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Toyota Tundra years to avoid

The Toyota Tundra years to avoid are 2000, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2022, 2023, 2001, 2007, 2003, 2024, 2005, 2008 — each drew complaint volumes well above the model's norm or has an open safety investigation. The 1999 is the cleanest year on record.

9,453

Total complaints

82

Recall campaigns

1999–2026

Years covered

12

Years to avoid

Complaints by model year

Toyota Tundra NHTSA complaints by model year1,334 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 1,334 complaints2001: 543 complaints2002: 648 complaints2003: 524 complaints2004: 652 complaints2005: 491 complaints2006: 677 complaints2007: 535 complaints2008: 460 complaints2009: 53 complaints2010: 218 complaints2011: 184 complaints2012: 216 complaints2013: 105 complaints2014: 115 complaints2015: 59 complaints2016: 156 complaints2017: 112 complaints2018: 153 complaints2019: 104 complaints2020: 55 complaints2021: 31 complaints2022: 634 complaints2023: 621 complaints2024: 514 complaints2025: 222 complaints2026: 36 complaints
Toyota Tundra NHTSA complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Tundra years to avoid

YearWhyComplaints
2000High complaint rate1,334
2006High complaints + open investigation677
2004High complaints + open investigation652
2002High complaint rate648
2022High complaint rate634
2023High complaint rate621
2001High complaint rate543
2007High complaint rate535
2003High complaints + open investigation524
2024High complaint rate514
2005High complaints + open investigation491
2008High complaint rate460

Every Tundra year

YearComplaintsRecalls
2026361
20252224
2024avoid51410
2023avoid62113
2022avoid63413
2021313
2020555
201910410
20181539
20171126
20161566
2015595
20141155
20131056
20122164
201118411
201021816
20095313
2008avoid46013
2007avoid53514
2006avoid67713
2005avoid49114
2004avoid65213
2003avoid52410
2002avoid6486
2001avoid5435
2000avoid1,3347
199911

Common questions

What are the worst Toyota Tundra years?

Based on NHTSA complaint rates and open investigations, the Tundra years to avoid are 2000, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2022, 2023, 2001, 2007, 2003, 2024, 2005, 2008. The cleanest year on record is 1999.

What is the best year for the Toyota Tundra?

By complaint volume, 1999 has the cleanest NHTSA record among Tundra years with enough data to compare.

How many recalls does the Toyota Tundra have?

Across all model years, the Tundra has 82 distinct NHTSA recall campaigns and 9,453 consumer complaints on file.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.