Toyota Sequoia Reliability

4,799 NHTSA complaints (2001–2022). Complaint rate: 280.3 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
447.5
Complaints
4,799
Crash Rate
3.4%
Fire Rate
0.3%
Injuries
201
Fatalities
6

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).

Avoid These Years

2001–2008
~571/yr complaints · 156 crashes

Average

2010–2012
~30/yr complaints
2014
~25/yr complaints
2018
~36/yr complaints

Better Years

2019–2021
~5/yr complaints
2015–2017
~12/yr complaints
2013
~16/yr complaints
2009
~9/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Toyota Sequoia — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2002 (1,125)
03236479701,29420012003200520072009201120132015201720192021

Common Toyota Sequoia Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)7301.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5153.9%
SERVICE BRAKES3823.1%
STRUCTURE:BODY3010.7%
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM2461.2%
AIR BAGS22810.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2272.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1993.0%
SUSPENSION1857.6%
STEERING1846.5%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2001AVOID85731View
2002AVOID1,125411View
2003AVOID875272View
2004AVOID575241View
2005AVOID55895View
2006AVOID2939View
2007AVOID194101View
2008AVOID945View
2009GOOD90View
20103722View
2011212View
2012330View
2013GOOD160View
2014252View
2015GOOD130View
2016GOOD140View
2017GOOD81View
2018360View
2019GOOD70View
2020GOOD40View
2021GOOD41View

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

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