2000 Toyota Echo: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 117 complaints
117
Total Complaints
84,631mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
35
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,000 25th Percentile
84,631 Median Mileage
109,061 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
14
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
7
AIR BAGS
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
3

Severity Assessment

35
Crashes
1
Fires
26
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD, CROSSING THREE LANES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK"
"DRIVER'S SIDE, BEHIND THE DOOR, STRUCTURE WAS COMING APART ABOUT 2 INCHES, WHICH SEEMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURERED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"
"DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ON ROUTE 1 AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND ENTERED A SWEEPING CURVE AT 2:00 AM IN STAFFORD, VIRGINIA. THE DRIVER WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AT WALMART. THE ROAD WAS WET DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. UPON ENTERING THE CURVE THE REAREND OF THE ECHO LURCHED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ..."

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