FaultScore

Worst years for a Toyota Tundra

Owners have filed 9,446 complaints about the Toyota Tundra with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2026. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Toyota Tundra

535 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2026 Toyota Tundra

34 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota Tundra 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 A 34 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2025 C 222 9 0 5,052 Engine & Cooling
2024 C 511 6 6 10,000 Engine & Cooling
2023 D 620 12 9 28,000 Engine & Cooling
2022 D 633 10 0 27,050 Engine & Cooling
2021 B 31 1 3 Other & Unspecified
2020 C 55 5 1 2,775 Other & Unspecified
2019 C 104 5 3 12,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2018 C 153 7 3 7,000 Electrical System
2017 B 112 3 0 18,000 Electrical System
2016 B 156 4 0 14,200 Brakes
2015 B 59 4 1 63,500 Brakes
2014 B 115 3 1 41,500 Electrical System
2013 C 105 9 4 54,000 Engine & Cooling
2012 B 216 11 3 79,786 Engine & Cooling
2011 B 184 11 0 69,000 Engine & Cooling
2010 C 218 20 0 43,000 Suspension
2009 B 53 1 1 47,897 Transmission & Drivetrain
2008 D 460 31 4 48,035 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2007 D 535 40 9 51,888 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 D 677 50 0 100,000 Body & Structure
2005 D 491 47 5 83,840 Body & Structure
2004 D 652 35 1 104,000 Body & Structure
2003 D 524 40 3 106,000 Body & Structure
2002 D 648 39 2 87,000 Body & Structure
2001 D 543 37 3 100,000 Body & Structure
2000 D 1,334 61 8 100,000 Body & Structure
1999 1 0 0 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Toyota Tundra

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

Body & Structure 1,779 18.8%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 1,068 11.3%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 1,053 11.1%

Worst in 2023

Suspension 854 9.0%

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2006

Airbags 495 5.2%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2023

Steering 340 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Lights 161 1.7%

Worst in 2024

Worst in 2023

Tires 151 1.6%

Worst in 2007

Exactly what failed on a Toyota Tundra

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 843 38.3%
Frame AND Members 552 25.1%
Underbody Shields 201 9.1%
Lower Ball Joint 144 6.5%
Rotor 142 6.4%
Automatic Transmission 100 4.5%
Disc 73 3.3%
Front 53 2.4%
Rear 48 2.2%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 46 2.1%

Complaints filed over time

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

Feb 2000 peak 232 Aug 2026

Toyota Tundra 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 Tundra

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