interior wise it's fab if there's only two people. The front is roomy for a small S.U.V. and quite pleasant. The back isn't roomy as expected but the rear doors don't open wide enough which adds to the cramped feeling in the back. Headroom in the back is good for a small vehicle. The hatch opens wide and electric operation makes using it a doddle while the hatch area is good for a small vehicle. At the bottom of the hatch a cover sits over foam that holds the tyre repair kit with what looks like a computer module sitting smack bang in the middle of the area. Don't even think about putting any kind of space saver spare in there as that module blocks using the space for much of anything.

Oddly the car only comes with an electrically adjustable seat for the driver, the passenger misses out. Both seats have heating function which my partner she says should be standard fitment on all cars. There's no split zone venting, only single zone which is odd missing from a top of the range model. The A/c itself is strong and cools quite well but rear seat passengers have no direct vents so I can't comment on whether it's good or bad back there.

Also odd is there's no variable intermittent wiper function. There's single speed intermittent wiper function but not variable. Again in a top of the range car it's a glaring omission that's noticeably missing with the misting drizzle that generally happens where I live.

I've also had the 12 V battery go flat after being away for 3.5 weeks. Not just couldn't start flat but zero volt on a Voltmeter completely dead flat. A brand new super smart battery charger refused to charge the battery so I had to dig out a 20+ year old charger that I had to initially charge the 12 V battery. I've since bought a dash mountable solar panel that plugs into the OBD2 port to keep the 12 V battery charged if I go away again for more than a couple of weeks.

The auto headlight function is nice and convenient to have that can't be turned off but it's also quite d#mb. I've tried adjusting the sensitivity but even on the least sensitive setting it's still too sensitive. Pass through an under pass that's even mildly more than a single lane road in width and on come the lights even on a bright sunny day. Following traffic behind get a rude awakening from the apparent braking with brake lights turning on. The L plater that was behind me one day hit the brakes which must've been close for a nose-tail collision with all the cars behind them.

Implementation of Android Auto is okay but when it doesn't want to co-operate then it really doesn't want to work much at all. It really is pull over, stop the car and spend a couple of minutes sorting it out after which it'll happily run the App I want but it won't let me choose that App through the car's screen only through my mobile.

Ah TSS. TSS is Toyota Smart Sense or as I prefer call it Toyota St^pid Sense. If you're an active driver who drives for smoothness and efficiency then TSS will constantly interfere trying to do some really odd d#mb stuff. I've had it try to drive me straight into a parked car while the driver was getting out of the car. Try to avoid potholes and manhole covers? Nope, it'll override trying drive right through them. It'll also complain about long repair patches in the road and try to follow them. Generally it interferes badly with smooth driving and there's no way to turn it off.

TSS also runs the Traffic Alert system after parking the car. It requires a short then long push of the Okay button on the steering wheel to turn it off almost every time after parking the car as it resets back on every time after turning off the car. Unless I turn it off it'll fire off in my driveway every time. Coming home late at night in my super quiet, almost always in EV mode, car only to have the Traffic Alert system activate and loudly beep 5 or more times in my driveway isn't conducive to neighbourly relations.

TSS also runs the rear seat alert for passengers not having their seat belt on. Excellent idea with one slight problem, putting groceries on the back seat instead of in the hatch. Groceries can be heavy enough to set of a warning which will continuously beep after about 30 kph all the way home warning of back seat occupancy without seat belts on. When putting groceries in the back seat it's worth remembering to clip all the seat belts in place first before loading any groceries into the back seat.

Delivery times are huge. For my car from order in January 2023 to delivery on 29th November 2024 was nearly 2 years.

Honestly it's a great little car that has fabulous fuel economy which like all cars it has its foibles.