NHTSA Safety Recalls
Toyota Celica Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Toyota Celica, across 5 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2000 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2000
- Owner complaints
- 207
2000–2005, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 207 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Celica across 6 model years; the most, 106, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 37 of the Toyota Celica complaints (18%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Toyota Celica model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 60 complaints), then the power train (29).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Celica in 2003: 26, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Toyota Celica is exterior lighting: headlights, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Toyota Celica recall, 10V035000, was reported on February 3, 2010 and concerns the equipment: other: labels.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2004 Toyota Celica, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Toyota Celica years to avoid
Too few Toyota Celica model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Celica years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Toyota Celica
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
Toyota Celica model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Toyota Celica recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10V035000February 3, 2010 | equipment: other: labels | 2005 | — | 271,417 |
| 04V566000November 29, 2004 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2000–2001 | — | 92,577 |
| 04V455000September 17, 2004 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2000 | — | 109,056 |
| 03V074000March 5, 2003 | fuel system, gasoline | 2002–2003 | fire | 15,048 |
| 06E049000 | exterior lighting | 2000 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Celica. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: February 8, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted