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Toyota Yaris repairs by problem area
Engine (33%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (7%)
Brakes and Traction Control (12%)
Suspension and Steering (11%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (24%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (8%)
Other (5%)
Chart based on 424 repairs.
Toyota Yaris engine repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (7%)
$500 - $999 (8%)
$100 - $499 (35%)
< $100 (50%)
Chart based on 131 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2013 Toyota Yaris 4dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 113000 mi US $500 |
Exhaust system from catalytic converter back, rusted out |
2010 Toyota Yaris 4dr Sedan
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 240000 mi US $425 |
Transmission mount sagged, caused deep rumbling on acceleration. $250. |
| 248000 mi US $1444 |
Both engine mounts replaced. Another shop noticed there is a very loud vibration when driving in reverse so this was the suggestion. But it didn't get rid of the problem... but I think the other shop just slams on the gas, who does that?? |
2010 Toyota Yaris 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 89hp 1.4L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 6300 mi | The engine coolant level in the expansion tank has been slowly falling over the past 2 months. Topped up 13th October. 1st service 27th October, problem reported but nothing found. Dealer pressure test not conclusive, 10th November. |
2010 Toyota Yaris 4dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 74200 mi US $180 |
Replace front exhaust pipe gasket, retainer bolts and springs. |
| 55000 mi US $71 |
Screeching noise when I started the engine. The drive belt was replaced. After replace, the noise changed from "quiet screeching noise that last until the car was warmed" to "one loud screeching noise only at starting up" |
| 56200 mi | Screeching noise (reported on January) get worse. Go back to the repair store and check. Found out the belt's tension was not adjusted correctly. No more noise when starting the car now. |
2010 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 114400 mi US $145 |
Worn drive belt |
2010 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 200090 mi US $1200 |
Replaced exhaust system. |
2009 Toyota Yaris 4dr Sedan
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 47 mi | Owned car for less than 1 week. Engine won't start right away every time, turn key and nothing happens, does start after 2,3,4,5 tries. Could be the alarm setting or could be a real problem. Salesman told me to go back to the dealership for an inspection. |
| 638 mi US $25 |
I replaced the engine oil & filter because I wanted to remove the break-in metal particles circulating in the oil |
| 1405 mi US $25 |
I replaced engine oil & filter to remove metal particles circulating in the oil during this engine break in process |
| 2964 mi US $25 |
I replaced engine oil & filter to remove metal break-in particles circulating in the oil |
| 7500 mi US $38 |
Drained oil & changed filter. Oil replaced with synthetic 5w-30 Mobil 1 |
2009 Toyota Yaris 4dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 37700 mi | The heat shield rattles and they said it was bent and straightened it but it still rattles. |
| 105000 mi US $85 |
Replaced leaking and noisy water pump, replaced thermostat, refilled with new coolant. |
| 49600 mi US $12 |
Replaced serpentine belt. |
2009 Toyota Yaris 4-door
3-cylinder manual 2WD
| 62000 mi €180 |
Rattling noise since 10000km driven, became only slightly louder over this time. Installed timing chain repair kit, rattling became a bit quieter, rest of it coming perhaps from the sprocket of the first camshaft I did not replace yet is hard to find as a spare part. |
| 46220 mi | I had a long way of investigation (I fix my cars on my own) until I tracked the engine noise down to the camshaft adjusting (VVT) sprocket, which failed, resulting in a power loss. I changed the adjuster (200€) and it was done. I also experienced notable oil consumption. I changed the valve shaft sealings which got stiff and worn out. |
2009 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 16000 mi US $248 |
The tire pressure warning light blinked and stayed lit. This was caused by a sensor going bad due to the use of tire foam, not covered by warranty. |
| 35100 mi US $30 |
Gas cap was not sealing. Replaced with new gas cap from dealership. |
| 53800 mi US $500 |
Air/fuel mixture sensor. |
| 80100 mi | Belt started slipping but was replaced a year ago. Needed to be tightened. |
2009 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 135000 mi | The bolts holding the heat shield at exhaust manifold had rusted out, causing rattling noises at idle. Removed the heat shield from the engine, did not replace. |
| 74000 mi US $20 |
alternator belt had been making squeaking noises for a couple of months until the belt broke. replaced it after trouble removing the LOWER alternator bolt. PB blaster works great. |
2008 Toyota Yaris
Engine not specified
| 109000 mi US $1800 |
charcoal system needed to be completely replaced. |
2008 Toyota Yaris 4dr Sedan
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 113000 mi US $650 |
Clutch was slipping needed replaced |
| 81200 mi | Water pump replaced due to leak and main accessory belt replaced. |
2008 Toyota Yaris 4dr Sedan
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 89560 mi C $150 |
Leak in the exhaust pipe |
| 115800 mi C $250 |
Unable to accelerate properly. Must add some additive every 6 months from now on. |
| 40000 mi US $700 |
Replaced alternator because of bearing failure |
| 24387 mi US $3 |
Radiator fan fuse blown. Found out in summer when warning light came on. Check during winter months if you drive through lots of snow. |
| 41942 mi US $170 |
Air fuel sensor is out first time check engine light has come on. That 170.18 is my price from toyota it list out for 212.83. I am a mechanic at a independent shop so fix it costs nothing. This is the only expensive repair made to date. |
| 122000 mi US $100 |
belt whine on startup |
| 169000 mi | Accessory belt squealing in cold weather. Had to be tightened per TSB bulletin. |
| 199000 mi US $325 |
Muffler needed to be replaced to pass yearly inspection. Had hole in it. |
| 65000 mi US $400 |
Alternator had to be replaced |
2008 Toyota Yaris 4dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 78740 mi C $300 |
water pump was leaking |
| 98660 mi C $150 |
Exhaust leak |
2008 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 69800 mi US $380 |
Found pink spray under hood and pink inside water pump pulley. Water pump was leaking and needed replacment. |
| 80000 mi US $80 |
Replaced noisy water pump. Also coolant and accessory belt just because. |
| 123000 mi US $190 |
Replaced front and rear O2 sensors as preventative maintenance because front O2 sensor was becoming sluggish. (A/F monitor in vehicle) |
| 67000 mi US $120 |
Replaced Gasket between Manifold and exhaust |
| 98000 mi US $120 |
Had to replace the exhaust manifold gasket AGAIN. Next time I'm doing it myself. |
| 90000 mi US $150 |
water pump was squealing so it was replaced. |
| 109317 mi US $1014 |
Noisy exhuast - replaced muffler |
| 121520 mi C $90 |
Rusted muffler pipe replaced. |
| 148180 mi C $75 |
weld muffler |
| 105000 mi US $15 |
changed the drive belt |
| 34000 mi | Noticed that car was leaking coolant. Dealer replaced water pump to correct issue |
| 86000 mi US $30 |
Tightened serpentine belt. |
| 46000 mi | Needed $1200 for repairs to the evaporative cannister and associated evaporative system parts. Parts replaced and cost covered by the company with much customer persuasion. |
2008 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 120000 mi US $150 |
The exhaust pipe upstream of the muffler was badly corroded and leaking. New section of pipe installed. |
| 34000 mi US $208 |
Water Pump leaking |
| 30300 mi US $226 |
This has to do with the low mpg I have been getting. Was 38 mpg city driving now 25. Inspected air filter throttle body and monitored engine performace with scan tool. Repl air filter. Fuel induction serv and power flush fuel injectors |
| 52000 mi US $120 |
Replaced the water pump. |
| 50000 mi US $95 |
Carbon buildup on the air intake. Partial disassembly of intake for cleaning. |
| 34800 mi US $2000 |
Car stalled and died--appeared to be fuel pump. Towed to shop, replaced fuel pump, car stalled again. Shop determines ECU not grounding pump. Try re-flashing, no luck. Replace ECU and re-flash. Car runs, but misfires. Now towing to dealer. |
| 57100 mi US $500 |
Mechanic got car running after replacing fuel pump and ECU, but did not run well. Finally isolated problem with harness relay built into plastic top lid of fuel tank (partially melted). Perhaps why Toyota redesigned pump with larger leads. |
| 63000 mi | Car developed an oil leak--thought it might be related to 60k service back in July. Turned out to be a cracked housing on the cam shaft sensor. |
| 75000 mi US $450 |
Once again had to disassemble and clean air intake/throttle body to remove deposits. First time this happened some years back, the dealer told me it was unexpected/unusual repair. This time they stated that it was "regular preventative maintenance" that should happen every 35,000 miles or so. Not sure which version is true. Can't find any mention of it in the Toyota recommended services. |
| 83700 mi C $100 |
throttle clamp needed replacing cheap and quick repair |
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. |
2007 Toyota Yaris 4dr Sedan
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 5456 mi | Oil change, car doesn't start well, cranks too much. Toyota will not do anything about this. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 93000 mi US $32 |
Rattling rear heat shield. |
| 110000 mi US $800 |
Clutch replacement |
| 113000 mi US $483 |
Water pump functioning but leaking. Pump replaced. |
| 38000 mi | Warped Head - leaking antifreeze into cyl #3 only during start up. |
2007 Toyota Yaris 4dr Sedan
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 42780 mi C $265 |
Muffler rusted through. Muffler, gasket and bolts replaced. |
| 44950 mi C $497 |
Muffler and Resonator rust leaks - Replaced |
| 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. |
| 46300 mi US $385 |
Remove and replace water pump and serpentine belt. |
| 81000 mi US $36 |
Replaced Water Pump Replaced Water Pump |
| 69220 mi C $100 |
Water pump failure. Replaced faulty water pump, installed new accessory belt, installed new coolant. |
| 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. |
| 20708 mi | o2 sensor |
| 225000 mi US $1200 |
4th time I had to replace the E-Vap system for this car. Besides that this car has been great. |
| 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 |
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 |
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. |
| 23060 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. |
2007 Toyota Yaris 4-door
4-cylinder diesel manual 2WD
| 63540 mi €1300 |
Warning light for emissions valve. |
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 |
2007 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 28520 mi C $30 |
Rough engine idle. Whirring noise at mid range RPM. |
| 25000 mi | Ignition switch wouldn't turn with key inserted, found to be broken part inside, replaced cylinder assembly |
| 125000 mi US $20 |
replaced exhaust gasket between downpipe and catalytic converter |
| 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. |
| 151000 mi US $460 |
Water pump making a loud whining sound. |
| 115000 mi US $50 |
Timing chain needed replacement and did oil change |
| 70700 mi US $700 |
Water pump replaced Broken engine mount |
| 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. |
| 98500 mi US $1300 |
Clutch started slipping about a month before then in 2 weeks it completely quit working. |
| 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. |
2007 Toyota Yaris 2dr Hatch
106-horsepower 1.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 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. |
| 65500 mi US $140 |
serpentine belt replaced |
| 45000 mi | water pump went bad |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 55800 mi | Under body heat shield re-attached |
| 138300 mi US $110 |
Alternator braket was loose caused shake at idle. Put a new bushing in and it was good to go. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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