Should You Buy a TOYOTA AYGO? (Test Drive & Review) 

We have three of these at work for running duties for our drivers. They get hammered all week and don't get looked after and yet they've never, ever let us down. Brilliant little things.

My sister has one a 10 plate she's had it for 4yrs approx. I asked her the other day when she had it serviced last she said what's that lol

Warm to a man that will drive any car and find the good points

I’ve got myself a Toyota Aygo, I’m am17 years old, and it works great for me :)

I love my Aygo, gets me from A to B, always starts and cheap to run. Sure it’s not the most flashy car, but I personally like it’s looks. Especially with a set of sporty rims.

My wife had 1 for her first car. Couldnt get it below 50mpg no matter what. Bought it for 5k, sold it for £4,250 3 years later lol. Literally free motoring

Structural rigidity of a wet crisp, absolutely brilliant Matt.

My first car was a new 2012 Aygo, the final facelift version of the previous gen. I live in South Africa and for a 22 year old newly licensed driver, it was perfect and ran on the whiff on an oil rag. Did 600km on a highway road trip averaging 120km/h and still had a quarter of fuel left in the tank. Saved me a lot on fuel, insurance and general running costs. Only problem was the rough, underpowered engine that needed to be coaxed a lot, often changing down a gear on the highway. Stick to the city and you will be just fine... This review brought back so many good memories. Thank you so much...

I wasn't young or broke when I bought my 2009 C1 - we did 100,000 miles together over 4 years and she never let me down. 15 minutes to change the oil & filter, piddly little brakes and tyres means cheap and easy to replace. Ok, it was tinny and noisy on the motorway, but it took everything I could throw at it and still turned in 55mpg. Great, great little cars. Fun to drive and fun to cane it knowing my licence wasn't in danger. Clutches went from 180mm to 190mm after March 2009 build, and the bigger clutch kits fit the older cars.

The clutch cable needs to be adjusted every service. Takes around 5 minutes to do. If this is done, the clutch lasts for as long as the car. We have Aygos in service with around 250 000kms with the original clutch. If this isn't done, the clutch will wear out fast indeed. The other thing we so go wrong with these is the o2 sensor on top of the cat, but we kit these instead of replacing them at our shop. Tbh these are excellent cars. I drive an Auris myself, but it's actually nowhere near the reliability of the Aygo. (I work at Toyota) Some tips for the DIY folks: The cheapest 10w40 engine oil (3 litres) will do fine for these and its perfectly fine to change the oil filter every 2 services. Iridium spark plugs have no problem reaching 100k miles and there's only 3 of them Cabin air filter should however be replaced every year, but these are like £5 online. Air filter can be blown out and used over without issues Adjust the clutch cable every service in order to keep the clutch from slipping and wear prematurely (10k miles is fine)

I bought a new Citroen C1 in 2009 as a delivery vehicle for my business, lots of stop start journeys. It has been a great workhorse with over 156000 miles on the clock and still going strong. It is on its second replacement clutch but apart from a broken drivers door interior handle a couple of wheel bearings , a battery and a fan belt (just snapped this week) and the usual consumables, it has been very reliable. It does use about a third of a litre of oil a week now though. Oh, the rear wash has packed up but the wiper still goes. My son learnt to drive in it and I would have given it to him once he passed his test but it wasn't cool enough for him so he bought himself a BMW! Kids!

I had one, years ago, and i would buy one again. Its quite roomy, has enough power. Its very economical and the 3 cylinder 1.0 liter sounds great :) Maintenance wise I needed to change the waterpump, it was easy to replace. Mine was with the Automatic Gearbox.

based on this review i was confident that this car would be the best bet for my daughter. many thanks matt

Love how every week there’s a completely different car in the channel!!

Great videos! I’ve owned my 2010 Aygo for 5 years. Water was leaking through the high level rear brake light. Unscrew it, run a bead of clear silicone around it and reinstall. No more leak issues for me. Put in four new speakers and an under seat sub, and a new head unit. Sounds great now. These cars eat exhausts, but £70 fitted at my local garage. 54 mpg average over 5 years. Needed new discs and pads, new front shocks, 2 exhausts. Change the oil every 10k miles. Not had any clutch issues yet, but they were fitted with stronger clutches after 2010. If you have an air conditioned model, don’t forget to change the pollen filter (above passenger seat footwell). Most comfortable car I’ve ever owned. Driven 250miles in a day, can get out with no aches or pains. My air con still runs cold. Great little car. Oh, and never had any issues with the parcel shelf or indicator stalks. Currently at 88k miles

I've just got a 2007 toyota aygo as my first car and I absolutely love it. Unfortunately I've not had a chance to drive it yet because of the coronavirus outbreak I've not been able to do any lessons. But I have been out in it with my dad driving, it's a great runner and I've managed to get loads of things for it to make it suit me more like a new DAB Bluetooth stereo, seat covers etc. Can't wait to actually be able to drive it

In the '80s, there was the Yugo. Then came the Aygo, about 20 years later. I am still waiting for a Wego.

yes. just bought a new 2023 aygo x. 60mpg and drives superb. i love small cheap to run cars. i've had flash cars. all do the same job. sooner invest my cash nowadays

I am about to buy one and your review comes in handy. By the way, in Uruguay a Peugeot 107 from 2011 costs 8K dollars. Life...

This is a really great feature of this channel - the variety. Nothing's more boring than a car channel that just does the same old performance vehicles. To me, cars like this one are equally as interesting, just for different reasons. Building something for a price is just as hard - or harder - than building for speed, with money no object.

Just as a PSA: I had a 12 plate Aygo as my first car, and I had the leaky boot issue. But I found the problem wasn't the boot seal, but actually the lights. The rear light clusters are completely unsealed and there's quite a panel gap around them, so water quite freely trickles through them and into the boot. I (and I reckon most people) only noticed this when the carpet became so sodden that the water started to soak into the lining around the sides, which is what led to the condensation and smell. I also had issues with water ingress through the high level brake light - again, totally unsealed, and the lens had actually warped, creating a perfect passage for water to pool in the headlining. It got so bad that it messed with the electrics, and I had intermittent issues with lights flickering or stopping working. Once I'd sealed all the lights with silicone putty, I never had a problem again. They're bulletproof cars mechanically, but they are built to a price, and the extreme cost-cutting measures do become painfully evident at times!

I ended up learning to drive quite Late (at 30) and when my partner upgraded her motor, I inherited her old 2011 Citroen C1 (named "Joey") Initially I thought "Yeah I'll use him for a month or two until I can get myself something a bit more fruity". But you know what, it's 8 months since I got him and I haven't planned to get rid of him yet. Absolutely brilliant little car! Yes, you need to give him serious beans to get him going since the clutch is pretty weak; and if you're carrying passengers, a prayer will be necessary to get up a hill. But that engine is pretty much bullet proof, sips fuel and the handling is solid enough that you can have a lot of fun round a nice B-road!

Bought the Citroen C1 (same car) for my wife 5 years ago after a disastrous Mercedes A class . Best car I’ve ever bought. Serviced it last year for £40, changed front discs and pads £30. New tyres £36 each. Insurance is £110 per year. 50-60mpg. Zero road tax, clutch is much better on 2012 models onwards - they added a better clutch. Replaced a damaged seatbelt - Citroen wanted £400, did it myself for £30. No cam belt to change either. Forgot to mention - my daughter had the Peugeot version - managed to put it straight through a double brick garden wall - leaving the car balancing on the wall. Total cost - £70 for a recovery to lift it off. £30 to repair the clips on the front bumper, £300 to repair the wall.

On the clutch front, you can actually adjust them. A lot of people don't realise and replace when there's plenty of material left. (ask me how I know)

I love this channel for the variety we never what is coming next

Bought a used Jazz (GD1 from 2005) in march 2020, they were ridiculosly cheap back then, mine cost 2k euros, but needed some fixes, like new gearbox bearings and stuff, all in all with LPG conversion cost me below 3k Euros. All electric windows, heated mirrors, auto a/c and the list goes on! Best car to be used as a daily driver/beater. Chain driven engine. At one point even loaded a whole sofa in it because it's SUPER practical. Nowdays, one that's in worse condition costs 3.5k-4k which is mad, and I can't say that inflation is to blame.

Your variety of car reviews is wonderful. Keep it up because there isn't enough reviews of cars that normal people drive.

Great review, as always :). I ran a c1 as a car to get to the train station. You forgot to mention that, if you aren't in your first flush of driving youth you can park these in impossibly tiny spaces. Or even in less than a whole space, if some ar$e in a range rover has parked across the white line ;-).

As a someone, who has been driving Aygo daily for almost 2 years, I must say - I love this car. It's so small, agile and... cheap. In my opinion, Aygo is basically like Fiat Cinquecento, but better.

I've just bought one. 92k kilometres, air-conditioning, first owner, xenon headlights, electric windows, full serviced, 10 speakers and only for €3700,-. That is very cheap, because here in the Netherlands where Iive normaly such car would've cost around €4500,-. It's such a great car to drive and economical as well.

I have two anecdotes about my Aygo 1) On several occasions I calculated I got 65 miles to the gallon - the thing ran on fumes. 2) Once the check oil light came on on the dash so I brought it to my garage, when they pulled the dipstick in, there was no (or practically no) oil in the sump, I felt terrible because I like to think I don't mistreat my cars, but the thing had been putting along with no indication (at least not that I could see) that anything was amiss until the light blinked on, no blue smoke or any strange sounds, the garage filled up the oil and the little trooper carried on like nothing had happened. Only traded it in once we had a baba, and I still think we could have fitted the seat in (the car has iso fix, but it was a rear facing seat and it was right up against the driver seat).

Love the different variety on this channel ! Im trying to get my girlfriend to buy one of these for her first car ! Buttons to run and fix !

i've got a 16.5 yr old son, good timing and good review.

Would love to see a video on a mk1 Yaris mate!

Had my 2010 aygo for 6 months, and I really cannot complain. Efficient, cheap and very reliable. My car was vandalised by being burnt, the wiring was ruined, the front and side bumper was melted. I paid around a total of 300 and the whole car was sorted. There’s only three spark plugs/ignition coils for these cars and I had to replace them, of which was also very cheap compared to other cars. As a first car, this car is perfect! For insurance pay around 2000 for myself and wife!

Crossed France north to south in one of these while it was still pretty new, it was epic, fun and we made it. On 80mph highways had to use 4th gear uphill, great little car.

Hello Guys, im from Germany(Munich) and i have the Aygo 2010 and its a very very good First car.The quality of the car is very good overall the quality is good from the Japanese, the Aygo uses very little Benzin, on the highway it is a small Ferrari, if you drive it gently and put in good oil (0w20) the car can easily drive 300,000km without Problems.

I put 100k on one of these and took it all over Europe. Never had one single problem. Those engines are pretty much indestructible and they get crazy mpg. Plus if you push it, it'll do 110mph on the autobahn!

Another great review on a popular car

I think you made a fair review, people aren’t necessarily buying these for speed comfort etc it’s purely because they’re cheap to run. I had a brand new C1 which was great but my commute was a 60 mile round trip which got annoying after a while.

What's it's say when I get excited there's another High Peak Auto's review ?. Either I need to get out more ( that's a no at the moment ) or the reviews are spot on , diverse and well delivered .

Great reviews my friend

You can’t argue with bangernomics, can you? An excellent car for weird times, like ummm,... now.

I had a Golf 7 GTD and Golf 7.5 GTI Performance as a leased company car for 4 years. Now I was looking for something new as my very first own car and I got an amazing offer by an old lady. She literally gave it to me for free because she doesn’t want to drive anymore. She was so happy to see me smiling and being independent. I took the opportunity and I have to say I‘m quite impressed with this car. Decent space, fuel consumption is amazing, insurance is cheap and you will fit into the smallest parking space. While it’s neither flashy nor super fast, it gets you from A to B.

On these cars, check the rear axle mounts. Prone to rusting out in countries that get salt and snow in the winters.

Love the Aygo I have a 2016 Toyota aygo and I have had it for 2 year's with zero problems at all. Brilliant first or even second car. Definitely worth the money.

Enjoyed your review, had an Aygo for the last 10 years, all family members drove it, never ever let us down, new clutch and leaking boot otherwise just general servicing and maintenance, just trading it in for a brand new C1, only 80k on the clock, the Aygo owed us nothing

Something funny about seeing you go from all these luxury barges and Range Rovers one minute, to being in a small Aygo the next! Brilliant car though and a great video Matt keep it up :)

I loved my Aygo. Got it for £4000 when I was PhD student so I could go caving. Drove it for work and put 53,000 miles on it (leaked and indicator stalk failure) sold it 5 years later for £1390. Still feel like Inlet it go too cheap. Amazing car.

Awesome cars. Basically Mk1 Yaris derived underpinnings with the 3 cylinder Daihatsu based engine and box. The very small clutch wears quickly due to the featherlight flywheel not giving a noticible biting point for most drivers to judge. Unburstable otherwise in all badge variants. Only problems I've experienced are boot seals as mentioned and the indicator stalks fail at older age..and that about it. Easy to work on and cheap to repair.

The engine is the best part about the whole car. It's a daihatsu derived 3 cylinder engine. Service it regularly and it will hit 200k no problem.

I currently have a C1 3 door as my first car. I use(d) it to drive to uni in London, very good car, 20 quid road tax, costs nothing to run, the only thing I've had to do is a couple of tires and some oil. Enough power for the city, bit of a pain for the motorway, but the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

Cracking little runabout; it's a belting little car. Great review, and glad you do review these real world cars -- especially good, tidy examples that would make genuinely good transport for someone.

Yes. As a trade dumper. Hard hate these. They do more than they say on the tin

Had a 2015 for last few years as a second car . It really is a great and cheap second car . 50 mph minimum , zero tax and a funroof!

What a great review. I’m suddenly in need of a small, cheap runaround and settled on the Aygo over the C1 and 107 because I’m tired of constantly trying to keep the black exterior trim looking nice on my old camper van , which I still have and will still have to do. The colour coded bumpers and lack of black trim was the decider. I’m looking at one tomorrow so I really appreciate you pointing out all the bad points to look out for. Thanks.

I bought my mother a C1 which is basically the same car. She loves it. She loves how easy it is to park especially on her street. Loves how cheap it is to run and how cheap it is to repair. We only had the tyres & brake pads replaced.

Had the Aygo Blue. Never let me down and so cheap to run. Had lots of fun with it in the city. I must had a good example as my Aygo never leaked.

We don’t even have these in Australia . But enjoyed your review. About time someone reviews second hand cars.

Here because I drove a Peugeot 107 for a trip. Was very pleasantly surprised with it, very simple and fun little car! You get addicted to the small size. And the engine actually sounds pretty well at high RPMs, which makes it even more fun

I started to laugh when I saw this, as my wife has had a 107 Envy from new, when we bought it back in April 2011. We had always changed her car every 3 years or so, but when she got the 107, she fell in love with it and has just never wanted to change it (which is great for me, as it's saved me thousands over the past 9 years) she has never had any of the problems that you mentioned, but she has only done about 25k since we bought it. She actually looks after better than she does me (and I'm not joking), this car is immaculate in every way and it looks like she will be keeping it for a fair few years to come (again saving me even more money). Apart from tyres, brake pads and servicing, this car has cost me absolutely nothing since it was bought new. So yeah, I agree with you Matt, it's a great first car for anyone. This type of video is just what we need at this time, as so many of us are stuck at home with not a lot to do, but to watch RU-vid videos to keep us entertained and that is exactly what you are doing. In saying that, and I hope you don't mind this self-plug Matt, but I have been trying to put out a lot more content on my channel to hopefully relieve some of the boredom for other folks. If you don't want people like me advertising their own channels here, just delete this post Matt (I will totally understand) and if you do allow it to stay, thank you very, very much as it will also help to build my channel.

I've had my 2012 Aygo for 6 years and haven't had any of those issues, it looks brand new inside it's well looked after though. The only thing I'm worried about now is if the disinfectants I'm using in the car could potentially damage some of the materials inside the car (like the leather on the steering wheel). I can get about 550 miles on a tank (I try not to go over 500 though, usually I fill up at 450 before it goes onto reserve), the car is returning MPG figures in the region of 70mpg though (The year to date average is 71.4mpg currently according to Fuelly) driven on 50/50 city/country roads, although I can actually average 80-90mpg in city driving because you can coast in fuel cut off mode more, plus this car can hold the MPG at 90mpg to maintain 30mph, it even manages to maintain 80mpg at a steady 20mph (although if you drop into 2nd gear the economy tanks down to 40mpg, which is required below 20mph). My best trip MPG for city driving was 105mpg, the best case for country roads is 80mpg, but it's extremely difficult to get over 74mpg on national speed limits. Personally I see this car as proof of how badly hybrids are designed. I wish they'd release an Aygo with the same engine but electric assisted like the original Honda Insight.

We all have to start somewhere and that's a great place to start, cheap as chips until the insurance drops and experience grows 👍

100.000% over 400.000km on the dail and still going strong. But keep checking your oil level

respect to Japanese car makers. they know how to make a CHEAP CAR G O O D

I've had a 13 plate C1 as a second car for 4 years. Cheap as chips. £200 to insure, free road tax, tyres are £30 each and upto 60mpg.

Structural rigidity of a wet crisp 😂 I could listen to you talk all day, Your analogies are hilarious

I remember about 4 years ago, had a prang in my focus and was given a Peugeot 108 newer version of the trio at the time, had privacy glass, electric windows, rear view camera and took it on motorway to visit my partner, thought it was nippy for a 1 litre, turns out I was given the top spec model with 1.2 litre, very quick as was a light small car, and I remember once I got to partners road, only a tiny space left and even then thought it was too big, yet even with camera couldn't believe I'd get it in space, but I did easily, my own car was a lot bigger and I would of had to park in another road if I had been driving my original car, it was a good little car, even thought about getting one, until I realised I needed a bigger car because I always filled my boot.

Just bought one because I'm old & the government wants £270 to tax my 23 year old Mercedes Auto C Class turbo diesel. I will be sad to see the old Merc go & I will have to start exercising the left leg, but hey, £20 tax, cheaper insurance, cheaper repairs, more miles per gallon might just be some compensation. Apart from, the wife as a nice big car, I can always borrow that for the very few long trips I do🤔

These reviews of older/rubbisher used cars are really handy because people don't generally do this sort of content well

for less than £4 a metre buy replacement universal door seal ....easy to fit and works well for less than half of dealer price....

Analogy of the day: "Structural rigidity of a wet crisp." Awesome.

The high level brake light leaked on ours stupidly thin seal and yes I got replacement from ebay for a few quid but otherwise agree with all your comments brilliant first car love the channel thanks very much for the videos

A point worth mentioning is that the brackets that hold the rear door glass in place can fail causing the glass to fall out. However, there has been a recent recall so can be rectified free of charge by a dealer.

My wife had the 107 automatic as her first car £20 RFL and average of 45 mpg with lead boot. We had to replace the clutch which is double the price of the manual and you need the diagnostic-tool to reset the clutch actuator which also advise to do yearly when the car is serviced or the gear changes go out of sync. The car had its faults but was a very good car. But just something to mention on the 5 door model they had the bonding on the back windows fail which happened to us and nearly fell out onto the motorway which up to very recently the three manufacturers were still honouring it so watch out for that and on the automatic the throttle pedal sticking which Toyota recalled Citroen and Peugeot didn’t. But like you said it’s the car I have recommended to most of my friends for there sons and daughters as there first cars

Bought my son a Daihatsu Sirion for his first car. Even less street cred. However, its a great little car with same 1.0 3cyl engine as the Aygo, plus a proper tailgate, proper elec wind down rear windows, 5 seats, air con etc. Much to recommend.

My friend used to have a 1.4 diesel and I was impressed with the interior room for a small car. I've got a soft spot for these

My peugeot 107 (2010) still has the parcel shelf intact and is making a brilliant first car

Great review again Matt, Well done

Always enjoy your videos. I think the variety of cars you review is what make the channel so good. Keep it up.

I’m not into cars and don’t like the stress of them getting damaged on street. These are zero stress and better than public transport by a mile. I actually think they’re spectacular fun to drive, look great and have aged so well. Brilliant brilliant brilliant

Just bought a 107. Took the perfectly rigid, one might one say crisp, parcel shelf and put it in the dry shed, in case we ever sell the car.

Remember a mate having one of these - the thing that stuck out to me was the brilliant gearing! 1st gear was really long, great for town driving. Was a nice little unit for what it was. Take it for what it is and it's a great buy.

Defiantly a girls car , my two lads would rather walk across hot coals than be seen in one , shame really that some cars even as economical , cheap on insurance etc , have no chance in today’s market , my lads have got the big brash , in ya face easy to steal , cost a fortune to repair , insure and run , uneconomical Loud cars , costing them most their wages to run , but that’s the way of youth , I think we’ve all been their and now settle for something midway , nice car , bet an old lady buys it ? Great fun review , keep it up ❤️👍

Eventually getting round to thanking you as it was this video & another one in which you recommend the Aygo as being a very reliable small car / runaround that first made me think about getting one & I bought a 2016 Aygo a few months ago. The post-2014 Aygos are also (imo) one of the best-looking small cars, especially if you choose a good colour combo! (Touch wood) I’m really happy with it so far, so cheers mate, the vids were really useful 👍👏

Clever stuff reviewing 3 cars in one! Agree with you great little cars, my daughter won’t consider any other, she loves them!

Useful, mate........Appreciated

We love our little 2006 aygo still going strong and hardly serviced, starts always 1st time on the key, great little go cart like feel cars to drive and cheap to run.

I'm a "young lad" and I actually like the look of this car, particularly in that blue colour. Luckily if I get one I ain't planning on "pulling" while I'm in it though😅

Bro was like “you’ll have no chance pulling any girls in these unless u good looking or funny” 🤣🤣

💙 I love my blue Aygo 2010 💙

Fun little fact I had one of this and it got battered every single day for 4 years never let me down the 1KR-FE that's used in these is actually rated for use in light aircraft if that doesnt shout reliability I dont know what does lol absolutely love the channel I've just bought myself an L322 and its thanks to your reassurance although as you've advised I've got some "uh oh" money set aside for when it bites lol

I drove a Peugeot 107 today. I was surprised. It wasn't as slow or as noisy as I expected. I loved the simplicity of the interior. New cars are far too complicated and complex. I just need a steering wheel, heater, radio, indicators and windscreen wipers. The clutch was beautifully positioned and the action was really light. The gearchange was a bit sloppy but it changed ok. I didn't feel small on the road at all. It was a really nice motorcar. As for not being able to pull women in it, well don't put any money on that because in my experience women love cute little cars.

I’m loving the consistency mate keep it up

Brilliant little car, mine is a 2006 and I love it. Yes, it is a bit rattly and I've had to screw back on the internal door handle...but it is great to drive and the engine (3 cylinder) sounds like a porsch in 1st and 2nd gear, what a growl. I've had a BMW, a 26k Ford Focus and a Rav4...and this is just as enjoyable to raz about in. Love it

The good thing about these cars is they enable you to have something more exotic for fun, run a Fabia as a shopping trolley/commuter and an M4 comp for the fun blasts.

My wife has an Aygo and you have pretty much summed up the car perfectly. Great and funny video.

Short answer! Yes! We have a lovely 2007 Blue, it drives very good, it is lively, very reliable, still looks like new and spends next to nothing In terms of fuel. We had some trouble with the starter or ignition, a small infiltration and a problem with the exhaust. The car is now close to 180.000km and the engine is as new. It can handle any road and I would not use it only for long highway drives or going up steep mountains not because it can't handle that but because we have other cars better suited for that. Oh about the clutch... Ours is still the original one. Metallic blue, alloy wheels, roof racks for bikes and it looks awesome!

Thought I had the wrong channel at first but now I get it. Yes indeed, a timely 'recession' special. I reckon they will sell like hot cakes.

One of my favourite car reviews of all time