Toyota reliability

[Seeker]

The YouTube channel "I do cars" tears down a blown up engine every week to inspect the carnage. This week it's a little different because he tears down a running engine, a Toyota 2JZ with 415,000 miles on it!

He doesn't like tearing down running engines but he says he wouldn't be able to sell an engine with that many miles on it but there's value in many of the parts he will remove (he runs a used part business in the US).

I can't get over the 415,000 miles from a petrol engine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7MSlbAhiBc
It's about 50 mins long.

[Craig380]

Considering the power that the 2JZ is capable of pushing out, 400K+ miles is amazing.

Having said that, an engine that's been driven with any hint of sympathy (regular oil changes, allowing a couple of minutes for oil to circulate before flooring it, not bouncing off the limiter 20x per journey) should be able to last a long time.

[Sir Trev]

I am fed up with the way Ford is going for ever smaller three cylinder turbocharged engines that now have mild hybrid assist to make up for less cubic capacity. Assuming they're still selling them when I'm ready to change my car I'll be going for a 2 litre, four cylinder Toyota self charging hybrid, even though some people don't like their version of a CVT gearbox.

[R1ffR4ff]

Honda VFRs are known for ultra high mileage ability,

https://motorandwheels.com/how-long-honda-vfr800s-last/

I saw one post some years ago where the owner had over 600,000 miles on the original engine!!

[redtrummy]

We have an 1800 Corolla mild hybrid, lovely car to drive (when I could) The only criticism I can really make is it could be a bit more spacious and the doors are a bit small. The gearbox is fine and its seamless between cutting in to electric power and out again when it engages the engine

[GeorgeRYoung]

Our Toyota Prius is running fine after two years, and it follows our Yaris which we happily had for 11 years.

[Jayneflakes]

I have a twenty year old, two door Corolla, that has 95 000 miles on her and drags my bike around on a trailer with ease.

It is still a lovely car after years of use and the auto box (I'm a mildly disabled person, with a damaged neck and shoulders) is still reliable and responsive. I don't know if it is the same for every car they make, but the engine on ours is branded Yamaha and is the VVTI, 1.6 litre unit. It handles like a race car when I am being excitable, but with a great sound system as stock for when I am cruising, although we replaced the head unit with a brand name unit with twinkly lights. I mainly listen to black and death metal, but even early Mayhem or Darkthrone sounds good.

My only criticisms would be that the front seats are unreliable and the release that allows them to move forward to access the rear seat, snaps off easily. I have been forced to repair both units, but just used a hard bolt and that works well enough.
Also, the mirrors are a bit rubbish and I have reversed into a couple of low walls because I just can't see close objects.
As a first car for me, it has served well and continues to do so, although it is due a service now and getting underneath to release the oil filter is difficult because it is quite low and it is hard to get it on our ramps. We have also just replaced both of the rear disks and callipers due to seizing pistons and rust. The hand brake is garbage and requires adjustment more often than I would like.

It has the MOT in a week or so and it has been remarkably good thus far, with only a couple of faults picked up that were easy fixes, even for me.

[Ruffy]

A long time ago I used to run a Mk1 Toyota MR2 (1.6l petrol, normally-aspirated UK spec) as a daily driver. I ended up part-ex'ing it only because my daily commute was 130 miles and because the bodywork was beginning to corrode badly in some critical and difficult to repair places like the bottom of the B-pillar (as well as the usual wheel arch cosmetic areas that these models were renowned for). When I did chop it in, the mechanicals were generally sound, and the engine had 160,000+ miles on it and was still in fine fettle, needing routine oil, filter and spark plug servicing only. (Admittedly it was well overdue for a cam belt change though, put off because of the challenging access due to mid-engine location, so I was possibly running a bit on borrowed time )

My current Subaru (2006 Legacy Mk IV - 2l petrol, normally-aspirated) is now just over 160,000 too, and also in general good order still, despite being used as a general workshorse without too much special care. (Subaru are a close-ish relative of Toyota.) Rubbish fuel consumption by modern standards, but good reliability all things considered (not perfect but just minor maintenance/repair issues commensurate with age, mileage and usage). I've also run a couple of Imprezas to over 150k mileages without many significant mechanical maintenance or breakdown troubles. I've no plans to change my car - I'd like to think it would be able to get much closer to 400k but I think I might be dead of old age before it actually gets to that point!

[garynortheast]

First Peugot I had was a normally aspirated 309 diesel. It had just over 100,000 miles on it when we bought it. Six weeks after driving down to Linz in Austria with the band and all our instruments to play in a big street festival, I sold it with 320,000 miles on the clock and still running well.