2012 Toyota Yaris Review

2012 Toyota Yaris is a Hatchback 4-dr style car measuring 153.50 in length and 59.40 in height. Made in Japan, 2012 Toyota Yaris has 8 trims priced by the manufacturer at 15,140 with just total of 5 recalls in the past 2012 Toyota Yaris. It’s seating 5 people with 4 doors and a rank size of 11.10 gallon. The engine is 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V and uses 30 of gasoline in the city and 30 on highways.

Make: Toyota
Model: Yaris
Trims Available: 8
Location: JAPAN
Body & Doors: HATCHBACK 4-DR
Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 4A
Driveline: FWD
Seats: 5
MSRP: $15,140 USD
MPG: 30 City / 35 HWY
Tires: 175/65R15
Tank Size: 11 gallon

Toyota Yaris 2012 Trims

2012 Toyota Yaris L 5-Door AT

Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 4A
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Doors: HATCHBACK 4-DR
Seating: 5
MPG: 30 City / 35 HWY

2012 Toyota Yaris Sedan 5-Speed MT

Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 5M
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Doors: SEDAN 4-DR

2012 Toyota Yaris LE 5-Door AT

Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 4A
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Doors: HATCHBACK 4-DR
Seating: 5
MPG: 30 City / 35 HWY

2012 Toyota Yaris Sedan 4-Speed AT

Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 4A
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Doors: SEDAN 4-DR

2012 Toyota Yaris SE 5-Door AT

Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 4A
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Doors: HATCHBACK 4-DR
Seating: 5
MPG: 30 City / 35 HWY

2012 Toyota Yaris L 3-Door MT

Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 5M
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Doors: HATCHBACK 2-DR
Seating: 5
MPG: 30 City / 38 HWY

2012 Toyota Yaris LE 3-Door AT

Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 4A
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Doors: HATCHBACK 2-DR
Seating: 5
MPG: 30 City / 35 HWY

2012 Toyota Yaris L 3-Door AT

Engine: 1.5L L4 DOHC 16V
Transmission: 4A
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Doors: HATCHBACK 2-DR
Seating: 5
MPG: 30 City / 35 HWY

Vin Numbers

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Safety and Reliability

NHTSA Crash Test

overall
Not Rated
front
Not Rated
rollover
side
Not Rated
* National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

IIHS Crash Test

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* Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Safety & Recalls

Recall 13V292000 started on /Date(1372824000000-0400)/.

Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 21, 2011, through August 31, 2011. A relay in the Power Steering Control Module of the electronic power steering system could experience a short circuit due to insufficient distance between terminals in the relay and moisture contamination of relay coil windings. A short circuit in the relay could disable power steering assistance.

Consequence: If the power steering assistance shuts off, the driver may have difficulty steering the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering control module. The recall began on July 31, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Recall 15V134000 started on /Date(1425873600000-0400)/.

Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 31, 2011, to February 9, 2015, and sold or registered in Puerto Rico. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with a roof headliner that does not provide the proper occupant protection in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 201, " Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."

Consequence: If the vehicles are equipped with a headliner that does not meet the impact requirements, there is an increased risk of occupantl injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headliner, free of charge. The recall began on June 22, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Recall 17V006000 started on /Date(1483938000000-0500)/.

Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota 4Runner, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, Yaris, Scion xB, Lexus ES350, GX460, IS-F, IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, and Lexus LFA vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Toyota is recalling certain 2009 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Yaris HB, Scion xB, Pontiac Vibe, Lexus, ES350, IS250, IS350, and IS-F vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Toyota is recalling certain 2006-2008 Lexus IS250 and IS350, 2007-2008 Lexus ES350, Toyota Yaris, Yaris HB, and 2008 Lexus IS-F and Scion xB vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), H0A (Toyota Zone C), GLG (Lexus Zone A), GLH (Lexus Zone B) and HLA (Lexus Zone C).

Recall 18V025000 started on /Date(1515474000000-0500)/.

Summary: On January 9, 2018, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified NHTSA that they are recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. As of January 30, 2018, Toyota is additionally recalling 3,347 model year 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles located in states listed above. Also included in this recall filing is 98,194 model year 2003-2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles, located throughout the U.S., that previously received a “like-for-like” interim air bag inflator replacement. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are G0R (Zone B), and H0A (Zone C), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A).

Recall 19V741000 started on /Date(1571284800000-0400)/.

Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.

FAQ

2012 Toyota Yaris is made in Japan between 2006 to 2020.

The 2012 Toyota Yaris is FWD and isn't the best choice for driving in snow, as it doesn't have enough ground clearance.

If you consider used 2012 Toyota Yaris look at maintenance fees and average fuel economy compared to similar models. 2012 Toyota Yaris’s uses 1 gallon of fuel for 30 miles, which is higher then 2011 Toyota Yaris.

Before going to the dealership, get an appraisal for your 2012 Toyota Yaris so you know how much it’s worth. Usually, the value of used 2012 Toyota Yaris is lower than $7,570.

There are 5 recalls recorded in our database for 2012 Toyota Yaris that’s on average above the average number of recalls per car in our database.

Toyota All models of 2012

Toyota 4Runner

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Avalon

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Camry

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Camry Hybrid

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Corolla

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota FJ Cruiser

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Highlander

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Highlander Hybrid

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Matrix

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Prius

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Prius c

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Prius V

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota RAV4

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota RAV4 EV

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Sequoia

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Sienna

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Tacoma

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Tundra

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Venza

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

Toyota Yaris

$0 - $17,200
30 City / 35 HWY
8 Trims
5
1
1.5L L4 DOHC 16V

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