Toyota Mirai Reliability

49 NHTSA complaints (2016–2023). Complaint rate: 22.7 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
80.2
Complaints
49
Crash Rate
16.3%
Fire Rate
0.0%
Injuries
5
Fatalities
1

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2022 Toyota Mirai. The 2018 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM.

Avoid These Years

2022
~19/yr complaints · 4 crashes

Average

2017
~6/yr complaints
2019
~7/yr complaints
2023
~9/yr complaints

Better Years

2018
~4/yr complaints
2016
~2/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Toyota Mirai — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2022 (19)
05111622201620172018201920222023

Common Toyota Mirai Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM90.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING825.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL633.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM40.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER30.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS333.3%
ENGINE30.0%
SERVICE BRAKES333.3%
POWER TRAIN20.0%
AIR BAGS20.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2016GOOD20View
201760View
2018GOOD40View
201973View
2022AVOID194View
202390View

See also: Toyota Miraiaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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