Toyota SequoiaYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 3,065 NHTSA owner complaints across 22 model years, no Toyota Sequoia year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010. The Sequoia has 26 safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Toyota Sequoia 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 Sequoia median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Toyota Sequoia problems
All model years combined: 3,065 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 730 | 9 |
| Vehicle speed control | 527 | 21 |
| Structure | 501 | 4 |
| Service brakes | 383 | 12 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 330 | 7 |
| Electrical system | 269 | 6 |
| Suspension | 251 | 28 |
| Traction control system | 246 | 3 |
| Air bags | 234 | 27 |
| 27 other systems | 1069 | 70 |
Toyota Sequoia recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 26 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Sequoia
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
- Electrical overstressLed to recall 20V-024
- Yaw rate sensor malfunctionNo recall
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureLed to recall 14V-668
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureLed to recall 13V-172
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROLLed to recall 10V-176
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND/OR TRACNo recall
- LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURELed to recall 07V-013