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1980 Toyota Supra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

2 reports
60,000 miles · Feb 24, 2010
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

TL- THE CONTACT OWNED A 1980 TOYOTA SUPRA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. SHE COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS OF OR SURROUNDING THE CRASH, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. SHE SUFFERED MODERATE INJURIES AS WELL AS SLIGHT MEMORY LOSS. SHE DID RECALL THAT MONTHS BEFORE THE CRASH WHILE U…

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TL- THE CONTACT OWNED A 1980 TOYOTA SUPRA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. SHE COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS OF OR SURROUNDING THE CRASH, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. SHE SUFFERED MODERATE INJURIES AS WELL AS SLIGHT MEMORY LOSS. SHE DID RECALL THAT MONTHS BEFORE THE CRASH WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF OVER 90 MPH WITHOUT INTENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATLEY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *KMJ

NHTSA ODI #10313794

Mileage unknown · Jan 21, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

IN MAR 95 THE CAR HAD THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE OF MINOR LEAK IN #6 CYLINDER. THE HEAD WAS RESURFACED AND PRESSURE TESTED AND FOUND OK. IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS, THE GASKET WAS REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES AND LEAK STILL REOCCURS.

NHTSA ODI #832768

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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