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1.0 VVT-i 1KR-FE

Toyota's small three-cylinder, chain-driven and port-injected, and about as simple as a modern engine gets. It's slow on a motorway and it will run for a very long time on nothing but oil changes.

Overview

The 1.0 VVT-i is the 1KR-FE petrol version of the Toyota Yaris hatchback (XP90), sold 2005–2011 with 69 PS and manual or automatic. Manageable at level 2. The engine carries nothing expensive, and the MMT gearbox on automatic cars is the only real risk. 1 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.

Toyota Yaris hatchback (XP90) · photo TOYOTA YARIS (XP90) China by Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Power69 PS

Torque93 Nm

Years2005–2011

Fuelpetrol

DriveFWD

Engines1KR-FE

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 1 recorded in total.

70Solid

MMT clutch actuator and clutch wear€250–€1,600checkable

Risk level −11 · Likely spend vs price −19 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 8 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel system✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Intake & air✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Cooling✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Emissions✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Transmission⚠ attentionMMT clutch actuator and clutch wear, €250–€1,600.

Electrics✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Suspension & brakes✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Body & interior✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both

The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.

Phase	Years	Low	Average	High	Good buy	What differs
pre Pre-facelift	2005–2008	€2,000	€3,400	€5,400	€2,700	The specification the car launched with.
LCI Facelift (LCI)	2009–2011	€2,200	€3,700	€5,900	€2,950	Revised nose and lights; 1.33 Dual VVT-i replaced the 1.3; Interior trim updates

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.

MMT clutch actuator and clutch wearToyota MultiMode automated manual (MMT)€250–€1,600

Jerky or slow gear changes, a flashing gear indicator, the car refusing to engage a gear, and a clutch that judders as it takes up drive. The automated manual uses an electric actuator to work a conventional clutch. The actuator wears and needs its clutch position re-learned, and the clutch itself wears faster than on a manual because the system slips it more.

Check: Drive it in town and feel every gear change, then watch the gear display for a flashing indicator. Ask when the clutch was last replaced and whether the actuator has been re-learned.

TransmissioncommonDetectable at viewingevidence: documented60–150k km

Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.

Pre-purchase inspection

The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.

1 checks · saved in this browser ·

1On the driveInclude low-speed manoeuvring, not just an open road.

MMT clutch actuator and clutch wearDrive it in town and feel every gear change, then watch the gear display for a flashing indicator. Ask when the clutch was last replaced and whether the actuator has been re-learned.

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

These run to very high mileage on nothing but oil, so the odometer matters far less than the body and the gearbox. A tidy 200,000 km manual is a sound buy.

Service item	Interval	Cost
Engine oil and filter Chain and bearing protection on a small engine.	15,000 km or annually	€60–100
Underbody inspection Corrosion is what ends these cars.	annually	€0–60

What to pay

What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.

median €3.5k

€2k€2.7k€5.9k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

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United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€2,700band €2,000–€5,900

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold1.0 VVT-i 1KR-FE was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.

ModelToyota Yaris 1.0 VVT-i
ChassisXP90
Engine1KR-FE
Years2005–2011
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the xp90 median, all 2 engines

Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →

Buyer notes

Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.

Our read, not a record

A chain-driven three-cylinder with port injection is as simple as a modern engine gets, which is why this one has no expensive failure on its record. It's slow on a motorway and perfectly happy in town. Take the manual, because the MMT automated manual wears its clutch and actuator and that's the dearest item on the car. So look underneath at the rear beam and the sills, since corrosion ends these long before the engine does.

Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.

Full specification

Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.

Engine code	1KR-FE 1.0 VVT-i
Configuration	I3, naturally aspirated · 998 cc
Fuel / injection	petrol · port
Model years	2005–2011
Facelift phase	Sold either side of the 2009 facelift, 2005–2008 pre, 2009–2011 LCI
Power / torque	69 PS · 93 Nm
Transmissions	5-speed manual · 5-speed automated manual
Gearbox families	Toyota MultiMode automated manual (MMT)
Drivetrain	FWD
Economy (real-world)	5–6 l/100 km mixed
Markets	EU