FaultScore

Nissan 370Z 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 Nissan 370Z Toyota 4 Runner
Complaints on file 499 1,234
Model years covered 2009–2019 1994–2005
Worst model year 2009 1997
Best model year 2012 2005
Crashes reported 6 153
Fires reported 0 9
Injuries reported 6 105
Deaths reported 0 12
Most complained-about part Steering Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 2.4% 22.6%

Nissan 370Z by year

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

What breaks

Steering 172 34.5%
Electrical System 111 22.2%
Airbags 21 4.2%
Other & Unspecified 19 3.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 12 2.4%
Brakes 10 2.0%

Toyota 4 Runner by year

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%
Airbags 50 4.1%