Toyota Venza
Owners filed 454 complaints across 7 model years of the Toyota Venza. The 2009 drew the most (173).
Which Toyota Venza years should you avoid?
Going by 454 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Toyota Venza years to avoid are 2009.
- 2009173 complaints, 2.9× a typical Venza year, most often about the throttle and acceleration.
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2012 and 2014 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Toyota Venza model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28 | 1 | — | 9 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2014 | 31 | 1 | — | 6 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 13 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 25 | 4 | — | 6 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 79 | 9 | 3 | 10 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009Avoid | 173 | 8 | 3 | 18 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.