AutoUtility currently tracks 5 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2016 Toyota Yaris. Brakes & Traction Control issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 2 complaints (40% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 2 report one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 5 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Brakes & Traction Control (2 reports • 40% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Air Bags & Restraints (2), Body & Structure (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2016 Toyota Yaris
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Brakes & Traction Control
Air Bags & Restraints
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #19V319000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Body & Structure
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Electrical System
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2016 Toyota Yaris
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"MY ACELERATOR PEDAL IS SO SMALL AND I HAD ALMOST AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE DURING A TRIP MY FOOT GOT STUCK UNDERNEAT THE PEDAL, I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE AT TIME BUT IT WAS HARD TO CHANGE TO THE BRAKES CAUSE IT TOOK LIKE A SECOND TO REMOVE MY FOOT, ALSO SOMETIMES I NEED TO SPEED FASTER TO CHANGE A LANE TO..."
"WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER OF 2018 AND AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP. ENTIRE SENSOR OF THE FRONT WERE TORN OFF AND STILL DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY SISTER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. SHE WAS DRIVING AND CRASHED AT 35MPH ON A CITY STREER AND CRASH INTO A..."
"I DROVE FROM RICHMOND CA TO LOS ANGELES ROUND TRIP. ON MY RETURN TRIP, I HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND WHEN I SAW MY PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR, IT LOOKED LIKE MY REAR BUMPER WAS GOING TO FALL. THE BUMPER WAS FLAPPING VIGOROUSLY. SOON AFTER, MY PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS DOING THE SAME THING. I STILL HAD 100 MILES..."
"THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAS GONE OUT AND MY YARIS HAS LESS THAN 37,000 MILES."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BECOMING DIZZY AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A..."
Complaint History for Toyota Yaris
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2020)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Toyota Yaris | 15 | 9 | 4 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Toyota Yaris Current Page | 5 | 2 | 2 | Current |
| 2017 Toyota Yaris | 31 | 7 | 3 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Toyota Yaris | 12 | 3 | 1 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Toyota Yaris | 26 | 1 | 3 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Toyota Yaris | 9 | 0 | 1 | View 2020 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2016 Toyota Yaris
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 5 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.