NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Toyota Yaris Recalls
The 2012 Toyota Yaris has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Toyota Yaris. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 35
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Toyota Yaris, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 Toyota Yaris
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V741000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 928,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Yaris, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V025000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,126
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Yaris, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V006000
- Reported
- January 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 577,875
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Yaris, 8 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 15V134000
- Reported
- March 9, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,582
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Yaris
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 13V292000
- Reported
- July 3, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Toyota Yaris
2012 Toyota Yaris complaints by year
NHTSA has received 35 owner complaints about the 2012 Toyota Yaris, the newest on May 13, 2022. Of these, 12 describe a crash (34%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2012 Toyota Yaris, the component group named most often is the air bags (51%), followed by the structure (14%) and the electrical system (11%).
3 of the 2012 Toyota Yaris's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Toyota Yaris owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags18
- Structure5
- Electrical System4
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Wheels4
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Toyota Yaris peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 14. 23% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 35 complaints about the 2012 Toyota Yaris are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Yaris by model year
Other 2012 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: May 13, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted