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2003 Toyota Echo

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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17Owner complaints

Model-year median: 26

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
5Power Train
4Engine And Engine Cooling
3Electrical System
2Vehicle Speed Control
2
All reported categories
Engine
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Interior Lighting
1Seat Belts
1Service Brakes
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 17 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Interior Lighting complaints

1 reports
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2,000 miles · Aug 18, 2005
Interior Lighting

DT: CALLER SAID THE DASH BOARD LIGHT IS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. CALLER CAN NOT SEE GAS GAUGE AND OTHER GAUGES DURING THE DAY TIME. DEALER SAID THE LIGHTS ARE NORMAL AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET BECAUSE HE CANT GET THROUGH ON THE PHONE NUMBER HE HAS. NO AIR CONDITIONING FILTE…

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DT: CALLER SAID THE DASH BOARD LIGHT IS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. CALLER CAN NOT SEE GAS GAUGE AND OTHER GAUGES DURING THE DAY TIME. DEALER SAID THE LIGHTS ARE NORMAL AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET BECAUSE HE CANT GET THROUGH ON THE PHONE NUMBER HE HAS. NO AIR CONDITIONING FILTER IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10133354

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.