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2127 reviews
Apr, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 2127 reviews of TomTom VIA 135 / 135 M. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS for all reviews. Views about the screen and maps are generally positive. The performance and price also get good views, whereas some have doubts about the reliability.
usability, price, performance, maps, screen
reliability
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other GPS the TomTom VIA 135 / 135 M is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.
Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 350 user reviews of TomTom VIA 135 / 135 M from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the price and screen. The maps and performance also get good feedback, whereas there are some mixed reviews about the design. Some have doubts about the reliability.
usability, performance, maps, screen, price
reliability
81% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)
TomTom's Via 135 launches the company's surprisingly effective Speak & Go voice control system.
Very effective voice control, Clear 5in screen with good viewing angles, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity
No voice entry of post codes, No live services
Expert review by (t3.com)
An affordable entry into TomTom navigation? That'll be the TomTom VIA 135.
Low ; low price ; TomTom's maps and routes ; Five-inch proportions
Resistive touch tech ; Short on features ; No connected features
Expert review by : Alan Dexter (techradar.com)
Is this the right time for voice-controlled sat navs?
Great map technology ; Clear voice navigation ; Compact unit and mount
Inconsistent voice recognition ; Hardly hands-free ; Only covers UK and Ireland
Voice recognition is a technological dream that we all feel our devices should be capable of - even our sat navs. Are we ready for our in-car companions to listen to us while we're out and about?
Consumer review (which.co.uk)
Purchased Via 135 after using a Garmin. Works well enough but on several occasions has lost signal at a critical point (in open areas - no buildings of trees) for 20 minutes, whereas my wife's old Tom Tom One, which we often carry as backup now, had no...
Consumer review (which.co.uk)
this is my second tom tom and frankly cannot fault the unit as a sat nav. However, the windscreen mount is truly awful. It is so fiddly and awkward to fix, worst of all, no matter how careful I am with the fixing, it endlessly falls off the windscreen,...
Consumer review (which.co.uk)
I have owned this model for a year or more now, on the plus side it has a nice bright screen, the maps themselves are accurate almost all of the time and the overall the spoken instructions given are good. What more could you want from a satnav? Well,...
Consumer review (which.co.uk)
I bought a Via 135 M Special Edition from Halfords to replace the One series I had used happily for a number of years. I am very disappointed by the inferior sound quality compared with my One version, it is of a very narrow mid to high frequency, and...
Consumer review (which.co.uk)
my via 135 malfunctioned badly while 3 months out of warranty, informed tom tom and they wanted around a hundred pounds to fix it. I told them that it should last longer than 15 months and that it was not fit for purpose, the young lady gave this...
Consumer review (which.co.uk)
I too had what I regarded as a failure with my Tom Tom Via. It would not start. I had a dead screen, all black with no sign of life. Sounds like something similar to your problem.AFter having an unsatisfactory experience with the Which recommended...
Consumer review (which.co.uk)
Great when it works. Sadly, my unit doesn't work very often. It will refuse to switch-on for no apparent reason, even though the battery is fully charged. TomTom acknowledge that it has a fault and want €105.00 to repair it, but will not say what the...