Worst years for a Toyota Sequoia
Owners have filed 4,811 complaints about the Toyota Sequoia with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2022. More of them are about the stability & traction control than anything else.
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2002 Toyota Sequoia1,126 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly stability & traction control.
Every Toyota Sequoia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2021 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | A | 36 | 0 | 0 | 750 | Electrical System |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30,750 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2016 | A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24,850 | Brakes |
| 2015 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4,400 | Airbags |
| 2014 | B | 25 | 2 | 0 | 12,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2013 | A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | B | 33 | 0 | 0 | 15,000 | Brakes |
| 2011 | B | 21 | 2 | 0 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | B | 38 | 2 | 2 | 55,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 115,641 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | B | 95 | 5 | 0 | 65,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2007 | B | 194 | 10 | 1 | 75,596 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 293 | 9 | 0 | 87,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | C | 558 | 9 | 5 | 91,800 | Stability & Traction Control |
| 2004 | D | 579 | 24 | 1 | 97,785 | Stability & Traction Control |
| 2003 | D | 877 | 27 | 2 | 85,000 | Stability & Traction Control |
| 2002 | D | 1,126 | 41 | 1 | 120,000 | Stability & Traction Control |
| 2001 | D | 857 | 31 | 0 | 121,000 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Toyota Sequoia
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 Sequoia
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Sequoia, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota Sequoia 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 Sequoia
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.