2002 Toyota Celica consumer reviews

its a good car to have some fun with low cost of ownership. gives good mileage about 32 mpg. hardly had any major power train issues.

If you like to street race from stop light to stop light then you should consider buying a competing brand; Honda Civic Si, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Acura Integra are going to pull it from a start every time. It will out perform all of these cars at getting the most out of a passing lane though because the car becomes a whole different animal at 5000 rpm. If you drop two gears and flog on the accelerator it can keep building power all the way to its 6800rpm redline. Unfortunately it is sluggish off the line because it has Fwd and a motor that produces max power and torque at high rpm. I do think the drivetrain is robust enough to survive engaging the clutch at 4600 rpm, but if the clutch doesn't melt the tires surely will. It's handling is superb, no feeling of over steer or under steer, very little body roll, and it can still soak up the bumps. Reliability and econony are at the top of the market segment. Styling is far superior to its market competitors. Visibility is great looking forward through the wind shield but horrible looking in any other direction. In fact you'd probably need periscopes to properly check the blind spot before changing lanes.

Small and cramp interior, uncomfortable seating. Not a durable engine and failed emission. last less than 180k miles

I like this car for its low cost of ownership, good fuel economy & reliability all through these years.

Love how this car performs as well as it did when was New. Cannot beat the value here. I never knew why they stopped making these cars, but you need to get one before they are all gone.

The Toyota is an extremely reliable vehicle that is both sporty and fun to drive. Not to mention the gas mileage that you get is absolutely amazing. This car has a very sexy looking exterior that makes the car look more mean than it actually is. This brings me to its downsides. The car is pretty darn slow, especially for its looks. The engines delivers so little horsepower and torque that it has a much bigger bark than its bite. Overall though, the car is very reliable and a perfect match for young people that want a nice looking and practical car.

Great car, oil leaker. I have taken good care, but forgot to check the oil during a trip and now I'm looking for a engine.

We just purchased a 2002 Celica for our son, who absolutely loves it. The car gets great gas mileage, averaging around 30 MPG, and has styling like no other car on the road. He really enjoys the compliments his friends give on this unique, sporty car.

I'm from a small state Croatia in Europe and I bought this car (VVT-i 143 HP) about a month ago with 110.000 km, 6-speed manual. Works fantastic! All 1ZZ-FE motors may have the same problems about the oil consumption before 2003. In my case: 1L oil / 7000 km. Normal. Toyota says that the normal oil consumption may be 1L/1000 km! Feeling is great, looks great, all mechanical parts works fine, economical. Few friends got the same model and two of them have TS (VVTL-i 192 HP) and none of them does not have any problems at all. Very good car! Greetings from Zagreb, Croatia!

When I first purchased my 02 Celica GT for $6500. It had tons of go compared to my old Impreza, it looked great on the outside and inside, and had a really good overall feel. It had 98XXX miles at the time. 5,000 miles later, I bent a rod, and had to spend $4,000 getting the engine replaced. Since then I've had check engine lights from the evap system, and one of the cats went bad. The estimated 34 MPG is completely unrealistic, with only 5 speeds you'll be doing 4,000 RPM at 80 MPH, which I don't think is an unrealistic cruising speed. Overall, I'd say if you want a Celica, buy a GTS, definitely not a GT, but for that money in the North you'd be better off in a Subaru and in the South, some RWD muscle car.