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3BD-S500U · EBD-S500U

Toyota Pixis Truck S500U specs

S500U is the model code of the Toyota Pixis Truck, a kei car (registered in Japan as a goods vehicle). Japan’s transport ministry lists it in its fuel economy lists from 2015–2026 under 2 model types 3BD-S500U, EBD-S500U. A genuine car’s chassis number starts S500-.

S500U at a glance

Make
Toyota
Model
Pixis Truck
Model code
S500U
Model types
3BD-S500U, EBD-S500U
In MLIT’s lists
2015–2026
Engines
KF 658 cc petrol
Gearboxes
4-speed automatic, 5-speed manual, CVT automatic
Drive
rear-wheel drive
Kerb weight
740–810 kg
Official fuel economy
13.2–21 km/L (37–59 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.

3BD-S500U

Listed 2021–2026. The 3BD prefix (our explanation, not MLIT’s) means petrol goods vehicle or bus certified to Japan’s 2018 emissions rules. Check 3BD-S500U against ULEZ and clean air zones.

EngineGearboxDriveWeightSeatsFuel economyListed
KF658 cc petrol4-speed automaticrear-wheel drive750–770 kg—13.2 km/L37 mpg, WLTC test2021–2022
KF658 cc petrol5-speed manualrear-wheel drive760–790 kg—19 km/L54 mpg, Japanese JC08 test2023–2026
KF658 cc petrol5-speed manualrear-wheel drive740–790 kg—15.3–15.6 km/L43–44 mpg, WLTC test2021–2026
KF658 cc petrolCVT automaticrear-wheel drive780–810 kg—21 km/L59 mpg, Japanese JC08 test2023–2026
KF658 cc petrolCVT automaticrear-wheel drive780–810 kg—16.5 km/L47 mpg, WLTC test2024–2026

EBD-S500U

Listed 2015–2020. The EBD prefix (our explanation, not MLIT’s) means petrol goods vehicle or bus certified to Japan’s 2007 emissions rules. Check EBD-S500U against ULEZ and clean air zones.

EngineGearboxDriveWeightSeatsFuel economyListed
KF658 cc petrol4-speed automaticrear-wheel drive750–770 kg—18.4 km/L52 mpg, Japanese JC08 test2015–2020
KF658 cc petrol5-speed manualrear-wheel drive740–760 kg—19–21 km/L54–59 mpg, Japanese JC08 test2015–2020

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.

S500U 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.

S500U · 3BA-S500U, 3BD-S500U, EBD-S500U · Toyota
BuiltChassis numbers
2015S500U-000474 to 001600
2016S500U-001601 to 002727
2017S500U-002728 to 003816
2018S500U-003817 to 005022
2019S500U-005023 to 006251
2020S500U-006252 to 007391
2021S500U-007392 to 008847
2022S500U-008848 to 010065
2023S500U-010066 to 011411
2024S500U-011412 to 012000
2025S500U-012001 to 012969

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 S500U before you buy

Make sure the car is what the advert says: the chassis number on the V5C should start S500-, 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.

Other Toyota Pixis Truck model codes

Questions

What engine does the S500U have?

MLIT lists the Toyota Pixis Truck S500U with KF 658 cc petrol.

What fuel economy does the S500U get?

Officially between 13.2 and 21 km/L (about 37–59 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 S500U?

Between 740 and 810 kg kerb weight, depending on the version.

Is 3BD-S500U the same as S500U?

Yes. 3BD-S500U is the full model type: the letters before the hyphen are Japan’s emissions code, which changed as the rules were tightened, and S500U is the model code. The chassis number starts with S500-.

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.