DBA-ASU65W

Toyota Harrier ASU65W specs

ASU65W is the model code of the Toyota Harrier. Japan’s transport ministry lists it in its fuel economy lists from 2018–2020 under the model type DBA-ASU65W. A genuine car’s chassis number starts ASU65-.

ASU65W at a glance

Make: Toyota
Model: Harrier
Model code: ASU65W
Model types: DBA-ASU65W
In MLIT’s lists: 2018–2020
Engines: 8AR 1,998 cc petrol
Gearboxes: 6-speed automatic
Drive: four-wheel drive
Kerb weight: 1,700–1,770 kg
Official fuel economy: 12.4–12.8 km/L (35–36 mpg)

Fuel economy is from Japan’s official tests and is usually better than you’ll see on UK roads. MLIT doesn’t list power or torque.

DBA-ASU65W

Listed 2018–2020. The DBA prefix (our explanation, not MLIT’s) means petrol passenger car certified to Japan’s 2005 emissions rules, 75% below their limits. Check DBA-ASU65W against ULEZ and clean air zones.

Engine	Gearbox	Drive	Weight	Seats	Fuel economy	Listed
8AR1,998 cc petrol	6-speed automatic	four-wheel drive	1,700–1,770 kg	5	12.4–12.8 km/L35–36 mpg, Japanese JC08 test	2018–2020

Each row is one version as MLIT lists it. A version can appear twice when MLIT gave figures on two tests that year. Low-emission stars and trim names aren’t shown. MLIT gives fuel economy in km/L; the mpg figures are our conversion to UK gallons. Japanese tests are gentler than real UK driving, so expect less.

ASU65 build year by chassis number

Japan’s carmakers list the chassis numbers each code was built with every year from 2015. Find the serial below, or use the build year finder.

ASU65 · DBA-ASU65W · Toyota
Built	Chassis numbers
2017	ASU65-001001 to 003125
2018	ASU65-003126 to 004668
2019	ASU65-004669 to 005548
2020	ASU65-005549 to 005673

From the JAMA chassis number lists: 車台番号一覧表. We keep only the chassis code, serial ranges and year. JAMA calls them reference information, not a certificate.

Check an ASU65W before you buy

Make sure the car is what the advert says: the chassis number on the V5C should start ASU65-, and the engine and gearbox should match one of the versions above. Our free check reads the UK MOT history and compares it with the chassis code.

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Questions

What engine does the ASU65W have?

MLIT lists the Toyota Harrier ASU65W with 8AR 1,998 cc petrol.

What fuel economy does the ASU65W get?

Officially between 12.4 and 12.8 km/L (about 35–36 mpg), depending on the version, on Japan’s own tests. Real-world figures are usually lower, especially against the older 10-15 mode test.

How heavy is the ASU65W?

Between 1,700 and 1,770 kg kerb weight, depending on the version.

Is DBA-ASU65W the same as ASU65W?

Yes. DBA-ASU65W is the full model type: the letters before the hyphen are Japan’s emissions code, which changed as the rules were tightened, and ASU65W is the model code. The chassis number starts with ASU65-.

About these figures

The model types, engine codes, capacities, gearboxes, drive, weights, seats and km/L figures are copied from MLIT’s yearly lists of cars on sale in Japan each March, so “listed” years are list years, not exact production dates. The English model names, mpg conversions, emissions code explanations and chassis number matching are ours. Lists before 2013 were printed as PDFs that we read by machine; where an older list gives an engine code that doesn’t match its capacity, we’ve used the figure the same model type has in other years. Check anything that matters against the car’s own papers. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected]. All Toyota model codes.

Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Japan, fuel economy lists 2004–2026, used under the Public Data License 1.0. Edited and translated by JDM History.