Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
In New Zealand
6,409 starlet cars are on the New Zealand register; 66% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 267 | 116 | 145 |
| 1998 | 1,020 | 106 | 872 |
| 1997 | 1,281 | 162 | 1,079 |
| 1996 | 1,270 | 102 | 1,126 |
| 1995 | 119 | 10 | 103 |
| 1994 | 213 | 60 | 143 |
| 1993 | 181 | 48 | 127 |
| 1992 | 235 | 61 | 163 |
| 1991 | 203 | 54 | 136 |
| 1990 | 234 | 94 | 123 |
| 1989 | 83 | 69 | 9 |
| 1988 | 70 | 50 | 17 |
| 1987 | 58 | 46 | 9 |
| 1986 | 23 | 7 | 16 |
| 1985 | 69 | 40 | 24 |
| 1984 | 272 | 240 | 22 |
| 1983 | 303 | 244 | 37 |
| 1982 | 218 | 170 | 29 |
| 1981 | 156 | 124 | 20 |
| 1980 | 103 | 87 | 7 |
| 1979 | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
11,620 starlet cars are on Dutch roads; 5% arrived later as imports, and 1,288 still have a recall open. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | — |
| 1999 | 838 | €12,807 |
| 1998 | 2,568 | €11,263 |
| 1997 | 2,162 | €12,211 |
| 1996 | 2,033 | — |
| 1995 | 922 | — |
| 1994 | 604 | — |
| 1993 | 459 | — |
| 1992 | 423 | — |
| 1991 | 267 | — |
| 1990 | 206 | — |
| 1989 | 156 | — |
| 1988 | 168 | — |
| 1987 | 251 | — |
| 1986 | 316 | — |
| 1985 | 158 | — |
| 1984 | 32 | — |
| 1983 | 31 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In Finland
815 starlet cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 100% petrol, 0% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100 | 229,000 km |
| 1998 | 402 | 235,000 km |
| 1997 | 146 | 234,000 km |
| 1996 | 117 | 233,000 km |
| 1985 | 5 | 144,000 km |
| 1984 | 5 | 170,000 km |
| 1983 | 9 | 138,000 km |
| 1982 | 12 | 40,000 km |
| 1981 | 9 | 49,000 km |
| 1980 | 10 | 34,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 50 starlet cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 2 of those collisions were fatal and 13 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
2,484 starlet cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 31 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 416 | 378 |
| 1998 | 929 | 944 |
| 1997 | 645 | 836 |
| 1996 | 297 | 383 |
| 1995 | 35 | 94 |
| 1994 | 32 | 88 |
| 1993 | 18 | 53 |
| 1992 | 9 | 39 |
| 1991 | 6 | 31 |
| 1990 | 2 | 23 |
| 1989 | 1 | 8 |
| 1988 | 3 | 11 |
| 1987 | 3 | 15 |
| 1986 | 5 | 20 |
| 1985 | 3 | 24 |
| 1984 | 12 | 31 |
| 1983 | 7 | 29 |
| 1982 | 9 | 38 |
| 1981 | 8 | 15 |
| 1980 | 5 | 7 |
| 1979 | 5 | 12 |
| 1978 | 0 | 4 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
3,217 starlet cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 64% passed first time, against 64% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 613 | 69% |
| 1998 | 1,303 | 62% |
| 1997 | 906 | 64% |
| 1996 | 395 | 63% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | starlet | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 13.4% | 16.2% |
| Suspension | 11.2% | 12.4% |
| Brakes | 10.0% | 11.9% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9.7% | 9.5% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Visibility | 6.9% | 6.7% |
| Tyres | 6.4% | 3.9% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.6% | 3.4% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
New registrations in Europe
64 new Toyota starlet cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2016 and 2017, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2017 the largest markets were United Kingdom (63).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 63 | 106 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the starlet in 1 alert. European versions can differ from the North American car.
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Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0