Toyota Land Cruiser vs Pontiac Torrent

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	Toyota Land Cruiser	Pontiac Torrent
Complaints on file	372	922
Model years covered	1977–2021	2006–2009
Worst model year	2000	2006
Best model year	2001	2009
Crashes reported	43	42
Fires reported	3	26
Injuries reported	26	39
Deaths reported	3	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	20.2%	11.6%

Toyota Land Cruiser by year

4 1 2 6 4 1 6 14 3 5 13 10 9 25 10 16 20 21 27 41 12 17 11 8 11 10 4 11 6 5 5 8 2 3 7 8 5 1

77 80 82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 21

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

What breaks

Brakes 72 19.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 35 9.4%

Seat Belts 29 7.8%

Airbags 25 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 24 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 23 6.2%

Body & Structure 22 5.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 21 5.6%

Pontiac Torrent by year

362 354 183 23

06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 138 15.0%

Airbags 117 12.7%

Electrical System 107 11.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 103 11.2%

Stability & Traction Control 93 10.1%

Engine & Cooling 77 8.4%

Steering 70 7.6%

Brakes 42 4.6%