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Toyota Matrix Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Toyota Matrix, across 10 model years from 2003 to 2012. The 2010 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Toyota Matrix years to avoid by our method: 2003 (2.0× the median year) and 2009 (3.2× the median year).

Model years
10

2003–2012, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2010

4 recalls

Owner complaints
1,177

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,177 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Matrix across 11 model years; the most, 268, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 121 of the Toyota Matrix complaints (10%) and a fire on 11.

Across all Toyota Matrix model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 406 complaints), then the power train (147).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Matrix in 2010: 250, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Toyota Matrix is equipment: other: labels, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Toyota Matrix recall, 20V024000, was reported on January 17, 2020 and concerns the air bags: air bag/restraint control module.

Toyota Matrix years to avoid

The 2009 Toyota Matrix stands out most: 87 complaints between 2008 and 2012, 41% of them naming the air bags.

The best-measured Toyota Matrix years are 2010 (0.2×), 2008 (0.6×) and 2004 (0.6×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Toyota Matrix, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2012150not ranked
20112100not ranked
201044510
0.2×
2009avoid319287
3.2×
200823824
0.6×
200729644
0.9×
2006417057
1.4×
2005221344
1.1×
2004313827
0.6×
2003avoid326897
2.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Matrix years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Toyota Matrix

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS7
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS4
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE3
  • VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2
  • AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2

Toyota Matrix model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Toyota Matrix recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Toyota Matrix, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V024000January 17, 2020air bags: air bag/restraint control module2011–2012crash and injury2,891,976
16V340000May 23, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2011injury and death1,754,517
10V384000August 26, 2010engine and engine cooling2005–2008crash1,128,659
10V035000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2006–2010—271,417
10V036000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2006, 2010crash153,418
10V023000January 27, 2010vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2009–2010crash, injury and death1,126,915
08V162000April 10, 2008visibility: glass, side/rear2003–2004injury662,178
06E023000exterior lighting: headlights2003–2006crash—
09E012000exterior lighting2003–2004crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Matrix. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: August 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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