Worst years for a Toyota Celica
Owners have filed 520 complaints about the Toyota Celica with NHTSA across model years 1974 to 2005. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2000 Toyota Celica130 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Toyota Celica year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2004 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | C | 21 | 1 | 0 | 47,800 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2002 | D | 37 | 21 | 0 | 65,000 | Airbags |
| 2001 | D | 55 | 10 | 0 | 90,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | F | 130 | 15 | 2 | 68,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 | Tires |
| 1998 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | B | 10 | 2 | 2 | 108,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1996 | C | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1995 | D | 25 | 9 | 0 | 92,000 | Airbags |
| 1994 | C | 24 | 7 | 0 | 108,000 | Airbags |
| 1993 | B | 18 | 0 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1992 | — | 24 | 13 | 2 | — | Airbags |
| 1991 | — | 35 | 9 | 2 | — | Airbags |
| 1990 | — | 34 | 10 | 3 | 109,000 | Airbags |
| 1989 | — | 16 | 0 | 2 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1988 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1986 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1985 | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1984 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1982 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1980 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1979 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1978 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seats |
| 1977 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1974 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Toyota Celica
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2000
Worst in 2003
Worst in 1995
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1990
Exactly what failed on a Toyota Celica
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Celica, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota Celica problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Toyota Celica
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.