Overview & Reviews

No changes this year to the 2001 Toyota Celica.

• Radical styling, rev-happy GT-S engine, outstanding steering/braking/handling.

• Lousy power point location, tight GT-S manual gearbox, GT-S engine more noisy than powerful at low revs.

User Reviews:

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  Generally a nice car - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By driver - October 12 - 4:13 am

  All around this is a fun car to own. Sometimes its hard to find the right gear when shifting and there is not enough inside lighting on the control panels on the dashboard. There is no lighting in the trunk and it is impossible to find things at night. This is definitely a safety hazard (personally). At night with a flat I had a frightening experience .

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  sweet - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By Alex - September 26 - 6:36 am

  nice design, wish it had a little more power. a little tight in the back seat, but expected on a coupe. good trunk space. abs should be standard. daytime running lights are the best thing ever! overall, great car. 94000 miles and counting...

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  Buy it...if you can fix it. - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By krustuhfar - April 13 - 10:20 pm

  This vehicle looks and performs pretty well. But its a huge money pit. Big thumbs down. So much for the reliability for toyota. I bought mine brand new and before i had even hit 100k i had already replaced the clutch twice, tension pulley, water pump, and the sunroof leaks TERRIBLY. and i only drive it about 400 miles a month. I would never buy this car again.

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  One of the best cars I have ever owned - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By m3matt - February 12 - 12:26 am

  I bought my 2001 Celica GTS back in 2004 or 05, cant remember. I bought it from the Toyota Dealership as a certified used car and had roughly 50K miles on it. Had the car for about 5 years. I always changed the oil at regular intervals as well as other routine maintenance. I used to drive over 100 miles a day to and from work for over 3 years. Also weekly trips for 4 years to visit my girlfriend on the weekends who lived over 100 miles each way. In the summer of 2010 the car was in an accident and totaled. I had over 240K miles on it and it still had the same power as the day i bought it. Only thing I ever had to do was replace the clutch at 185K miles but that happens on any manual.

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  Great vehicle - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By great - August 22 - 9:20 pm

  Since I bought the car Ive had no problems. The only thing I had to change was the tires and brakes, things you normally do when you buy a used car. Also a clutch but thats something an 80000 mile car would need. Everything else works perfectly.

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  2002 Toyota Celica Malfunctions! - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By kb85 - August 4 - 12:22 pm

  My toyota celica has many probs that seem to be common with celicas of different yrs. My belt needs replacing, my lights always burn out simultaneously (no way they could die at exact same time!), just got into an accident last night and my seatbelt never locked and my airbags never deployed! Now I am suffering from injury from bouncing off my steering wheel that couldve and shouldve been prevented. Wanted ppl to know in case they are considering purchasing a celica or if anyone knows of legal action I should persue. Thank You.

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  airbags do not work!!! - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By kerston vaughn - May 10 - 10:00 am

  I rearended someone in my toyota celica and totaled the front end of my car. I had passenger and driver airbags and neither one of them came out. This car is very dangerous if you rely on your airbags as protection.

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  4th celica - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By jeff - April 21 - 3:43 pm

  This is my 4th Celica. The quickest and best cornering. 1st was a 1977, then a 1985 GTS, and then a 1992 AWD Turbo. I have had this one 2 months and enjoy the 6 sp, the cornering, braking, styling, quickness, and fuel economy (~30mpg). Visibility is poor (blind spots), tight entrance in/out of car. Reliability questionable so far, although all covered by Toyota platimum certified program: cigarette lighter power unit, front speaker, fan belt tensioner, idle startup vacuum - have all needed repair. But the car is a blast to drive and with 6 gears there is always a sweet spot. Have not found the need to rev over 5000rpm -plenty of power below and the engine gets quite noisy.

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  my toy - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By lg - October 19 - 8:36 pm

  I bought this car after owning 1990 Celica for 11 yrs. I had test drove the Solara, but I just fell in love with the style and handling of the 2001 Celica. Its a great car to drive, if youre small. It does ride like a sports car and can feel rough on the road.

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  Fun to drive and cant beat the price - 2001 Toyota Celica
  By Boots143 - May 26 - 10:00 am

  I have had my Celica for a year now and still love it. Its great with mileage and its fun to drive. Im only 52" and I have some problems with the size but its what I wanted. I have had no problems with it, except for a couple of speeding tickets.