1985 Toyota Cressida Recalls
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
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”
“Brake failure. *ak”
“Transmission failure. *ak”
“Power door locks intermittently lock/unlock on their own; sometimes setting off alarm system; no warning. Tt”
“Automatic door locks failed.”
“Vehicle fire. *ak”
“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…”
Defect investigations
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
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.