Toyota MR2 Spyder
Owners filed 29 complaints across 5 model years of the Toyota MR2 Spyder. The 2003 drew the most (13); the 2005 the fewest (2).
Model years5
Complaints29
Recalls0
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Toyota MR2 Spyder model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Equipment › Mechanical › Wrecker and Wheel Lift Devices | Routine | |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | Routine | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine |
Which Toyota MR2 Spyder years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.
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.