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Toyota TERCEL at salvage auctions

Toyota TERCEL: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Toyota TERCEL: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars16
Median retail value$2,947
Median repair cost, % of value113%
Median odometer141,232 mi
Run and drive78%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 8 50%
  2. Minor Dent / Scratches 2 12%
  3. Side 2 12%
  4. All Over 1 6.2%
  5. Mechanical 1 6.2%
  6. Normal Wear 1 6.2%
  7. Rear End 1 6.2%
Yard state
  1. LA3 19%
  2. GA2 12%
  3. SC2 12%
  4. TX2 12%
  5. CA1 6.2%
  6. CO1 6.2%
  7. IN1 6.2%
  8. NM1 6.2%
  9. NY1 6.2%
  10. OR1 6.2%
  11. WA1 6.2%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

389 complaints about the Toyota TERCEL (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints389
With a crash105
With a fire18
Injured97
Deaths5
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Airbags
    median 172,730 mi at failure
    82 21%
  2. Seats and seat belts
    median 135,786 mi at failure
    62 16%
  3. Engine and cooling
    median 90,000 mi at failure
    52 13%
  4. Brakes
    median 113,945 mi at failure
    31 8%
  5. Electrical system
    median 203,701 mi at failure
    24 6%
  6. Fuel and propulsion 24 6%
  7. Wheels and tires
    median 110,750 mi at failure
    19 5%
  8. Visibility, wipers, sunroof 19 5%
  9. Suspension 16 4%
  10. Speed control
    median 94,000 mi at failure
    14 4%
Complaints by model year
1990
581995
2000

Recalls

5 recall campaigns for the Toyota TERCEL.

Recall campaigns by model year
1990
21995
2
2
1999

Real sale prices

48 sales of the Toyota TERCEL at US government auctions, median price $350. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.