AI Damage2006 Toyota Yaris: common problems
Owners of the 2006 Toyota Yaris filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about air bags and service brakes. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 5
- involving a crash
- 3
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 80% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 60% of all complaints
- 3 Steering 20% of all complaints
- 4 Wheels 20% of all complaints
- Air bags: 4 complaints (80% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 3 complaints (60% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Steering: 1 complaints (20% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Wheels: 1 complaints (20% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 5 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Steering | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
I hit a deer going between 40 and 50 mph and the air bag did not deploy.
The air bags did not deploy and the vehicle caught fire. The contact was injured. A police and fire report was taken. The vehicle was towed to a storage facility. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure.
While driving approximately 70 mph on normal road conditions, the brakes failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle failed to slow down and spun three to four times uncontrollably into the median.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 toyota yaris. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 14,283 of 36,659 model years in the NHTSA data (top 39% most complained about).
On average one model year of the Yaris has 43 complaints (19 years in the data). This year has 5, below average.
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.
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
Other years of this model
- Yaris 2007258 sources
- Yaris 2008218 sources
- Yaris 200992 sources
- Yaris 201090 sources
- Yaris 201125 sources
- Yaris 201235 sources
- Yaris 20139 sources
- Yaris 20143 sources
- Yaris 201515 sources
- Yaris 2016113 sources
- Yaris 2017114 sources
- Yaris 201888 sources
- Yaris 2019110 sources
- Yaris 202077 sources
- Yaris 202313 sources
- Yaris 20243 sources
- Yaris 20253 sources
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 2006 Toyota Yaris?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: air bags, service brakes, steering. Total complaints: 5. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: airbags did not deploy (40%), brake failure (20%), smoke, burning smell, fire (20%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 2006 Toyota Yaris?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 2006 Toyota Yaris from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
Other 2006 models
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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 2026-11-06.