Having been through the comments on the Toyota UK blog, there seems to be around 7 owners who have complained/are complaining about the headlights - out of approx 511 comments. On Toyota Owners Club a few owners have complained, but others are OK with the headlight performance. Two things you could consider:

1. ensure the headlight levelling control is properly set to 0 - there is some movement in the control.

2. the Auris comes with HIR2 bulbs for which there is no upgrade available, and certainly Osram (who I have been in touch with) and who are one of the two manufacturers of these bulbs, have no current plans to offer an upgrade. You could try fitting upgrade HB4/2006 bulbs (which require a slight modification to the base to fit the HIR2 bulb holder) - eg Osram Nightbreaker Unlimited

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Edited by Avant on 11/11/2014 at 22:50

find out how to adjust the alignment but don't set it too high or you will blind oncoming traffic, and pehaps be breakng the law (?)

I agree that the headlights are a problem - I have an Auris Tourer and on unlit roads dipped beams are hopeless - it isn't just me either as no one else can see!

Is there an answer? Adjusted the lights as much as I could from inside the car but still no good.

I don't know if these people can help you?

http://www.hids4u.co.uk

Certainly it's a problem and as I research my next car IMO this is a good reason not to purchase this make / model

Edited by Smileyman on 17/02/2015 at 20:20

I have a major problem with the dipped headlights when driving on unlit country roads. The beam has a cut off point at about 45 deg. at the front near side giving a blind spot and is very dangerous. Toyota is aware of the problem as there have been many complaints, they are in complete denial. Toyota we need a fix!

That's really odd because if you research the beam pattern for a UK rhd (dips to the left) headlamp there is supposed to be "kick-up" to the left to illuminate the left hand kerb and any pedestrians walking there. It's almost like it has a beam pattern for a European lhd (dips to the right) lamp. Has the model perhaps been fitted with the wrong lamp units?