Toyota Tundra Reliability

9,084 NHTSA complaints (1999–2026). Complaint rate: 84.4 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
141.3
Complaints
9,084
Crash Rate
5.4%
Fire Rate
0.7%
Injuries
360
Fatalities
14

Toyota Tundra Generations

Manufacturer redesigns the car every few years (a “generation”). Each generation has different engineering and common issues. Click a generation to see year-by-year breakdown.

GenerationYearsComplaints
Gen 12000–20064,858
20001,333View
2001542View
2002645View
2003521View
2004650View
2005491View
2006676View
Gen 22007–20212,524
Gen 32022–present1,701

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

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

Bottom line: Avoid the 2000–2008 Toyota Tundra (380 crash-related complaints). The 2019–2021 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STRUCTURE:BODY.

Avoid These Years

2000–2008
~650/yr complaints · 380 crashes
2022–2023
~563/yr complaints · 16 crashes

Average

2010–2012
~205/yr complaints
2016
~150/yr complaints
2018
~148/yr complaints

Better Years

2019–2021
~61/yr complaints
2017
~109/yr complaints
2013–2015
~91/yr complaints
2009
~53/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2026
575 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Toyota Tundra — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2000 (1,333)
03837661,1501,53320002002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026

Common Toyota Tundra Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
STRUCTURE:BODY8372.3%
ENGINE6991.1%
POWER TRAIN5593.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5521.8%
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS5511.6%
SUSPENSION5513.1%
AIR BAGS46419.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL40016.2%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3880.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3822.6%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2000AVOIDGen 11,333618View
2001AVOIDGen 1542373View
2002AVOIDGen 1645392View
2003AVOIDGen 1521403View
2004AVOIDGen 1650351View
2005AVOIDGen 1491475View
2006AVOIDGen 167650View
2007AVOIDGen 2535409View
2008AVOIDGen 2458314View
2009GOODGen 25311View
2010Gen 221620View
2011Gen 218411View
2012Gen 2214113View
2013GOODGen 210594View
2014GOODGen 211531View
2015GOODGen 25441View
2016Gen 21504View
2017GOODGen 21093View
2018Gen 214873View
2019GOODGen 210151View
2020GOODGen 25251View
2021GOODGen 23013View
2022AVOIDGen 35947View
2023AVOIDGen 353299View
2024TOO NEWGen 339436View
2025TOO NEWGen 31699View
2026TOO NEWGen 3120View

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

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