Toyota Sequoia
Owners filed 3,065 complaints across 22 model years of the Toyota Sequoia. The 2002 drew the most (666); the 2022 the fewest (1).
Model years22
Complaints3,065
Recalls128
Fires7
Deaths4
Every Toyota Sequoia model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 20 | 5 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2014 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2013 | 12 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 20 | 4 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2011 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 | Seats | Routine | |
| 2010 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 67 | 9 | — | 4 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2007 | 136 | 9 | 1 | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 202 | 10 | — | 7 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2005 | 352 | 11 | 1 | 7 | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 380 | 9 | 1 | 17 | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Above average | |
| 2003 | 565 | 7 | 1 | 16 | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 666 | 8 | 1 | 22 | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Above average | |
| 2001 | 531 | 3 | — | 20 | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Fatalities reported |
Which Toyota Sequoia years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 666 complaints concentrated in the electronic stability control (esc). It carries 8 recalls.
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.