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Toyota YarisYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 810 NHTSA owner complaints across 15 model years, the Toyota Yaris years to avoid are 2007 and 2008, and the strongest years are 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2019. The Yaris has 23 safety recalls on record.

Toyota Yaris
Years to avoid'07 '08Based on weighted complaintsBest years'10 '11 '12 '19Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints810Top: Air bagsSafety recalls232006–2020 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Toyota Yaris years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Yaris median. Tap a year for its full report.

'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20
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2020Not rated–/10010 complaints · 1 recall2019Best78/10026 complaints · 3 recalls2018Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/10015 complaints · 3 recalls2016Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls2015Not rated–/10015 complaints · 4 recalls2014Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2013Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall2012Solid64/10035 complaints · 5 recalls2011Best79/10025 complaints · 3 recalls2010Solid50/10090 complaints · 9 recalls2009Solid46/10092 complaints · 10 recalls2008Avoid26/100218 complaints · 10 recalls2007Avoid25/100258 complaints · 10 recalls2006Not rated–/1005 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Yaris problems

All model years combined: 810 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags367108
Vehicle speed control7226
Electrical system7013
Service brakes6321
Structure5219
Suspension524
Steering3910
Seats374
Seat belts3614
21 other systems26351
23 recalls

Toyota Yaris recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

73%Delivery: fuel pump21V-617 · 2019–2020 · Sep 27, 2021 · 31,307 vehicles65%Driver side: inflator module19V-741 · 2007–2012 · Oct 17, 2019 · 928,220 vehicles100%Other: labels19V-503 · 2017–2019 · Jun 28, 2019 · 1,325 vehicles44%Air bags: side/window19V-319 · 2015–2017 · Apr 23, 2019 · 43,221 vehicles67%Other: labels19V-244 · 2019 · Mar 27, 2019 · 3,634 vehicles77%Passenger side: inflator module18V-024 · 2009–2010 · Jan 9, 2018 · 628,018 vehicles71%Passenger side: inflator module18V-025 · 2010–2012 · Jan 9, 2018 · 116,126 vehicles58%Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire17V-295 · 2017 · May 2, 2017 · 409 vehicles74%Passenger side: inflator module17V-006 · 2007–2012 · Jan 9, 2017 · 577,875 vehicles84%Front: shock absorber16V-367 · 2015 · May 26, 2016 · 3,106 vehicles72%Passenger side: inflator module16V-340 · 2006–2011 · May 23, 2016 · 1,754,517 vehicles61%Other: labels16V-236 · 2016 · Apr 22, 2016 · 94 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 23 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Yaris

  1. Electrical problems / No-startDP23004 · 2019 · still open
    Open
  2. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2006–2012 · still open
    Open
  3. Power Window Master Switch FireEA12006 · 2007–2008 · closed Feb 12, 2013
    Led to recall 12V-491
  4. Power Window Master Switch FirePE12002 · 2007–2009 · closed Jun 14, 2012
    No recall