Before you buy a used Toyota Auris (II).

Look out for: Poor acceleration and strong jerking, misfires and limp mode; at high mileage, loss of power and higher consumption from carbon on injectors, valves and intake.

Ask them to check: Read misfire codes and check the coil date; ask for a goodwill replacement; clean the intake if there are deposits.

Look out for: Engine scraping noise (up to 07/11/2013); Timing chain noise when cold; [1.2 T] Loss of power and engine hesitation

Ask them to check: Compare your symptom and your car's build date with this list. If they match, tell the workshop and ask them to check that part first before replacing others. The brand or a warranty extension covers some repairs: ask the dealer with the car's details.

Look out for: Excessive oil consumption in heavy city use (up to 07/11/2013); Battery overheating (heavy city use) (up to March 2014)

Ask them to check: Compare your symptom and your car's build date with this list. If they match, tell the workshop and ask them to check that part first before replacing others. The brand or a warranty extension covers some repairs: ask the dealer with the car's details.

Look out for: Noisy accessory belt; Engine warning light on (up to July 2014); Oil level rises and the particulate filter clogs; Engine warning light on (up to May 2018); Abnormal oil consumption (over 0.5 l per 1,000 km) until the end of production; [1.4 D-4D/2.0 D-4D] Loss of power (up to March 2015 on the 2.0 or May 2015 on the 1.4); Oil leak (up to February 2016)

Ask them to check: Compare your symptom and your car's build date with this list. If they match, tell the workshop and ask them to check that part first before replacing others. The brand or a warranty extension covers some repairs: ask the dealer with the car's details.

Look out for: Loss of power; Engine noise; [2.0 D-4D (Toyota)] Engine knocking; [2.0 D-4D (Toyota)] Excessive oil consumption (up to chassis SB1ZF3JE30E006125); [1.4 D-4D/2.0 D-4D] Loss of power (up to March 2015 on the 2.0 or May 2015 on the 1.4)

Ask them to check: Compare your symptom and your car's build date with this list. If they match, tell the workshop and ask them to check that part first before replacing others. The brand or a warranty extension covers some repairs: ask the dealer with the car's details.

Look out for: The oil level drops between services (more than half a litre per 1,000 km and up to a litre or more), usually from 150,000–200,000 km; bluish smoke.

Ask them to check: Check the history for oil top-ups or replaced pistons; measure consumption between two changes and check the spark plugs.

Look out for: Knocking or rattling on cold start, misfires (P0301–P0304), coolant loss and, eventually, a damaged head gasket.

Ask them to check: Read the misfire codes, watch the coolant level and clean the EGR cooler, valve and manifold preventively; if coolant is lost with no visible leak, run a combustion-gas test.

Look out for: Coolant loss, overheating or white smoke (gasket or head); on the 1.6 D-4D, hesitation, loss of power or the engine stopping.

Ask them to check: Combustion-gas test on the coolant and check oil consumption; ask Toyota by VIN whether the campaign was done. On the 1.6 D-4D, check the EGR recall.

Look out for: 6-speed manual gearbox noise (up to 01/09/2013); Clutch squeak on the 1.6 VVT-i (up to March 2014); Hard to engage 1st (6-speed manual)

Ask them to check: Compare your symptom and your car's build date with this list. If they match, tell the workshop and ask them to check that part first before replacing others. The brand or a warranty extension covers some repairs: ask the dealer with the car's details.

Look out for: Knocks from the front axle (up to February 2015); Rear axle noise (up to October 2016)

Ask them to check: Compare your symptom and your car's build date with this list. If they match, tell the workshop and ask them to check that part first before replacing others. The brand or a warranty extension covers some repairs: ask the dealer with the car's details.

Look out for: Ignition key hard to turn (up to 22/01/2016)

Ask them to check: Compare your symptom and your car's build date with this list. If they match, tell the workshop and ask them to check that part first before replacing others. The brand or a warranty extension covers some repairs: ask the dealer with the car's details.

Look out for: Hard starting, rough idle, smoke and loss of power; noise or vibration from the flywheel when starting and releasing the clutch; oil consumption.

Ask them to check: Read the codes, run an injector back-leak test and check the EGR. Listen to the flywheel at idle with the clutch released. Measure oil consumption.

Look out for: A manual clutch that wears quickly, rear discs rusted by little use of the rear brake and tail lights with water droplets; on hybrids, the battery and voltage converter should be checked before buying.

Ask them to check: Test the clutch; check rear discs and tail lights; on hybrids, read the battery condition.

Look out for: Hybrid battery cooling maintenance message, warning light with codes P0A80 or P0A7F, a noisy fan and less electric assistance; if ignored, the battery ages faster.

Ask them to check: Clean or replace the filter and clean the fan before condemning the battery; keep the intake grille clear. At the garage, read the codes and, if needed, install the software Toyota specifies.