Toyota Sienna Reliability
10,777 NHTSA complaints (1996–2020). Complaint rate: 168.3 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 2004–2008 Toyota Sienna (246 crash-related complaints). The 2018–2020 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STRUCTURE:BODY.
Avoid These Years
Average
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Sienna Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1,123 | 1.9% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 882 | 0.1% |
| AIR BAGS | 809 | 12.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 625 | 1.1% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 606 | 3.5% |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 520 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 462 | 2.6% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 434 | 32.9% |
| TIRES | 363 | 1.1% |
| STRUCTURE | 350 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1997GOOD | — | 2 | 1 | — | View → |
| 1998 | — | 352 | 23 | 4 | View → |
| 1999 | — | 250 | 17 | 4 | View → |
| 2000AVOID | — | 459 | 28 | 7 | View → |
| 2001 | — | 238 | 15 | — | View → |
| 2002 | — | 225 | 16 | 7 | View → |
| 2003GOOD | — | 124 | 14 | 2 | View → |
| 2004AVOID | — | 2,588 | 56 | 12 | View → |
| 2005AVOID | — | 1,418 | 47 | 13 | View → |
| 2006AVOID | — | 1,284 | 56 | 2 | View → |
| 2007AVOID | — | 448 | 38 | 7 | View → |
| 2008AVOID | — | 570 | 49 | 6 | View → |
| 2009 | — | 270 | 35 | 5 | View → |
| 2010 | — | 226 | 16 | 2 | View → |
| 2011AVOID | — | 809 | 49 | 10 | View → |
| 2012 | — | 331 | 18 | 10 | View → |
| 2013 | — | 223 | 8 | 1 | View → |
| 2014 | — | 206 | 8 | 3 | View → |
| 2015 | — | 282 | 21 | 8 | View → |
| 2016GOOD | — | 98 | 10 | 3 | View → |
| 2017 | — | 190 | 23 | 8 | View → |
| 2018GOOD | — | 84 | 5 | — | View → |
| 2019GOOD | — | 56 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2020GOOD | — | 41 | 0 | 3 | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Toyota Siennaaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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