2003 Toyota Mr2 Spyder: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 20 complaints
20
Total Complaints
42,900mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,835 25th Percentile
42,900 Median Mileage
57,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
4
Power Train
3
Vehicle Speed Control
3
Engine
2
Catalytic Convertor
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Fog Lights
1
Tires
1
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
1
Structure
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING CATALYTIC CONVERTER BROKE OFF INTO PIECES. DEALER REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK"
"PROBLEM 1: TRANSMISSION WILL AT RANDOM TIMES DURING DRIVING GO INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND LOSE POWER SLOWING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT DIES. THE CAR WILL THEN NOT HAVE POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC TWICE CAUSING A NEAR SERIOUS ..."
"PROBLEM 1: TRANSMISSION WILL AT RANDOM TIMES DURING DRIVING GO INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND LOSE POWER SLOWING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT DIES. THE CAR WILL THEN NOT HAVE POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC TWICE CAUSING A NEAR SERIOUS ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MI: 4 MD: 3 WV: 3 UT: 2 HI: 2 MO: 2 CA: 1 NV: 1 TX: 1 MS: 1

Who Files Complaints?

20%
Original Owners
80%
Second+ Owners

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