Chery Reviews

The only recall I could find for a Chery Tiggo (specifically the Tiggo 4 in this case) was for almost 2000 examples where the audible alarm for the autonomous emergency braking system was not activated and may not have sounded to warn the driver. The cars in question were, indeed, made in 2024, so your vehicle may well be one of the affected ones.

There's a list of affected VINs (Vehicle identification numbers) listed on the recalls site for you to cross-check, or a check with your Chery dealer will reveal all.

The one of those three that seems most suitable for towing would be the petrol-engined Tiggo 8 Pro. It’s rated to tow up to 1300kg with a braked trailer, and 750kg without brakes. The post-update Tiggo 7 (either ICE or hybrid) is also rated to two up to 750kg, but the Tiggo 4 in any of its forms is not rated for towing by the manufacturer.

Both the Toyota and Kia have good reputations for quality and durability, while the Chery is more of an unknown quantity in Australia. The important thing to remember is that the cars you’ve short-listed are all near-new vehicles, so they’ll have plenty of factory warranty left to run.

The best way to avoid clear coat peeling is to buy a car in a solid, rather than metallic, colour, which doesn’t generally have the same peeling problems. That said, modern paint technology is much better than ever before, so this is less of a problem than it once was. Protecting a car’s interior means parking it out of the sun in the hotter months. Although, again, the durability of interior plastics has come a long, long way in recent years.

If you’re going to keep the car for a few years and then trade it in on a new car, retained value is more important than any of your other concerns. And in that sense, the Toyota traditionally moves to the front of the pack.