2001 TOYOTA CELICA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 45 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (21 complaints · 46.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 7
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 21 of 45 owner complaints (46.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 21 complaints, 46.7% of reports ENGINE 21 · 46.7% · 1 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 6 complaints, 13.3% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 · 13.3% POWER TRAIN: 4 complaints, 8.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 4 · 8.9% STRUCTURE: 4 complaints, 8.9% of reports STRUCTURE 4 · 8.9% SEAT BELTS: 3 complaints, 6.7% of reports SEAT BELTS 3 · 6.7% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 2 complaints, 4.4% of reports AIR BAGS 2 · 4.4% · 2 crash reports TIRES: 2 complaints, 4.4% of reports TIRES 2 · 4.4% SERVICE BRAKES: 1 complaints, 2.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 1 · 2.2% · 1 crash reports SUSPENSION: 1 complaints, 2.2% of reports SUSPENSION 1 · 2.2% · 1 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 13 complaints, 28.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13 · 28.9% · 5 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 21 46.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 13.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 4 8.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 4 8.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 3 6.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 2 4.4% 2 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 2 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 1 2.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 1 2.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13 28.9% 5 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2000; the first recall shown was reported in Nov 2004. 2000-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2000 Oct 2019 Recall campaign 04V566000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V566000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2000-Q3 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 4
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 5
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 3
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 04V566000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V566000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    Not available in the source record
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RESISTOR, WHICH WILL DECREASE THE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF THE DRL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 16, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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