2012 Toyota Yaris Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 14%of 35 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the body and structure of the 2012 Toyota Yaris, 14% of the 35 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“On my way home, a 70's truck hit my left side, the airbag came out blind me and made lost control of the vehicule. Is a miracle that im alive. Happened at pr132 km0.4 guayanilla pr 00656.”
NHTSA complaint #11337592, filed 2020-07, 163,600 miles“My problem is with the rear hatch glass has blown out twice with no understanding how it could of happened both times was with the vehicle in a parked situation no pressure on the glass the second time my wife and dog were inside the car waiting for me in the afternoon to pick me up from work the first time it occurred it was just parked no one in it and it happened in the morning time and just shattered my wife said when it blew it was like a bomb going off the sound was very loud there was nothing against the glass in either incident this had cost me 375.00 dollars the first time and I…”
NHTSA complaint #11079924, filed 2018-03, 80,000 miles“My car came to stop due to a car in front of me stopping suddenly my car did not touch the car in front. I had to brake quickly since car in front brake quickly. Car behind me hit me causing my car to hit the car in front. Car crashed into me in a approximate speed of 30 MPH I protected my head from hitting steering wheel with my own strength holding on to steering wheel. I was injured from my leg and ribs. No on else was injured. # cars were involved, including mines. Why did my airbag did not deploy? My glasses went flying and got damaged. My rear end is totally damaged and front as well.”
NHTSA complaint #10715410, filed 2015-05, 56,125 milesRelated recalls
- 15V134000Mar 9, 2015Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 31, 2011, to February 9, 2015…Covers: Toyota Yaris 2012–2015
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- 11007444Jul 12, 2024To prevent brake rotor rust from forming during transportation and storage, wheel film will be used instead of a cardboard type of anti-rust cover. The purpose of the wheel film…
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Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Toyota Yaris
18 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 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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