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Toyota Tercel

🇯🇵 Japan ·1979–1999· estate / wagon / hatchback

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. '85-'86 Toyota Tercel 5-Door: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  2. 2. 1980 Toyota Tercel 3door rear: XVR 7785· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. 1981 Toyota Tercel 1300 De Luxe Automatic (cropped): Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. 1983 Toyota Tercel AL20 (1): Hoikka1· CC BY 3.0
  5. 5. 1988 Toyota Tercel EZ in Blue Metallic, rear left: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. 1994-1997 Toyota Tercel: TTTNIS· CC0
  7. 7. 1995 Toyota Tercel (front): User 3204· CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 8. 1997 Toyota Tercel CE in Coral Rose Pearl, Rear Left: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 2nd Toyota Tercel 3-door: IFCAR· Public domain
  10. 10. 3rd Toyota Tercel coupe: IFCAR· Public domain
  11. 11. 4th-Toyota-Tercel-coupe: IFCAR· Public domain
  12. 12. 93-94 Toyota Tercel coupe: IFCAR· Public domain
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
Toyota Tercel, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Bull-Doser· Public domain

base stats

  • power 64 hptop version
  • popularity 92 in NL#1498 most common
  • weight 961 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1979–1999
body
estate / wagon, hatchback
engine
1.3 L–1.5 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
64 hp
drive
all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
2
weight
961 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
22–33 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Small Station Wagons, Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

92 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1498 of all models. Most common build year: 1983 (27 cars).

19791984

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (4)
  • Tercel 1 60
  • Tercel Coupe De Luxe 16
  • Tercel 1.3 SR 11
  • Tercel Coupe 5

🇺🇸 US versions (82)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1999. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1999Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular317.6
1999Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1999Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular278.7
1998Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular278.7
1998Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1998Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular307.8
1997Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular278.7
1997Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1997Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular317.6
1996Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular298.1
1996Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1996Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular327.4
1996Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular307.8
1995Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular298.1
1995Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1995Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular317.6
1995Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular307.8
1994Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular249.8
1994Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1994Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
1993Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
1993Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular298.1
1993Tercel1.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular249.8
1992Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
1992Tercel1.5 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular307.8

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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