Best Toyota SUVs / 4WDs

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.

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.

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.

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.