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Toyota transmission problems

Owners have filed 9,866 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Toyota vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 76 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Toyota Camry, worst in 2007.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

9,866

Complaints

100%

Share of all Toyota complaints

522

Crashes

36

Fires

Which Toyota models have the most transmission problems

Camry 1,765 17.9%

Worst in 2007

RAV4 1,404 14.2%

Worst in 2002

Highlander 1,021 10.3%

Worst in 2021

Tacoma 952 9.6%

Worst in 2016

Tundra 808 8.2%

Worst in 2022

Corolla 695 7.0%

Worst in 2003

Sienna 559 5.7%

Worst in 2004

Prius 420 4.3%

Worst in 2010

4RUNNER 357 3.6%

Worst in 2000

C-Hr 334 3.4%

Worst in 2018

Avalon 216 2.2%

Worst in 2006

Matrix 181 1.8%

Worst in 2003

Sequoia 173 1.8%

Worst in 2002

4 Runner 97 1.0%

Worst in 2003

T100 84 0.9%

Worst in 1996

FJ Cruiser 67 0.7%

Worst in 2007

Grand Highlander 65 0.7%

Worst in 2024

Camry Solara 63 0.6%

Worst in 2005

Celica 48 0.5%

Worst in 2000

Camry Hybrid 46 0.5%

Worst in 2026

Highlander Hybrid 38 0.4%

Worst in 2006

Pickup 35 0.4%

Worst in 1995

Corolla Cross 32 0.3%

Worst in 2023

Venza 31 0.3%

Worst in 2009

Yaris 26 0.3%

Worst in 2007

Worst Toyota model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2002 Toyota RAV4 379 56% 96,000 F
2007 Toyota Camry 269 7% 3,900 B
2021 Toyota Highlander 218 34% 59,673 D
2018 Toyota C-Hr 211 52% 78,500 F
2003 Toyota RAV4 209 53% 98,297 F
2018 Toyota Camry 194 18% 9,750 C
2019 Toyota Highlander 194 31% 54,471 D
2001 Toyota RAV4 191 46% 104,095 F
2012 Toyota Camry 143 18% 80,000 C
2016 Toyota Tacoma 136 33% 11,000 D
2014 Toyota Camry 128 20% 79,540 C
2020 Toyota Highlander 125 34% 75,500 D
2019 Toyota Camry 112 20% 1,100 C
2022 Toyota Tundra 104 16% 11,000 B
2004 Toyota Sienna 90 3% 61,250 A
2003 Toyota Matrix 88 28% 75,000 C
2005 Toyota Camry 87 10% 25,000 D
2023 Toyota Tundra 85 13% 28,000 B
2024 Toyota Tundra 82 16% 3,600 B
2019 Toyota RAV4 80 7% 5,303 A

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