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Body and structurePart report

2007 Toyota Yaris Body and structure Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
7%of 258 total for the year
Median mileage
59,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the body and structure of the 2007 Toyota Yaris, 7% of the 258 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“I bought a 2007 Toyota Yaris brand new. It's a one owner car with 216000 miles. 5 years ago, I noticed that the side skirt was rusty near the back wheel. Over time, they rusted out. One month ago, while pulling in at the gas station, I heard a crunch. I felt the drivers side of my car go down as well. Got out and drivers rear wheel was tilted in at the top. The passenger rear wheel was also leaning in at the top. The rear axle was rusted out on the welds. The car was about to crumple up in two. …”

NHTSA complaint #11487403, filed 2022-10, 216,000 miles

“Every time I use the air conditioning, the front passenger carpet gets soaked. I have pulled up the carpeting and cleaned out the drain tube and tried everything else so many other owners have tried. This is a design flaw and almost every unpainted surface in the car has rust on it. The mold smell is terrible. This is a very bad situation. In south central indiana, we need air conditioning for a very long period. Please help us.”

NHTSA complaint #10598429, filed 2014-06, 30,000 miles

“I was driving my 2007 Toyota Yaris sedan along I-75 northbound towards atlanta when all of a sudden my driver's side door window just exploded for no reason. The shattered glass blew out all over the inside of the passenger cabin. There was no external force that caused the glass to shatter (it simply exploded spontaneously).”

NHTSA complaint #10252361, filed 2008-12, 22,500 miles

“During rolling bumper to bumper traffic, heard a loud pop from the front end. Afterwards the front end kept making a odd grind sound when I put on the brakes or went over a slight bump. Took some time to figure out that one of the bolts that holds the passenger side a-arm was gone, looks like the bolt head just sheared off so now all the weight that was carried by 3 bolts is being managed by 2. I had just got off the highway too, glad that did not pop at 65 MPH.”

NHTSA complaint #10504554, filed 2013-03, 170,000 miles

“I brought my 2007 Toyota Yaris into the dealership to get the brakes looked at as I was hearing a clunking noise going over uneven roads at slow speeds and I was feeling a sticking with the brakes. The dealership notified me that the brakes were fine but that a bolt in the front cross arm of the suspension had rusted and broken off. I was told that this was a design flaw in the 2007-2011 Yaris and that there was a technical service bulletin that advised on replacing the whole crossmember with a new design. …”

NHTSA complaint #10445074, filed 2012-01, 53,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2016240%
2015213%
2013222%
2012514%
201114%
201033%
200978%
2008105%
2007197%

Other parts of the 2007 Toyota Yaris

Air bags
112 complaintsBrakes
40 complaintsSuspension
21 complaintsSeat belts
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
19 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsSeats
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsEngine
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Toyota Yaris

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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