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2007 Toyota Yaris repairs by problem area

Engine (38%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)

Brakes and Traction Control (14%)

Suspension and Steering (7%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (23%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (7%)

Other (6%)

Chart based on 199 repairs.
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2007 Toyota Yaris engine repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (6%)

$500 - $999 (7%)

$100 - $499 (33%)

< $100 (54%)

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Chart based on 70 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2007 Toyota Yaris

Engine not specified

99300 mi

US $1197
Evaporation canister. This car was built with a defect that caused a NON defective canister to fail. Toyota knew about this defect in November of 2007 and choose NOT to correct it in cars in service. Integrity at it finest. 
103000 mi

US $680
Water pump, $130. Cam timing control module, $550. 

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2007 Toyota Yaris 4dr Sedan

106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD

78100 mi

US $500
Heard weird noise coming from engine, passenger's side. Dealer determined water pump was failing, replaced, along with drive belt that was worn. 
56000 mi

US $80
MAF sensor went bad for some reason. Not sure if if was damaged during turbo installation or not. 
69100 mi

US $65
Rear O2 sensor fouled. 
72000 mi

US $400
Evaporator sensor and component in neck of fuel tank fill point. 
5456 mi Oil change, car doesn't start well, cranks too much. Toyota will not do anything about this. 
38000 mi Warped Head - leaking antifreeze into cyl #3 only during start up. 
113000 mi

US $483
Water pump functioning but leaking. Pump replaced. 
93000 mi

US $32
Rattling rear heat shield. 
110000 mi

US $800
Clutch replacement 

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2007 Toyota Yaris 4dr Sedan

106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

31950 mi Catalytic converter was bad had to wait for backordered replacement part.  catalytic converter was replaced Catalytic converter needed to be replaced. Still under warranty. 
225000 mi

US $1200
4th time I had to replace the E-Vap system for this car. Besides that this car has been great. 
81000 mi

US $36
Replaced Water Pump Replaced Water Pump 
20708 mi o2 sensor 
91140 mi Exaust gasket leak 
91760 mi

C $130
Exhaust gasket after the manifold 
103540 mi

C $103
Gasket exaust 
122760 mi

C $200
exaust 
84940 mi

C $285
Muffler replacement 
69220 mi

C $100
Water pump failure. Replaced faulty water pump, installed new accessory belt, installed new coolant. 
42780 mi

C $265
Muffler rusted through. Muffler, gasket and bolts replaced. 
44950 mi

C $497
Muffler and Resonator rust leaks - Replaced 
46300 mi

US $385
Remove and replace water pump and serpentine belt. 
185340 mi

C $91
engine light on, broken charcoal canister to be fix at later date. they did quot me 918.32 to have the canister filter replaced... seems a bit steep. 

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2007 Toyota Yaris 4dr Hatch

106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD

32240 mi

C $80
Replaced a bad MAF sensor 
35340 mi

C $400
Replaced doughnut connecting exhaust manifold to the exhaust system 

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2007 Toyota Yaris 4dr Hatch

106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

6200 mi Check engine light came on during mild highway cruising (steady 40mph). Code diagnosed as exceeding allowable emissions. Could not locate source of problem. Check engine light reset, and told to return if it re-appeared. 
6200 mi Check engine light appeared again. Engine light disappeared on route to shop. Told no time was available to check, and appointment booked for November 12th. Appointment on November 12th discovered it was the same code for excess emissions again. 
7440 mi Engine light appeared again, assuming for excess emissions. New appointment booked for December fourth. Expect no positive outcome again. 
9920 mi Final diagnosis is a bad catalytic converter. Appointment booked for January. Until then intermittent check engine light is still present. 
27600 mi New catalytic converter installed. Fuel economy worse afterwards. 
19840 mi Violent bee-like vibration droning in and out at highway speeds, car unbearable to drive for more than an hour at a time. Lots of makeshift bushings added to the air intake system to dampen, has mostly resolved the issue. 

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2007 Toyota Yaris 4-door

4-cylinder diesel manual 2WD

63540 mi

€1300
Warning light for emissions valve. 

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2007 Toyota Yaris 4-door

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

54560 mi The Engine started to shake the car violently. Once they were able to duplicate the problem they replaced an ignition coil and spark plug and everything was working Screeching sound during acceleration. Mechanic replaced Accessory belt. Sound returned two weeks later. Had to have belt re-tightened. 
89900 mi Loud noise coming from lower back portion of engine, similar to diesel engine sound. Saw that the cap had come off the overflow tank for the radiator. Replaced cap, ran the car for 20 minutes and the problem went away. 
99200 mi

C $400
replaced muffler 
99200 mi

C $125
Exhaust leak. The gasket and flange that attach to the manifold were corroded and decaying and had to be replaced. 
99200 mi

C $392
replaced exhaust heat shields around gas tank 
117800 mi

C $3
Heat shield on Exhaust manifold came loose because of rust around lowest of 3 bolts causing a very loud rattle. Bought a 6" gear clamp for $3 and clamped the heat shield to the exhaust manifold to eliminate rattling sound. 
38200 mi water pump leaking around pulley 
93620 mi

C $160
Engine light came on dealer says it recorded a miss fire so they replaced the plugs and cleaned the throttle body and injectors. A seems fine now 

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2007 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch

106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD

151000 mi

US $460
Water pump making a loud whining sound. 
70700 mi

US $700
Water pump replaced Broken engine mount 
88000 mi

US $115
Had serpentine belt replaced. It was visibly cracked, and near mfg recommended replacement mileage. Used $40 coupon dealer had recently sent me. 
125000 mi

US $20
replaced exhaust gasket between downpipe and catalytic converter 
115000 mi

US $50
Timing chain needed replacement and did oil change 
80200 mi

US $25
Heater fan failed, causing overheat of the water pump, which also failed. Replaced under warranty, $25 deductible. 
80700 mi Clutch failed, detected due to suddenly and near-complete slippage at 30mph in 3rd gear on an incline. Lining wore down/out it appears, but little/no overheating signs on the pressure plate. 
25000 mi Ignition switch wouldn't turn with key inserted, found to be broken part inside, replaced cylinder assembly 
201700 mi

US $240
Gasket between header pipe and exhuast system worn causing loud operation. Gasket and attachment bolts replaced. At dealer for two hours. 
267300 mi

US $30
Hole in exhuast system prior to muffler. Repaired with patch kit.  
28520 mi

C $30
Rough engine idle. Whirring noise at mid range RPM. 
98500 mi

US $1300
Clutch started slipping about a month before then in 2 weeks it completely quit working. 

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2007 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch

106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

123492 mi

C $264
Had a slight whistling sound coming from the exhaust system, trying to find the source, started with replacing the front spring bolts and gasket. Not a necessary repair, but I was self conscious about that noise, similar to the sound of a strong wind trough a pinwheel. 
95000 mi When in for recall repairs I was told I needed a thermostat and gasket and whatever a dust blow is at a cost of $1200.00. I went to my garage and my oil, thermostat and gasket were replaced at a cost of about $200.00. 
45000 mi water pump went bad 
113000 mi

US $816
Muffler system rusted away and started sounding like a misfiring diesel. Had to have the entire system replaced and a new catalytic converter installed. 
33500 mi Discovered coolant on the underside of the hood and on the left side of the engine under the belts. Dealer found defective water pump and replaced the water pump under warranty. 
161000 mi

US $4
Check engine light came on, engine code showed misfire at cylinder three. Spark plug looked pretty bad considering it was replaced 18 months ago. Ignition coil was fine. Replaced spark plug and code went away. Car runs fine. 
32000 mi

US $170
Throttle body clogged; car intermittently heavily hesitated on acceleration. 
55800 mi Under body heat shield re-attached 
77000 mi

US $50
Heard a clanking type noise from the engine compartment. After this noise there was a louder knock, then the accessory belt came off. Further inspection showed the shaft for the water pump had been sheared completely off. Replaced easily. 
105000 mi

US $1
One of the pulleys was loose causing a screeching noise from the belts when the car was started. The pulley was tightened fixing the problem. The repair took less than a half hour by an independent shop. Other than this 100% reliable. 
138300 mi

US $110
Alternator braket was loose caused shake at idle. Put a new bushing in and it was good to go. 
65500 mi

US $140
serpentine belt replaced 
132000 mi

US $100
I destroyed the water pump pulley. Not the car's fault. Don't over tighten belts! 
155000 mi

US $50
Still working on it. Leak on high and low. Will be replacing O2 sensor first to make sure that didn't short. 
172000 mi

US $25
Replaced serpentine belt. Used a cheap one and ended up paying for it. 
177000 mi Completed exhaust repair. 

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