Model-year matrix

Toyota Yaris
which year?

Compare every Toyota Yaris model year the EPA recorded, 2007 to 2020. See complaint patterns, fuel economy and configurations side by side, then open any year for recall campaigns and the full dossier. Confirm against the official NHTSA recall search.

What the stored evidence shows

Where does the Toyota Yaris evidence point?

The stored comparison records 258 complaints for the 2007 Toyota Yaris and 218 for 2008. For 2007, the largest component label is air bags; for 2008, it is air bags. The separate recall projection lists 10 campaigns for 2007 and 10 for 2008. These complaint totals are not failure rates and do not adjust for vehicle numbers, age, mileage or condition, so they cannot establish a reliability ranking. Use the component labels to focus further research rather than assuming a diagnosis for an individual car.

Next step: Read the relevant year dossier and official campaign details, then check the exact VIN, specification and maintenance history.

Historical snapshot: complaint/EPA comparison generated August 25, 2026; recall projection generated August 25, 2026. These summaries do not establish current recall status. Sources and methods.

Evidence-led answer

Looking for the best Toyota Yaris year—or years to avoid?

The official records cannot honestly name a best, worst or most reliable year. Complaint totals have no sales, mileage or age denominator. They can show where more reports were filed and which components were named, giving you years to investigate more closely before checking the exact car and its VIN.

What is the best year for the Toyota Yaris?

No official dataset can support one universal best year. Use the table to compare complaint patterns and EPA figures, then open the shortlisted years for recall campaigns and exact specifications.

Which Toyota Yaris years should you avoid?

The records cannot justify a blanket avoid label. Years with more reports are surfaced below as research priorities, not predictions about every car from that year.

01 · More reports to inspect2007

258 indexed complaint reports; air bags is the most-reported component label.

Open the 2007 dossier →02 · More reports to inspect2008

218 indexed complaint reports; air bags is the most-reported component label.

Open the 2008 dossier →03 · More reports to inspect2009

92 indexed complaint reports; air bags is the most-reported component label.

Open the 2009 dossier →

Do not read this as an avoid list. Older and higher-selling model years usually accumulate more reports. A low count can also mean a newer, rarer or poorly matched vehicle—not a safer one.

Read this as evidence, not a ranking.

Complaint totals are counts of owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects, and they carry no denominator: they are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, how old they are, how far they are driven, or how much publicity a fault received. A high-volume or older year will usually show more reports than a rare or recent one. The site does not convert these into a reliability score, because the data needed to do that honestly is not in the public record.

Direct comparison

Compare two Toyota Yaris model years.

Choose any two years. The URL keeps the pair so you can return to the same comparison. Every figure below is an observed official record or EPA estimate—not a reliability score.

First model year

2019 Toyota Yaris

NHTSA complaint allegations: 26
Combined EPA economy: 32–35 mpg/MPGe
EPA configurations: 3
Annual EPA fuel-cost estimate: $1,750–1,900
Fuel labels: Regular Gasoline

Most-reported component labelselectrical system 8engine 8fuel/propulsion system 7

Open the 2019 evidence dossier →

Second model year

2020 Toyota Yaris

NHTSA complaint allegations: 9
Combined EPA economy: 34–35 mpg/MPGe
EPA configurations: 2
Annual EPA fuel-cost estimate: $1,750–1,800
Fuel labels: Regular Gasoline

Most-reported component labelsengine 3fuel system, gasoline 3unknown or other 3

Open the 2020 evidence dossier →

Observed complaint-record difference

2020 has 17 fewer indexed complaint allegations than 2019.

This is not a rate or reliability finding. The counts have no sales, mileage, age or exposure denominator, and newer years have had less time to accumulate reports.

Side by side

Toyota Yaris by year.

Complaint bars are scaled against this model’s own highest year, so they compare years with each other and with nothing else.

Toyota Yaris model years with NHTSA complaint totals, most-reported components, EPA fuel economy and configuration counts
Year	Complaints	Most-reported components	Combined MPG	EPA configs	Annual fuel cost	Dossier
2020	9	engine 3fuel system, gasoline 3unknown or other 3	34–35	2	$1,750–1,800	Dossier →
2019	26	electrical system 8engine 8fuel/propulsion system 7	32–35	3	$1,750–1,900	Dossier →
2018	4	air bags 2exterior lighting 1seat belts 1	32–35	4	$1,750–1,900	Dossier →
2017	15	air bags 4vehicle speed control 3electrical system 2	32–35	4	$1,750–1,900	Dossier →
2016	5	air bags 2service brakes 2structure 2	32–33	2	$1,850–1,900	Dossier →
2015	15	air bags 5service brakes 3unknown or other 3	32–33	2	$1,850–1,900	Dossier →
2014	3	electrical system 1structure 1tires 1	32–33	2	$1,850–1,900	Dossier →
2013	9	air bags 3service brakes 2structure 2	32–33	2	$1,850–1,900	Dossier →
2012	35	air bags 18electrical system 5structure 5	31–33	2	$1,850–2,000	Dossier →
2011	25	air bags 21structure 2suspension 2	31	2	$2,000	Dossier →
2010	90	air bags 46seats 8electrical system 7	31–32	2	$1,900–2,000	Dossier →
2009	92	air bags 47electrical system 10seats 10	31–32	2	$1,900–2,000	Dossier →
2008	218	air bags 108service brakes 22vehicle speed control 20	31–32	2	$1,900–2,000	Dossier →
2007	258	air bags 115suspension 21seat belts 20	31–32	2	$1,900–2,000	Dossier →

Evidence snapshot generated August 25, 2026. “Not indexed” means this comparison snapshot has no complaint count for the exact year, make and model. It does not establish zero complaints or the absence of a fault. Recall campaigns are shown separately in the Toyota Yaris recall register, with the imported source dates and campaign details. Each year’s dossier also checks the NHTSA API. Confirm current applicability and remedy status using the official VIN lookup.