Are the lights in the Toyota Auris weak?

Are the beams very short on dipped headlights in the 2008 Toyota Auris? I find it difficult to drive in country area at night. Should there be a certain wattage in dipped headlights?

Sinead Lally (Galway )

Nov 2014 Filed under: electrics

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Expert answer

Hi Sinead,

All headlights have to conform to basic standards, but they do vary from car to car. If you feel your beams are unsatisfactory it may just be that they are incorrectly adjusted. A quick visit to your local garage should get that fixed. 

If it's not that, you can try replacing the bulbs with newer or brighter units. Or potentially fit a set of spotlamps that work on dipped beam (suitably set so they don't dazzle oncoming drivers of course).

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
@neilmbriscoe