2025 Toyota 4RUNNER Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 60 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2025 Toyota 4RUNNER, 2% of the 60 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2025 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that the message “Headlights On” was erroneously displayed. The fuel gauge indicated 71 percent. Additionally, the 12-volt charging system malfunctioned with the message “See the Dealer” displayed. Several unknown orange warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was restarted, and the warning lights turned off. The window on the passenger’s side was violently shaking. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure, but an undisclosed software was reprogrammed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11751751, filed 2026-07Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 13% |
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 3 | 9% |
| 2021 | 3 | 8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
| 1998 | 6 | 2% |
| 1997 | 3 | 1% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1% |
| 1992 | 1 | 2% |
| 1989 | 1 | 17% |
| 1988 | 1 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2025 Toyota 4RUNNER
26 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsLane departure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Toyota 4RUNNER
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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