FaultScore

Worst years for a Toyota Venza

Owners have filed 623 complaints about the Toyota Venza with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2015. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Avoid

2009 Toyota Venza

231 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.

Cleanest on record

2012 Toyota Venza

34 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota Venza 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
2015 C 34 11 0 6,280 Other & Unspecified
2014 D 38 7 0 5,593 Airbags
2013 D 87 22 2 36,895 Airbags
2012 C 34 10 0 39,118 Airbags
2011 D 89 9 3 38,877 Electrical System
2010 D 110 12 5 37,500 Electrical System
2009 F 231 24 5 40,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control

What breaks on a Toyota Venza

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

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Brakes 64 10.3%

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Airbags 57 9.1%

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Seats 44 7.1%

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2009

Steering 31 5.0%

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Stability & Traction Control 16 2.6%

Worst in 2009

Fuel & Propulsion 13 2.1%

Worst in 2013

Equipment & Accessories 13 2.1%

Worst in 2010

Exactly what failed on a Toyota Venza

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

Body 23 39.0%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 8 13.6%
Automatic Transmission 7 11.9%
Hatchback/Liftgate 6 10.2%
Seat Heater/Cooler 4 6.8%
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 3 5.1%
Driveline 2 3.4%
Accelerator Pedal 2 3.4%
Head Restraint 2 3.4%
Engine 2 3.4%

Complaints filed over time

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

May 2009 peak 18 Aug 2026

Toyota Venza 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 Venza

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