Nice detailed review! Just got back driving in Germany with our 2013 Auris Estate hybrid. This is a very well balanced car! The only issues I have is Aircon evaporator is corroded and little bits of white powdery dust comes out every time you switch on the AC, in order to replace it, you'd need to take the whole dash out! I'm not bothered, it's a Toyota after all.
Thank you, that was very enlightening. I do have an Auris Hybrid but I fitted a 12v socket in the boot beside the battery with a 2a fuse. This enables my 1 amp battery charger to be plugged in whenever it is on my drive. What I have never used is the automatic parallel parking system, one day I may drive it next to my neighbours’ cars and try it and hope not to regret it.
Me too. I also have a 2014 Auris and the battery was only once flat - in 2021 it was at its end of life. After changing it everything went back to be ok. Btw, I often keep the car for 2-3 weeks parked in the garage.
Thanks for the review. I always carry one of those rechargable power pack jump starters - useful bit of kit and not just for jump starting cars. If I go away I always leave my cars on CTEK conditioner chargers.
Very comprehensive review. I do find myself strangely drawn to these cars even though the Corolla estate is clearly a big step forward and should be the car I'd buy.
I have an Auris Excel hybrid, 2016 version, different dash to this one. (No coolant temperature gauge!). Interesting to note I previously had a mk 1 Auris Excel hybrid and it did have a coolant temperature gauge. Never has any issues until the 12V battery was 8 years old. It wasn't holding charge properly and needed replacing. The CVT transaxle noise when under acceleration has never bothered me. Any car when revved hard makes a noise anyway. Interesting to note the dealer made an insurance charge for a courtesy car, my Toyota dealer makes no charges, but kindly asks you consider putting some petrol in to cover your usage. Regarding the hybrid battery, I always get a hybrid battery health report at service time, but nothing specific. I suspect when it's on the diagnostic it would flag up any bad cells?. Another point you mention about dealerships finding faults at MOT time, I found similar to yourself. My last 2 MOTs have had the same advisories about the rear shock absorbers slightly misting. They could have quite easily pushed this into saying they need to be replaced, but told me there is no need to change them just yet. I have found the car overall to be really well built, smooth, mostly quiet and above all reliable. It could be described as boring I suppose, but I'll take that as a positive. It's 9 years old February next year and the running costs (apart from petrol and insurance) have been MOTs servicing, wiper blades, tyres and a new 12V battery . I have never topped any levels up apart from the washer bottle. All the buttons and switches work fine. (I have always had it serviced at the dealership.) I will probably replace it with a Corolla, alas they have taken the CD player out and the spare wheel. They have however put the coolant temperature gauge back and installed a slew of new safety warning/road assist features to bleep at you!.
You have alot of knowledge about your Auris, you should consider doing a YT video review of yours. I agree that the engine revving isn't really a big deal for the majority of driving.
Have a 2013 Auris in Excel for about a year and a half now, and has treated me quite well! :D 😊I've not had any issues relating to the battery though, and I have left the car unattended for 2-3 weeks sometimes. I was under the impression that as long as you leave the hybrid battery with at least 2 bars left, it will trickle charge the 12v battery by itself. Wonder if that is faulty on some hybrids then for it to happen after a few days each time it's driven? A few tips I've learned that may help you, or anyone else: -EV Mode's ideal use is for when you just need to move the car a little bit from the start. It'll avoid the the engine's warm-up cycle to save on petrol. However it will not allow you to use EV mode at the start if the warm-up cycle has begun, or hybrid battery is too low. After this point I find it's pretty much useless to select EV Mode because normal hybrid operation will work exactly the same. -As you said, Eco Mode is pretty much useless, unless you're a type of person that always has a heavy foot. Though, it does seem to alter what the climate control will do; I've witnessed it turning the re-circulating air on and off by itself, and it never does that in Normal mode. Whether the extra things it does to the climate control actually saves petrol or not, I can't say since MPG values don't seem that different. -The B-Mode on the gear select basically uses the wheels to provide extra resistance by spinning the engine and pumping air without petrol. Personally have never used this, but it's intended use is for when you're going down a very long hill, and need to have some "engine braking" to alleviate grinding your brakes down while having your foot on the pedal to maintain speed along the decline. -The A/C is powered by the hybrid battery, so you won't burn MPG by keeping it always on. I use Auto on the climate control, and it seems to adjust how much compressor it needs to use. Not really noticed a difference with consumption, so probably no harm to let the car have permission to use it when it needs, plus will keep windows from fogging up on damp days.
Thanks for your comment. Where are you messaging from, is your climate warmer than the North East? Do you mean that as soon as you press power on, as long as you press EV mode straight away you can move the car slightly before the warm up cycle starts?
@@amateurtorque6709 I live in the Hampshire area in the south. Yep, as long as you press the EV mode button during the delay before the engine starts the warm-up cycle, it will allow you move the car. The battery does need to be charged somewhat for it to allow though; can't give you a solid answer, but I think if you have 50% charge or less it won't let you. As I said before though, only really useful if you need to move your car a short distance - for example I use it when I'm moving my car closer to my house due to street parking struggle. Hope this helps!
These days, i had a diesel car but had a problem with dpf and ad blue injector problem traded the car in for a corolla hybrid 2024 model and love it wish id of done it sooner yes on the motorway they arent efficient but ive said quite about driving in clean air zones
Thanks for the review. I think you can get a lot better mpg than what you got there. In the winter I am getting between 50 and 60 and summer time 60 and 70. Best one I've done was 69 from London to Camber Sands. If I was stopping at hackney from the starting point Tottenham I was at 75 mpg ( very little traffic though)
@@amateurtorque6709 no economy mode does exactly the opposite in my experience. I've found that in eco mode the car uses a lot more the engine for some reason. In normal mode is much better. you accelerate harder at the start and after softly touch the accelerator to use only the battery to sustain speed. When you get the hang of it you can get very good MPG.
Hiya, This is a brilliant review thanks, really helpful, this is our perfect next family car! One question; can extra sound proofing/deadening be fitted into the car, around the wheels, arches, doors & floor of the car to make it much quieter? Has anybody done this or had it done? Many thanks!
I had one of these for 3 years never gave me a problem but pxd it earlier this year for a Corrola which is big improvement on the Auris and can easily achieve 70 mpg on a good day Toyota make reliable cars
I have the same battery issue with my 2017 auris hybrid. Leave it for a week and it needs a jump pack to start it. Use the car daily and it’s fine. I was looking to replace my 12v battery but if I’m not going to bother yet 😂
12VOLT Battery on most car's usually only last at peak efficiency for around 5 to 7 year's depending on use, so I always replace my car's battery every 5 year's and have never had a problem with a flat battery.😊
@@htimmermans1938 I know my car had a software update around 2020 when it was in Toyota for a service but not sure what it was for. Has there been any since?
I’m in two minds between this, vw Passat 2015 or Skoda suberb 2015. I’m thinking of doing PCO with some long journeys on the M way. Any recommendations please? Anyone?
If you buy Auris go for facelift model as it’s overall a much better car. Both Passat and Superb are better cars in a way. More premium and better drive however not as reliable. I would personally go Superb over Passat. Try both Skoda and Auris and get a feel of both let your heart guide you!
Nice detailed review!
Just got back driving in Germany with our 2013 Auris Estate hybrid.
This is a very well balanced car! The only issues I have is Aircon evaporator is corroded and little bits of white powdery dust comes out every time you switch on the AC, in order to replace it, you'd need to take the whole dash out!
I'm not bothered, it's a Toyota after all.
Thank you, that was very enlightening.
I do have an Auris Hybrid but I fitted a 12v socket in the boot beside the battery with a 2a fuse. This enables my 1 amp battery charger to be plugged in whenever it is on my drive.
What I have never used is the automatic parallel parking system, one day I may drive it next to my neighbours’ cars and try it and hope not to regret it.
I've never had a problem of flat battery even after 2 weeks away. The parking assist is excellent.
Me too. I also have a 2014 Auris and the battery was only once flat - in 2021 it was at its end of life. After changing it everything went back to be ok.
Btw, I often keep the car for 2-3 weeks parked in the garage.
This review is great....i owned one and i know alot from u
Thanks for the review. I always carry one of those rechargable power pack jump starters - useful bit of kit and not just for jump starting cars. If I go away I always leave my cars on CTEK conditioner chargers.
Thanks for the tip Jonathan.
Subscribed. Very good in depth review. Cheers for sharing 👍
Thank you
Very comprehensive review. I do find myself strangely drawn to these cars even though the Corolla estate is clearly a big step forward and should be the car I'd buy.
I have an Auris Excel hybrid, 2016 version, different dash to this one. (No coolant temperature gauge!). Interesting to note I previously had a mk 1 Auris Excel hybrid and it did have a coolant temperature gauge.
Never has any issues until the 12V battery was 8 years old. It wasn't holding charge properly and needed replacing. The CVT transaxle noise when under acceleration has never bothered me. Any car when revved hard makes a noise anyway. Interesting to note the dealer made an insurance charge for a courtesy car, my Toyota dealer makes no charges, but kindly asks you consider putting some petrol in to cover your usage. Regarding the hybrid battery, I always get a hybrid battery health report at service time, but nothing specific. I suspect when it's on the diagnostic it would flag up any bad cells?.
Another point you mention about dealerships finding faults at MOT time, I found similar to yourself. My last 2 MOTs have had the same advisories about the rear shock absorbers slightly misting. They could have quite easily pushed this into saying they need to be replaced, but told me there is no need to change them just yet. I have found the car overall to be really well built, smooth, mostly quiet and above all reliable. It could be described as boring I suppose, but I'll take that as a positive.
It's 9 years old February next year and the running costs (apart from petrol and insurance) have been MOTs servicing, wiper blades, tyres and a new 12V battery . I have never topped any levels up apart from the washer bottle. All the buttons and switches work fine. (I have always had it serviced at the dealership.)
I will probably replace it with a Corolla, alas they have taken the CD player out and the spare wheel. They have however put the coolant temperature gauge back and installed a slew of new safety warning/road assist features to bleep at you!.
You have alot of knowledge about your Auris, you should consider doing a YT video review of yours. I agree that the engine revving isn't really a big deal for the majority of driving.
That was a pleasant review. Reassuring because i just bought one
Nice one. What year and trim did you get?
@@amateurtorque6709 2014, don't know the exact trim but the one with a panoramic sunroof. It's a great car, big upgrade over a 2006 Honda Jazz
Have a 2013 Auris in Excel for about a year and a half now, and has treated me quite well! :D 😊I've not had any issues relating to the battery though, and I have left the car unattended for 2-3 weeks sometimes. I was under the impression that as long as you leave the hybrid battery with at least 2 bars left, it will trickle charge the 12v battery by itself. Wonder if that is faulty on some hybrids then for it to happen after a few days each time it's driven?
A few tips I've learned that may help you, or anyone else:
-EV Mode's ideal use is for when you just need to move the car a little bit from the start. It'll avoid the the engine's warm-up cycle to save on petrol. However it will not allow you to use EV mode at the start if the warm-up cycle has begun, or hybrid battery is too low. After this point I find it's pretty much useless to select EV Mode because normal hybrid operation will work exactly the same.
-As you said, Eco Mode is pretty much useless, unless you're a type of person that always has a heavy foot. Though, it does seem to alter what the climate control will do; I've witnessed it turning the re-circulating air on and off by itself, and it never does that in Normal mode. Whether the extra things it does to the climate control actually saves petrol or not, I can't say since MPG values don't seem that different.
-The B-Mode on the gear select basically uses the wheels to provide extra resistance by spinning the engine and pumping air without petrol. Personally have never used this, but it's intended use is for when you're going down a very long hill, and need to have some "engine braking" to alleviate grinding your brakes down while having your foot on the pedal to maintain speed along the decline.
-The A/C is powered by the hybrid battery, so you won't burn MPG by keeping it always on. I use Auto on the climate control, and it seems to adjust how much compressor it needs to use. Not really noticed a difference with consumption, so probably no harm to let the car have permission to use it when it needs, plus will keep windows from fogging up on damp days.
Thanks for your comment. Where are you messaging from, is your climate warmer than the North East? Do you mean that as soon as you press power on, as long as you press EV mode straight away you can move the car slightly before the warm up cycle starts?
@@amateurtorque6709 I live in the Hampshire area in the south. Yep, as long as you press the EV mode button during the delay before the engine starts the warm-up cycle, it will allow you move the car. The battery does need to be charged somewhat for it to allow though; can't give you a solid answer, but I think if you have 50% charge or less it won't let you. As I said before though, only really useful if you need to move your car a short distance - for example I use it when I'm moving my car closer to my house due to street parking struggle. Hope this helps!
These days, i had a diesel car but had a problem with dpf and ad blue injector problem traded the car in for a corolla hybrid 2024 model and love it wish id of done it sooner yes on the motorway they arent efficient but ive said quite about driving in clean air zones
did exactly the same, I love it too
My brother has one and has experienced the same starting problems after not using the car for a few days.
Thanks for the review. I think you can get a lot better mpg than what you got there. In the winter I am getting between 50 and 60 and summer time 60 and 70. Best one I've done was 69 from London to Camber Sands. If I was stopping at hackney from the starting point Tottenham I was at 75 mpg ( very little traffic though)
Thats incredible MPG. Do you use the economy mode?
@@amateurtorque6709 no economy mode does exactly the opposite in my experience. I've found that in eco mode the car uses a lot more the engine for some reason. In normal mode is much better. you accelerate harder at the start and after softly touch the accelerator to use only the battery to sustain speed. When you get the hang of it you can get very good MPG.
Hiya,
This is a brilliant review thanks, really helpful, this is our perfect next family car!
One question; can extra sound proofing/deadening be fitted into the car, around the wheels, arches, doors & floor of the car to make it much quieter? Has anybody done this or had it done?
Many thanks!
Thank you Leon. I haven't tried sound proofing myself, bunt think you couldnuse a range of materials and do it quite cheaply.
Which is the best and cheap obd scanner for auris hybrid 2014
I had one of these for 3 years never gave me a problem but pxd it earlier this year for a Corrola which is big improvement on the Auris and can easily achieve 70 mpg on a good day Toyota make reliable cars
How much is consumption during winter?
I installed sound deadening material myself in my Auris.
Did it work, where would you say is the best place to place it?
🤔
Whine from CVT gearbox? I thought the hybrid had electric drive (ecvt) similar to the Prius?
It’s the same hybrid system as the gen3 Prius 👍
I have the same battery issue with my 2017 auris hybrid. Leave it for a week and it needs a jump pack to start it. Use the car daily and it’s fine. I was looking to replace my 12v battery but if I’m not going to bother yet 😂
12VOLT Battery on most car's usually only last at peak efficiency for around 5 to 7 year's depending on use, so I always replace my car's battery every 5 year's and have never had a problem with a flat battery.😊
There is an update for this flaw
@@htimmermans1938 I know my car had a software update around 2020 when it was in Toyota for a service but not sure what it was for. Has there been any since?
@@Mikey261289 I am not sure when my 2013 Auris got the update. The update was succesful in my case. I can leave it for a month without any issues.
I’m in two minds between this, vw Passat 2015 or Skoda suberb 2015. I’m thinking of doing PCO with some long journeys on the M way. Any recommendations please? Anyone?
If you buy Auris go for facelift model as it’s overall a much better car. Both Passat and Superb are better cars in a way. More premium and better drive however not as reliable. I would personally go Superb over Passat. Try both Skoda and Auris and get a feel of both let your heart guide you!
@@Anthathx How facelift is much better car? What are biggest differences?
Better buy the auris with 1.2 turbo engine. Much more fun.