Toyota Venza Reliability
974 NHTSA complaints (2009–2024). Complaint rate: 44.5 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 2021 Toyota Venza. The 2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Venza Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 121 | 12.4% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 117 | 0.9% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 84 | 9.5% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 82 | 30.5% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 67 | 49.3% |
| AIR BAGS | 61 | 45.9% |
| SEATS | 38 | 2.6% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 36 | 13.9% |
| ENGINE | 36 | 11.1% |
| POWER TRAIN | 35 | 14.3% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009AVOID | — | 227 | 24 | 5 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 109 | 12 | 5 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 89 | 9 | 3 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 34 | 10 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 85 | 22 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 37 | 7 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 34 | 11 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2021AVOID | — | 231 | 27 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 73 | 15 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 25 | 15 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 30 | 6 | — | View 2024View→ |
See also: Toyota Venzaaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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