Toyota / Paseo
A model year earns its own page when four sources cover it, it holds at least 50 complaints, and it can either be compared with the other years of its generation or shows one system in 40% or more of the complaints that name a component. No Paseo year clears that bar: the highest count is 2 complaints, in 1996. Rather than publish a thin page for each year, everything known about this model is on this page.
Each year is counted over the same span: complaints received up to two calendar years after its model year. A year is compared only when that span is over and it holds at least 50 complaints. Fewer than three years of this generation are comparable, so no year is named.
| Model year | All complaints | First three years | Most reported system | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | Engine | not compared |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | Airbags | not compared |
A model year gets its own page when four sources cover it, it holds at least 50 complaints, and it either compares with the other years of its generation or shows one system in 40% or more of the complaints that name a component. The rest are listed here with their figures.
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins | Combined MPG | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 27–28 | listed here |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 26–29 | listed here |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26–28 | listed here |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26–31 | listed here |
| System | Complaints | Share | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbags | 2 | 67% | — |
| Engine | 1 | 33% | — |
Shares are over complaints that name a component; a complaint naming several systems is counted under each.
Owner report CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT AT 40 MPH AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BOTH DRVER AND PASSENGER WHERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Owner report HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE BY THE TIRES PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEABACK ANAND FACE INJURIES. *AK
Owner report WHILE DRIVING NOTICED BURNING SMELL, PULLED TO SIDE, POPPED HOOD FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT. DETERMINED FAILURE OF FAN MOTOR. *AK
None on file.
None open.
Toyota issued 72 service bulletins covering these model years, most often about equipment.
A bulletin tells dealers how to fix a known condition. It is not a recall and not a defect finding. Most bulletins cover several model years at once, so a bulletin listed here may not be specific to one year. The number of bulletins tracks how long and how widely a model was sold, so it is not a measure of reliability.
| Date | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be available provided the re… |
| 2022-01-12 | TIRES | POL: This consolidated Tire Warranty Guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by Toyota. This information must be kept near the point of vehicle sale and be available to any custom… |
| 2021-03-17 | AIR BAGS | Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements |
| 2021-02-03 | EQUIPMENT | TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2021 model year vehicles may be available provided the re… |
| 2020-04-07 | EQUIPMENT | TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE April 07, 2020: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0032-20. Replacement Certification Labels and VIN Plates |
| 2020-04-06 | EQUIPMENT | TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin Nos. PG021-88, PG015-89, PG0015-90, PG002-91, PG002-93, PG005-97, PG007-01, PG007-07, PG006-01, PG004-97, T-SB-0144-08, and T-SB-0304-17. The a… |
| 2018-08-31 | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | Technical Service Bulletin: OBSOLETE NOTICE: July 31, 2018: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0304-17. |
| 2018-07-31 | EQUIPMENT | TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 31, 2018 Rev2: ? The Supersession Notice has been updated. January 11, 2018 Rev1: ? The Supersession Notice has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. SUPERSESSION NOTICE … |
| 2018-01-11 | EQUIPMENT | TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin Nos. PG021-88, PG015-89, PG0015-90, PG002-91, PG002-93, PG005-97, PG007-01, PG007-07, and T-SB-0144-08. Service Bulletin Nos. PG021-88, PG015-89… |
| 2017-11-21 | EQUIPMENT | TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE November 21, 2017: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0304-17. |
Complaint counts are not failure rates. A model that sells more cars draws more complaints, and owners file more after news coverage or a recall. That is why years are compared only with other years of the same generation, over the same span, and never with other models.
This page summarises public records; it is not a mechanical inspection.