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.

Toyota Sequoia

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Sequoia problems

All model years combined: 3,065 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
Electronic stability control (ESC)7309
Vehicle speed control52721
Structure5014
Service brakes38312
Service brakes, hydraulic3307
Electrical system2696
Suspension25128
Traction control system2463
Air bags23427
27 other systems106970
8 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Sequoia

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2002–2007 · still open
    Open
  2. Electrical overstressEA19001 · 2012–2017 · closed Sep 19, 2024
    Led to recall 20V-024
  3. Yaw rate sensor malfunctionPE16006 · 2001–2002 · closed Dec 20, 2016
    No recall
  4. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2002–2005 · still open
    Led to recall 14V-668
  5. Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2002–2005 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 13V-172
  6. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROLEA09006 · 2003 · closed May 12, 2010
    Led to recall 10V-176
  7. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND/OR TRACPE08072 · 2003 · closed Apr 15, 2009
    No recall
  8. LOWER BALL JOINT FAILUREEA06014 · 2004–2007 · closed Feb 28, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-013