Toyota Yaris - MMT Gear boxes - Steveieb

Thanks to all your advice my sons girlfriend has bought a Mk 1 Yaris Auto with a TC gearbox.

She was so pleased with it that her mother has bought a nearly new 10 plate Yaris Auto with MMT ?

Will this be troublesom and what steps can she take to protect herself from costly repairs?

Toyota Yaris - MMT Gear boxes - gordonbennet

Its not writ in stone that the MMT will play up, though they don't have the enviable rep for reliability that the standard TC has earned itself.

Making sure it gets the oil changed when needed and the level checked at every service can only do good, and i would suggest mechanical sympathy such as making use of the manual feature on inclines so the box isn't making unnecessary changes hunting for gears could only help things to last.

Toyota Yaris - MMT Gear boxes - Avant

Agree enrirely, GB, although how reliable the 'nearly-new' car is may depend on whether the previous owner(s) in the car's six years of life followed your precepts!