Toyota Echo Reliability
262 NHTSA complaints (2000–2005). Complaint rate: 447.9 per 1,000 vehicles.
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
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Echo Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 28 | 28.6% |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 24 | 91.7% |
| AIR BAGS | 24 | 79.2% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 9 | 44.4% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 9 | 22.2% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 9 | 33.3% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 | 12.5% |
| TIRES | 8 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 6 | 16.7% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000AVOID | — | 117 | 35 | 1 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 63 | 21 | 8 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 45 | 16 | 2 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003GOOD | — | 23 | 7 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2005GOOD | — | 13 | 11 | — | View 2005View→ |
See also: Toyota Echoaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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