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2007 Toyota Matrix Brakes Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
3%of 96 total for the year
Median mileage
21,849miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the brakes of the 2007 Toyota Matrix, 3% of the 96 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,849 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“There have been two instances of this problem. The first time, I was completely stopped just back of an intersection, after coming out of my employer's parking lot, preparing to make a right turn on a two lane urban thoroughfare, when all of a sudden I felt the engine rev and my car surge forward, although my foot was on the brake. I pressed hard on the brake to no avail; I thought I was going to be propelled into the intersection into traffic. …”

NHTSA complaint #10382209, filed 2011-02, 16,000 miles

“I was stopped at a red light, on a flat street in the middle of january. The vehicle (2007 Toyota Matrix) was completely at rest. All of a sudden the car started inching forward. My foot was firmly on the brake pedal. The engine did not rev. It started gaining speed. The light changed and we went through the light without any problems with the acceleration, brake or steering. I said to my friend, that was weird. I thought it was a flux but then when I started reading about all of the problems with Toyota I became concerned. …”

NHTSA complaint #10319073, filed 2010-03, 27,698 miles

“1. My car is 2007 Toyota Matrix, before my first accident I took my car twice to be inspected by the dealer shop at fitszgerald because I had two brake failures while riding to my house and both times they blamed on the floor mats, and the second they gave me a report saying that they were unable to find a failure on the brakes after inspecting it for 96mile drive, they found nothing and put on the report that the vehicle had no problems. …”

NHTSA complaint #10321638, filed 2010-03

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2010613%
20091910%
2008513%
200733%
200674%
200573%
200443%
2003176%

Other parts of the 2007 Toyota Matrix

Air bags
36 complaintsElectrical system
12 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
12 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsTires
6 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Toyota Matrix

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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