Toyota Avensis Saloon (2009 - 2018) Owner Reviews
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- Results 1 to 10 of 19
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- Year/plate: 2017/67
- Bought: Used in February 2024
This was definitely a compulsive buy to replace glitchy Renault Scenic that kept throwing up hazard lights. I chose this...
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- Year/plate: 2015/15
- Bought: Used in December 2019
A brilliant car that is worthy of much more credit than it has received by car reviewers. The Avensis sticks...
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- Year/plate: 2015/65
- Bought: Used in February 2021
The car itself looked and drove well for a few months and then the problems started. Losing power randomly with no...
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- Year/plate: 2012/62
- Bought: New in May 2012
By far the most reliable car I have ever had. Spacious, good on motorways. Great family car. Huge space for...
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- Year/plate: 2017/17
- Bought: New in April 2017
Yes. My second Avensis. They can't be that bad, surely. Everyone here gripes endlessly about theirs but I guess I...
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- Year/plate: 2011/11
- Bought: Used in May 2018
I previously owned the earlier model 1.8 Avensis auto, which was pretty much bulletproof and felt really solid. I hoped...
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- Year/plate: 2017/67
- Bought: New in August 2017
Looks horrible. Over styled and ornate front. Driving is worse. Here are the problems. 1: It is impossible to dim...
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- Year/plate: 2010/60
- Bought: Used in June 2017
Everything it has the most annoying electric handbrake has been in garage for two weeks got it back two days...
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- Year/plate: 2014/64
- Bought: New in October 2014
My Avensis was a purchase of the head, not the heart. After a number of less than reliable Jeeps I...
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- Year/plate: 2014/14
- Bought: New in June 2014
Dislike - very thin paint, removal of bird droppings using a cloth caused permanent light scratching and elsewhere the paint...
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