Toyota Supra Reliability by Year
Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
133 NHTSA complaints (1982–2025).Complaint rate: 51.4 per 10,000 vehicles sold in the US.
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Should I buy a Toyota Supra?
Quick answer from 133 NHTSA complaints · 1982–2025
Most Toyota Supra years show comparable, moderate complaint volumes. No specific year stands out as dramatically worse than its siblings. The most commonly reported issue is engine and engine cooling:engine. Any year within the data range should perform similarly — focus inspection on the individual VIN history rather than avoiding a specific year.
- 2022 Toyota Supra· 4.0/10K sold
- 2023 Toyota Supra· 22.6/10K sold
- 2021 Toyota Supra· 36.6/10K sold
Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Rankings based on raw NHTSA complaint counts. Sales volume data not yet available for this model.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2020–2021 Toyota Supra. The 2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: Engine And Engine Cooling:engine.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaint Rate per 10,000 Vehicles Sold
Normalized by US annual sales volume — higher = more complaints relative to sales
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Common Toyota Supra Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.
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| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 14 | 0.0% |
| Electrical Faults | 10 | 0.0% |
| Unintended Acceleration | 9 | 44.4% |
| Engine Problems | 9 | 0.0% |
| Brakes | 8 | 0.0% |
| Steering Defects | 7 | 14.3% |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 4 | 100.0% |
| Body Structure | 3 | 33.3% |
| Engine & Cooling | 3 | 0.0% |
| Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner | 3 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Rate | US Sales | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983NO DATA | — | 6 | — | — | 0 | — | View → |
| 1986NO DATA | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | View → |
| 1987NO DATA | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | View → |
| 1988NO DATA | — | 7 | — | — | 0 | 3 | View → |
| 1989NO DATA | — | 16 | — | — | 0 | 1 | View → |
| 1990NO DATA | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | View → |
| 1991NO DATA | — | 7 | — | — | 0 | — | View → |
| 1993NO DATA | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | View → |
| 1994NO DATA | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | View → |
| 1997NO DATA | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | View → |
| 2020 | — | 25 | 42.5 | 5,887 | 9 | — | View → |
| 2021 | — | 25 | 36.6 | 6,830 | 1 | — | View → |
| 2022GOOD | — | 2 | 4.0 | 4,952 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 22.6 | 2,652 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 2 | 7.7 | 2,615 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 2 | 6.8 | 2,953 | 0 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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Data Sources & Methodology
Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (133 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.
Sales data: US annual vehicle sales from goodcarbadcar. Coverage: 38% of model years have sales data. Total US sales: 25,889.
Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.
Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint rate. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).
See also: Toyota Supraaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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