Parts for your 2017 Toyota Vitz|yaris-Tail lights

2017 Toyota Vitz/Yaris Tail-lights: what they do and how to look after them

Tail-lights are very much fitted to the 2017 Toyota Vitz/Yaris. Toyota’s service literature for the XP130-series (including the Electrical Wiring Diagram and Repair Manual) lists the rear combination lamp with dedicated rear position (tail) circuits, and the Owner’s Manual specifies bulb and fuse details. They’re also a legal must-have: Australian Design Rules (ADR 13/00 and ADR 49/00) and New Zealand’s WOF/VIRM lighting requirements mandate functioning rear position lamps, so every 2017 Vitz/Yaris on Aussie and Kiwi roads runs tail-lights.

On this model, the tail-lights sit within the rear combination lamp assemblies, sharing space with the stop, indicator, and reverse lamps. Depending on trim and market, the Yaris/Vitz uses either conventional wedge bulbs (commonly W21/5W/7443 for stop/tail) or LED elements. Either way, their job is simple but critical: stay visible to traffic behind in low light, rain, or fog, and light up the car’s outline when the parkers or headlights are on.

As part of regular servicing, it’s smart to give the tail-lights a quick check. A blown tail lamp can be easy to miss from the driver’s seat, but it’s an easy fix. For bulb-type lamps, replacements are inexpensive and take a few minutes