Owners have filed 184 complaints on the Toyota Land Cruiser, covering 1982–2025. The system named most often is Service Brakes (43 reports). Worst years by volume: 2025, 2000, 1999; cleanest: 1982, 1986, 2021. 23 reports describe a crash, 2 a fire, 1 a death. On average the car was 7.2 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Toyota Land Cruiser
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 184 Land Cruiser complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Service Brakes 43 Read
Anti-skid brake failure followed by failure of front bumper. Minimal damage to rear bumper of vehicle in front
While turning left at 5mph the ABS and brake light suddenly went on and a high pitched sound came from the dash. The brakes failed completely with the pedal going to the floor and I rear ended the car in front of me. Had it towed to a toyota dealer repair shop. Told that the ABS activator master cylinder failed
I was in a drive thru and as I approached the car in front of me, I pressed my brake pedal and had zero resistance as my pedal went to the floorboard and zero response from brakes. As I depressed pedal, my ABS light went on the dashboard and a beep alarmed. I tried hitting the pedal again to no avail and turned to…
Power Train 16 Read
Consumer had pulled partially into garage and shut off vehicle. Consumer then removed some items from vehicle, restarted vehicle to pull completely into garage. Consumer had shifted to park, and dropped an item on garage floor. Went to pick up item, and transmission had shifted into reverse on its own, running into…
Vehicle was running in park position in the driveway while consumer was loading the vehicle. Vehicle all of a sudden came out of gear, rolled backwards, engine sounded like it was racing. Contacted the dealer. Second time this happened was may 1999. Backed the vehicle out of the garage into the driveway, put in park…
The contact owns a 1991 toyota land cruiser. While driving 45 mph he applied pressure to the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. He had to shut the engine off to decelerate and continue driving. On september 12, 2009 after parking the vehicle and stepping out of it, the vehicle rolled backwards. The…
Tires 14 Read
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The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Hybrid equipped with Yokohama Tires, Tire Line: Geolandar X-CV, Tire Size: 265/60/R20, DOT Number: 14UOHY6L2462. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 60 MPH, the rear driver's side tire unexpectedly experienced a blowout. A tire message was displayed on the…
The contact owns a 2001 toyota land cruiser. The contact was driving 5 mph over a speed bump when the spare tire cable failed, causing the spare tire to separate from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who inspected the vehicle and found that the tire cable was defective and suffered metal fatigue.…
Seat Belts 14 Read
Rear middle seat belt failed
2 of the seat belts on my 1992 toyota landcruiser came completely out in a passenger's hand. The vehicle has been strictly maintained according to the manufacturer's standards and by toyota dealership service. We were very lucky that the car was not moving at the time - but this could happen in an accident. This is a…
Seat belts fail to retract after recall repair
Air Bags 11 Read
The vehicle was in a front collision over 50mph and the airbags did not deploy
Saludos tengo un toyota prado 2015 vivo en san jose costa rica y el 2 de este mes tuve una colision de magnitud considerable, a pesar de lo cual las bolsas de aire no se abrieron, tengo interes en que se investigue la causa, pues la mayoria de personas viajamos confiadas en la proteccion que nos dan los airbags el…
My son had a wreck, he hydroplaned and his air bag did not deploy. He got a concussion
Fuel System 11 Read
Vehicle was backed out od parking spot & when shifted to forward & gas applied vehicle acceleration was not controllable, causing a crash with another vehicle in the parking lot. This was the only time this has occurred
The fuel guage has not been working correctly for last month. I am not sure that the guage itself or fuel sending unit is causing this very rare problem. Think there is the short-circuit somewhere. And I feel it is not safe to drive this car. What if this short-circuit causes sparks in or near the fuel tank. Would…
Thin 12 guage wire installed where a thicker 10 guage wire should be. The narrower guage causes electronic fuel injection relay to overheat and burn out. The fix was to install 10 guage wire
Vehicle Speed Control 10 Read
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). Perhaps this could shed some light on your discussions regarding the problem with the failure so many people are having with their various toyotas. Acceleration issues emerged with my 2000 model toyota-- [xxx] in 2000, I bought…
While waiting at a stop sign,the vehicle started to accelerate. The unexpected occurrence of acceleration caused the consumer to lose control of vehicle and rear ended the vehicle in front. After checking vehicles, the consumer returned to the vehicle and noticed the cruise control light was on when it was never…
My car suddenly accelerated when I pressed the brakes going down an incline
Structure 10 Read
2025 Land Cruiser bought 7 months ago constant rattling and tapping noise near passenger rear near pillar B and C. Brought to the dealer for corrective action to identify, address and to resolve the problem due to annoying ticking, rattling and tapping noise while travelling on a rough road. According to a service…
Spontaneous shatter of rear passenger tempered glass. No prior damage to window
Several of us on the Toyota forum are noting that the portion of the sunroof positioned toward the rear seat does not form a proper seal and is letting water into the vehicle. This in turn puts electronics at risk or being compromised and unsafe driving conditions
Land Cruiser years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Electrical System,unknown Or Other | 1 | — | |
| 2021 | Unknown Or Other | — | — | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | — | — | |
| 2016 | Electrical System,seats | — | — | |
| 2015 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2001 | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | — | — | |
| 2000 | Air Bags | 6 | 1 | |
| 1999 | Air Bags,vehicle Speed Control | 4 | — | |
| 1998 | Air Bags | 2 | — | |
| 1997 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 1996 | Fuel/propulsion System | 1 | — | |
| 1995 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 1994 | Engine And Engine Cooling,power Train,electrical System,visibility | 3 | — | |
| 1993 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | — | — | |
| 1992 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — | |
| 1991 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 1990 | Engine And Engine Cooling | — | — | |
| 1989 | Fuel System, Gasoline | — | — | |
| 1988 | Fuel System, Gasoline | — | — | |
| 1987 | Seat Belts | — | — | |
| 1986 | Fuel/propulsion System | — | — | |
| 1985 | Fuel System, Gasoline | — | — | |
| 1984 | Fuel System, Gasoline | — | — | |
| 1982 | Tires | 1 | 1 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 124 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.5 |
| Worst single series | 4 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 7.2 years |
A model average of 1.5 hides a worst series at 4. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Land Cruiser?
By complaint volume, 2025, 2000, 1999 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Land Cruiser years are the cleanest?
1982, 1986, 2021 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Toyota Land Cruiser have?
184 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1982–2025. Of those, 23 describe a crash and 2 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.