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Toyota SupraYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 104 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the Toyota Supra.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints104Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls141980–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

Toyota Supra 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 Supra median. Tap a year for its full report.

'80'82'83'84'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'93'94'95'97'98'20'21'22'23'24'25
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2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2023Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2021Not rated–/10021 complaints · 5 recalls2020Not rated–/10017 complaints · 8 recalls1998Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1991Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls1990Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls1989Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls1988Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls1987Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls1986Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1985Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1984Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls1983Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall1982Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1980Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Supra problems

All model years combined: 104 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
Engine and engine cooling192
Electrical system171
Engine110
Vehicle speed control94
Steering91
Service brakes80
Structure73
Air bags55
Suspension53
17 other systems366
14 recalls

Toyota Supra recalls

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

67%Electrical system: starter assembly26V-056 · 2021–2023 · Jan 30, 2026 · 87,394 vehicles71%Starter assembly: relay25V-636 · 2020–2022 · Sep 23, 2025 · 199,674 vehiclesPark outside97%Automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)23V-821 · 2023 · Dec 6, 2023 · 552 vehicles94%Engine21V-598 · 2020–2021 · Aug 2, 2021 · 50,024 vehicles96%Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles82%Storage: tank assembly20V-700 · 2020–2021 · Nov 12, 2020 · 49 vehicles90%Exterior lighting: headlights20V-516 · 2020 · Aug 27, 2020 · 4,265 vehicles98%Linkages: tie rod assembly20V-355 · 2020 · Jun 15, 2020 · 2,779 vehicles8%Driver side: inflator module20V-033 · 1997–1998 · Jan 22, 2020 · 138,842 vehicles88%Exterior lighting: headlights19V-850 · 2020 · Nov 27, 2019 · 245 vehicles96%Sensing system: camera19V-684 · 2020 · Sep 27, 2019 · 257,473 vehicles100%Seat belts: front19V-653 · 2020 · Sep 12, 2019 · 7 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 14 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.