Vehicle statistics
Toyota Tercel
311 owner complaints (NHTSA, USA) + recalls with manufacturer remedies. Real numbers, not prose.
Worst year: 1995 · 50 complaints
Most reported problem areas: Air Bags
Complaints by model year
19822
19831
19846⚠ 2
19854
19866
198712⚠ 2 🔥 1
19887 🔥 2
198922⚠ 3
199016⚠ 4 🔥 4
199116⚠ 2 🔥 1
199223⚠ 3 🔥 1
199345⚠ 21
199440⚠ 18 🔥 2
199550⚠ 24 🔥 1
199636⚠ 11 🔥 4
199721⚠ 5
19982⚠ 1
19991⚠ 1
20001
Most reported problem areas
Air Bags81
Seat Belts51
Engine And Engine Cooling44
Service Brakes24
Hydraulic22
Fuel System21
Tires18
Electrical System17
Gasoline17
Visibility15
Recalls with manufacturer remedy (2)
1990 Exterior Lighting (92V111000)
Toyota Dealers WILL Provide A NEW Koito Brand BULB WITH NO Charge IF A NON-Koito Brand BULB IS NOW Installed, OR Should A Headlamp BULB BURN OUT IN THE Future. "Caution Labels" WILL ALSO BE Placed ON EACH Headlamp Housing.
1982 Suspension (86V038000)
RUST Proof OR Replace Lower Control ARMS. (Owner Notification WILL Begin IN MAY 1986).
CodMec cases on this model
No CodMec case on this model yet — statistics above are the starting point.
Open a case on this modelSource: NHTSA (US public domain data). CodMec cases: from the community.