Worst years for a Toyota Land Cruiser
Owners have filed 372 complaints about the Toyota Land Cruiser with NHTSA across model years 1977 to 2021. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
2000 Toyota Land Cruiser41 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.
Cleanest on record
2001 Toyota Land Cruiser12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Toyota Land Cruiser 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42,000 | Airbags |
| 2016 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Seats |
| 2015 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2014 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 67,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2008 | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 92,250 | Airbags |
| 2007 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2006 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 59,199 | Brakes |
| 2005 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 76,423 | Brakes |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 101,400 | Brakes |
| 2003 | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 98,000 | Brakes |
| 2002 | C | 17 | 1 | 0 | 56,712 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2001 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 103,139 | Brakes |
| 2000 | F | 41 | 9 | 1 | 120,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1999 | D | 27 | 5 | 1 | 168,263 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 21 | 3 | 0 | 140,000 | Brakes |
| 1997 | D | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1996 | C | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1994 | F | 25 | 5 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1993 | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1989 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1988 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1985 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1982 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | Tires |
| 1980 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 1977 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Toyota Land Cruiser
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1992
Worst in 2000
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1991
Worst in 2003
Worst in 1994
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1994
Exactly what failed on a Toyota Land Cruiser
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Land Cruiser, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Toyota Land Cruiser
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.