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2011 Toyota Yaris Air bags Problems

Complaints
21about this part
Share
84%of 25 total for the year
Median mileage
53,371miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the air bags of the 2011 Toyota Yaris, 84% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 53,371 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“Takata recall this recall has been known since may 23, 2016 yet we only received a recall notice at the beginning of january 2017,and no fix is available for the takata air bag inflators on our vehicle. (making this vehicle dangerous far worse then any vehicle without a air bag system). We purchased this vehicle for its safety , but it is not safe. And Toyota has no fix for the issue.. …”

NHTSA complaint #10946812, filed 2017-01, 45,000 miles

“I filed a claim for the auto airbag settlement in 2017. I never received any response and when I contacted Toyota they stated bob baker does not exist anymore. No one has an answer. Thank you, amparo perez-flynn”

NHTSA complaint #11398800, filed 2021-03, 59,000 miles

“It was new year's eve 12/31/2018 it was raining and I was going home after pick up dinner for my family and I was coming to a stop sign and I pressed on my brakes and it didn't catch on and I let off of it and pressed on it again. I still felt like I was sliding and that when I pressed on it even harder and I kept sliding. I turned my wheel so I wouldn't hit straight to the trees and the ditch but once I turned the wheel I felt the car being pushed like the wind blew on it and next thing I feel the car was hit and rolling down the ditch and the airbags didn't deploy. …”

NHTSA complaint #11165287, filed 2019-01, 105,000 miles

“Takata recall: upon receiving the recall letter from Toyota approximately 6 weeks ago I immediately contacted one of the 2 local dealers (precision Toyota) and arranged to have the parts ordered. After approximately 7 to 10 days I was notified that the parts had arrived and I attempted to schedule an appointment for repair but the dealer is unwilling to give me a ride home so I can use a borrowed vehicle to go to work. Yesterday I was advised by a rep from precision Toyota that they again would not be able to give me a ride home on their shuttle but would arrange for an uber to return me home. …”

NHTSA complaint #11083416, filed 2018-04

“The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Yaris. While the front passenger seat was occupied, the front passenger air bag was deactivated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor failed due to the weight in the passenger seat being too heavy. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10944152, filed 2017-01, 35,000 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2017427%
2016240%
2015533%
2013333%
20121851%
20112184%
20104550%
20094448%
200810749%
200711243%
2006480%

Other parts of the 2011 Toyota Yaris

Suspension
2 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Interior lighting
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Toyota Yaris

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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