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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

What owners actually said

43 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 22, 1997
Vehicle Speed Control

ENGINE CONTINUES TO RACE AS IF GAS PEDAL WERE DEPRESSED AFTER GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL.

NHTSA ODI #527505

Mileage unknown · Nov 15, 1997
Seat BeltsInjury

SEAT BELT FAILED DURING A COLLISION RESULTING IN CHEST INJURIES.

NHTSA ODI #525078

Mileage unknown · Oct 15, 1997
Air BagsElectrical System

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. YH

NHTSA ODI #604637

Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 1997
Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE GOING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION . THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVRE HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. OWNER WAS WEARING SEA TBELT. OWNER RECIEVED UPPER AND LOWER BACK PAIN DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #814213

Mileage unknown · Mar 11, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD CLUNKING/GRINDING NOISE IN BRAKING AREA; TAKEN TO DEALER & HAD BRAKES CHANGED AT LEAST 5 TIMES; WOULD RESURFACE ROTORS & REPLACED PADS; BRAKES WOULD CHATTER BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. *AK

NHTSA ODI #808664

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 1997
Engine And Engine Cooling

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS DETERIORATING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #807359

Mileage unknown · Dec 12, 1996
Air BagsCrash

CONSUMER HAD TWO ACCIDENTS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ODI #806251

Mileage unknown · Nov 14, 1996
Seat BeltsCrashInjury

VEHICLE IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 45 MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #804117

Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 1996
Seat Belts

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ODI #509541

Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 1996
Air Bags

OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSOR. *SD

NHTSA ODI #505828

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

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