2012 Toyota Sienna Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 3%of 247 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 29,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the visibility of the 2012 Toyota Sienna, 3% of the 247 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“Making a right hand turn and I believe the truck in front of me lost the trailer hitch. I was only traveling about 15 MPH. Drove over a trailer hitch in the road and all the airbags deployed, causing a violent stop to the van and injuries and shock to my daughter and myself”
NHTSA complaint #11089764, filed 2018-04, 195,000 miles“Brand new Toyota Sienna. The moonroof/sunroof keeps leaking. Been to the dealer multiple times and when we come back the adviser always tells us the van won't leak anymore only to find out the next time it rains, the car leaks again. We don't know exactly when this started happening( we guessed it leaked a long time ago due to the rusted parts around the glass) since no one really sits in the back. The dealer already replaced the glass and the rubber seals around it.”
NHTSA complaint #10610237, filed 2014-07, 500 miles“This car caught on fire few minutes after some electrical issues- while driving the car with everything looking just fine , the A/C fan fluctuated on and off -car blue tooth also kept disconnected and reconnect for a few seconds then all dashboard lights illuminated on and off few times . After maybe 2 minuets I reached home ,may family got off the car when I noticed smoke coming from the hood . I opened the hood to find a medium size fire coming from the driver side of the engine, I called 911 right away . In less than 10-15 mins most of the car melt from the fire plus the whole garage.”
NHTSA complaint #11128824, filed 2018-09, 65,000 miles“The intermittent wiper is reveresed. The slow is running fast and the fast running slow. Took it to the dealer and they advised that they could not do anything. Also the dash is not flush with the instrument cluster.”
NHTSA complaint #10495220, filed 2013-01, 10 miles“The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, an unknown object fractured the windshield and glass shattered all over the contact. The contact also stated that there was a two feet wide crack on the outside layer of the wind shield, however the inside layer of the glass was shattered. The police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10609774, filed 2014-07, 50,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10198126May 4, 2021OBSOLETE NOTICE May 04, 2021: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0004-21.
- 10198125May 4, 2021TSB: Some 2010 ? 2020 model year Sienna vehicles may exhibit a condition where the front door glass run on either the right-hand or left-hand side comes loose from the door…
- 10115265Jul 6, 2017Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received reports of customer concerns in which the power moon roof, power sliding doors or power hatch are inoperative from the overhead…
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 8% |
| 2021 | 6 | 4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 3% |
| 2017 | 7 | 4% |
| 2016 | 3 | 4% |
| 2015 | 6 | 3% |
| 2014 | 4 | 2% |
| 2013 | 9 | 5% |
| 2012 | 8 | 3% |
| 2011 | 15 | 2% |
| 2010 | 4 | 2% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 12 | 3% |
| 2007 | 8 | 2% |
| 2006 | 11 | 1% |
| 2005 | 22 | 2% |
| 2004 | 24 | 1% |
| 2003 | 4 | 4% |
| 2002 | 3 | 2% |
| 2001 | 9 | 5% |
| 2000 | 15 | 4% |
| 1999 | 5 | 2% |
| 1998 | 17 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2012 Toyota Sienna
84 complaintsBody and structure
72 complaintsOther or unknown
28 complaintsElectrical system
27 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsWheels
12 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsTires
8 complaintsFuel system
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Toyota Sienna
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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