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What 26 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Yaris

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (26)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (8)Engine (8)Fuel system (7)Steering (5)Speed control (3)Brakes (1)Driver assistance (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Equipment (1)Lights (1)

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Sep 28, 2023SteeringElectrical systemDriver assistance

Car driving with no one in front and brake assist went off on own. Also car driving and electrical system in car shut down and lost control of car. Then all dashboard lights came on, was able to regain control and pull in parking lot. Shut car off. Hooked up ODB. No codes. Then started car and ran fine. Had burning electrical smell.

NHTSA ODI 11547238

Working with the data? Download all 26 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2019 Toyota Yaris verdict →