Toyota Land Cruiser
Owners filed 256 complaints across 31 model years of the Toyota Land Cruiser. The 2000 drew the most (25); the 2021 the fewest (1).
Model years31
Complaints256
Recalls56
Fires2
Deaths2
Every Toyota Land Cruiser model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | — | — | Seats | Routine | |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 9 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2003 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 | — | 2 | Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner | Routine | |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | — | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 | — | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1993 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Routine | |
| 1992 | 10 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1991 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System | Routine | |
| 1990 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine |
Which Toyota Land Cruiser years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 25 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.