Owners have filed 83 complaints on the Toyota Supra, covering 1982–2025. The system named most often is Engine And Engine Cooling (14 reports). Worst years by volume: 2021, 2020, 1989; cleanest: 1982, 1985, 1995. 9 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire, 1 a death. On average the car was 4.8 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Toyota Supra
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 83 Supra complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Engine And Engine Cooling 14 Read
Vehicle started overheating while driving. Head gasket had blown. Dealer contacted. Dealer said this was a common problem with this type of vehicle
Oxygen sensor failed
Head gasket failed, causing coolant recovery bottle to overflow. (third vehicle on 490785, 601406)
Electrical System 13 Read
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Supra. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the infotainment screen intermittently darkened and remained inoperative. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and…
See attached document for complaint. Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Has failed or is unable to remedy the safety recall (NHTSA Recall No. 25V-636), issued on 26 September 2025, for my 2021 Toyota Supra within a reasonable period of time. According to the non-dated letter from Toyota, the recall is for a defect in…
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Supra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V636000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer…
Service Brakes 8 Read
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Supra. The contact stated while driving at 40-45 MPH and approaching a stopped vehicle, he decelerated to 20 MPH and continued to slightly depress the brake pedal; however, the anti-lock braking system engaged inadvertently and the vehicle failed to decelerate as needed and started…
The issue appears to be related to the vehicles electronic parking brake for manual transmission vehicles only. When stopping the car and with the car in neutral and engine running, the parking brake is applied per standard operating procedures. However sometimes the parking brake will disengage itself, seemingly at…
This vehicle (in particular the new manual transmission equipped one) has a system which automatically disengages the electronic parking brake when you try to drive away with it applied, and that system does not have enough interlocks or "rules" that govern when it activates. In certain circumstances, the car will…
Steering 7 Read
I purchased a 2020 toyota supra on november 11, 2019. On december 2,2019. This vehicle seriously and very dangerously malfunctioned. I was pulling out of my residential area after stopping at a stop sign, proceeded to make a left onto greenspring ave. , heading towards the beltway, and this vehicle, instead of…
Drivers side tie rod has completely broken in half. This happened whilst just backing the car out of my garage and just starting down the drive at 1 mph. Had vehicle picked up and taken to the local dealer where I purchased the vehicle. Toyota refused to cover repair under warranty, saying I would have to pay for a…
This 2021 Toyota Supra, subject to Toyota’s own “Original Brake System Defect” recall, exhibited chronic braking noise from delivery. Despite multiple dealership visits, the core issue was never resolved. The defect escalated in late 2025, with the vehicle intermittently displaying the most critical “STOP DRIVING”…
Engine 7 Read
I am reporting a safety recall issue involving my Toyota vehicle. Toyota stated that this safety recall remedy can be available in the last quarter of 2025, but the recall has still not been available and fixed. I contacted Toyota and spoke with them in person several times, but they are saying that the remedy is…
Oil consumption of 1qt at 2800 miles and another one at 5800 miles. Warning message prompted at each time to add a quart. Contacted dealer and tech. Advised same thing with no further assistance
Unknown. Car is consuming a lot of oil in low mileage. Oil has been changed twice, once at 1200 miles, again at 2500 miles. Manual states oil change interval is 10,000 miles. Had an oil consumption warning at 7,xxx miles. Many other 2021 3.0 Supra owners are complaining of consumption issues
Structure 5 Read
Targa roof leaks water into the passenger compartment when raining. Roof has continued to leak even with replacement parts
Here's my complaint, the targa top on my 88 toyota supra, has leaked ever since I got the car in 1990. Everyone whom I have spoke to with a targa top, has told me that their targa tops leak. So, with this being the case I'm sure if you do some research you will find out what I have found out that the targa top, along…
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…
Suspension 4 Read
Rear end crash
Cracked rear suspension bolt. Bolt was soft or cracked when installed and broke causing accident
Alarm system activated for no apparent reason and would not deactivate
Air Bags 4 Read
Suddwn acceleratio, resulting in collision with tree. Air bags deployed, breaking driver's arm and burning driver's face and neck
Drivng at speed 30mph, impact 12:00 position, driver's side airbag deployed, causing head injuries
Involved in frontal collision and the airbag did not deploy. Please describe
Supra years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2024 | Parking Brake | — | — | |
| 2023 | Service Brakes | — | — | |
| 2022 | Unknown Or Other,visibility/wiper | — | — | |
| 2021 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 2020 | Back Over Prevention,forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — | |
| 1998 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — | |
| 1997 | Steering,vehicle Speed Control | — | — | |
| 1995 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — | |
| 1994 | Air Bags,vehicle Speed Control | 1 | — | |
| 1993 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 1991 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — | |
| 1990 | Air Bags | 3 | — | |
| 1989 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — | |
| 1988 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | 1 | |
| 1987 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 1986 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — | |
| 1985 | Seat Belts | — | — | |
| 1983 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — | |
| 1982 | Structure | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 62 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.3 |
| Worst single series | 4 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 4.8 years |
A model average of 1.3 hides a worst series at 4. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Supra?
By complaint volume, 2021, 2020, 1989 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Supra years are the cleanest?
1982, 1985, 1995 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Toyota Supra have?
83 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1982–2025. Of those, 9 describe a crash and 1 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.