1987 Toyota Mr2 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1987 Toyota Mr2. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. 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.
“I have 12 pages of suppoting documents. The short version is that I purchased an engine from the above-mentioned company that was defective. I filed a claim on 11/16/01, only eight days after the engine was installed. They sent me a new part after many weeks and many days of accrued rental car…”
“While driving hood latch released, causing hood to fly up, blocking drivers vision, and cracking the windshield. *ak the crumpled hood damaged the sus roof as well. *yh”
“In 1987 I had a toyota mr2 and was in an accident in which the gas pedal stuck. Fortunately, it was a single vehicle crash on a california interstate. *tr”
“Bought car with 97,800 miles carfax reports much higher miles than that. Odometer was tampered with.*ak”
“Seat belt on the passenger side does not release from locking mechanism. *ak”
Defect investigations
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:AFTER INVESTIGATION, TOYOTA CANFIND NO COMMON OR SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE 4 FIRES FROM A VEHICLE POPULATIONOF 77,034.WARRANTY CLAIMS ARE INCONCLUSIVE AND PARALLEL VEHICLE SALES.ANALYSIS:A REVIEW OF THE 2 COMPLAINTS ON THE 1986 MODEL MR2 SPORT COUPE(A RELATIVELY LOW PRODUCTION,…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Toyota Mr2 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.