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Toyota Land Cruiser Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 244 consumer complaints across the 22 model years of the Toyota Land Cruiser (1984–2013) that have at least 5 complaints. 2000 has the most, with 25. Across all years, the part named most often is brakes (64 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

All Land Cruiser 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.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
2013671,1252319—Not enough data
200963,6007204—Not enough data
2008892,2505201—Not enough data
2006962,3962151—Not enough data
2005976,4243151—Not enough data
20045156,0001140—Not enough data
200310100,0001104—Not enough data
20021256,712095—Not enough data
20019118,100091—Not enough data
200025111,000073Not compared (before 2008)Rising
199923179,526050—Rising
199816140,000049—Falling
199717156,895034—Falling
199612119,250031—Not enough data
19958159,778031—Not enough data
199420100,000030—Stable
19938137,000026—Not enough data
199210115,000026—Not enough data
199111180,000026—Not enough data
19905—126—Not enough data
198810—219—Not enough data
19845—217—Not enough data

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

1998: “Experienced spontaneous sunroof explosion. Driving from estes park, co to louisville, co with my 9 year old son in back seat. Heard loud explosion overhead about 5 miles north of boulder, co on hwy. 93. Nearest car was 6-7 lengths in ahead and traveling at 60 MPH. It was a warm september day with intense 2:00p sun. We were finally able to safely pull over after 5 minutes. There was a nickle sized hole in the sunroof.”

NHTSA complaint #11323307, filed 2020-05, 200,000 miles

2002: “During normal local driving, trying to stop my 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser requires an impossible amount of pressure on the brake pedal. On the phone the local Toyota dealer said electric brake booster has failed, and the cost to fix it is about $4500--a huge amount for a 18-year-old car that is worth only $7,000 or $8,000. It's an amount that is difficult or impossible to afford. So when I need to drive, I have to drive very slowly.”

NHTSA complaint #11323157, filed 2020-05, 239,000 miles

1999: “I purchased this vehicle from rocky's auto mass in worcester massachusettes. I was told it was inspectable. I had it shipped to vermont and my local inspection station explained that the frame is completely missing in certain areas and the vehicle can not be inspected or driven.”

NHTSA complaint #11222599, filed 2019-06, 185,000 miles

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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. Methodology