Toyota Sequoia Reliability
4,799 NHTSA complaints (2001–2022). Complaint rate: 280.3 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 2001–2008 Toyota Sequoia (156 crash-related complaints). The 2019–2021 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC).
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Sequoia Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 730 | 1.1% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 515 | 3.9% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 382 | 3.1% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 301 | 0.7% |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 246 | 1.2% |
| AIR BAGS | 228 | 10.1% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 227 | 2.2% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 199 | 3.0% |
| SUSPENSION | 185 | 7.6% |
| STEERING | 184 | 6.5% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001AVOID | — | 857 | 31 | — | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 1,125 | 41 | 1 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 875 | 27 | 2 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 575 | 24 | 1 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 558 | 9 | 5 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 293 | 9 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 194 | 10 | 1 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 94 | 5 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 37 | 2 | 2 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 21 | 2 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 33 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 16 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014 | — | 25 | 2 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 14 | 0 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017GOOD | — | 8 | 1 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 36 | 0 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 4 | 1 | — | View 2021View→ |
See also: Toyota Sequoiaaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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