Reliability & cost of ownership
Toyota Yaris Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Toyota Yaris? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Toyota Yaris problems by model year
68 recall entries and 808 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Yaris | 1 | 9 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Yaris | 3 | 26 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Yaris | 1 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Yaris | 3 | 15 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Yaris | 2 | 5 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Yaris | 4 | 15 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Yaris | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Yaris | 1 | 9 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Yaris | 5 | 35 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Yaris | 3 | 25 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Yaris | 9 | 90 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Yaris | 10 | 92 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Yaris | 10 | 218 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Yaris | 10 | 258 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Yaris | 5 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Yaris, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags367 complaints
- service brakes104 complaints
- vehicle speed control72 complaints
- electrical system70 complaints
- suspension52 complaints
- structure52 complaints
- steering39 complaints
- seats37 complaints