Reviews of OEM Toyota strut assembly

If I were young again, I'd buy one of these, a 2000s Corolla, or a Saturn. They're great for learning all the high-mileage maintenance stuff that is the bulk of a mechanic's work - suspension work like struts/bushings/tie-rods/ball-joints, CV boots, fluid changes, thermostat/sensors, plugs/wires, and troubleshooting the random broken emissions (vacuum lines) and electrical issues that pop up in old cars.

If there's still bounce when you depress the fender and no handling problems, I wouldn't change the struts. I don't think the valve cover gasket is worth fixing. Someday you will need to work on something on the head, you can replace it then. It won't leak a tablespoon of oil per year, it just spreads a lot.

How does it ride? Is it a little rough? And by that I mean is it bumpy? If yes then you’ll need to do some struts and shock maintenance.

My 2013 Corolla with 230,000+ km just had the struts done. Truth be told, even with them freshly done, I don't notice much difference in the drive.

Current repairs needed are suspension, which is very expensive to fix in a Toyota-like car. Rack and pinion and struts.

New struts are on the way for my 225k 2006 Prius.

Around it for a little over 5 months and it's got to be easily one of the favorite cars I've ever owned.

Super simple to work on and so reliable I love this thing!

Only other issue I can think of is that the coolant control valve is making the noises of it being on its way out. No code yet but I'm just waiting.

My 2008 just rolled to 194k and has the original battery as far as I know. I've put 42k miles on it and have only changed fluids and filters. I did replace all 4 struts but half the reason was I installed a lift kit, other half was some consistent funny wear on a rear tire. Replaced an axle since I damaged the threads. Replaced the sway bar links because they were seized to the struts. It's been a great little unit.

2014 Camry SE Sport and just hit 230k miles. Nothing major done on it besides replacing AC system (Texas summer is brutal and the compressor was failing) and new front struts.

Buy Toyota Genuine. They are pricey but the quality can't be beaten.