About to be a new YC owner

[Temmy]

Hey there. We're on the cusp of getting a YC. Never owned one (or a Toyota) before. Hope is that it'll be reliable and last us a long time.

[Brass Monkey]

I have had mine for 18 month and no issues.
People do complain about the quality of the battery but I have found if you use the car and get some charge in the battery then it is fine.
I live in a rural location so everything is at least 40 minutes away so the car gets a good run.
I can honestly say that unless used often most cars suffer from battery issues.
I had issues with a Range Rover and a BMW M4 to name a couple and it was down to lack of use.
Buy it, use it and enjoy it

[Cuddles]

I find that a good run of about 30 miles and the battery is fully vharged - 12.7v and 100%
I have a battery monitor fixed to the battery and check it ocassionally.
I put it on charge once a fortnight if not used too much.
I also have a Noco GB 40 boost starter in the glove compartment just in case.
Nearly a year and no problems. Lovely car.

[Pethad]

My Yaris Cross has been incredibly reliable so far, and I'm pretty hard on cars. Toyota's reputation for longevity is well-deserved.

[Igour]

You're gonna love a Yaris Cross. They're surprisingly roomy and pretty reliable.

[Wychwood]

Hi Everyone
I am seriously considering buying a Yaris Cross. Have done plenty of research, read reviews and looked at You Tube videos. My last few cars have been SUVs including BMW X1 (diesel), Soda Karoq (petrol) , Hyundai Tucson (HEV) and Volvo XC40 (mild hybrid). All good in different ways. Now looking for smaller, reliable and efficient self charging hybrid. Candidates are Honda Jazz and Yaris Cross.
Yaris Cross looks more exciting that the Jazz but haven’t driven one yet. Strenghts appear to be great economy and reliability/ 10 year warranty subject to Toyota servicing.
Grateful for advice on following:
130 version or 116? Looking at GR Sport - like the alloys but maybe harsher ride?
Is the battery/12v charging issue resolved in newer cars or still problematic?
Could buy new but don’t appear to be many in stock/what is normal waiting time/ 4 months??
Any good deals/ discounts available?
Maybe nearly new/ demonstrator better option?

Thanks.

[Gaz]

Driven XC40 for 2-yrs and X1 prior to that, now drive YC GR Sport 116. Felt the XC40 and X1 made excellent motorway cruisers but not so good around town, especially the XC40's often low 20's mpg. The Yaris Cross is an OK cruiser but where it comes into its own is as an excellent town car, its easy to drive and does not fall below 65mpg other than slightly in winter. Feel the extra power of the newer 130 can only help make the car even better. Can't help but feel you get the best out of these cars if driven with ease, and have found driven like this they are the easiest and most pleasurable car to drive, however if you push them, they will respond, but its not so nice. The battery issue is its size, just 35Ah, not enough to go too long without a charge. I disagree with the idea that you need to do X amount of miles to stay out of trouble, you just need to be mindful of putting the car into ready mode regular if you don't use it a lot, that or fit a bigger battery.

[Stephen Wadsworth]

Fuel consumption in winter is low 50's mpg in summer can get into low 70's mpg.

12 volt battery is useless in winter keep calling AA recovery to jump Start it as batter dead.
Have resorted to trickle charging with an Omptimate 4 £60 and bought an OBD2 adaptor cable so I can easily connect it in the drivers area, but still a pain.

In for 2nd service next week, have asked service manager for battery to be replaced so will have to see what happens.
A week ago their wasn't enough 12volt power to take the parking brake off so it went dead before it would start!

[Dave E]

I have exactly the same problem recharging the Yaris crosses battery weekly which is not on, my dealer’s attitude Steven Eagell is you need to use the car more regularly I’ve spent a fortune with Toyota over the years probably close to £250k and this was their answer a year ago, crap dealership and won’t be buying a Toyota again I have a friends that has a Mazda and Nissan and never have this problem, our Yaris has been sat for 3 days in the cold winter frost and now won’t take a charge. If this is their attitude to after sales you can shove it and I’ll be taking my money elsewhere where in the next couple of months need to get rid of Olathe Yaris Cross

[Gaz]

These hybrid systems take a little getting use to. They have no alternator no starter motor and have a self-contained charging system to keep things going. Its weakness seems to be that because it only needs a very small charge to keep things going then only a small battery is needed and that's all what was fitted, a small 35Ah. This is big enough for those who drive their car most days, but for those who don't, the battery needs regular charging or a bigger battery is needed. What I can't get my head around is why they didn't fit a bigger battery to cover all customers, but guess cost may be the reason. A 45Ah battery also fits the battery cradle and should keep the system in good order for more days than the 35.