Acura Legend vs Toyota 4 Runner

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Acura Legend	Toyota 4 Runner
Complaints on file	505	1,234
Model years covered	1986–1995	1994–2005
Worst model year	1993	1997
Best model year	1995	2005
Crashes reported	73	153
Fires reported	17	9
Injuries reported	43	105
Deaths reported	0	12
Most complained-about part	Equipment & Accessories	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	26.3%	22.6%

Acura Legend by year

17 9 42 47 45 158 111 30 26 20

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Equipment & Accessories 109 21.6%

Brakes 70 13.9%

Airbags 52 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 30 5.9%

Electrical System 24 4.8%

Seat Belts 23 4.6%

Toyota 4 Runner by year

61 149 111 163 135 134 118 34 45 188 76 20

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 290 23.5%

Brakes 144 11.7%

Tires 139 11.3%

Suspension 100 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 97 7.9%

Airbags 50 4.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 49 4.0%

Electrical System 41 3.3%