2017 Toyota Yaris: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 15 complaints about the 2017 Toyota Yaris and NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is air bags, named in 4 of them.

15
Complaints
3
Recalls
3
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
186.7
Severity index

Severity index 186.7 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 186.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Toyota Yaris sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Air BagsAir Bags: 4 complaints (26.7%)4 27%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (20.0%)3 20%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%TiresTires: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS426.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL320.0%
SERVICE BRAKES213.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM213.3%
ENGINE213.3%
POWER TRAIN213.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM16.7%
TIRES16.7%

Complaints filed per year

0472017: 32018: 42019: 72020: 1171819720
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20173
20184
20197
20201
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 4.0x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

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
19V50300028/06/2019EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSSoutheast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Toyota Camry, Corolla, Rav4, Sienna, and Yaris iA vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply
17V29500002/05/2017TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIREGulf States Toyota, Inc. (Gulf States) is recalling certain 2017 4Runner , 86, Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla iM, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius C, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Sienna and Yaris vehicles. The spare tire air pressure was not adjusted to the prop
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.