Toyota Prerunner
Owners filed 25 complaints across 5 model years of the Toyota Prerunner. The 2001 drew the most (7); the 1998 the fewest (2).
Model years5
Complaints25
Recalls0
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Toyota Prerunner model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Routine | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine |
Which Toyota Prerunner years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the structure › body.
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.