2016 TOYOTA YARIS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 5 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (1 complaints · 20.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 2
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 0
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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 1 of 5 owner complaints (20.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 20.0% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 20.0% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 20.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 20.0% SERVICE BRAKES: 1 complaints, 20.0% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 1 · 20.0% · 1 crash reports STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 20.0% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 20.0% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 1 complaints, 20.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 · 20.0% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 1 complaints, 20.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 · 20.0% 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 1 20.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 20.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 1 20.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 20.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 20.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 20.0% 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 Oct 2016; the first recall shown was reported in Apr 2016. 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 2016 Jul 2021 Recall campaign 16V236000 ◆ Recall campaign 16V236000 Recall campaign 19V319000 ◆ Recall campaign 19V319000
  • Campaign 19V319000 was reported 932 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 16V236000
Recall campaign 1 19V319000
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 16V236000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    An incorrect label may result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    SET will notify owners, and provide them a corrected label to be installed over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on June 3, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16A.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 19V319000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    In the event of a crash, front seat side air bags and curtain shield air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wire harness assembly in the front doors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is K1F/K0F.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-22
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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
55% city45% highway
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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: 2026-08-22.

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