Toyota Yaris vs KIA Telluride

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Toyota Yaris	KIA Telluride
Complaints on file	1,096	2,598
Model years covered	2006–2020	2020–2027
Worst model year	2008	2020
Best model year	2020	2027
Crashes reported	243	70
Fires reported	23	32
Injuries reported	177	54
Deaths reported	5	1
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Other & Unspecified
Share of complaints involving harm	40.9%	6%

Toyota Yaris by year

9 331 289 134 123 31 47 11 4 22 8 21 7 43 16

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 375 34.2%

Brakes 109 9.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 73 6.7%

Electrical System 71 6.5%

Engine & Cooling 53 4.8%

Body & Structure 53 4.8%

Suspension 52 4.7%

Steering 39 3.6%

KIA Telluride by year

927 453 421 311 318 142 26

20 21 22 23 24 25 27

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 457 17.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 424 16.3%

Engine & Cooling 315 12.1%

Electrical System 290 11.2%

Lights 205 7.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 176 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 168 6.5%

Body & Structure 149 5.7%