fatiuabdul:
u ar on point bro, i have used honda accord and and presently i am using Toyota Camry. personally honda ar more rugged than toyota abeg!

FestacGirl:
Is Toyota as Reliable as we try to make it seem in this country ?.

I've come to realise it's very easy to diagnose and the China inferior parts are everywhere Hence the reason why people think the parts are cheap.

I've used quite a few toyota's and I can say they are not very solid as people try to make it seem.

I had a 2007 camry bought from the states . Started shorting oil after 9 months. This is a very common problem with this model but people never mention it.
Ps I used the recommenfed oil, Mobil 1 from USA 5w-30

The almighty corolla we love so much is quite durable. But the suspension components are garbage and within a while the suspension noise will start.
The original parts are not even cheap.
But if you patronize the cheap Chinese you might get them cheap but they give away so fast.

I'm currently using a 2008 Highlander V6 2gr (picked it over the rav4 and rx330 ) Bought it 2 months ago.

This vehicle has only 120k original miles. The movement is very quick I must say .
On the glass it states the former owner has been servicing with 5w-20 Castrol and I was lucky to find couple of service history receipts in the glove compartment.
The car has been taken cared of well. But I noticed quite a few perks in a car of such miles. It makes the dreaded grinding noise at start up. I already changed the oil with 5w-20 Mobil but still same.

Why would a car of this mile be having vvti issues then I searched Internet . This is a common issues with this vehicle, The rav4 v6 , highlander v6 , auRion and Co .
From 2006 -2010 .
Toyota didn't issue any recall infact I found out it was a night mere for most users as they sold theirs when he noise started.

I also have foul smell from the exhaust when I accelerate . My catalytic converter is in good condition. No Cel . Most people also complain of this issue on the rav4 and highlander from as low as 30k miles.

This smell is scary because even with the windows up I smell it in the interior.


Their are loads of shitty issue I've noticed on toyota but people will ignore because of the hype.

The 2gr I heard is over 500k.

The camry 4plug engine is over 250k and it's not very durable.
** Start up sounds even from using the right oil
** Burning oil .
** The engine is also quite lazy.


I feel this brand is over hyped.
And people spend hundreds repairing this cars but they don't find anything wrong in doing that.
But if it was a Honda with such problems they would give it names.



If it was a Honda or Nissan it would have been crucified.

evilspirit:
Toyota is overhyped

CarGuideNG:
This may be unrelated to your specific circumstances, but it is relevant nonetheless.

It is quite unreasonable and unpardonable to purchase a vehicle, especially imported used vehicles AKA 'Tokunbo' in 2018 with no form of background or history information about it, sending the V I N to a history provider for a detailed history report.

We have come across numerous cases where a client contacted CarGuideNG months after a purchase with the V I N for history information, usually after problems may have commenced.

In one case, the vehicle had some idiosyncratic symptoms, the client would turn on the CD player and the rear window wiper would start operating. At higher operating fan speeds, the AC vents would emit a noxious after-smell.

The vehicle turned out to be a Salvage Junk title owing to Flood Damage.

Fact: Owing to economic reasons, and the general Nigerian trait to cut corners and make compromises for profit, most Imported used vehicles are significantly damaged.

Fact: Toyota has been voted most reliable brand over and over in the USA. It's not necessarily just Nigerians that make it seem reliable

https://money.cnn.com/gallery/autos/2015/10/20/consumer-reports-most-reliable-brands/index.html

www.nairaland.com/attachments/7448949_screenshot20180722073759chrome_jpeg76fcf2cf8253c3c5c1b91f333a7fe37c

A lot of these imported used vehicles have all sorts of dangerous damage, and it is not a stretch to correlate this poor second hand value with reliability of vehicles.

When damaged vehicles in poor condition make up the majority of imported vehicles and thus purchased vehicles, impressions about the reliability of brands may arise.

This is an alternative perspective to the situation.

MichaelSokoto:

Village ppl!
send dem dia own last eid mahlud/easter ocucko

dokiOloye:
If you've used even a volkswagen golf 3,you will find it difficult to enjoy any corrola.
The stability at speed,feeling of heaviness, etc

dokiOloye:
If you've used even a volkswagen golf 3,you will find it difficult to enjoy any corrola.
The stability at speed,feeling of heaviness, etc

GoldHorse:


Volvo S40 and don't talk say na lie because I deliberately tested it.... and I used AC throughout the journey.

uboma:



Please stick to your Volkswagen.


It is a rugged brand.

GoldHorse:
Try Volvo products or German brands. Most Nigerians buy Toyota and Honda products because of second hand sales value.

I don't. I buy my cars and use them for the present value they can give me not because of what they will give someone else in the future. Imagine using a car for 7 years without one single engine problem. Didn't even change the plugs.... and na tokunbo o.

Kewtt:
"Das Beste oder Nichts" if you know you know

hope4life:


What a great response! Are you a lawyer or Toyota Activist?

bigrovar:
The hype around reliability of Toyota stems from 3 models of toyotas: The Hilux, Corolla and Hiace. Other not so reliable models of Toyota benefited from this 3 brands.

The corolla 2003 - 2006 and Camry 99-2001 cars are legendary in Nigeria and Abroad. They engine and transmission have a knack to run on forever without issues and their suspension are hard to kill. They are generalyl simple cars that are very easy to maintain. They also do not suffer from over engineering, something that can not be said of European and American cars of similar time frame. .. The Hilux is so reliable that it has become the defacto logistics and figting vehicles of insurgent around the world.. Very few vehicles can operate in the very harsh punishing conditions of the sahel but Hilux shrines through. It fame came about After Chad defeated a powerful Libyan army with all its latest tanks and amour using the speed and mobility offered by a Toyota Hilux armed with a 50mm anti aircraft gun. The speed and mobility of the toyota allowed a small rebel Chadian army to encircle many Libyan troops forcing a Libyan surrender. This war became known in history has the Toyota war of 1987. Now you understand why the hype.

Of recent though, it has becoming obvious that newer toyotas are failing to live up to the hype and the company seems to be living on past glory. The 2008-2013 model of corollas are not as strong and reliable as their predecessors and they have started to suffer from the same over engineering which plaques European cars.. more and more modules are left in the hands of computers which can make them a bit more complicated to fix outside of official dealership.

3kay945:


You didn't change the plugs for seven years

GoldHorse:
Try Volvo products or German brands. Most Nigerians buy Toyota and Honda products because of second hand sales value.

I don't. I buy my cars and use them for the present value they can give me not because of what they will give someone else in the future. Imagine using a car for 7 years without one single engine problem. Didn't even change the plugs.... and na tokunbo o.

Abubakarsiddeeq:
There are only two cars in the world- Mercedes and others

BENTOSYN:


A Toyota Matrix 2004 Model will do more...I drove mine from Abuja to Lagos with full AC on 60 ltrs (that’s full tank and 5ltrs) ...the vehicle uses the same engine with Toyota Corolla of the same year so I believe the Corolla will do same...

Wiinnd:
Which car be dat?

BENTOSYN:
Toyota Corolla being the world’s best selling brand of all times with 44.1 copies sold is not by mistake...in my experience with Matrix I tell you that car is maintenance free compared to my accord

sugaslim:
Go and sleep if don't have answers.

bobbiiee:
Following the service guide and ensuring a car with a bad history is well maintained may be frustrating. I have learned after having used a Ford Taurus 03 to do the following things.

1) Check carcomplaints. com before considering the option of getting a car. You will be glad you did simply because the issues related to the car of your choice will be laid bare.
2) After I am sure that the make, model & the year of the car are okay, I can now proceed to VIN check. Most of us will be amazed that thousands of cars with bad history are shipped daily.
3)Join the forum of the car you are using. Their is an online forum for your car (car make, year and model), join it.
4) Get a good car diagnosis scanner. I use a cheap one (Ms 409)
5) Get a reliable mechanic.
6) Consult those that are more knowledgeable on the field. I listen to Automedics on traffic radio and I also ask questions.

eagleeye2:


Customer care, how may I help you?