2001 Toyota Celica: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 55 complaints
55
Total Complaints
90,500mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

58,291 25th Percentile
90,500 Median Mileage
123,278 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
TIRES
4
AIR BAGS
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
POWER TRAIN
3
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVE AT 72 MPH ON A STRAIGHT, DRY INTERSTATE, I MOVED MY SEAT BACKWARD. SOMEHOW DURING THE PROCESS, I MUST HAVE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. BECAUSE THE CAR BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THE CAR FISHTAILED, WHILE I HELD THE WHEEL STEADY UNTIL IT RETURNED TO NORMAL STEERING. I HAVE BEEN..."
"VEHICLE CAME WITH DIRECTIONAL TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON THE WRONG WAY. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND THAT THE TIRES COULD DISINTEGRATE WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. *AK"
"ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAK VALVES. *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