1997 Toyota T100: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 90 complaints
90
Total Complaints
120,000mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE:BODY
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

70,000 25th Percentile
120,000 Median Mileage
160,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY
12
POWER TRAIN
8
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
7
SUSPENSION
5
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
5
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
4
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
4
STEERING
3
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VACUUM SYSTEM HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN 2 WEEK PERIOD. BOTH TIMES A NEW VALVE WAS INSTALLED."
"THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LAP PORTION CAUSES BRUISES AND PAIN TO HIS HIP AREA, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT NOT TO WEAR HIS SEATBELT BECAUSE IT HARMS HIM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WON'T HELP ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC"
"WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES CONSTANT VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING A HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 35 MPH. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28