1996 Toyota Tercel Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 40 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 121,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the other or unknown of the 1996 Toyota Tercel, 5% of the 40 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 121,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Ok here is what happened. When we were ran off the road we hit a sign and both of the airbags in my car deployed. We had jumped a median and was headed downhill. When the airbags were deployed a powder substance was deployed with it. Being that we had never had an airbag deploy on us, we had no idea what this was. My friend thought it was smoke and freaked out and we all jumped out of the car because we thought it was on fire. It smelt just like smoke from a fire. So my problem is with airbags and them not being properly labeled that this powder substance is also deployed. …”
NHTSA complaint #700252, filed 1998-11Other or unknown: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Toyota Tercel
7 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Toyota Tercel
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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