Toyota Yaris Reliability
1,095 NHTSA complaints (2006–2020). Complaint rate: 126.1 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2007–2010 Toyota Yaris (188 crash-related complaints). The 2018 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Yaris Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 354 | 27.1% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 68 | 35.3% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 65 | 3.1% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 62 | 30.6% |
| SUSPENSION | 44 | 9.1% |
| STEERING | 38 | 23.7% |
| SEATS | 37 | 10.8% |
| ENGINE | 34 | 8.8% |
| SEAT BELTS | 34 | 29.4% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 32 | 15.6% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006GOOD | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 331 | 55 | 8 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 289 | 75 | 2 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009AVOID | — | 134 | 37 | 4 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010AVOID | — | 123 | 21 | 2 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 31 | 5 | 3 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012AVOID | — | 47 | 15 | 1 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 11 | 3 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 22 | 14 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 8 | 4 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 21 | 3 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 7 | 3 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 43 | 1 | 1 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 16 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
See also: Toyota Yarisaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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