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1993 Toyota Tercel

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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43Owner complaints

Model-year median: 8

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
24Seat Belts
5Engine And Engine Cooling
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Electrical System
2
All reported categories
Tires
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Other
1Seats
1Structure
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 43 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 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

20 crash reports0 fire reports15 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Mar 22, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXHIBITS WHITE SMOKE, CONSUMER HAD TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS INSPECT VEHICLE AND BOTH STATED THAT THE RINGS ARE SHOT AND ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. *TT

NHTSA ODI #785927

Mileage unknown · Dec 14, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE PREMATURELY FAILED AT 72,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO BUY A REBUILT ENGINE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #876527

Mileage unknown · Dec 14, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW AT 72,517, WAS TOLD THAT A NEW ENGINE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE ENGINE, ONLY IF DAMAGE WAS NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. DEALER TOOK ENGINE APART, AND SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR, AND DID NOT REPLACE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE IN DECEMBER OF 1999. *AK

NHTSA ODI #876526

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 1997
Engine And Engine Cooling

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS DETERIORATING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #807359

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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