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1991 Toyota Celica

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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27Owner complaints

Model-year median: 7

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
10Seat Belts
7Electrical System
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Suspension
2
All reported categories
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Equipment
1Seats
1Service Brakes
1Service Brakes, Air
1Structure
1Tires
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 27 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 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports2 fire reports4 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

7 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 2001
Seat Belts

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT FASTEN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK CONSUMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #889775

Mileage unknown · Apr 10, 2001
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT WAS PULLED ALL WAY OUT AND WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER CONSUMER WAS PUTTING ON BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WILL REPLACE SEAT BELT FOR $196.00.*AK

NHTSA ODI #885552

Mileage unknown · Sep 1, 1998
Seat Belts

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TENSIONER FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #539525

Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 1998
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ODI #536634

Mileage unknown · May 26, 1998
Engine And Engine CoolingSeat Belts

EXHAUST SYSTEM CRACKED TWICE IN THREE YEARS.

NHTSA ODI #536056

Mileage unknown · Jun 17, 1997
Seat Belts

WHILE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI #813181

Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 1995
Air BagsSeat BeltsCrash

AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY W/DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ODI #973876

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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