Toyota BZ4X Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 50 consumer complaints across the 3 model years of the Toyota BZ4X (2023–2025) that have at least 5 complaints. 2024 has the most, with 24. Across all years, the part named most often is electrical system (14 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All BZ4X model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 2 | 48 | — | Too new |
| 2024 | 24 | 11,088 | 3 | 104 | — | Too new |
| 2023 | 21 | 40,000 | 4 | 162 | — | Too new |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Electrical system14 24%
- Other or unknown11 19%
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)8 14%
- Body and structure8 14%
- Wheels6 10%
- Tires4 6.9%
- Brakes4 6.9%
- Suspension3 5.2%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2023: “Twice now on highways in medium rainfall, with lots of water on the road and a lot of spray, the assisted cruise control has failed to identify a vehicle in the lane in front of it, and continued to accelerate towards braking vehicles. One such occasions I was within 3-4 car lengths of the vehicle in front of me.”
NHTSA complaint #11605753, filed 2024-072025: “I just bought the toyota bz4x about 2 weeks run 1000 miles start knocking noise rear wheels, and then I brought to dealer ship , they can not repair , they told me to wait for corperate call, but right now knocking sound get in more, I want to recall, because I want get refund”
NHTSA complaint #11701082, filed 2025-112024: “On two occasions in the last month, when attempting to start the car, it doesn’t start, the interior dash lights start flickering, and a notification displays stating, “Parking brake cannot be applied”. I then have to “jump” the 12-volt battery. The main issue is the notification stating the parking brake cannot be applied because before shutting off the car the night before, I make sure the parking brake IS applied. …”
NHTSA complaint #11618908, filed 2024-10Other Toyota models
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology