Toyota Land Cruiser Reliability
367 NHTSA complaints (1982–2021). Complaint rate: 59.4 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1996–2000 Toyota Land Cruiser. The 2018 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SERVICE BRAKES.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Land Cruiser Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | 31 | 9.7% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 27 | 33.3% |
| AIR BAGS | 19 | 31.6% |
| SEAT BELTS | 15 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 15 | 0.0% |
| TIRES | 12 | 8.3% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 11 | 36.4% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 11 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 10 | 10.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 9 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982GOOD | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | View 1982View→ |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 1984View→ |
| 1985GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 1985View→ |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 1987View→ |
| 1988AVOID | — | 14 | 0 | — | View 1988View→ |
| 1989GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 1989View→ |
| 1990GOOD | — | 5 | 1 | — | View 1990View→ |
| 1991 | — | 13 | 2 | — | View 1991View→ |
| 1992 | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 1992View→ |
| 1993 | — | 9 | 2 | — | View 1993View→ |
| 1994AVOID | — | 25 | 5 | — | View 1994View→ |
| 1995 | — | 10 | 3 | — | View 1995View→ |
| 1996AVOID | — | 16 | 1 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1997AVOID | — | 20 | 2 | — | View 1997View→ |
| 1998AVOID | — | 21 | 3 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 27 | 5 | 1 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 41 | 9 | 1 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 17 | 1 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2003 | — | 11 | 1 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005 | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 11 | 1 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 5 | 3 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 5 | 1 | — | View 2018View→ |
See also: Toyota Land Cruiseraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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