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Toyota Yaris · 2012

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V741000·2019-10-17

    Toyota Recalls Vehicles Due to Airbag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Toyota is recalling approximately 928,220 vehicles because previously replaced airbag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, LEXUS, SCION COROLLA, SC430, IS 250, IS 350
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V025000·2018-01-09

    Toyota Recalls Yaris, Vibe, and Corolla Matrix for Air Bag Defect

    Toyota is recalling 116,126 vehicles due to a defect in passenger frontal air bag inflators that may explode during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, PONTIAC COROLLA MATRIX, VIBE, YARIS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V006000·2017-01-09

    Toyota Recalls Vehicles for Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Toyota is recalling specific 2006-2012 models because passenger air bag inflators may rupture in a crash, potentially sending metal fragments into the cabin.

    Product
    LEXUS — LEXUS, SCION, TOYOTA IS 250, ES350, XB, IS 350
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V292000·2013-07-03

    Toyota Recalls 2012 Yaris Vehicles for Power Steering Defect

    Toyota is recalling 2012 Yaris vehicles because a relay in the power steering system could short-circuit, disabling steering assistance and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA YARIS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2012Not rated by NHTSA

    3 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • DP23005 Defect Petition · open · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components
  • DP23004 Defect Petition · open · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
  • EA12006 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE12002 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • PE10008 Preliminary Evaluation · steering
  • PE09054 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2007 · brakes 37 complaints, median 60,447 mi
  • 2007 · suspension 23 complaints, median 131,000 mi
  • 2008 · brakes 22 complaints, median 56,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

711 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2020: 4.4/5 · 9 complaints · most complained-of: fuel-system
  • 2019: 3.9/5 · 26 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2018: 4.5/5 · 4 complaints
  • 2017: 4.0/5 · 15 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2016: 4.4/5 · 5 complaints

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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