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Toyota Tundra problems by year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA and recall campaigns for every Toyota Tundra model year from 2019 to 2025.

Complaints by model year

2025
128 complaints · 4 recalls
2024
317 complaints · 10 recalls
2023
384 complaints · 13 recalls
2022
420 complaints · 13 recalls
2021
23 complaints · 3 recalls
2020
45 complaints · 5 recalls
2019
72 complaints · 10 recalls

Newer model years look better than they eventually will — complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale. Complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model.

Most-reported system by year

YearComplaintsRecallsMost reported
20251284Engine (34.4%)
202431710Engine (42.6%)
202338413Engine (40.1%)
202242013Engine (37.6%)
2021233Unknown or Other (26.1%)
2020455Unknown or Other (20%)
20197210Fuel/propulsion System (20.8%)

Common questions

Which Toyota Tundra year has the most complaints?

Across 2019-2025, the 2022 Toyota Tundra has the most NHTSA complaints at 420, and the 2021 the fewest at 23. Recent model years always look better than they will eventually: complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale, so a two-year-old truck has not had time to collect them.

What year Toyota Tundra should I avoid?

Complaint totals are a starting point, not a verdict — complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model. Open each year below to see which systems the complaints actually concern; a year with many complaints about one fixed-by-recall component is a different proposition from one with problems spread across the powertrain.

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