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2020 Toyota Yaris

Gas
Compact Cars
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA9
Crash ratingNHTSA overall5★
Fuel economybest combined, EPA35 mpg
20202019201820172016

The 2020 Toyota Yaris is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Yaris, is EPA-rated at 35 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 9 complaints, most often about the engine. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
YarisGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl324035$1,800
YarisGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl303934$1,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 42000, 41999.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
▲high

Fuel System, Gasoline

21TB05 / 21TA05
31,307 vehicles
ProblemToyota 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.RiskA fuel pump failure may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.FixDealers 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 21V617000reported Sep 27, 2021Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
9complaints filed

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

Filed per year: 2020: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2024: 1

Most-cited components

Engine3
Unspecified3
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Electrical System2
Vehicle Speed Control2
Seat Belts1

What owners describe

“The vehicle do unnecessary abrupt breaking in the highway when the road are reduced due to reparation. In addition in two times, when I tried to park to my garage in the back of other vehicle the breaking system related to collision is activate. This area of my garage is an inclined drive way zone and I put the vehicle…”Sep 25, 2024 · Service Brakes · NHTSA owner report
“This 2020 Yaris is registered to me but driven by my daughter to her workplace less that 3 miles away. The first incident involved the engine laboring to start and when she came home, the battery was dead. I was able to re-charge the battery at home but 2 days later, the car would not start at home. I have an auto engi…”Sep 13, 2023 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Yaris. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V617000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer had been notified about the recall and the contact was informed that the parts were not yet available. The manufact…”Dec 16, 2021 · Fuel System, Gasoline · NHTSA owner report

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.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆13%
5 HB FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆13%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Yaris model years

B

2019 Toyota Yaris

3 recalls · 26 complaints

A

2018 Toyota Yaris

1 recalls · 12 complaints

B

2017 Toyota Yaris

3 recalls · 31 complaints

B

2016 Toyota Yaris

2 recalls · 5 complaints

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). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

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

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