2008 Toyota Yaris problems
The 2008 Toyota Yaris has 289 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (37%) concerns air bags. After that come brakes (13%) and cruise control (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 289 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 75 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 100 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 184 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 | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 34 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 35 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 31 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 184 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 57,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 64,000 miles (40 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 75 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 100 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Toyota Yaris with enough data (137 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 safety recall campaigns.
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.
A toyota yaris was involved in a head-on collision with an audi tt. The yaris experienced a delta-v of approximately 60 MPH. Post collision inspection of the vehicle revealed the yaris' driver seat rotated 90-degrees counterclockwise. The bolts which fastened the seat's mounting brackets to the floorboard had all been sheered or pulled out of the floorboard.
2008 toyota yaris. Attorney writes on behalf of client regarding failed airbags *tgw the consumer and his wife were involved in a frontal collision, due to the negligence of another motorist. Also, the front passenger seat belt and the rear passenger seat belt failed. Updated 03/01/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota yaris. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH going around a curve, the vehicle lost power steering. The steering wheel seized and excessive force on the steering wheel was required. As a result, the contact went into oncoming traffic, the vehicle flipped and crashed into a ditch. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained neck and back injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed.
I had bad experience with toyota yaris 2008. I was driving on interstate highway 264 east at 70miles/hr on cruise control. Suddenly the car started jumping left and right. I tried to control the steering but nothing happened. Another car was coming from my right side so in order to save that car I slightly turned the steering to left. My car started spinning and went off the road & after 3-4 spins I could finally stop the car. The dealer and service people could not find the reason for it.