CarFault1996 Toyota Tercel — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 81 evidence records for the 1996 Toyota Tercel, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 44 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Air bags (restraint system)7 (15.9%)
- Brakes5 (11.4%)
- Engine4 (9.1%)
- Heating & air conditioning4 (9.1%)
- Suspension4 (9.1%)
- Tires & wheels4 (9.1%)
Other / uncategorized: 2 classifications (4.5%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (230 records, model years 1995–1999) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), seat belts and brakes.
- Manufacturer communications (244 records, model years 1995–1999) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and air bags (restraint system).
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 1995 95 records for 1995
- 1996 81 records for 1996
- 1997 58 records for 1997
- 1998 44 records for 1998
- 1999 36 records for 1999
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 11mention a crash
- 4mention a fire
- 15mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 2
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 39
- Owner complaints NHTSA 40
Where to go next
- Toyota Tercel coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Toyota Tercel Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.