Toyota 4X4 problems

Owners have filed 40 complaints about the Toyota 4X4 with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 1994. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Toyota 4X4 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.

3 2 3 13 8 11

87 88 89 91 92 94

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Median miles	Most reported
1994	—	11	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1992	—	8	1	—	Transmission & Drivetrain
1991	—	13	0	102,000	Engine & Cooling
1989	—	3	0	—	Steering
1988	—	2	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1987	—	3	1	—	Steering

What breaks on a Toyota 4X4

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 13 32.5%

Worst in 1994

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 12.5%

Worst in 1992

Steering 5 12.5%

Worst in 1989

Brakes 5 12.5%

Worst in 1991

Fuel & Propulsion 3 7.5%

Worst in 1991

Suspension 2 5.0%

Worst in 1992

Electrical System 1 2.5%

Worst in 1991

Body & Structure 1 2.5%

Worst in 1992

Tires 1 2.5%

Worst in 1987

Wheels 1 2.5%

Worst in 1992

Seat Belts 1 2.5%

Worst in 1994

Seats 1 2.5%

Worst in 1991

Equipment & Accessories 1 2.5%

Worst in 1991

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota 4X4, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 7 May 2020

Compare the Toyota 4X4

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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