2003 Toyota Matrix User Reviews

Good Car, Lasted Me A Long Time 325k Mi, When Sold. — Fun little car. Utility and Toyota reliability. Parts were cheap. Easier to work on if you have small hands. Didn't have much for guts. Fit a nice JL sub with pioneer OEL head unit. Pretty nice acoustics without sound dampening. For utility and economy it was a great car.

Primary Use: Family transportation

Fun, Family Friendly, Sporty — Clutch and tires wear a little fast, 28mpg, have had pulley/belt noise from day 1. It's quick, hardy, mechanically wonderful, has never left me stranded. Little plastic things have broken all over inside the car. Ground effex are thrashed from clearance issues. Interior is big enough to move anything and put in lots of extras. I love this car! It hugs the road and the handling is responsive. Glad I bought the XRS. I appreciate that while it lacks a little power, there are many things I can do to this car to make it faster.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

My Matrix — Altho the XRS is equipped with the same engine as a Lotus Exige, the weight of the Matrix cuts down the performances. If Toyota really wanted to make a sport version of this car, they should have kept the 4 wheels drive avaiable with the 180 hp engine / 6 speeds transmission. And still, the Rav-4 sport is now equipped with a 269 hp V6 engine. Add that in a Matrix and we would be talking about performances. Impreza and the likes would be put to shame. Still, this car is among the best value/quality car one can buy.

2003 Toyota Matrix Xr Awd Review — Loved this car. A little bit on the slow side due to the weight from the All wheel drive system, an automatic gearbox, and lack of power. Was alot bigger inside that it seemed like from the outside. Another thing that didn't impress me that much was the gas mileage. I only managed to get about 23mpg. Otherwise, the car was pretty much perfect and flawless. I had no mechanical breakdowns or major problems with the car. I do want to add that I did modify the car. Modifications include: Hotchkis Lowering Springs, custom Celica shocks, Bomz Short Ram Air Intake, 6000k HIDs, Gutted Catalytic Converter, N1 Exhaust, JVC Headunit, 17in Reaction Orbits with Bridgestone Potenza G005 and other stuff. Totaling about $5,000 worth of modification and parts.

Mines Got 300,000 Kms On It!!!!!! — i bought my 2003 toyota matrix off the showroom floor. its great. maintaning the car is too easy. the performance is soo good sometimes i think ive got corvette zr1 engine in it. ive got probably 5 speeding tickets now with my so called (family wagon) ive owned it since 2003 i am the only owner. the milage is at a mouth dropping 300,000km. amazingly i havent replaced much, nothing powertrain wise for sure. i just give it a oil change once in a while, tune it up, slap on some new brakes tires and windshield wipers and im ready to ride! for sure i would recommend this car to anyone and everyone. the other day i raced a nissan gtr r34 fully tuned and i was at most a cars length behind him. i use this car to drive to work and to go on trips with the family or just go out in the city, and at 300,000kms it still hasnt failed me.

Primary Use: Family transportation