Toyota Yaris
Owners filed 809 complaints across 15 model years of the Toyota Yaris. The 2007 drew the most (258); the 2014 the fewest (3).
Model years15
Complaints809
Recalls68
Fires15
Deaths8
Every Toyota Yaris model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2017 | 15 | 3 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2015 | 15 | 4 | — | 9 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2011 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 12 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 92 | 10 | 2 | 21 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 218 | 10 | 1 | 51 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 258 | 10 | 6 | 36 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Toyota Yaris years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2007 is the weakest year on record, with 258 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 10 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.