IllustrationOIL/TEMPERATURE GAUGE LIGHTS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CHECKED OIL REGULARLY, AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP.
1983 Toyota Supra
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Limited comparison data
There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →4Owner complaints
Model-year median: 2
1Recall campaignsView recall details →
0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1983 Toyota Supra
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 4 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 2 reports
- Seats: 1 reports
- Unknown Or Other: 1 reports
- Wheels: 1 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 4 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Wheels. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
4 reportsGOING 45MPH ENGINE LOCKED UP. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID TOP CAM HAD BLOWN OUT & NEEDED REPLACING. HAD IT REPLACED. PROBLEM NOT FIXED. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED ENTIRE ENGINE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE METAL ON THE SEAT CRACKED IN HALF, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO FALL BACK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
FOUR STUDS THAT HOLD THE WHEEL ON BROKE OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
Recall campaigns
184V108000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine
Sep 12, 1984
OIL PRESSURE SENDER GAUGE MAY BE DEFECTIVE. CONTINUED ENGINE OPERATION UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH PRESSURE MAY CAUSE THE SENDING UNIT TO LEAK OIL OR MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL SENDER GAUGE WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNER.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.