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2019 Toyota Yaris

Gas
Compact Cars
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26
B
Safety Signal
87 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns 3
Complaints1 crash · 1 fire · 1 injured reported 26
Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★
Fuel economybest combined, EPA 35 mpg
20202019201820172016

The 2019 Toyota Yaris is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact sedan with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Yaris, is EPA-rated at 35 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 26 complaints, most often about the engine. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Toyota Yaris — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Toyota Yaris · Photo: TTTNIS · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
YarisGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl324035$1,900
YarisGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl303934$1,950
YarisGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl303532$2,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 40697, 40696, 41082.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates
ConfigurationSmog ratingEmission standardWhere it can be sold newSmartWay
Yaris3 / 10California LEV-II ULEV125 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 125All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standardsSmartWay
Yaris3 / 10Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 / California LEV-II ULEVAll 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standardsSmartWay

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body styleSedan/Saloon
Doors4
GVWR classClass 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)

Engine Basics

Cylinders4
Displacement1.5 L
Engine configurationIn-Line

Engine Output

Horsepower106 hp

Fuel Economy

FuelGasoline

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim. Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada
Length155.5–171.7 in
Width (body, without mirrors)66.9 in
Height58.7–59.4 in
Wheelbase98.8–101.2 in
Track, front58.3–58.7 in
Track, rear57.9 in
Curb weight2,271–2,414 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear61/39 to 62/38

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 3 configurations: 3-door Hatchback, 4-door Sedan, 5-door Hatchback Le/Se. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (3)

Source: NHTSA recall database
▲high

Fuel System, Gasoline

21TB05 / 21TA05
31,307 vehicles 81% reported repaired
Problem Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Yaris, Yaris Hatchback, and Yaris Sedan vehicles. An impeller within the low-pressure fuel pump may crack and deform, potentially causing the fuel pump to fail. Risk A fuel pump failure may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the low-pressure fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 30, 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB05 and 21TA05.
NHTSA campaign 21V617000 reported Sep 27, 2021 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
○minor

Equipment

SET19A
1,325 vehicles 100% reported repaired built Dec 19, 2016 – Feb 22, 2019
Problem Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Toyota Camry, Corolla, Rav4, Sienna, and Yaris iA vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims." Risk An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix SET will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. SET's number for this recall is SET19A.
NHTSA campaign 19V503000 reported Jun 28, 2019 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
○minor

Equipment

19R1
3,634 vehicles 67% reported repaired built Feb 21, 2019 – Feb 27, 2019
Problem Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims." Risk If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.
Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF
NHTSA campaign 19V244000 reported Mar 27, 2019 Gulf States Toyota, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System — Electrical problems / No-start open

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a petition dated June 7, 2023, along with several subsequent submissions from the petitioner, requesting an investigation of the vehicle CAN Bus vulnerability to external attack in the Model Year (MY) 2019 Toyota Yaris. The petitioner described multiple electrical symptoms including but limited to: multiple electrical instrument panel warning lights, inaccurate fuel gauge, inoperative key fob, no-start since late 2022, and enclosed references to cybersecurity articles and websites. This defect petition has been opened to evaluate the allegation and determine whether to grant or de

Opened Aug 30, 2023 · action DP23004 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific Yaris

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2019 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Toyota publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2019 Toyota Yaris, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

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Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
26complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 1 injuries · 0 deaths reported

9.5 per 10,000 built · Toyota reported 27,232 Yaris built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2019: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2024: 2

Most-cited components

Engine 8
Electrical System 8
Fuel/Propulsion System 7
Steering 5
Unspecified 4
Vehicle Speed Control 3

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Vehicle has safety recall, vehicle may stall at high speed, Toyota dealership replace fuel pump after replacements check engine light came on same day, and after few thousand miles light also came on , never fix the problem, now they charged me $280.00 to do the diagnostic check engine light even though that i purchased extended warranty…
Fuel/Propulsion System Jul 6, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11599574
The contact owned a 2019 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that while his wife was reversing out of the driveway, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated although the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle crashed into a tree and the neighbor's house. The paramedics, fire department, and police arrived and created a report.
Service Brakes at 40,000 miles Jan 30, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11568780
The contact owned a 2019 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that after his wife had arrived at her destination, a short time later she was made aware that the vehicle was on fire. Upon arriving on the scene, the contact's wife observed a fire originating in the engine compartment.
Engine at 72,000 miles Oct 23, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11551431
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
Electrical System Sep 28, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11547238
2019 Toyota Yaris. Consumer writes in regard to vehicle being hacked. The consumer believes in his opinion someone remotely shutdown or disabled the vehicle while driving 65mph on the interstate. Update 06/20/2023- consumer is requesting petiton and hearing. Petition and hearing request document mailed in
Equipment Jan 11, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11501206
I got new tires and took the car for an alignment. I am constantly having to slightly correct my steering wheel. One to three degrees to the left and right at any speed the entire time I am driving. It was setup for the diagnostic test and the technician came back in less than five minutes.
Steering Apr 27, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11462368

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Toyota itself: 24 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 31 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 88 per 100,000 built. Every Yaris model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆13%
5 HB FWDnot rated★★★★☆not rated★★★★☆14%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications
Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 110
Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-01-07
Kindsas classified by NHTSA 105 service bulletins, 4 others, 1 service campaign

Most often about: Equipment, Structure, Electrical System, Engine, Service Brakes.

  • T-SB-0055-24 Rev2 Service bulletin
    2026-01-07 · Unknown Or Other
  • Some 2005 – 2026 Toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. The purpose of this Service Bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures for odor remediation. This Service Bulletin provides a guide on how to prepare and treat the interi
  • T-SB-0058-23 Rev1 Service campaign
    2025-06-13 · Electrical System
  • The air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air conditioning refrigerant leaks. The procedures outlined in this Service Bulletin aid in locating, inspecting, and repairing refrigerant leaks.
  • T-SB-0039-24 Rev2 Service bulletin
    2024-12-06 · Structure — Body
  • The condition known as acid rain is caused by airborne chemicals or particles in the atmosphere, which mix with rainwater, nighttime dew, or high humidity to form acidic compounds. If these contaminants settle and remain on a painted vehicle surface, especially the horizonal areas of the hood, roof, and decklid, significant damage can occur. This damage is the result of actual etching of the paint
  • T-SB-0038-24 Rev2 Service bulletin
    2024-12-06 · Structure — Body
  • To 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 is to shield the disc brake rotor from weather elements and initial rust before the vehicle is delivered to the customer. Consequently, the film should remain on the wheel for as long as possible.
  • T-SB-0035-24 Rev2 Service bulletin
    2024-12-06 · Structure — Body
  • Acid rain results from rainwater or other airborne moisture that become acidic due to industrial chemical impurities in the atmosphere. If these acidic compounds settle on an exposed vehicle, especially the horizontal areas such as the hood, roof, and decklid, significant damage to the painted surfaces can occur. Acid rain damage can typically be identified on vehicles by the presence of stains on
  • T-SB-0061-23 Rev2 Service bulletin
    2024-12-05 · Structure — Body
  • Toyota vehicles are currently protected with RapgardTM protective film designed to protect the horizontal painted surfaces. This material protects from acid rain, environmental fallout, and rail contamination. Follow the Removal Procedure in this bulletin to remove the RapgardTM protective film within 90 days from initial application.
  • T-SB-0062-23 Rev2 Service bulletin
    2024-12-03 · Structure — Body
  • Vehicles may occasionally be subjected to contamination by airborne iron particles shed from railroad tracks, train wheels, exposure to heavy machinery facilities, grinding, welding, etc. This type of contamination can be identified by the presence of small, red or brown particles on the paint surface. These particles are often difficult to see on dark color paints but can be easily felt when brus
  • T-SB-0055-24 Rev1 Service bulletin
    2024-07-29 · Structure — Body
  • Some 2005 – 2024 Toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. The purpose of this Service Bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures for odor remediation. This Service Bulletin provides a guide on how to prepare and treat the interi

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

CodeWhat it meansMost often filed underWhere it appears
P0087
P0087 on Toyota →
Fuel rail pressure is below what the system commanded.Equipment · Fuel pump →1 bulletin · 1 owner report

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

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At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2019 Toyota Yaris failed the emissions check on 3.5% of first inspections — higher than the 2.7% for every 2019 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 3.2% (every 2019 vehicle: 1.7%).

New York inspections 3.5%

failed emissions

346 initial inspections of 331 vehicles.

MeasureThe 2019 YarisEvery 2019 vehicleBehind it
Failed the emissions check3.5%2.7%346
Failed the safety inspection3.2%1.7%346
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit0.29%0.20%346
Miles driven a year9,5739,904odometer at inspection
Average odometer69,90572,084odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2019 vehicle” is every 2019 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Common questions about the 2019 Yaris

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2019 Toyota Yaris have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 3 recall campaigns for the 2019 Toyota Yaris. The most serious on file is 21V617000, covering Fuel System, Gasoline. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2019 Toyota Yaris?

NHTSA gave the 2019 Toyota Yaris 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 4-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it B (87/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2019 Toyota Yaris?

Across the 3 EPA-rated configurations of the 2019 Toyota Yaris, the best EPA combined figure is 35 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2019 Toyota Yaris?

Transport Canada measured it at 155.5–171.7 in long, 66.9 in wide (body, without mirrors), 58.7–59.4 in tall, on a 98.8–101.2 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 2,271–2,414 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2019 Toyota Yaris?

Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Yaris, most often about engine, electrical system, fuel/propulsion system. Of those, 1 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 1 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2019 Toyota Yaris?

The EPA smog rating for the 2019 Toyota Yaris is 3 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-II ULEV, California LEV-II ULEV125, Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2019 Toyota Yaris?

The manufacturer has filed 110 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2019 Toyota Yaris, most often covering equipment, structure, electrical system. The most recent is dated 2026-01-07. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2019 Toyota Yaris do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2019 Toyota Yaris failed the emissions check on 3.5% of first inspections — higher than the 2.7% for every 2019 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 3.2% (every 2019 vehicle: 1.7%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

DataHeldSourceWhat it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations3 configurationsEPA certification recordsEvery configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates3 configurationsEPA emission certificatesSmog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls3NHTSA recall campaignsA complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints26NHTSA complaint databaseAlso complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings2 testedNHTSA NCAPOnly the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins110NHTSA manufacturer communicationsEverything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations1NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationOpen and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
Driver-assist crash reportsnoneNHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA8 fieldsNHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patternsWhat the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions7 fieldsTransport Canada, Canadian Vehicle SpecificationsLength, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipmentnoneManufacturer press kitWe have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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