2008 Toyota Yaris Structure & Body Problems
NHTSA has 20 owner complaints about body and structure problems in the 2008 Toyota Yaris, 9% of all 218 complaints for this model year. That is #2 highest body and structure complaint count among 15 Yaris model years. These complaints report 4 crashes, 1 fire, and 2 injuries. Median mileage at failure: 60,000 miles.
- Structure & Body complaints
- 20
- 9% of 218
- Crashes reported
- 4
- Fires reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Median mileage
- 60,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 1
When 2008 Toyota Yaris body and structure complaints were filed
First complaint Oct 17, 2008, latest Oct 30, 2017.
Structure & Body recalls for the 2008 Toyota Yaris
- NHTSA 14V169000Apr 9, 2014Structure & Body472,388 vehicles
Seats
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 22, 2005, through May 12, 2010, and 2008-2010 Scion xD vehicles manufactured April 4, 2007, through May 12, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the springs used for the seat rails on the driver's seat and the seat rails of the front passenger seat of three-door models may break.
Risk: If the spring breaks, the seat may not lock in position. In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat could move increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat rail, and replace it with a new one, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 3, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Structure & Body complaints by Yaris model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the 2008 Toyota Yaris have body and structure problems?
- NHTSA has 20 owner complaints about the body and structure in the 2008 Toyota Yaris, 9% of all complaints for this model year, including 4 that report a crash. Median mileage at failure is 60,000 miles.
- Which Toyota Yaris year has the most body and structure complaints?
- The 2007 Toyota Yaris has the most body and structure complaints (28), compared with 20 for the 2008.
- Is there a body and structure recall for the 2008 Toyota Yaris?
- Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for the 2008 Toyota Yaris concerns the body and structure: 14V169000.