Toyota

Japan · parts cost 2/5 · specialist network: widespread

Model families

Model	Segment	Generations covered	Variants	Price span
Avensis T27 · T27 Tourer	mid	2	8	€2,900–€9,850
Auris E150	compact	1	2	€1,450–€4,600
RAV4 XA30	compact SUV	1	2	€5,000–€15,800
Yaris XP90	supermini	1	2	€2,000–€6,300

Only families with researched data appear here. See coverage for what is planned next.

Brand-wide ownership notes

Toyota's reputation in this period is mostly deserved, and the petrol cars in particular ask for very little beyond oil and tyres. The diesels are the exception worth knowing about, because the 2.2 D-4D had a genuine head problem that Toyota extended warranties to cover in several markets. So the buying rule inverts the German one. Here the petrol is the safe choice and the diesel is the one that needs paperwork. Parts are cheap and the dealer network is dense.

Chassis

Chassis	Body	Years	Character
T27	sedan	2009–2018	Deliberately unexciting, and built to a standard the European mid-size cars of this era mostly didn't reach.
T27 Tourer	wagon	2009–2018	A big, plain, genuinely useful estate that will still be working long after its contemporaries are scrap.
E150	hatchback	2007–2012	A Corolla wearing a hatchback body, which means it is dull to drive and remarkably difficult to break.
XA30	SUV	2005–2012	A compact SUV bought for the badge's reputation rather than for anything it does brilliantly. It's roomy, easy to drive and almost impossible to break.
XP90	hatchback	2005–2011	A tall, clever small car with more room than its footprint suggests and a reputation it largely earns. It's dull to drive and very hard to break.