2007 Toyota Matrix

Typical pattern

4.4% of complaints about the 2007 Toyota Matrix came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2007 vehicle — around the middle of the 268 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 7.0 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (35 complaints), typically at 8.8 yr or about 100,000 miles.

Complaints: 90
Median age at failure: 7.0 yr
Median mileage: 52,799 n=56
Crash / fire / tow: 16.7% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

10V384000 2010-08-26

Engine cooling

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 COROLLA AND COROLLA MATRIX VEHICLES. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FOR THE SUBJECT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE 1ZZ-FE ENGINE AND TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A CRACK MAY DEVELOP AT CERTAIN SOLDER POINTS OR ON VARISTORS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD.

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WARNINGS AND CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT. THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP COULD BE ILLUMINATED, HARSH SHIFTING COULD RESULT, THE ENGINE MAY NOT START, OR THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. AN ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.

10V035000 2010-02-03

Equipment:other:labels

GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 AND JUNE 2, 2008 WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.

THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.

In owners’ own words

Air bags mileage not reported 9 mo in service crash / fire / tow

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END COLLISION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Air bags 43,250 mi 3.2 yr in service crash / fire / tow

WAS DRIVING 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND REAR-ENDED A TRUCK. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND RESULTED IN A BADLY SPRAINED SHOULDER AND OTHER CONTUSIONS. I AM IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN AND CANNOT WORK YET. I HAVE MISSED 3 DAYS OF WORK AND CANNOT RETURN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 4. THIS COST ME PAIN, INCONVENIENCE, AND INCOME. *TR

Air bags 62,484 mi 7.0 yr in service crash / fire / tow

WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ONE THAT REAR ENDED THE OTHER CAR. AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT ONLY SEAT BELT PULLED TIGHT. NOW HAVE MESSAGE AIR BAG IS OFF. DAMAGE TO CAR IS OVER $3,000. *LN

Other Matrix model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2007 Toyota Matrix

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Matrix model years

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