Worst years for a Toyota 4RUNNER
Owners have filed 6,482 complaints about the Toyota 4RUNNER with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2026. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.
Avoid
2006 Toyota 4RUNNER520 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.
Every Toyota 4RUNNER year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2025 | B | 64 | 3 | 1 | 1,150 | Brakes |
| 2024 | B | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2023 | C | 42 | 10 | 1 | 9,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | C | 55 | 5 | 1 | 200 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | C | 54 | 5 | 2 | 637 | Steering |
| 2020 | C | 43 | 8 | 0 | 11,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | C | 87 | 6 | 3 | 15,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | C | 78 | 11 | 1 | 20,500 | Steering |
| 2017 | C | 48 | 3 | 1 | 13,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2016 | D | 105 | 10 | 2 | 25,000 | Electrical System |
| 2015 | D | 116 | 15 | 0 | 38,977 | Airbags |
| 2014 | C | 91 | 6 | 1 | 50,000 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | B | 48 | 1 | 0 | 74,100 | Airbags |
| 2012 | C | 112 | 7 | 1 | 44,415 | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 182 | 4 | 1 | 41,320 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 175 | 11 | 2 | 54,300 | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 33 | 8 | 1 | 23,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2008 | D | 134 | 15 | 2 | 59,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2007 | C | 204 | 9 | 4 | 77,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2006 | D | 520 | 34 | 3 | 103,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2005 | D | 553 | 25 | 3 | 113,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2004 | D | 847 | 33 | 6 | 125,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2003 | C | 718 | 22 | 0 | 128,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | C | 261 | 15 | 2 | 136,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2001 | C | 206 | 8 | 3 | 125,094 | Body & Structure |
| 2000 | C | 520 | 18 | 2 | 147,031 | Body & Structure |
| 1999 | C | 312 | 17 | 3 | 171,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1998 | B | 168 | 9 | 2 | 170,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1997 | C | 200 | 25 | 2 | 175,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1996 | B | 92 | 7 | 1 | 182,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1995 | A | 52 | 3 | 0 | 135,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | B | 15 | 4 | 1 | 155,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | B | 58 | 6 | 3 | 150,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 73 | 8 | 3 | 143,000 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 55 | 3 | 0 | 164,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 95 | 12 | 6 | 150,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1987 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1986 | — | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1984 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Suspension |
What breaks on a Toyota 4RUNNER
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Toyota 4RUNNER
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota 4RUNNER, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota 4RUNNER problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Toyota 4RUNNER
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.