Toyota Supra Reliability
133 NHTSA complaints (1982–2025). Complaint rate: 773.3 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 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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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Supra Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 14 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 10 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 10 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 9 | 44.4% |
| ENGINE | 9 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 8 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 7 | 14.3% |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 4 | 100.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 3 | 33.3% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | — | 6 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1986GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1987 | — | 8 | 1 | — | View → |
| 1988 | — | 7 | 0 | 3 | View → |
| 1989AVOID | — | 16 | 0 | 1 | View → |
| 1990GOOD | — | 4 | 3 | — | View → |
| 1991 | — | 7 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1993GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View → |
| 1994AVOID | — | 11 | 4 | — | View → |
| 1997GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2020AVOID | — | 25 | 9 | — | View → |
| 2021AVOID | — | 25 | 1 | — | View → |
| 2022GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Toyota Supraaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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