2002 Toyota Echo: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 45 complaints
45
Total Complaints
66,292mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

15,648 25th Percentile
66,292 Median Mileage
97,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
AIR BAGS
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
STEERING
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
WHEELS
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
POWER TRAIN
2
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
2
Fires
15
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO 60MPH WITHOUT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. CONTACTED DEALER, CANNOT LOCATE CAUSE. *AK THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENCE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN TEST DRIVING, BUT REMOVED TH..."
"CONSUMER STATE THAT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, AND ALSO TO AVERTED A COLLISION THE CONSUMER THEN TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN IN PARKING LOT CONSUMER STATE THAT HE HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL FROM HITTING BRICK WALL APPROX 15 FEET AWAY CAR W..."
"CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED AT 40MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE FRONT END-DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SYSTEM. SCC"

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