1988 Toyota Supra Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 50%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the body and structure of the 1988 Toyota Supra, 50% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I just wanted to state that in 1991, shortly after I purchased my used 1988 Supra, my targa top also had developed a leak (over the drivers side) by december of that year. During heavy rains, it was quite bad and I had to carry several towels as a precaution. I took it to the Toyota dealer and they installed new rubber seals which fixed the problem. They did it for free as a customer satisfaction! It is now 2013 (22 years later) and I am still driving the car without a leak in a rainstorm. Current mileage is 146,00 original. I occasionally rub some glycerin on the seal which may be helping. …”
NHTSA complaint #10535671, filed 2013-08, 35,000 miles“I hope you can help me prevent possible accidents caused from engineering error on in the construction on the targa top on the 1987-1992 Toyota supras, everyone whom I spoken to whom owns a Supra with the targa top has told me they all leak. When I first bought the car the leak was small, but its gotten progressively worse, and as of now, I only use it as a weekend car when it is not raining, but for those souls whom do not have this option, they are putting themselves, as well as others at risk in continuing to drive this particular model. …”
NHTSA complaint #759544, filed 2002-03Related service bulletins
- 10123420Oct 27, 2017TSB: Vehicle replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) may be available…
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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