Toyota Celica
Owners filed 365 complaints across 16 model years of the Toyota Celica. The 2000 drew the most (106); the 2005 the fewest (4).
Model years16
Complaints365
Recalls15
Fires10
Deaths4
Every Toyota Celica model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | Tires › Sidewall | Routine | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2003 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2002 | 29 | 1 | — | 13 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2001 | 47 | 1 | — | 7 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2000 | 106 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 10 | 1 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear | Routine | |
| 1996 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | Routine | |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 | — | 7 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 | — | 6 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1993 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | Routine | |
| 1992 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1991 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1990 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine |
Which Toyota Celica years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 106 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine. It carries 3 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.