AI DamageToyota Yaris H/B: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Toyota Yaris H/B across 3 model years: 78 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 53% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 9% of all complaints
- 3 Electrical system 8% of all complaints
- 4 Structure 8% of all complaints
- 5 Suspension 8% of all complaints
- 6 Engine and cooling 6% of all complaints
- 7 Seats 6% of all complaints
- 8 Steering 6% of all complaints
- Air bags: 41 complaints (53% of all), 9 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 7 complaints (9% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electrical system: 6 complaints (8% of all).
- Structure: 6 complaints (8% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Suspension: 6 complaints (8% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 78 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 41 | 9 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Suspension | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Steering | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
"takata recall" the airbags did not deploy. Vehicle was rear-ended at 30 mph and pushed into car in front. The airbags did not deploy. The driver seat broke and twisted and the headrest dislodge and flew out of the seat. Vehicle was stationary in traffic when rear-ended by car moving 30 mph. This on a city street.
When I got out of the car I noticed my airbags didn't deploy. I remember there being a recall on them and larry h miller did no have the parts they needed so they told me they would not fix the problem. If that other drive was going 4-5 mph faster my son and I could be dead do to no airbags.
I haf a car accident due to break malfunction and airbag didnt deploy toyota is discriminating
And the airbags did not deploy. This was a straight on hit. !....updated 07/31/14
While traveling home in wet conditions, my friend lost control of the vehicle striking 2 full size pine trees and two electric poles, basically we bounced from one to the other hitting the front head on and front left and right before coming to a stop on top of a fire hydrant...
I had my seat belt on. The airbag was deployed hitting me in the face. The entire front end of the vehicle was destroyed,. I was extracted from the vehicle by the fire dept. And ems and taken by ambulance to the hospital emergency room. There x-rays of my spine were taken.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.