2017 Toyota Yaris iA consumer reviews

The YarisIA is a very affordable compact car that allows you to have all the perks of a more expensive vehicle without the price. And not loosing any of the performance or reliability. Great car and I couldn't be happier with it.

I bought the 2017 Toyota Yaris iA in 11/2016 and hated the car couple of months later. I didn't want to have a lot of upside down, I waited (painfully) up to 1 year and 7 months before I could trade it in with no upside down. Good: *38-42 MPG. I have not see it below 35 MPG even at 80 mph. *Handling! This car can take the corners. I don't have any complain about the speed because it handles so well that I enjoy my drive up in the mountains when I take my mountain bike. *Wide view backup camera and CLEAR and rarely do I need to clean the lens. *Comfortable seats for a small guy: I'm 5'6", 145 lbs. Bad: *Gauges can be hard to see at times in the morning. *Back doors doesn't seem to open wide enough and have some clearance when putting my daughter in her car seat or when vacuuming the rear. * 4 cup holders and they're all in the front. None in the rear. *Volume knob and knob to navigate your deck is next to the hand brake. You have to move your hands out of the steering wheel to reach the volume. It should have been in the steering wheel like most of the cars. *Hard to remove the head rests. *No head room in the back. *Head rest in the back will rest on your back so you have to lift this up but even after lifting it up, its still not comfortable. *Absolute no leg room in the back seats! With the front seat adjusted to my height, I only have 2" of room before my knee touches the back of the driver seats. Rear facing car seats will rub in the back of the passenger or driver seats. *Loud (diesel-like) engine cold start at idle. It only lasts about a minute but it is embarrassingly loud for a new car. *No leg room for the front passenger if there's a forward facing car seat behind it. Like you cannot open the glove compartment. *Hard to drive in windy area. It just won't track straight! Constantly fighting the steering wheel. *Paint chips easily. If you drop a dime on top of the hood at about 8" high, expect to nick that paint. *Mechanical cable for the fuel door broke loose after my 2nd fill. Had to fix it myself. *Tranny had problems at 40 miles. Yes, that's Forty not 40k. 2nd gear grind, front second it wont shift to neutral. You have to find the neutral position. Tranny was replaced at 18k and when it came back, it had wheel bearing humming noise, dealership used Toyota tranny fluid when it should be Mazda so I had to kept coming back to Toyota and the grind on 2nd gear was still there and it still hangs. I took it 4 months later but this time the problem is intermittent so they (and myself as well) could not feel the problems. If you're looking for a car. This is NOT what you want to buy. Look elsewhere. I used to have a 2008 3 door yaris and I figured a 4 door would be an upgrade but the 2008 Yaris has A LOT more cabin space inside that this iA. I traded this car for a Kia Soul. A LOT bigger cabin with A LOT less foot print in my garage. Stable on windy freeways as well.

This car is amazing! Even though it gets lower mileage than our Prius C, it runs smoothly and is very comfortable. It has a larger trunk than our Prius C! It has a push to start button and looks very high tech inside.

I began leasing my latest Toyota in June of 2017. About two months ago I noticed a small tear in the passenger seat upholstery. Within a week of that I noticed two more, all three going in opposite directions. They looked like little razor slits. I travel alone 99.9% of the time and about the heaviest thing to sit on this seat is my work bag-a canvas satchel. I took it into my dealership where I've purchased or leased my cars for the past 20+ years and they were great about replacing it under my Toyota Care contract. This was no more than two weeks ago. This morning I get into my car, happened to look down and there along the seam of the passenger low and behold, a tear! This new seat cover has been on less than two weeks and already another tear. Granted a new location this time but nonetheless, what the heck is going on? I'm curious to know if any other Yaris iA owners/leasers have had this issue. I live in Michigan where the weather has gone from freezing to inferno like temperatures over the past few weeks but I can't imagine that might have something to do with it.

This car is economical and safer for commuting in my town. This is awesome car which exceeds my expectations all by means with no road noice.

In over one year of driving I have NEVER got less than 43 mpg on any tank of gas. It has a 6 speed manual trans.

This car is smaller than my previous car, so I am getting used to that fact, but I like the gas mileage that it gets and its reviews in Consumer Reports were favorable for a compact car.

I formerly owned a 2016 Scion IA and it was totaled. I decided to get a Toyota version this time around. Neither version has disappointed me. The only complaint I have at all is that I wish it had a little more pick up when I hit the gas. It just a little slow to react. Other than that love this car overall.

First of all we have only had this car for less than 2 months. But in those 2months we have gone on a trip and drove around town and it is great on gas. It is rides nice. The only thing I have a problem with the front seats need are rest. But this a great car..

I bought this car as a low priced gas miser and discovered a gem of a car. Very happy with it. It drives like a little sports car...