Skip to main content
Home

Car Division

Main navigation

  • Ford
  • Renault
  • Skoda
  • Toyota
  • Volkswagen
User account menu
  • Contact

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Toyota
  3. The new Toyota Yaris is Car of the Year for 2021

The new Toyota Yaris is Car of the Year for 2021

Toyota Yaris - Car of the Year

Brand

  • Toyota

The new Toyota Yaris won the car industry's prestigious award Car of the Year 2021 in Europe. There are 59 car journalists from all over Europe who together choose the winner of Car of the Year, among all the new car models that have been launched in the last year. When all the details were scored, it was the Toyota Yaris that became the Car of the Year 2021 in Europe.

The jury was impressed with the new hybrid solution from Toyota. Hybrid is the way to reduce CO2 emissions for customers who do not have the opportunity to charge the car where they live. The new Toyota Yaris was also appreciated for its design, safety and handling.

Image gallery
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris

This is the most important award in the automotive industry. Toyota Yaris is a car with which many people have good driving experiences every single day.

This year it is the third time Toyota goes to the top with one of its models. This year's finalists were the Citroën C4, Fiat 500, Land Rover Defender, Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen ID.3, Cupra Formentor and the winner Toyota Yaris.

Image gallery
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris

A few facts about the Car of the Year Award:

The jury that votes for the winner consists of 59 car journalists from 22 European countries.

Important criteria include design, comfort, safety, driving characteristics, price and environmental characteristics. Technical innovation and value for money are particularly important factors.

Ranking and points:

  • 1. Toyota Yaris (266 points)
  • 2. Fiat 500 (240 points)
  • 3. Cupra Formentor (239 points)
  • 4. Volkswagen ID. 3 (224 points)
  • 5. Skoda Octavia (199 points)
  • 6. Land Rover Defender (164 points)
  • 7. Citroen C4 (143 points)

Toyota won the Car of the Year award in 2000 (Toyota Yaris), 2005 (Toyota Prius) and 2021 (Toyota Yaris).

Tags

  • Toyota Yaris
  • Toyota Yaris Hybrid
  • Toyota Prius
  • Fiat 500
  • Skoda Octavia
  • Car of the Year
  • Add new comment
  • 651 views
By Car Division, 10 March, 2021
Toyota Aygo X crossover

The new Toyota Aygo X crossover arrives this summer

Toyota Aygo X crossover
  • Toyota
  • Toyota Aygo X

The new Toyota Aygo X is an excellent A-segment crossover developed and produced in Europe to fulfill customers' demands living in cities and suburbs. To ensure that the new Toyota Aygo X is the most excellent vehicle in its class,...

2019 Toyota Yaris Sedan

2019 Toyota Yaris Sedan - efficiency, fun, comfort at a reasonable price

Toyota Yaris Sedan
  • Toyota
  • Toyota Yaris Sedan

Say goodbye to the Toyota Yaris iA. Toyota is trying to eliminate any trace of the extinct brand, Scion, and has decided to name the new sedan based on the Mazda2, the Yaris 2019. In addition to this change in the...

Fiat 500

The new Fiat 500 is the best-selling electric car in May

Fiat 500
  • Fiat
  • Fiat 500

The month of May 2022 was still negative for the Italian car market, with a decrease of 15.1% compared to the same period of 2021. A result, however, is better than that of April 2022, when there was a collapse of 33%. According to ...

2013 Toyota Yaris Hybrid

Toyota Yaris Hybrid at Geneva Motor Show

Toyota Yaris Hybrid
  • Toyota
  • Toyota Yaris

The principal full cross breed vehicle to go at a bargain in the European B-fragment and the leader of the Yaris model range, the new Toyota Yaris Hybrid makes its reality debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. 

Joining the...

Skoda OCTAVIA COMBI

Skoda OCTAVIA COMBI and Skoda ENYAQ iV are "Family Car of the Year" winners

Skoda OCTAVIA COMBI
  • Skoda
  • Skoda Octavia

The Skoda ENYAQ iV and Skoda OCTAVIA COMBI receive three first places in the readers' poll for 'Family Car of the Year.' They add to Skoda's remarkable record in the 'Auto Motor Sport' award, which the Czech company has received 43...

2023 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid: A Smart Choice for Eco-Conscious Drivers?

The new Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid: A Smart Choice for Eco-Conscious Drivers?

2023 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
  • Toyota
  • Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid

The Toyota Prius is the pioneer of hybrid cars, having debuted in 1997 and sold over 15 million units worldwide. But the automotive landscape has changed a lot since then, with more and more competitors offering ...

2024 Toyota Yaris: The Hybrid Hatchback That's Hotter Than Ever

2024 Toyota Yaris: The Hybrid Hatchback That's Hotter Than Ever

2024 Toyota Yaris
  • Toyota
  • Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Yaris is one of the most popular and enduring small cars in the world, with a loyal fan base and a reputation for reliability, efficiency, and practicality. But the Yaris is not just a sensible choice, it's also a fun and...

Peugeot 3008

The Peugeot 3008 hits one million units

Peugeot 3008
  • Peugeot
  • Peugeot 3008

Five years after its introduction, the Peugeot 3008, one of the brand's best-sellers, has produced its millionth unit at the Sochaux factory. The latest generation of the Peugeot 3008 has already passed the million...

Skoda Octavia

Skoda Octavia - icon of the brand

Skoda Octavia
  • Skoda
  • Skoda Octavia

The Skoda Octavia is not just any car for the VW subsidiary. It is the bestseller, the "icon of the brand", as CEO Bernhard Maier says at the world premiere of the new model.

Skoda did not present the new Octavia...

"Blue Beetle" and the 2024 Toyota Tacoma: A Superhero and a Super Truck Team Up

"Blue Beetle" and the 2024 Toyota Tacoma: A Superhero and a Super Truck Team Up

2024 Toyota Tacoma
  • Toyota
  • Toyota Tacoma

The Toyota Tacoma is one of the most popular and versatile pickup trucks in the US, with a loyal fan base and a reputation for reliability and off-road capability. But did you know that the Toyota Tacoma is also a star in...

The new Skoda Fabia has been rewarded with the Red Dot Design Award

The new Skoda Fabia has been rewarded with the Red Dot Design Award

The new Skoda Fabia has been rewarded with the Red Dot Design Award
  • Skoda
  • Skoda Fabia

The new Skoda Fabia has won the Red Dot Design Award for outstanding product design three times in a row, the first time in 2008 and the most recent time in 2015. As a result, the Fabia is now catching up to the brand's iconic Octavia in...

Peugeot 408 is "WOW Car of the Year"

Peugeot 408 is "WOW Car of the Year"

Peugeot 408
  • Peugeot
  • Peugeot 408

The new Peugeot 408 has won this year's "WOW Car of the Year" award in the SUV category. Carwow, a new vehicle comparison website, presented this award for the first time this year. The Peugeot 408 persuaded the expert panel out of a...

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid with Hybrid Synergy Drive architecture

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
  • Toyota
  • Toyota Prius

The launch of the new Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid represents one further application of Hybrid Synergy Drive® and is Toyota's core technology platform for the future. Hybrid Synergy Drive® has been specifically designed to be modular and,...

Skoda Octavia RS iV

Skoda Octavia RS iV: performance plug-in hybrid model with 245Hp

Skoda Octavia RS iV
  • Skoda
  • Skoda Octavia

Skoda published the first sketches with the next generation Octavia RS iV. The first performance plug-in hybrid developed by the Czech manufacturer will have 245 horsepower and will be exhibited for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show...

Get your Skoda Octavia Combi for just 218 euros per month

Get your Skoda Octavia Combi for just 218 euros per month

Skoda Octavia
  • Skoda
  • Skoda Octavia

You can rarely go wrong with a Skoda Octavia station wagon. For example, the Skoda Octavia Combi is offered in seven distinct model variations, ranging from Active to RS. The Skoda Octavia comes standard with 110 hp, while the ...

How Fiat's Lingotto Factory Inspired a Century of Car Design

How Fiat's Lingotto Factory Inspired a Century of Car Design

Fiat Lingotto Factory
  • Fiat
  • Fiat 500

The iconic Lingotto factory in Turin celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Here's why it still matters for Fiat and the automotive world. If you're a car enthusiast, you've probably seen pictures of the...

Skoda Octavia Scout

The new generation Skoda Octavia Scout with front-wheel drive

Skoda Octavia Scout
  • Skoda
  • Skoda Octavia

Skoda continues to expand the range of models for the new generation Octavia, and this time it's the turn of the Octavia Scout. The new generation Skoda Octavia Scout offers a 15 mm higher ground clearance compared to the Combi...

The Skoda VISION 7S concept presents a wholly new electrified vehicle

The Skoda VISION 7S concept presents a wholly new electrified vehicle

Skoda VISION 7S
  • Skoda
  • Skoda VISION 7S

Skoda introduces its new brand identity as part of the NEXT LEVEL - Skoda STRATEGY 2030. The emphasis is on a new design language, a new logo, and a comprehensive refresh of the corporate brand. Furthermore, the Czech automaker is speeding...

Renault Clio

The new generation Renault Clio won the 2020 Car of the Year

Renault Clio
  • Renault
  • Renault Clio

The new generation Renault Clio won the 2020 Car of the Year title in Lithuania!

The fifth generation of the French hatchback impressed the jury members with its excellent comfort and exceptional price.

...
Toyota Yaris

Toyota Yaris third generation

Toyota Yaris
  • Toyota
  • 2012 Toyota

The dispatch of the third era Toyota Yaris adds another section to the model's continuous European example of overcoming adversity. In the course of the most recent decade, the Yaris has reliably appreciated a fragment offer of over 5%. It...

2024 Toyota Crown Sport Hybrid Redefines the Sedan Segment with SUV-Inspired Design and Performance
2024 Toyota Crown Sport Hybrid Redefines the Sedan Segment with SUV-Inspired Design and Performance
2013 Toyota Avalon
2013 Toyota Avalon
2026 Toyota Corolla Cross Nasu Edition
Toyota's 2026 Corolla Cross Nasu Edition Bridges Hybrid Efficiency and Off-Road Utility

Like us!

Car Division

Latest news

The new BMW 5 Series Sedan: A luxury car with a green edge

The new BMW 5 Series Sedan: A luxury car with a green edge

How Fiat's Lingotto Factory Inspired a Century of Car Design

How Fiat's Lingotto Factory Inspired a Century of Car Design

The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter Is a Midsize Truck with Big Off-Road Ambitions

The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter Is a Midsize Truck with Big Off-Road Ambitions

DS Automobiles Introduces Renewed DS 9 and Shows Collection Esprit de Voyage

DS Automobiles Introduces Renewed DS 9 and Shows Collection Esprit de Voyage

New Citroen C4 X with Petrol Engine Launched

New Citroen C4 X with Petrol Engine Launched

2023 Hyundai i20

2023 Hyundai i20: A Sharp and Smart Hatchback for the Modern Driver

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck

Norway Goes Nuts for Ford's All-Electric F-150 Lightning

2023 Ford Puma ST Powershift

Ford's ST Lineup Expands: Meet the New Puma ST Powershift

Peugeot e-2008

The Peugeot 2008: A French Fries the Competition

Cupra Formentor e-HYBRID

C for CUPRA, F for Formentor, R for ROSALÍA: How a Spanish singer is boosting the appeal of EVs

Pagination

  • Previous page
  • 41
  • Next page

Partners

»Spare wheel  »Gerane  »Electric cars

Popular Car Division' news

Toyota Yaris

Toyota Yaris third generation

Peugeot 308

The new Peugeot 308 wins "Women's World Car of the Year 2022"

Presidential Renault Rafale

Renault Rafale Hybrid: 300 HP 4x4 Armored Flagship for the French Presidency

Rolls-Royce Cullinan - luxury, performance and usability

Rolls-Royce Cullinan - luxury, performance and usability

2026 Subaru Outback

All-New 2026 Subaru Outback: Trims, Features, Pricing, and Performance

Fiat Ducato

Fiat Ducato: The undisputed champion of large vans

2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet

Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet at the Geneva International Motor Show

The All-New 2025 Hyundai i30: Striking Design Meets Cutting-Edge Tech at an Affordable Price

The All-New 2025 Hyundai i30: Striking Design Meets Cutting-Edge Tech at an Affordable Price

Peugeot RCZ

Peugeot RCZ sporty and elegant

Mazda MX-5

The facelifted Mazda MX-5 debut in Europe

Pagination

  • Previous page
  • 41
  • Next page
Ford
Renault
Skoda
Toyota
Volkswagen
Peugeot
Citroën
Audi
Opel
Mercedes-Benz
Fiat
BMW
Nissan
Dacia
Kia
Honda
Chevrolet
Hyundai
Porsche
Mazda
Mitsubishi
Volvo
Mini
Jeep
RSS feed
2024 Toyota Crown Sport Hybrid Redefines the Sedan Segment with SUV-Inspired Design and Performance
Dacia Logan
Renault Espace full hybrid
Toyota C-HR Electric SUV 2026
Skoda Superb Combi iV
Dacia Dokker Camperiz
Dacia Sandero Stepway 2026
2012 Kia Ray EV

Copyright © 2026 CAR DIVISION  All Rights Reserved  Privacy policy  ·Contact  ·Facebook·rss

Powered by Drupal