Best Toyota Engines

1.5L I4 / Hybrid

Yaris, Corolla/Auris, Yaris Cross

Yaris + Prius engine. Nearly unkillable. Hybrid version (FXE) powers millions of taxis worldwide.

1.5L Hybrid I4

C-HR 1.8 Hybrid, Yaris 1.5 Hybrid

Original Prius/Aqua/Yaris Hybrid. Atkinson cycle + electric motor. Millions of taxis prove 500k+ km ...

3.5L V6

RX, RC, ES, IS, LC, LS, RX 450h

Camry/RAV4/Highlander V6. Bulletproof. Smooth, powerful. Used in Lotus Evora too.

1.8L I4

Avensis, Corolla/Auris, C-HR, Prius, Corolla Cross, Swace, CT, Corolla, Corolla 1.6 VVT-i, Prius 1.8 Hybrid, RAV4 2.0 VVT-i

Current Corolla/Auris engine. Also hybrid (FXE). Incredibly reliable. Zero drama. 300k+ km.

2.5L Dynamic Force I4

RC, IS, RAV4, NX, Highlander, LM, Camry, ES, RX, Across, ES 300h, Lexus NX 300h, Lexus RX 450h

Camry/RAV4 2.5. Hybrid version gets 50+ mpg. Extremely reliable early data. Toyotas best modern engi...

1.5L NA I4

Yaris 1.0 VVT-i, Yaris 1.3 VVT-i

Yaris/Vitz workhorse. Chain-driven. Simple, efficient. Nearly unkillable. Oil changes and go.

2NZ-FE 1.3

Yaris

Yaris. Chain driven. VVT-i. Toyota reliability standard. Oil consumption at extreme mileage only. Ze...

1.0L I3

108, Aygo, 107, Yaris, C1, Aygo X, Aygo 1.0

Aygo/Yaris city engine. Simple, light, cheap to run. Timing chain. 200k+ km easy.

2.0L Dynamic Force I4

RAV4, UX, Corolla, C-HR, Prius, Corolla Cross, C-HR 1.2T, C-HR 2.0 Hybrid, Lexus UX 250h, Yaris 1.5 Hybrid

Latest Corolla/RAV4 engine. Thermal efficiency 40%+. Hybrid version outstanding. Early data strong.

2.8L Turbo Diesel I4

Land Cruiser, Hilux, Avensis 2.0 D-4D, HiLux 2.8 D-4D, Land Cruiser 3.0 D-4D

Hilux/Land Cruiser Prado diesel. Replaced 1KD. 25% more torque, 15% less fuel. Workhorse.

2TR-FE 2.7

Land Cruiser

HiLux/Land Cruiser Prado. Chain driven. Dual VVT-i. Truck-grade durability. Oil consumption minimal....

1ZR 1.6 Valvematic

Auris/Corolla E150/E160. Dual VVT-i/Valvematic. Chain driven. Oil consumption TSB exists for early V...

1.8L I4

RAV4, Avensis, Corolla

Corolla/Avensis workhorse. Oil consumption on early 1ZZ fixed mid-production. 2ZZ is high-rev gem.

2.4L Turbo Diesel I4

Hilux, HiLux 2.4 D-4D, RAV4 2.0 D-4D

Hilux/Fortuner/Innova diesel. Smaller sibling of 1GD. Excellent reliability in commercial use.

3ZZ-FE/4ZZ-FE 1.4/1.6

Corolla

Corolla E120. VVT-i. Chain driven. Typical Toyota reliability. Oil consumption at very high mileage....

V35A 3.4 V6 Twin-Turbo

LS, Land Cruiser, GX

Lexus LC/LS 500, Supra A90 (partially), LC 300. Hot-V design. Twin-turbo. Strong initial reliability...

M15A 1.5 Hybrid

LBX

Lexus LBX. 5th gen Toyota hybrid system. Atkinson cycle. Chain driven. Based on proven hybrid tech. ...

2.0/2.2L D-4D Diesel I4

Avensis, Corolla/Auris, RAV4, Corolla, Mini, Cooper, Yaris, IS

Avensis/RAV4/Corolla diesel. Reliable with DPF care. Injector issues at very high mileage only.

1KD-FTV 3.0 D-4D

Land Cruiser/Hilux. Legendary diesel. Injector failure on early units (2000-2004). Head gasket conce...

FA20 2.0 Boxer

GT86

GT86/GR86, BRZ. Subaru/Toyota co-developed boxer. Torque dip at 4000rpm on Gen 1 (fixed in GR86). Oi...

2.0L Turbo I4

Lexus IS 200t, NX 200t, NX 300

Toyota first turbo in decades. Conservative tune. Used in Lexus IS/NX. Reliable but not exciting.

F33A 3.3 V6 Diesel

Land Cruiser

Land Cruiser 300. New V6 diesel replacing legendary 1VD V8. DPF/SCR. Too new for long-term data. Toy...

T24A 2.4 Turbo PHEV

Land Cruiser, RX, LM

Lexus NX 450h+, Land Cruiser 250 PHEV. Same T24A block + PHEV electric motor. Battery degradation lo...

T24A 2.4 Turbo

NX

Lexus NX 350, RX 500h, Toyota Crown. New turbo I4. High output for displacement. Too new for long-te...

1.2L Turbo I4

IS, NX, RX, Corolla, Corolla/Auris, C-HR

C-HR/Auris turbo. Toyotas first modern turbo. Decent but replaced quickly by 2.0 hybrid. Adequate.