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2.0 Valvematic 3ZR-FAE, known issues

T27 · 2009–2018 · R1 Low risk

Recorded issues2
Walk-away0
Over €1,0000
Checkable at viewing1/2
Likely spend€0

Likely spend is the mid cost of every issue rated common or universal, added together, what an unmaintained example owes over the next few years, not a prediction for any one car. Worst case if everything here failed at once is €750, which isn't a realistic scenario but is a useful ceiling.

All issues, by system

Transmission

CVT fluid degradationToyota Multidrive S CVT€200–€350
A gradual change in how the gearbox holds revs, occasional shunting at low speed, and in neglected cases juddering under load. Toyota specifies the fluid as a lifetime fill. Specialists widely disagree, and a change at around 100,000 km is inexpensive insurance against a gearbox that's otherwise proved dependable.
Check: There's little to see at a viewing, so ask whether the fluid has ever been changed and budget for it if the answer is no.
TransmissionoccasionalNot detectable at viewingevidence: documented100–200k km

Interior

Very little recorded against the bodyAvensis platform€150–€400
Nothing widespread. Ordinary wear on the suspension and interior of a car that often worked as a fleet vehicle. This generation has no endemic body or electrical fault of the kind that defines its European rivals. What turns up is ordinary age and use, which is why the engine choice matters more here than the chassis does.
Check: Check the rear suspension and the boot floor on a ramp for signs of a hard-working life, and look at the interior wear against the stated mileage.
InterioruncommonDetectable at viewingevidence: documented150–300k km

How to read this

Every issue is authored once against the part that actually carries it: the engine, the gearbox, the chassis or a shared component, and inherited by every variant that has that part. The badge next to each issue says where it comes from, so you can tell an 3ZR-FAE problem from an E9x problem.

Evidence tiers. Manufacturer means a recall, technical bulletin or revised part number. Documented means workshop data or multiple independent sources. Reported means owner consensus with no hard confirmation, and never sets a risk level on its own.

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