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Toyota Land Cruiser years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 12 model years of the Toyota Land Cruiser by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. 2025, 2000 stand out with at least twice the typical complaint rate.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 17 | 37.1 | 0 | 1 | Most complaints |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | Typical |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | Typical |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | Typical |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | Fewest complaints |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Typical |
| 2000 | 24 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | Most complaints |
| 1999 | 23 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | Typical |
| 1998 | 16 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | Typical |
| 1997 | 17 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | Typical |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | Typical |
- 202533 complaints · 0 recallsMost complaints
- 20211 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
- 20184 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 20174 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 20164 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 20152 complaints · 4 recallsFewest complaints
- 20019 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 200024 complaints · 0 recallsMost complaints
- 199923 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 199816 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 199717 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 199612 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Oct 27, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2015, 2021.
About this comparison
What Toyota Land Cruiser years have the most complaints?
Adjusted for years on the road, 2025, 2000 drew at least twice the typical rate of NHTSA owner complaints among the 12 model years compared.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.