Toyota MR2
Owners filed 38 complaints across 9 model years of the Toyota MR2. The 1991 drew the most (12); the 2005 the fewest (1).
Model years9
Complaints38
Recalls2
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Toyota MR2 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 1991 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Toyota MR2 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1991 is the weakest year on record, with 12 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 1 recall.
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.