2008 Toyota Yaris H/B problems
NHTSA has received 36 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Yaris H/B, and 47% of them involve air bags. After that come brakes (8%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 24 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
On 12/19/2009 I was in a car accident on the northern state parkway I hit the guard rail cement divider at 40 miles an hour. My air bags did not deploy. My ABS brakes failed to stop the car in a snow storm. My seat belt did not work correctly. Again with the same car on 10/7/2010 a woman stopped short and completely stopped in front of me. I slammed directly head on into her while at 30 miles an hour. Again my air bags did not deploy and my seatbelt failed to retract. Again attempting to brake I went into the SUV.
I had an accident on december 22, 2010 I called my insurance company and they send me to the hospital and the vehicle to the ford dealership in brownsville, tx for the reason that is the only dealership with a body shop department, the took longer than expected to fix the vehicle and they refused to provide with a rental vehicle, the first time I picked up the vehicle I was not satisfied, the seat belts on the driver side were not working and the door was not closing properly, the open door light was always "on"…
I bought my 2008 yaris brand new in june of 2007. This year, sometime in july or august, my front windshield spontaneously cracked. It was sitting in my driveway, safe from harm, when this happened. About a week later, the back windshield shattered. The service people at toyota of seattle confirmed that the crack was not due to impact by object or force because of the pattern of the glass break. Toyota also took responsibility for the back windshield because of the odd shatter formation of the glass.
Traveling on freeway at 60 MPH when engine stopped. This created a significant hazard as I had to cross four lanes of heavy traffic to get to the shoulder with no power. After tow, it was originally diagnosed as a failed fuel pump. It was subsequently discovered that, though the gas gauge read 1/3 full, the tank was actually empty. The dealership had to remove the gas tank to replace the faulty fuel sensor.
Other model years of the Yaris H/B
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007