2015 Toyota Yaris problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2015 Toyota Yaris include 5 fatality reports, 9 crashes and 0 fires across 15 filings.

15
Complaints
4
Recalls
9
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
10
Injuries
327.8
Severity index

Severity index 327.8 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 327.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Air BagsAir Bags: 5 complaints (33.3%)5 33%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (20.0%)3 20%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (20.0%)3 20%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (20.0%)3 20%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS533.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER320.0%
SERVICE BRAKES320.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL320.0%
STRUCTURE213.3%
STEERING213.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM16.7%
ENGINE16.7%

Complaints filed per year

0232015: 22016: 32017: 22018: 12019: 22020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 1151631718192021222324
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20152
20163
20172
20181
20192
20201
20211
20221
20231
20241
Filings in 2022 to 2024 were close to 2019 to 2021 (3 against 4).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V31900023/04/2019AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOWToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Yaris vehicles. The wire harnesses for the side air bag sensors located within the front doors may crack and corrode, possibly causing the non-deployment or improper deployment of the front seat sid
16V36700026/05/2016SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBERToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Yaris vehicles manufactured January 13, 2015, to February 27, 2015. The front strut mounting bearings can be damaged when a high load is applied to the strut, such as driving over a large bump
15V13400009/03/2015STRUCTUREToyota 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 may have been manufactured with a roof headliner that does no
15V09800019/02/2015SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLYToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Yaris vehicles manufactured September 8, 2014, to January 9, 2015. The affected vehicles may have improperly tightened rear axle bearing bolts.

Other Toyota Yaris model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 4 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.