1998 Toyota Land Cruiser: Reliability Data

21
Total Complaints
140,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

105,000 25th Percentile
140,000 Median Mileage
200,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
1
WHEELS
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER 2-3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR BRAKES. WAITING TO HEAR FROM MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE BRAKE PROBLEM.*AK"
"REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT FAILED."
"REAR SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SERVICE BRAKES 4 complaints
Median: 220,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 8 CO: 4 NJ: 3 PA: 2 NM: 1 LA: 1 FL: 1 UT: 1

Who Files Complaints?

33.3%
Original Owners
66.7%
Second+ Owners

Toyota Land Cruiser — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1994255
1997202
1999275
2000419

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28