Toyota VAN problems

Owners have filed 41 complaints about the Toyota VAN with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 1994. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Toyota VAN 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.

5 7 10 9 2 3 1 4

84 85 86 87 88 89 90 94

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
1994	—	4	0	0	—	Steering
1990	—	1	0	0	—	Electrical System
1989	—	3	1	1	—	Electrical System
1988	—	2	1	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1987	—	9	1	2	—	Brakes
1986	—	10	0	6	—	Engine & Cooling
1985	—	7	0	0	—	Seat Belts
1984	—	5	2	0	—	Steering

What breaks on a Toyota VAN

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

Electrical System 8 19.5%

Worst in 1986

Brakes 8 19.5%

Worst in 1987

Engine & Cooling 7 17.1%

Worst in 1986

Steering 6 14.6%

Worst in 1984

Seat Belts 5 12.2%

Worst in 1985

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 4.9%

Worst in 1987

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 4.9%

Worst in 1994

Body & Structure 1 2.4%

Worst in 1994

Suspension 1 2.4%

Worst in 1994

Tires 1 2.4%

Worst in 1985

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 1995 peak 5 Aug 2008

Compare the Toyota VAN

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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