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Toyota Celica

Every Toyota Celica model year on file, 1972 to 2006. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years415106 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years351972 to 2006

Recall campaigns11Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,202Summed across model years

By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 106, 26% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Toyota Celica complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Airbags

Seat belts

Powertrain

Speed control

Structure

Brakes

Tires

Electrical system

Fuel system

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Toyota Celica model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Toyota Celica by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2006	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	59
2005	Hatchback	4	75.0	10	1	0	100
2004	Hatchback	4	0.0	14	0	0	88
2003	Hatchback	17	11.8	68	1	0	96
2002	Hatchback	29	48.3	100	1	0	95
2001	Hatchback	47	17.0	108	1	0	101
2000	Hatchback	106	17.0	461	3	1	96
1999	Hatchback	10	0.0	91	1	1	45
1998	Convertible	5	0.0	59	1	1	48
1997	Hatchback	8	25.0	47	0	1	43
1996	Not decoded	9	22.2	900	1	1	38
1995	Hatchback	22	36.4	142	0	0	36
1994	Hatchback	14	42.9	80	0	0	34
1993	Coupe	13	7.7	79	1	0	29
1992	Not decoded	21	61.9	2,100	1	0	29
1991	Coupe	27	37.0	338	1	0	28
1990	Not decoded	29	41.4	2,900	2	0	28
1989	Hatchback	11	9.1	100	1	2	19
1988	Hatchback	6	0.0	75	1	2	19
1987	Convertible	5	20.0	100	1	2	17
1986	Coupe	9	11.1	150	1	0	17
1985	Coupe	7	42.9	175	0	0	17
1984	Coupe	3	0.0	100	0	0	17
1983	Coupe	3	0.0	300	0	0	15
1982	Hatchback	4	25.0	200	1	1	15
1981	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	15
1980	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	1	0	15
1979	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	15
1978	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4
1976	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4
1975	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4
1974	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4
1973	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	4
1972	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	4

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Toyota Celica

20V-033 Jan 22, 2020
These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant
Airbags · 139k vehicles
10E-002 Feb 11, 2010
Affected front strut mounts did not contain a weld joint between the bearing housing and the rate plate
Suspension · 13k vehicles
10V-035 Feb 3, 2010
Gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety…
Equipment · 271k vehicles
06E-049 May 24, 2006
Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger…
Lighting · 27k vehicles
04V-566 Nov 29, 2004
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lamps, reflective devices, and…
Lighting · 93k vehicles
04V-455 Sep 17, 2004
Certain passenger vehicles have the possibility that the recess retains a rubber seal ring, which is located at the end of the cylinder body, and…
Brakes · 109k vehicles
03V-074 Mar 5, 2003
On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel tank check valve, located in the fuel tank inlet pipe, may become separated from the inlet pipe and fall…
Fuel system · 15k vehicles
96E-001 Jan 3, 1996
These cruise control systems fail to hold the speed set by the driver and can accelerate above the intended set speed
Speed control · 5,145 vehicles
90V-078 Apr 20, 1990
Air bag inflator case was incorrectly machined
Airbags · 2,543 vehicles
86V-132 Oct 2, 1986
Soldered terminals of the cruise control computer may develop cracks due to improper application of the coating to the printed circuit board
Speed control · 4,561 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.