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Toyota EchoYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 196 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Toyota Echo year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2001 and 2002. The Echo has 5 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2000Best years'01 '02Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints196Top: Air bagsSafety recalls52000–2005 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Toyota Echo years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Echo median. Tap a year for its full report.

'00'01'02'03'04'05
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2005Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls2002Solid59/10035 complaints · 2 recalls2001Solid50/10050 complaints · 2 recalls2000Caution39/10088 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Echo problems

All model years combined: 196 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags4841
Service brakes, hydraulic3814
Vehicle speed control318
Power train213
Engine and engine cooling205
Electrical system144
Suspension82
Seat belts77
Equipment70
17 other systems4812
5 recalls

Toyota Echo recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Engine and engine cooling06V-266 · 2001–2002 · Jul 19, 2006 · 34,771 vehicles–Foundation components: master cylinder04V-455 · 2000 · Sep 17, 2004 · 109,056 vehicles–Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings02V-268 · 2001–2002 · Oct 1, 2002 · 59,394 vehicles–Power assist: vacuum01V-326 · 2000 · Oct 10, 2001 · 42,198 vehicles–Engine: gasoline00V-256 · 2000 · Sep 7, 2000 · 4,530 vehicles