Toyota PrerunnerYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 25 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Toyota Prerunner.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Toyota Prerunner years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Prerunner median. Tap a year for its full report.

'97'98'99'01'02
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Prerunner problems

All model years combined: 25 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure60
Suspension60
Power train50
Air bags43
Engine and engine cooling20
Seat belts21
Tires20
Vehicle speed control10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
1 other systems10
0 recalls

Toyota Prerunner recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.