2025 Toyota Yaris price and specs

The
Toyota Yaris
has received some minor updates for 2025, focused largely on safety technology.
This has coincided with price increases of between $60 and $490.
All Yaris variants now feature a low-speed acoustic vehicle alert system to warn other road users of their presence when they are running in electric mode.
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With its introduction to the base Ascent Sport, all Yaris variants now feature Toyota's parking support brake function, which applies the brakes if the system detects a crossing vehicle, object or pedestrian while you're reversing. Front and rear parking sensors are also standard across the range.
But not all the specification changes relate to safety technology. The mid-range SX, for example, upgrades from 15-inch alloy wheels to the same 16-inch alloys as seen on the flagship ZR.
Finally, all Yaris variants now use R1234yf refrigerant for their air-conditioning systems.
The Yaris is the slowest-selling vehicle in its VFACTS segment (mainstream light passenger cars), which is quite an anomaly for a Toyota. There are a couple of caveats, however.
Its VFACTS segment contains just four models – the others being the
Suzuki Swift
,
Mazda 2
and
MG 3
– with lower-volume vehicles like the
Skoda Fabia
and
Volkswagen Polo
sitting in a separate Light Cars over $30,000 segment.
To the end of April, Toyota has delivered 980 Yaris hatchbacks this year, including the high-performance three-door GR Yaris hot hatch.
The related
Yaris Cross
light SUV, which has
received a similar round of updates
, sells in much greater volumes. Toyota has delivered 3849 examples thus far this year.
Toyota Australia axed petrol-only versions of the Yaris in 2024, leaving its smallest hatchback as a hybrid-only proposition.
The Toyota Yaris is backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.
Toyota offers capped-price servicing for the first five years or 75,000km, whichever comes first. Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, with each visit costing $250.
The Toyota Yaris has a five-star safety rating from ANCAP, based on testing conducted in 2020.
The following safety equipment is standard across the range:
The ZR gains:
There are three members of the Yaris range.
The base Ascent Sport comes standard with the following equipment:
The SX adds:
The ZR adds:
All grades feature a one-year complimentary Toyota Connected Services subscription, allowing you to view the vehicle's status and location via a smartphone app. Also included in this suite are SOS emergency call and automatic collision notification functions.
Glacier White is the standard exterior paint finish.
Premium paint is a $575 option, with two-tone paint treatments costing $775.
The following colours are available:
The last three are available with a black roof on the ZR.
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