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Before you buy a used Toyota Yaris Verso.

2000–2005 · Petrol / Diesel · 2 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Toyota Yaris Verso, real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

All versions

Sheets the catalogue links to all 2 of its engines.

  • Oil, rust, MMT gearbox and campaigns on the Yaris IKnown weak points
    Period mentioned
    1998–2006
    Mileage mentioned
    The sheet does not mention a mileage.

    Applies if: The Yaris Verso is derived from the Yaris I and shares its engines, MMT gearbox and most mechanicals; confirm by VIN which campaigns apply.

1.3 / 1.5 VVT-i

Petrol

We have no faults specific to this engine, only those common to every version.

1.4 D-4D

Diesel

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Toyota Yaris Verso
EngineDocumented faultsRecalls
1.3 / 1.5 VVT-iPetrolFewest documented11 with conditions1
1.4 D-4DDiesel21 with conditions1

According to the data we have, the engine with the fewest documented faults is the 1.3 / 1.5 VVT-i (Petrol).

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Petrol.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Toyota dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
Toyota engine, transmission and software recalls (2002–2026)Powertrain and engine management

How to check it: Check by VIN whether any of the recalls is outstanding (at the dealer or on the DVSA website) and carry out the inspection or replacement it requires.

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On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 2 checked

Injection / turbo

  • 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.

Known weak points

  • Look out for: Oil leaking from the crankshaft seal and oil consumption on the small petrol engines; rust on rear arches, sills, tailgate and exhaust; leaking tail lights; wheel bearings, alternator, brakes and bushes; heavy clutch wear with the MMT automated gearbox.

    Ask them to check: Check by VIN that the campaigns were done; check rust, leaks and MMT clutch wear.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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