Isobaric vapour-liquid and vapour-liquid-liquid equilibrium data for the water + 1-butanol +toluene ternary system were measured at 1013 kPa with a modified VLE 602 Fischer apparatus. In addition, the liquid-liquid equilibrium data at 313.15 K were measured and compared with data from other authors at different temperatures. The system exhibits a ternary heterogeneous azeotrope whose temperature and composition have been determined by interpolation. The thermodynamic consistency of the experimental vapour-liquid and vapour-liquid-liquid data was checked by means of the Wisniak's L-i/W-i consistency test. Moreover, the vapour-liquid and the liquid-liquid equilibrium correlation for the ternary system with NRTL and UNIQUAC models, together with the prediction made with the UNIFAC model, were studied and discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.