2010 Toyota Yaris: Reliability Data

123
Total Complaints
32,000mi
Median Mileage
Air Bags
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

8,000 25th Percentile
32,000 Median Mileage
61,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags
44
Seats
8
Electrical System
7
Visibility/Wiper
7
Steering
6
Vehicle Speed Control
5
Unknown Or Other
4
Wheels
3
Seat Belts
3
Body
3

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
2
Fires
23
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. *TR"
"2010 YARIS, CAME ACROSS PATCH OF UNEVEN ROAD, CARS ABS/TRACKING SYSTEM ALARM WENT OFF, THE CAR SURGED VIOLENTLY TO LEFT THEN RIGHT COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING THEN FINALLY STRAIGHTENED OUT, NEAR MISS ACCIDENT AFRAID OF MY YARIS. *TR"
"THE STEERING IN MY 2010 TOYOTA YARIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CENTERED. I LEFT THE CAR FOR 3 HOURS AND CAME BACK AND ALL THEY WROTE ON THE PAPER WAS THE TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR. THAT WAS NOT TRUE I HAD CHECK THAT AND ALSO LET THE CAR GET 1450 MILES ON IT S..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Air Bags 44 complaints
25th: 29,000 mi Median: 38,000 mi 75th: 72,280 mi
Seats 8 complaints
25th: 41,000 mi Median: 49,500 mi 75th: 56,250 mi
Electrical System 7 complaints
25th: 1,500 mi Median: 58,290 mi 75th: 60,000 mi
Steering 6 complaints
25th: 5 mi Median: 36 mi 75th: 1,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 21 CA: 16 MI: 11 NY: 7 PR: 5 LA: 5 VA: 4 PA: 4 WV: 4 TX: 4

Who Files Complaints?

2.4%
Original Owners
97.6%
Second+ Owners

Toyota Yaris — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200733155
200828672
200913337
2011315
20124715
20152214
2017213
2019431

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28