Toyota Land Cruiser (03-09) - Review

Review by Parkers on
It may be the smaller brother of the Land Cruiser Amazon, but the Land Cruiser is still a whopper in its own right if you pick the five-door model. If you need something rugged to look the part outside the school gates then we'd suggest you buy a Volvo XC-90 or Lexus RX300 as they're better to drive on the road, (although school-runners will appreciate the fact that a Land Cruiser has eight seats). What it lacks in terms of on-road agility, it makes up for in go-anywhere talent, so if you don't get it dirty you'll never know just how good it can be.
3.5 out of 5

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Safety

All models get a reasonable tally of safety equipment including driver, passenger, side and curtain airbags. The chassis (which is separate from the body to give extra resilience when off-roading) has been developed to absorb crash impacts, but it hasn't been crash tested by Euro NCAP, so has no crash safety rating. Security hasn't been overlooked, with all models getting an alarm, immobiliser and deadlocks.

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5 out of 5

Reliability

This one is unlikely to turn work shy on you. It's pretty much unstoppable and Toyota are unlikely to let a mechanical or electrical gremlin spoil the fun. Previous Land Cruiser Colorado gave very few problems and quality does not appear to have slipped.

Car check problem points

Body

Damage or scuffs from driving off road.

Engine/Gearbox

No problems reported.

Other

No problems reported.