NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Toyota Matrix Recalls
The 2006 Toyota Matrix has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 26, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Toyota Matrix. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 170
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Toyota Matrix, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Toyota Matrix
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 10V384000
- Reported
- August 26, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,128,659
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2008 Matrix, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Matrix, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Matrix, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Matrix, 17 other models
2006 Toyota Matrix complaints by year
NHTSA has received 170 owner complaints about the 2006 Toyota Matrix, the newest on August 4, 2025. Of these, 17 describe a crash (10%); owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Toyota Matrix, the component group named most often is the air bags (29%), followed by the tires (16%) and the electrical system (13%).
None of the 2006 Toyota Matrix's 4 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2006 Toyota Matrix owners gave the mileage (110 complaints), the median was 37,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags50
- Tires27
- Electrical System22
- Engine And Engine Cooling22
- Suspension20
- Vehicle Speed Control20
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15 | |
| 2008 | 23 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 48 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 34 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Toyota Matrix peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 48. 34% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Toyota Matrix drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Toyota Matrix year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 170 complaints about the 2006 Toyota Matrix are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Matrix by model year
Other 2006 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted