Toyota Echo Reliability

262 NHTSA complaints (2000–2005). Complaint rate: 447.9 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
2547.0
Complaints
262
Crash Rate
34.7%
Fire Rate
4.2%
Injuries
80
Fatalities
2

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2000 Toyota Echo. The 2005 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

Avoid These Years

2000
~117/yr complaints · 35 crashes

Average

2001–2002
~54/yr complaints

Better Years

2005
~13/yr complaints
2003
~23/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Toyota Echo — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2000 (117)
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Common Toyota Echo Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2828.6%
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2491.7%
AIR BAGS2479.2%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC944.4%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION922.2%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS933.3%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING812.5%
TIRES80.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM80.0%
POWER TRAIN616.7%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2000AVOID117351View
200163218View
200245162View
2003GOOD237View
2005GOOD1311View

See also: Toyota Echoaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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