The 2012 Toyota Yaris has 35 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 5 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are air bags and structure. Owners most often flag intermittent starting/cranking issues (non-specific): engine cranks but does not start, potentially related to fuel delivery, spark, or immobilizer/key. frequency: recurrent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2012 Toyota Yaris vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 10 Yaris model years we track, complaint volume runs from 4 (2014) to 592 (2007). With 35 complaints, the 2012 Yaris sits about the same asthe model's median of 35.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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Campaign 19V741000Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scio…
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Campaign 18V025000On January 9, 2018, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified NHTSA that they are recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado…
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Campaign 17V006000Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota 4Runner, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, Yaris, Scion xB, Lexus ES350, GX460, IS-F, IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, and Lexus LFA vehicles…
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Campaign 15V134000Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 31, 2011, to February 9, 2015, and sold or registered in Puerto Rico. The affected vehicles m…
Overwhelmingly positive sentiment regarding reliability, low running costs, and practicality. The Yaris is consistently praised as a "bulletproof," economical, and easy-to-maintain vehicle, particularly in its older iterations (circa…
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Used Yaris listings typically run $8,294–$13,195 across 2007 to 2020 model years.
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