Toyota Yaris Towbars

Toyota Yaris Towing Specifics

The Toyota Yaris was first introduced in 1999 by the Japanese manufacturer as a subcompact car, offering many towing capabilities. We will cover the towing specifics of this model below.

Toyota Yaris Towbar Electrics Kits

It is recommended that all tow bars fitted to a Toyota Yaris vehicle are done so with a dedicated electrics kit, rather than a universal electrics kit. A dedicated electrics kit not only ensures all modern features such as; trailer stability and parking sensors are functional, but also helps to keep your vehicle's warranty unaffected.

We offer both universal and dedicated electrics kits for the Toyota Yaris vehicle towbars, but be aware that universal electrics kits can invalidate any manufacturer warranty your vehicle has and may also require a bypass relay.

Check your Toyota warranty for more information.

Bypass Relays

All tow bars for the Toyota Yaris 1999-2011 models will not require a bypass relay, if universal electrics are fitted.

All tow bars for the Toyota Yaris 2011 onwards models will require a bypass relay, if universal electrics are fitted.

A bypass relay works by powering what it is you are towing through transferring power straight from the battery instead of taking too much current away from your vehicle.

Whereas a dedicated system works in harmony with your vehicle's ECU and all of its functions.

Coding

This is the coding of the ECU to accept the dedicated system, this updates your vehicles software to run smoothly with the new towbar.

All Toyota Yaris models will not require coding.

Coding is used to update your vehicles software in order for it to run coherently with the new towbar through the dedicated electrics.

Bumper Cuts

Depending on the towbar, Toyota Yaris models will not require a bumper cut. A bumper cut is when a fraction of the vehicle's rear bumper is cut in order to fit the towbar.

All Toyota Yaris 1999-2006, 2011-2014 and 2014 onwards models have towbars that require non visible and no bumper cuts.

All Toyota Yaris 2006-2011 models have towbars that require no bumper cuts.

Nose Weight

Nose weight is the amount of weight pushing down on the tow ball, it is important not to exceed the nose weight set on the tow bar, failure to do so could damage the car chassis and/or tow bar mounting points. Nose weight varies depending on the towbar you choose and are displayed under each tow bar below.

All Toyota Yaris 1999-2006 models have a nose weight of 40kg up to 50kg.

All Toyota Yaris 2006-2011 models have a nose weight of 50kg up to 75kg.

All Toyota Yaris 2011-2014 and 2014 onwards models have a nose weight of up to 50kg.

Towing Weight

Towing weight is the weight that a Toyota Yaris vehicle can tow safely, without any risk of damaging the vehicle. Towing weights are bar specific and displayed below each towbar.

For all Toyota Yaris 1999-2006 vehicles, the towbars have a towing weight capacity of 650kg up to 1000kg.

For all Toyota Yaris 2006-2011 vehicles, the towbars have a towing weight capacity of 1050kg up to 1260kg.

For all Toyota Yaris 2011-2014 vehicles, the towbars have a towing weight capacity of 1050kg up to 1150kg.

For all Toyota Yaris 2014 onwards vehicles, the towbars have a towing weight capacity of 960kg up to 1100kg.

You will need to check the towing limit for your Toyota Yaris vehicle model as it may not be able to tow up to the weight limit that the tow bar can tow.