Toyota Corolla Hatchback 2.0 D-4D T Spirit (116ps) 5d (2004/04) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Plenty of car for a reasonable price, residuals good.
Costs
45mpg in town and 60mpg motorway.
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On the road
Driving
Enjoyable to drive, quite sharp although a little understeer.
Performance
Excellent huge amounts of mid range just goes and goes.
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Living with it
Reliability
Minor problems the only thing, but dealer service very poor.
Image
Not the best or most exciting car on the road but I like it.
Comfort
Excellent, carried out many long trips and been a joy to do.
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Security and Service
Security
Hope never to find out.
Service
Not the manufacturer, but Inchcape the dealer, it has had a few minor problems which it has had to return to the dealer for on 6 occasions for their attempts to fix it, on one occasion, it was returned with neither fault repaired and scratches on dash.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Intermittent knocking under hard acceleration.
Other
Car has only suffered minor faults but the dealer has made these worse with their complete lack of customer service and a technical inability.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
New
Would you buy the same model again?
Yes
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes