Used 2009 Toyota Matrix S 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.4L 4cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
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A big step up.
gabagooo, 07/20/2008
Toyota Matrix S 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
I traded my 2007 Yaris HB in on the Matrix. As a city car, the Yaris was great, but as a roadmaster, not so good. I test drove a Rabbit, which felt small compared to the Matrix, which seems bulk. The car has a heavy feel and is very comfortable on long drives. I am getting 29.5 mpg highway and 20 mpg city - exactly as advertised. The Matrix offers a lot of value for the money and I am pleased with my purchase. Compared to the Yaris, this car feels very solid and safe.
Great for snow
bigislandboy99, 12/25/2008
Toyota Matrix S 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
I've been waiting to test the AWD and I finally got my wish! Snows and compact ice has been all around the renton are for the past two weeks. This matrix AWD S has had no problems getting around. It is very controllable and predictable, even with a foot of snow with the standard AWD. Car is great in normal weather as well. Its great for hauling people around and lots of room for a "compact" vehicle. Road noise can be pretty bad, especially on the rough free ways in Seattle. The gas mileage could be a little better and/or a little large gas tank. Overall very pleased and glad i got it for this region.
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Ten years and 70k miles Review
mike s, Somerville, NJ, 09/20/2019
Toyota Matrix S 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
20 of 25 people found this review helpful
Adopted a Matrix S-AWD, Auto from my daughter who was a second owner for 50 k miles. Car was at the dealers many times for about $8k worth of repairs over the 8 years she had it. This car is a dealers service managers dream. Constant major repairs with very high replacement parts costs. Adding labor at $125 an hour you can see the massive bills this car runs up. She had enough and leased a Hyundai Tucson and I bought this from her,(dealer wouldn't give her much for it). That said my review starts. I do own a 2009 Hyundai Sonata which has 55k miles on it and I will not compare the Matrix to it, since the Matrix falls short in many ways. My overall opinion of the Matrix, with my credentials of a retired aerospace manufacturing manager is that Toyota either terminated off its entire reliability /materials engineering staff or ignored their evaluations. I have never seen a car corrode as bad as this one. Bolts, clamps brackets, oil lines and seals all failing with rust. The use of steel bolts into plastic corroding and causing breakage when trying to remove is common throughout the car. A recent and common leak of automatic transmission fluid is from the trans oil cooler lines. Toyota welded two lines together and where they are joined to a bracket a rust pocket forms causing complete failure of the lines and loss of trans fluid. To get repaired the part is $91 from the dealer and 3 hours of work. Do the math and you are looking at a $500 dealer bill, not counting hose and rusted clamp replacements. My cost doing the work myself and replacing the welded assembly with a 4 ft. x 3/8 bent up and cut coated brake line was $6. So you can see where I am going with this, Great car if you are innovative and can do the repairs yourself, of course with the tools and experience of a good backyard mechanic. If you are looking for a low cost car to maintain and rely on a dealer , this is not a car for you. For that matter a Toyota or Lexus I put in the same categories. Toyota has lost a lot in my book because of very immature and poor engineering as well as the lack of reliability/materials engineering disciplines.
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Great car my awd
HWR, 01/19/2010
Toyota Matrix S 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
We purchased our 09 matrix in 2008. At the time living in snowy area we got the awd-s model with the 2.4 litre Camry engine. Traction control on snow/ice fantastic. Not too many other cars can beat it from a light, eccept maybe a sports sedan with a v-8? paint chips easily, seats uncomfortable&blind spots, mileage is o. k. 28-30 mpg on highway. Overall the car is good. 31,000 miles&only oil changes. All 4 tires will need to be replaced soon. Remember, it's awd!
Great vehicle
Garrett Hughes, 06/16/2008
Toyota Matrix S 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Purchased just this week, sorry I cannot tell how good the fuel efficiency is yet. Purchased the AWD due to northeast driving conditions and because it handles like a go-cart! Steel wheels offer better ride than 17" alloys. "road noise" mentioned by others is the AWD, they are all a little noisy. Interior design is ergonomic, S model offers nice perks for little than $15k more. Recommend mudflaps and rear bumper protector (hatch step). I am 6' tall 220 lbs and with the telescopic column and adjustable manual seat I fit comfortably, arm rest could be 4" longer. Great pickup, car cruzes at 80 MPH without too much noise, stock radio is fantastic. 115V outlet is very cool for lap top charge.