Vehicle report

1996 TOYOTA TERCEL

Reported problems

40 complaints · median 122525 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL6
SUSPENSION:FRONT4
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2
STEERING2
TIRES2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
AIR BAGS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
PARKING BRAKE1
POWER TRAIN1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES1
SEAT BELTS1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
SERVICE BRAKES1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
SUSPENSION:REAR1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR1
WHEELS1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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