1985 Toyota Cressida Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1985 Toyota Cressida. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
2crashes1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
1fires
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Engage in reverse with foot on the brake, vehicle suddenly accelerated in reverse hitting a car, then accelerated forward hitting a car. Tt”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 1995-07-07

“Brake failure. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS · reported 1995-07-07

“Transmission failure. *ak”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 1995-07-07

“Power door locks intermittently lock/unlock on their own; sometimes setting off alarm system; no warning. Tt”

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR · reported 1995-01-23

“Automatic door locks failed.”

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR · reported 1994-08-20

“Vehicle fire. *ak”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1994-08-20

“Vehicle has experienced sudden acceleration on two occasions, on the first occasion consumer turned engine off and only had damage caused by knocking over a stop sign, dealer could not find any problems, the second incident consumer had put vehicle in reverse and there was a loud acceleration from…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 1987-11-05

Defect investigations

Investigation DP86007 Opened 1986-04-02 · closed 1986-06-09

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Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1985 Toyota Cressida as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.