Reliability & cost of ownership

Toyota Tundra Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Toyota Tundra? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.

Toyota Tundra problems by model year

237 recall entries and 6,938 owner complaints on file across 28 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2026 Tundra127No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2025 Tundra51415.0AI reliability outlook →
2024 Tundra103505.0AI reliability outlook →
2023 Tundra134125.0AI reliability outlook →
2022 Tundra134325.0AI reliability outlook →
2021 Tundra3244.0AI reliability outlook →
2020 Tundra5474.0AI reliability outlook →
2019 Tundra10744.0AI reliability outlook →
2018 Tundra91004.0AI reliability outlook →
2017 Tundra6784.0AI reliability outlook →
2016 Tundra61204.0AI reliability outlook →
2015 Tundra5514.0AI reliability outlook →
2014 Tundra5933.5AI reliability outlook →
2013 Tundra6854.0AI reliability outlook →
2012 Tundra41564.0AI reliability outlook →
2011 Tundra111344.0AI reliability outlook →
2010 Tundra16163No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2009 Tundra1338No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2008 Tundra13327No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2007 Tundra14390No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2006 Tundra13545No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2005 Tundra14377No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2004 Tundra13466No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2003 Tundra10399No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2002 Tundra6482No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2001 Tundra5415No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2000 Tundra71,011No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1999 Tundra11No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Tundra, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • structure1,730 complaints
  • engine822 complaints
  • suspension813 complaints
  • power train804 complaints
  • unknown or other581 complaints
  • service brakes, hydraulic554 complaints
  • air bags494 complaints
  • vehicle speed control461 complaints