2012 TOYOTA YARIS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 34 complaints · 5 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (15 complaints · 44.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 11
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 10
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 15 of 34 owner complaints (44.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 15 complaints, 44.1% of reports AIR BAGS 15 · 44.1% · 7 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 4 complaints, 11.8% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 · 11.8% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 8.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 · 8.8% · 1 fire reports WHEELS: 3 complaints, 8.8% of reports WHEELS 3 · 8.8% · 2 crash reports VISIBILITY: 2 complaints, 5.9% of reports VISIBILITY 2 · 5.9% ENGINE: 1 complaints, 2.9% of reports ENGINE 1 · 2.9% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 2.9% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 2.9% · 1 crash reports STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 2.9% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 2.9% TIRES: 1 complaints, 2.9% of reports TIRES 1 · 2.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 6 complaints, 17.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6 · 17.7% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 15 44.1% 7 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 11.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 8.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
WHEELS 3 8.8% 2 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 2 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 1 2.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 2.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 2.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 1 2.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6 17.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2013; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 2013. 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 2013 Apr 2022 Recall campaign 13V292000 ◆ Recall campaign 13V292000 Recall campaign 15V134000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V134000 Recall campaign 17V006000 ◆ Recall campaign 17V006000 Recall campaign 18V025000 ◆ Recall campaign 18V025000 Recall campaign 19V741000 ◆ Recall campaign 19V741000 Investigation EA21002 ● Investigation EA21002
  • Campaign 17V006000 was reported 980 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 18V025000 was reported 1,345 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 19V741000 was reported 1,991 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q4 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2017-Q2 Owner reports 4
2017-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q4 Owner reports 5
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 13V292000
Recall campaign 1 15V134000
Recall campaign 1 17V006000
Recall campaign 1 18V025000
Recall campaign 1 19V741000
Defect investigation 1 EA21002
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Safety Recalls (5)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 13V292000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    Consequence:
    If the power steering assistance shuts off, the driver may have difficulty steering the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering control module. The recall began on July 31, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 15V134000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    If the vehicles are equipped with a headliner that does not meet the impact requirements, there is an increased risk of occupantl injury in the event of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headliner, free of charge. The recall began on June 22, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 17V006000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), H0A (Toyota Zone C), GLG (Lexus Zone A), GLH (Lexus Zone B) and HLA (Lexus Zone C).
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 18V025000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are G0R (Zone B), and H0A (Zone C), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A).
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 19V741000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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