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1990 Toyota Celica

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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29Owner complaints

Model-year median: 7

1Recall 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
11Seat Belts
5Electrical System
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Equipment
2
All reported categories
Structure
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Power Train
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 29 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 11 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 →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports1 fire reports6 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

2 reports
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12,700 miles · Dec 3, 2003
Vehicle Speed Control

THE CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO 90 MPH UNTIL OWNER PRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAD NO BOOSTER. *SCC

NHTSA ODI #10044815

Mileage unknown · Jul 16, 1996
Electrical SystemEquipmentFuel System, Gasoline

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ODI #506276

Official recalls

1

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NHTSA investigations

0

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